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Taiwan to invest 65 million dollars in e-book industryTaipei (AFP) Dec 2, 2009 Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said. The bureau said it will provide up to 40 percent of the research and development costs for creating an online Chinese-language digital publications service similar to the English-language version operated by ... read more |
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Taipei (AFP) Dec 2, 2009Taiwan on Wednesday vowed to protect Chinese envoys visiting this month after pro-independence protesters disrupted a delegation's visit last year but said demonstrations would be allowed. The pledge came after Beijing called on Taipei to take "earnest" steps to safeguard the envoys attending the fourth round of talks since relations between the two former arch enemies thawed in mid-2008. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Dec 2, 2009China is planning "rare" and "heavy-handed" steps to phase out outdated industry, state media said Wednesday, days after Beijing pledged to slow the growth in its fast-rising carbon emissions. The government is to launch a "rare nationwide campaign" to eliminate inefficient and excess industrial capacity, the Shanghai Securities News reported. It will include austerity measures that will ... more  
Luanda, Angola (UPI) Dec 2, 2009 Angola, the arena for a Cold War conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, is now caught up in a new battle -- for its oil. The West African state is now the continent's major producer, having eclipsed troubled Nigeria, and the Americans see it as a vital energy source in the years to come. So does China. During the Cold War, the United States sought to depose the ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2009China called on Tuesday for rich nations to heed the developing world's position on climate change just days ahead of crunch talks in Copenhagen aimed at tackling global warming. "Developed countries should pay attention to the concerns and interests of developing countries," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. His comments came after representatives from China, India ... more  
Pretoria (AFP) Dec 1, 2009Calls for an end to discrimination against sufferers rang out on World AIDS Day on Tuesday as South Africa, the country worst affected by the pandemic, rolled out a new plan to beat the virus. With more than 33 million people round the world carrying the virus, China said the incidence among homosexuals was gaining pace while there were warnings in Europe that heterosexual contacts had ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 1, 2009China has approved plans by Macau to reclaim an area of land equivalent to 500 football pitches in a bid to ease a shortage of space in the Asian gambling hub, the territory's government said Tuesday. The scheme calls for the reclamation of about 360 hectares (890 acres) of land from the sea, it said in a statement, in a move aimed at providing new housing space for over 100,000 residents in ... more |
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  China's online sales soar in Jan-Sept: govt  Beijing launches TV ad to repair 'Made in China' image  India blocks 25 million Chinese-made phones: ministry |
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