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US Concerned Over Indian Satellite Communication RegulationsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2010 The United States has expressed concern over Indian rules over the provision of satellite capacity saying the system lacks transparency. "A lack of transparency in the rules governing the provision of satellite capacity in these countries ( China and India ) is also a concern", US trade representative Ron Kirk said. He added China and India both generally require that foreign satellite capacity be sold through an intermediary-ChinaDBSat or the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), respe ... read more |
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Canberra, Australia, April 1, 2010 Australia has seriously neglected the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region in favor of its Pacific Ocean interests, a policy think tank said. The region has 48 independent countries and several major extra-regional stakeholders - China, France, Japan, Russia, the European Union and the United States. Of all the countries Australia has the largest maritime jurisdiction ... more 
Bangkok (AFP) April 2, 2010Leaders of Southeast Asian nations straddling the shrinking lower Mekong River are set to lean on China at landmark talks as controversy builds over the cause of the waterway's lowest levels in decades. Beijing's Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao will join the premiers of Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin to discuss management of the vast river, on which mo ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 2, 2010US consumer watchdogs on Friday told American homeowners and business to strip buildings of Chinese drywall, which they warned could pose a safety threat. Officials said tests had found Chinese drywall - also known as plasterboard - emitted dangerous levels of sulfur, which could corrode electrical wiring and gas pipes. "Certain Chinese samples had emission rates of hydrogen sulfide 10 ... more |
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China hails 'miracle' as 115 rescued from flooded mineXiangning, China (AFP) April 5, 2010 More than 110 workers were pulled out alive from a Chinese coal mine on Monday in what has been hailed as a miracle rescue over a week after the men were trapped by an underground flood. So far, 115 survivors have been rescued from the mine in China's coal-mining heartland of Shanxi province, state media said. Some apparently survived on tree bark and at least one worker strapped himself to the wall with a belt. The news from Shanxi, where 153 workers were trapped when the unfinished mine floode ... read more |
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