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US denies defense crisis with RussiaWashington (AFP) Feb 9, 2010 President Barack Obama's administration Tuesday denied a row over the US anti-missile shield was slowing a landmark nuclear treaty with Moscow, after days of sharp Russian criticism of NATO. Obama also pointedly contrasted Russia's "forward leaning" approach to confronting Iran's nuclear drive with China's more ambivalent stance, as Washington sought "significant" new sanctions against the Islamic Republic. A year after taking office, Obama is hoping that a replacement for the expired Strategic ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 10, 2010China said Wednesday that its exports surged in January for the second straight month, solidifying the Asian powerhouse's new position as the world's leading exporting nation. Shipments grew 21 percent on-year last month to 109.475 billion dollars, the customs bureau said, cementing a turnaround that began in December when a year-long decline in exports ended. On Tuesday, Germany ceded t ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Feb 10, 2010Wistron Corp., a spin-off from giant PC maker Acer, is facing a simple choice: Diversify or see profit margins slowly vanish. Like many other Taiwanese technology suppliers, the company is opting to broaden out of its established strengths. Wistron, which gets 70 percent of its 13.5-billion-US-dollar revenue from notebook computers, is adding handheld devices, flat-panel televisions and ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Feb 9, 2010Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday that the island needs a proposed trade pact with China despite warnings that Taipei would become more reliant on its powerful neighbour. Ma said he hopes to build the island into an Asia-Pacific investment hub hosting the regional headquarters of local and multinational businesses. "The odds of reaching the goals would increase once the agreem ... more |
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China Aiming To Have Its Own GPS In Place By 2012Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 18, 2010 China is in a rush to build its version of the Global Positioning System (GPS), by planning to launch 10 Beidou navigation satellites between now and 2012, a newly launched official website said. "The Beidou (Compass) Navigation Satellite System, which will be completed in 2020 with 35 satellites, will enable China to shake off its dependence on GPS and achieve huge economic benefits," Pang Zhihao, a senior researcher with the China Academy of Space Technology, told China Daily. Na ... read more |
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