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Taiwan war game has China victorious in three days: reportTaipei (AFP) Aug 4, 2010 A computerised scenario carried out by Taiwan's military showed that in a war with China the island's capital Taipei would be in enemy hands in just three days, a report said Wednesday. Last month's simulation, attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, came amid warnings that China could increase its missiles aimed at Taiwan by several hundred to more than 1,900 this year, despite warming ties. Under the scenario, assuming war in 2011, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched intensive air raids on ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2010China and Taiwan have a "long way to go" to build up military trust, state media said Monday, after Beijing reportedly offered to consider removing its missiles pointed at the self-ruled island. Defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said Friday that Beijing would agree to talks with Taiwan on military security "at a proper time" with an eye on trust-building, according to an official pres ... more  
Brasilia (AFP) Aug 1, 2010Six sites located in Brazil, China, Mexico, France's Reunion Island and the South Pacific nation of Kiribati won World Heritage status Sunday from a UNESCO panel meeting in Brazil. Four existing World Heritage sites were also expanded to include nearby natural or cultural treasures in Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Spain, the UN cultural agency said in a statement. The UNESCO World Herit ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2010Manufacturing in China contracted for the first time in 16 months in July, an independent survey showed Monday, lifting Chinese shares on hopes that policymakers will refrain from any new tightening moves. The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI, or purchasing managers index, fell to 49.4 last month from 50.4 in June - its first drop below the neutral 50 threshold since March 2009, the bank said. ... more |
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Foxconn opens assembly line in central China: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2010 Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn on Monday opened a new assembly plant in central China, state media said, as the troubled firm begins to move its operations inland to limit soaring labour costs. Foxconn, which has been accused of mistreating Chinese workers following a spate of suicides at its factory in the south, plans to mainly produce Apple iPhones at a new 100-million-dollar plant in Henan province. Construction on that plant - owned by Futaihua Precision Electronics (Zhengzhou) Co. Ltd., a who ... read more |
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