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N.Korea's Kim met China's Hu: reportSeoul (AFP) May 6, 2010 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has met President Hu Jintao during his visit to China, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported from Beijing. The agency, which did not cite sources, said the two met Wednesday evening before a dinner hosted for the visitors at the Great Hall of the People. It gave no details of what was discussed. The North Korean leader is expected to meet Thursday with Premier Wen Jiabao and Deputy President Xi Jinping, Yonhap said. Kim and Hu were expected to watch a Chi ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) May 4, 2010China could see a 73-percent jump in heart disease by 2030 due to aging, smoking, high blood pressure and other risk factors, researchers who reviewed health since China's economic reforms in the 1980s said Tuesday. "China is a prime example of a middle income nation in transition. The country's standard of living and life expectancy have improved for many, but aging, dietary changes and les ... more  
New York (UPI) May 4, 2010 Asian nations - particularly China and South Korea - are ahead of other major world economies when it comes to the "green" investment portion of economic and employment recovery plans, says a new book co-published by the United Nations. In his book, "A Global Green New Deal: Rethinking the Economic Recovery," Edward Barbier, a leading economist and consultant to the U.N. Environmenta ... more 
Hanoi (AFP) May 4, 2010Vietnam has announced an 8.5-billion-dollar economic and defence development plan for a string of islands along its resource-rich coastline, as a broader sovereignty dispute simmers with China. A copy of the plan, dated April 28, was obtained by AFP on Tuesday. It calls for development over a 10-year period of a string of islands stretching from Phu Quoc near Cambodia in the southwest to ... more |
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N.Korean leader believed to be visiting China: reportSeoul (AFP) May 3, 2010 North Korea's secretive leader Kim Jong-Il is believed to have begun a much-anticipated trip to ally China aboard a special train on Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. The agency, quoting sources in Seoul and Beijing, said a 17-carriage train crossed the Yalu border river to Dandong at 5:20 am Monday Chinese time (2120 GMT Sunday) amid tight security. It was thought likely to be headed to the eastern Chinese port city of Dalian en route to Beijing, Yonhap said. A South Korea ... read more |
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