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Google assessing China's new rule on web mappingBeijing (AFP) June 24, 2010 Google said Thursday it was assessing the impact of a new Chinese rule on web mapping services, which state media said could exclude foreign companies from providing such services in the country. "China recently implemented a wide-ranging set of rules relating to online mapping," a Beijing-based spokeswoman for the US Internet giant told AFP. "We are examining the regulations to understand their impact on our maps products in China." Under the regulation introduced this month, all firms pro ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 24, 2010Researchers in China plan to send pregnant pandas bred in captivity into the semi-wilderness in an effort to introduce their cubs to a natural environment, state media said Thursday. Zhang Hemin, head of the Wolong panda reserve in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, said one or two pregnant pandas would be released into a semi-wild area by the end of the year, Xinhua news agency said. ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) June 23, 2010Agricultural Bank of China's initial public offering, set to be the world's largest, has drawn 11 heavyweight investors who have stumped up 5.45 billion US dollars for the sale, a report said Thursday. Shares in the company's Hong Kong listing will be set between 2.88 and 3.48 Hong Kong dollars (37 and 44 US cents) ahead of their trading debut next month, Dow Jones Newswires said, citing a c ... more  
Taipei (AFP) June 24, 2010Taiwan and China on Thursday concluded a day of talks in Taipei finalising the details of a controversial trade agreement that the two sides expect to sign next week. Senior officials from Beijing and Taipei agreed on a list of industries that will benefit first from the pact, known as the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), setting the stage for the formal signing. "The agr ... more |
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China busts 'terror' ring blamed for Xinjiang attacksBeijing (AFP) June 24, 2010 Chinese police said Thursday they had broken up a "terrorist cell" accused of carrying out lethal attacks in Xinjiang, as the restive region braced for the first anniversary of deadly ethnic unrest. The announcement was made at a Beijing press conference that came ahead of the July 5 anniversary of rioting in Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi, by the region's Muslim ethnic Uighurs. "Since 2008 this terror group planned and carried out many terror acts in Xinjiang, including an attack on police and bord ... read more |
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