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N.Korea accuses S.Korea of plot amid push for nuclear talksSeoul (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 Pyongyang accused Seoul on Monday of plotting to topple its regime as relations again soured, while a top Chinese official met North Korea's leader to bring the country back to nuclear disarmament talks. In another blow for inter-Korean ties, the two sides failed to agree on restarting a tourism project. A statement from North Korean security ministries said Seoul's plots against the country had "recently gone beyond the danger line" and Pyongyang had a secret strike force for protection. Th ... read more |
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Beijing (UPI) Feb 8, 2009 U.S.-Chinese relations slipped further downwards after Beijing reiterated its "constant and clear" opposition to the scheduled meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. Government news agency Xinhua said China is "opposing the Dalai Lama's visit to the United States and any contact between the monk and U.S. leaders." China lodged an official complaint with the Ob ... more  
Mumbai (AFP) Feb 9, 2010As China prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger next week, a massive publicity drive has begun in neighbouring India, where the big cat is the national animal, to save it from extinction. Conservation group WWF-India has enlisted the support of sports stars and celebrities to raise awareness of the threat, citing government estimates that there are just over 1,400 tigers left in the wild ... more
Beijing (AFP) Feb 8, 2010Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cats. Xie Yan, director of the China programme for the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said that just 20 years ago tigers still roamed across large swathes of China. But based on data from the year 2000, there are onl ... more |
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Taiwan to build bridge on former battleground off ChinaTaipei (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 Taiwan gave the green light Monday for building a bridge between two small islands that it controls off China, in what officials called a first step towards connecting the islets with the mainland. A bridge linking the Taiwan-held Kinmen group of islands with China would be a powerful symbol of improved ties between Taipei and Beijing, as the area is so far best known as the scene of their bloodiest battle in the past 60 years. That prospect has now moved closer with the decision by Taiwan's Cou ... read more |
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