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Climate skeptics exploiting scandal: US envoyWashington (AFP) Feb 16, 2010 The US pointman on climate change on Tuesday accused vested interests of exploiting scientific scandals and pledged to act even if China and India balk at the controversial Copenhagen accord. Todd Stern, the US special envoy on climate issues, downplayed recent revelations about a landmark 2007 study by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that warned of dire consequences from global warming. "What you do see sometimes is that people who have an agenda that is directed towar ... read more |
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Seoul (AFP) Feb 15, 2010China is arranging a huge foreign investment deal to revive North Korea's faltering economy amid an international drive to coax Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks, a report said Monday. Beijing is helping the communist state obtain more than 10 billion dollars in investment from Chinese banks and multinational firms, the South's Yonhap news agency said. The deal was discussed a ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2010President Barack Obama's upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama has already angered China, but beyond the diplomatic tussle lies a running quandary: Can foreign pressure sway Beijing on Tibet? Obama plans to receive the Tibetan spiritual leader on Thursday at the White House, ignoring China's protests. The National Endowment for Democracy, which is funded by the US Congress, will also present ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Feb 15, 2010Snow was expected to sweep across large swathes of China's north, forecasters said on Monday, possibly disrupting festivities during the most important holiday of the year. The Chinese are currently in the midst of Spring Festival, a week-long holiday marking the beginning of the new year which sees families around the country of 1.3 billion reunite and attend traditional temple fairs. E ... more |
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Rio Tinto says looking to grow China relationshipSydney (AFP) Feb 14, 2010 Rio Tinto said Sunday it wanted to grow ties with China despite four employees being charged with bribery and industrial espionage, as rival BHP Billiton looked to the Asian giant to underpin growth. Rio Tinto is increasingly looking to China for growth because of booming Chinese demand for raw materials but Beijing said last week that Rio Tinto executive and Australian passport-holder Stern Hu faces trial in Shanghai along with three Chinese colleagues on bribery and industrial espionage charges. ... read more |
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