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Lax US rules let Chinese evade Iran sanctions: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 Chinese companies blacklisted in the United States for selling military equipment to Iran have been skirting sanctions due to weak enforcement, researchers said Monday. The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, a private group that opposes proliferation, found that US companies have taken imports from sanctioned Chinese firms without facing consequences or even knowing they had done so. ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2010Du Lala is a brash, 30-something Chinese woman who successfully breaks the glass ceiling in the macho corporate world. She is also the title character in a novel that has been a breakout literary hit in China and an unofficial handbook for ambitious career women in the Asian nation, now the world's third largest economy. "The Story of Du Lala's Promotion" was such a success that the auth ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2010State-owned Agricultural Bank of China plans to raise up to 150 billion yuan (22 billion dollars) through initial public offerings in Shanghai and Hong Kong, state media reported Tuesday. The bank -- the only one of China's so-called "big four" lenders yet to list -- aims to issue 50 billion shares as early as April, the English-language China Daily said, quoting unnamed sources. AFP cal ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 A diesel spill from a ruptured pipeline operated by state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. has seriously contaminated two Yellow River tributaries. Contamination to the Yellow River remained under control and its water quality was still within the state standard, officials said at a news conference Monday, state-owned Xinhua news agency reports. Yet there were other news reports Mon ... more |
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  Hong Kong air pollution at 'life-threatening' levels   GM China reports record sales in 2009   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Shanghai (AFP) Dec 31, 2009China Citic Bank said Thursday it plans to issue 25 billion yuan (3.66 billion dollars) in subordinate and hybrid bonds in 2010 to beef up its capital base. The medium-sized lender, in which Spain's second-biggest bank BBVA Group holds a 15 percent stake, said its board approved the debt issue plan on Wednesday, according to a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. No further ... more  
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 Taiwan's temperatures have risen by an average of 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century, according to a government study. Despite Taiwan's rise in temperatures, sunny hours in the country have fallen. The decline -- attributed to air pollution and suspended particles that had blocked the sunshine -- ranges from 176 hours per year in the north to 552 hours per year in central Taiw ... more  
Lima (AFP) Jan 4, 2010Peru's free trade agreement with China will go into effect on January 15, two weeks ahead of schedule, Trade Minister Martin Perez said Monday. The pact was signed in April and ratified last month. "In principle, we calculated the trade agreement would go into effect on February 1. However, the process has been completed and (the agreement) will kick in much earlier than foreseen," Perez ... more |
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