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India launches naval exercise off AndamansPort Blair, India (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 India kicked off Friday a 13-nation naval exercise off its Andaman archipelago it said was aimed at improving disaster management and not an attempt to form a security bloc. The exercises are the biggest naval event off the India-administered island cluster since 2007 when a smaller exercise involving Australia, India, Japan, Singapore and the United States, riled giant neighbour China. Under questioning at a seminar organised to coincide with the drill, India's navy chief denied that the exerci ... read more |
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Adding Color To A Flying Dinosaur
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2010Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million years, a Yale University-led research team reports online in the journal Science. Unlike recently published work from China that inferred the existence of two types of melanin pigments in various species of feathered dinosaurs, the Scie ... more Tonnes of tainted milk powder still on China market: report
Beijing Feb 8, 2010China is hunting for nearly 100 tonnes of tainted milk powder that was supposed to have been destroyed after a 2008 scandal over the deaths of six babies, state media said on Monday. Dairy products containing the industrial chemical melamine have been turning up again in stores in China, more than a year after the authorities had declared the threat from tainted milk over. Two dairy firm ... more China firmly against Dalia Lama meeting
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 |
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EU defends shoe levy after China launches WTO complaintBrussels (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 The European Commission on Thursday defended its penalty taxes on Chinese shoe imports as "the right thing to do" after Beijing launched a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO). "Anti-dumping measures are not about protectionism, they are about fighting unfair trade," acting EU Commission Trade Spokesman John Clancy said. "In this respect we believe this is the right action to be taken," he added, suggesting that Europe was in no mood to lift the levies despite the Chinese pressure. ... read more |
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