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Taiwan fears more typhoonsTaipei (AFP) March 1, 2010 Global warming is raising the danger from typhoons, Taiwan experts warned Monday, saying the island may be hit in a year or two by a powerful storm like the one which killed more than 700 last August. Typhoon Morakot dumped a record 3,000 millimetres (120 inches) of rainfall and caused massive mudslides in the south of the island, and the government should be prepared for similar disasters in the future, they said. "A typhoon as powerful as Morakot is very likely to strike Taiwan in a year or tw ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2010Chinese President Hu Jintao has said the country must urgently confront climate change and make it a central part of the government's development strategy, state media said Wednesday. Britain and other countries have accused China of vetoing attempts to give legal force to an agreement at UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in December and blocking an agreement on reductions in global emis ... more  
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 24, 2010China has surpassed the United States, long the top importer of Saudi oil, in short-term average daily imports from the petroleum-rich Gulf kingdom, US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. "It's correct, as far as I know," said Chu, when asked if China has recently moved ahead of the US in terms of average barrels-per-day oil imports from Saudi Arabia. He did not p ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2010General Motors said Wednesday it was unable to complete the sale of its Hummer brand to China-based Tengzhong and would wind down operations of the brand of military-style sport utility vehicles. "We are disappointed that the deal with Tengzhong could not be completed," said John Smith, GM vice president of corporate planning and alliances, without elaborating. "GM will now work closely ... more |
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China considers changing state secrets law: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2010 China's parliament on Wednesday considered possible changes to the nation's state secrets law, which is often used to jail political dissidents, state media reported. Xinhua news agency said the draft amendment would make the law more focused but gave no indication of its practical impact, such as whether it would give authorities more or less leeway in implementing the law. The draft defines state secrets as "information that concerns state security and interests and, if leaked, would damage st ... read more |
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