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China reveals Mekong data in boost for drought responseBangkok (AFP) March 25, 2010 China has agreed to provide information on Mekong water levels in a major boost for efforts to respond to an alarming decline in the river's flow, authorities said Thursday. Activists in Thailand have said that Chinese dams are responsible for record-low levels on the critical waterway, but poor rainfall in the region has also been identified as a factor. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said that China would share data from its upstream monitoring stations on the Mekong - on which more than 6 ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) March 23, 2010The United States cautioned that China must consider the "implications" of Google's decision to effectively shut down its Chinese search engine because of censorship and cyber-hacking. China has angrily attacked Google for stopping censorship of its Chinese-language search engine but said there should be no broader fallout in Sino-US ties provided there is no political meddling in the United ... more  
Minsk (AFP) March 24, 2010China has granted Belarus a billion-dollar loan, while the ex-Soviet country will support Beijing's position on Taiwan, President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday. Lukashenko made the comments during a visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. "We will realize projects with an estimated cost of a billion dollars, paid by China," Lukashenko said on Belarus state television without pr ... more  
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2010China's state media on Wednesday slammed Google after it effectively shut down its Chinese search engine, saying the US Internet giant was "not god" and accusing it of working with US intelligence. The newspapers said the company had made a huge mistake in the world's largest online market and would earn little sympathy from Chinese users, as it had politicised its dispute with Beijing over ... more |
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Hong Kong tycoon's Internet group cuts ties with GoogleHong Kong (AFP) March 24, 2010 The Internet company owned by Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, severed ties with Google's search services Wednesday, sparking concerns that other companies may also pull away from the Web giant. Stressing its adherence to China's laws, Hong Kong-listed TOM Group issued a statement on behalf of subsidiary TOM Online following Google's decision to stop censoring its Chinese search engine on Monday. TOM, which runs online and mobile Internet services in mainland China, said it had stopped user ... read more |
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