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June 30, 2010
FARM NEWS
Maize Prices Driving A Rise In Feed Prices
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 30, 2010
Himfr reports that in 2009, maize transaction prices dropped to their lowest in two years, at 1,330 RMB per ton. While from March of this year, maize prices began sharply rising, with a rise from 1,762 RMB to 2,000 RMB per ton. In the non-producing areas of Jiangsu and Sichuan, corn prices have already reached 2,010 RMB / ton. China is not experiencing a shortage of maize. The rise in price is mainly due to last year's drought. Among agricultural products, the rise in wheat and corn prices has bee ... read more

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Rights group urges support for Google in China standoff
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China's AgBank confirms world-record IPO
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

China struggles to find 106 still buried in landslide
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BIO FUEL

China Now Ahead Of US In Patenting And Commercialization Of Bioethanol
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TRADE WARS

Japan's Komatsu to hire Chinese managers
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TRADE WARS

Google switches tack in China before license expires
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TRADE WARS

China and Taiwan sign historic trade pact
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SUPERPOWERS

Obama challenges China on G20 stage
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

'Slim' survival chance for 107 trapped in China landslide
PILLAGING PIRATES

Singapore ship with Chinese crew hijacked off Somalia
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FARM NEWS

China's AgBank on track for world IPO record
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

PNG slaps blackout on environmental case
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AEROSPACE

Corruption scandal hits China's aviation sector
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ENERGY NEWS

Siemens unveils growth plans in Chinese power market
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TRADE WARS
Taiwan, China to sign trade pact amid controversy
Chongqing, China (AFP) June 29, 2010
Taiwan and China will sign a landmark trade pact Tuesday, a deal that could yoke the two sides closer than at any time since their split more than 60 years ago. The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), to be signed in the mainland's southwestern city of Chongqing, could unlock massive trade opportunities lying dormant because of existing rules. But many Taiwanese fear it coul ... more

EARTH OBSERVATION
Google assessing China's new rule on web mapping
Beijing (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 underst ... more

SUPERPOWERS
Obama, Hu seek to rekindle ties after months of distrust
Toronto (AFP) June 26, 2010
China's President Hu Jintao Saturday accepted an invitation to make a state visit to the United States as he and President Barack Obama sought to end months of distrust, despite lingering tensions. The leaders of the two powerful nations met on the sidelines of a summit of 20 developed and emerging countries aimed at taking more effective steps to boost global economic recovery after the wor ... more

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Sino-Canadian ties of 'growing strategic importance:' Hu

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China bans military from blogging


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TIME AND SPACE
UK MoD Awards GBP 45 M Contract For Over 140 Jackal 2a Vehicles

Russia picks up French combat optics

Northrop Grumman Discusses Capabilities in Electronic Warfare Interoperability

TIME AND SPACE
THAAD Weapon System Achieves Lowest Endo Intercept To Date

Bulgaria defence minister in US for talks on missile defence

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TIME AND SPACE
USS George H.W. Bush Conducts First Missile Launch

First Firing Of MBDA's SCALP Naval Missile

SSBN Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles

TIME AND SPACE
Pentagon calls on defense industry to bring down costs

China bans military from blogging

Gulf states seek to cash in on arms buys

TIME AND SPACE
Machines that understand us on the rise

Intelligent 3D Simulation Robots To Compete In Robocup 2010

Robot cat Doraemon's gadgets come to life in Japan show

TIME AND SPACE
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Council of Europe calls for WHO flu handling probe

New Vaccine Strategies Could Safely Control Rift Valley Fever

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FARM NEWS
India rice exporters expect bumper harvest
New Delhi (AFP) June 26, 2010
Indian rice exporters say the country's rice production could touch nearly 100 million tonnes in the next crop year, helped by plentiful monsoon rains. India is the world's second-biggest producer and consumer of rice after China. "Better rains coupled with government spending on hybrid seeds may help the country produce more than 99 million tonnes of rice" in the next crop year, All-India Rice Exporters' Association President Vijay Setia said. The agriculture ministry forecasts India's rice ... read more

FARM NEWS
Japan and Russia agree to territory talks

Obama challenges China on G20 stage

Obama, Hu seek to rekindle ties after months of distrust

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FARM NEWS
China and Taiwan sign historic trade pact

S.Korea's SK Telecom invests 100 million dollars in Malaysia

Tiny Estonia exports e-government worldwide

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FARM NEWS
China struggles to find 106 still buried in landslide

'Slim' survival chance for 107 trapped in China landslide

India unveils new 280-mln-dollar Bhopal disaster response

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FARM NEWS
China Sends Research Satellite Into Space

China eyes Argentina for space antenna

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FARM NEWS
Oil slick cleanup suspended as storm strengthens in Gulf

Obama meets Saudi King Abdullah at White House

BP denies Hayward to resign as oil disaster costs soar

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