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April 28, 2010
SUPERPOWERS
Sarkozy seeks to bury the hatchet in China
Xi'An, China (AFP) April 28, 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins a visit to China on Wednesday aimed at reinvigorating ties tested two years ago over Tibet and at winning support from Beijing on new Iranian sanctions. The French president, making his second state visit to China, will meet the country's top leaders including his opposite number Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing before heading to Shanghai for the start of the World Expo. Sarkozy - who will be accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and a de ... read more

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TAIWAN NEWS

Taiwan's military simulates Chinese air attack
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Study Reconstructs Devastating Droughts Across Asia
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SINO DAILY

China official orders protester run over with truck: report
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CHIP TECH

Chinese firm sues HP, Toshiba over patent breaches: report
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ENERGY TECH

Africa should harness Chinese oil-interest: analyst
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

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NUKEWARS

Head of WHO arrives in NKorea: Chinese state media
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MISSILE NEWS

China opens missile plant in Iran
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Study details at least four epic droughts in Asia
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

China quake leaves 8,000 monks homeless: state media
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TRADE WARS

Campaigners say China stepping up pressure on rights workers
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TRADE WARS

Geithner, Clinton to visit Beijing as currency row rumbles
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China mulls new property tax as prices rocket: state media
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

China urges Tibetan monks to leave quake zone
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China quake rescue effort ends, reconstruction begins
Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2010
Search and rescue work has ended in China's Himalayan region following this month's deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake, with the government urging greater reconstruction efforts, state media said Sunday. "The focus should now be shifted from searching for quake victims and treating the injured... to resettling survivors, restoring social order and carrying out reconstruction," Xinhua news agenc ... more

BLUE SKY
Three dead as sandstorms blanket northwest China
Beijing (AFP) April 25, 2010
Violent sandstorms engulfed northwest China Sunday, leaving three people dead and one missing, as visibility dropped to near zero. The region was swept by a blast of cold weather, stirring up clouds of dust and sand in weather expected to continue through to Monday, the state meteorological administration reported. On Saturday the violent storms in Xinjiang's Turpan region left three peo ... more

TRADE WARS
China buying may help Latam recovery: IMF
Washington (UPI) Apr 23, 2010
China's voracious appetite for commodities and raw materials may be helping Latin American economic recovery, though doubts persist about Chile after the Feb. 27 earthquake and Argentina and Venezuela over political uncertainties. The unclear economic outlook for some of the Latin American countries was cited by analysts after the International Monetary Fund published regional assessmen ... more

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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China aware of need to let yuan rise: IMF

THE PITS

Twelve dead in China mine accident


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MISSILE NEWS
Oshkosh Awarded Contract For In Theater MRAP Support

Boeing Expands SDB I Weapon's Capability With Block 09 Software

US military concerned about 'over-medication' of troops

MISSILE NEWS
LockMart Receives THAAD Field Support Contract

Poland to receive first US missiles in May: ministry

Official Details Results Of US Missile Review

MISSILE NEWS
Syria,Iran arm Hezbollah with improved missiles: US

India arms jets with BrahMos missiles

Raytheon Awarded US Navy Missile Launcher Contract

MISSILE NEWS
Brazil plans an armed force of 500,000

U.K. to repay Iran $650 million for tanks

Israel 'cuts arms sales to Turkey'

MISSILE NEWS
Robot takes on battle of the bulge

Robonaut Set To Join Space Station Crew As R2

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MISSILE NEWS
Scientists Favor Needles Over Tablets For Global Vaccinations

One year on, Mexico still recovering from swine flu

Mexico helped avoid one million swine flu deaths: minister

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THE STANS
China vows economic growth in restive Xinjiang
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2010
China's top leadership has decided to ramp up development in its restive Xinjiang region, state media said Friday, where ethnic Uighurs have long complained of missing out on economic growth. The decision was taken in a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's powerful nine-member inner circle presided over by President Hu Jintao, the official Xinhua news agency said. It said the move was aimed at securing "long-term social stability in the region", which was torn by violence between mainly Musli ... read more

THE STANS
Sarkozy seeks to bury the hatchet in China

Walker's World: Lone Ranger losing Tonto

Japan PM rules out 2006 deal on US base

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THE STANS
Volcano air, tourism costs may hit 2.5 bln euros in Europe

Gizmodo editor's home raided in iPhone prototype probe

Geithner, Clinton to visit Beijing as currency row rumbles

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THE STANS
UN cruise ship hotel to leave Haiti

Argentina, Chile mull joint peace force

China quake leaves 8,000 monks homeless: state media

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THE STANS
China To Launch Second Lunar Probe This Year

China, Bolivia to build communications satellite

China To Complete Wenchang Space Center By 2015

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THE STANS
Engineers build giant dome to contain US oil spill

Fears grow over oil spill off US coast

Asian demand likely to keep oil prices up

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