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Beijing looks to revitalise bicycle cultureBeijing (AFP) May 27, 2010 Pedalling around Beijing is a daily struggle for retiree Dai Haiping, with more than four million cars clogging the streets of the Chinese capital, but she remains faithful to her two-wheeler. Dai is a member of Friends of Nature, a non-governmental organisation which advocates clean public transport, especially over short distances. For Dai, pedal power is the perfect solution for Beijing, but drivers do not agree. "There are not enough bike lanes. Cars are always in the way when you're trying ... read more |
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Tokyo (AFP) May 26, 2010A prominent US environmentalist said Wednesday Japan should focus on developing geothermal energy, saying the volcanic island-nation could become the global leader in the field. "Japan could make geothermal energy the centre of its new energy economy just as the US or China will make wind the centre of theirs," Lester Brown, president of the US-based Earth Policy Institute, told a news confe ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2010China and the United States said Tuesday they would work together on the crisis brewing in the Korean peninsula, agreeing after two days of key talks that ensuring regional stability was crucial. The statement came at a time of rising tensions between North and South Korea, after a team of international investigators concluded that Pyongyang was to blame for the deadly sinking of a South Kor ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2010China said Tuesday that US arms sales to Taiwan were the biggest obstacle to defence ties between Beijing and Washington as military commanders met in their first high-level contact in months. Ma Xiaotian, deputy head of the People's Liberation Army general staff, made the comments when he met US Pacific Command chief Admiral Robert Willard on the sidelines of key Sino-US talks in Beijing, s ... more |
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China, US to wrap up key talks on economy, N.KoreaBeijing (AFP) May 25, 2010 The United States and China were to wrap up key talks Tuesday aimed at smoothing out differences on currency and trade issues, as Washington hopes to persuade Beijing to get tough on North Korea. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other key ministers were to meet senior Chinese officials for the second and final day of the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Inter-Korean tensions as well as sensitive issues that have recently dogged Sino-US ties ... read more |
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