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Argentina plans to join Space AgeBuenos Aires (UPI) Aug 16, 2010 Argentina is developing satellite-launching capability with the hope of garnering some of the new business currently going to China. Several of Argentina's neighbors are in the process of launching satellites with Chinese help, and others are actively considering an early entry into the Space Age. Although Argentina, too, has signed up for space cooperation with China, officials said the satellite program would be launched with the nation's own resources. Analysts said Argentina could se ... read more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Aug 16, 2010Shares in Agricultural Bank of China were mixed Monday after it confirmed it fully exercised its overallotment option in Shanghai to officially become the world's biggest initial public offering. Shanghai-listed shares closed up 0.74 percent at 2.71 yuan (40 US cents), slightly higher than its IPO price of 2.68 yuan. It hit a high of 2.88 yuan on July 29. But in Hong Kong, its shares end ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2010A controversial book that criticises China's Premier Wen Jiabao hit Hong Kong bookstores Monday, after mainland Chinese police warned its dissident author he could be thrown in jail. Yu Jie, the 36-year-old author of "Wen Jiabao: China's Best Actor", was interrogated in Beijing by state security agents in July and warned that publishing the book could see him sent to prison. Bao Pu, head ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2010Authorities in eastern China have cut off electricity to more than 500 factories for a month after they failed to meet emission reduction targets, state media reported Monday. The news came after China warned more than 2,000 companies in high-polluting and energy-intensive industries to shut down outdated equipment or risk having bank loans frozen, approvals for new projects dry up, and thei ... more |
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New landslides in China leave 38 missingBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2010 Heavy rains triggered landslides Saturday that left at least 38 missing in southwest China, state media said, adding misery to a nation already battling with huge floods and a massive mudslide that has claimed over 1,200 lives. Landslides destroyed hospital buildings in Wenchuan county, the epicentre of an earthquake in May 2008 that left nearly 87,000 dead or missing, the official Xinhua news agency said. No deaths were immediately reported in the landslides, but 38 people were missing and 10,0 ... read more |
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