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China-Japan row boils despite release of fishing crewTokyo, Japan (AFP) Sept 13, 2010 Japan on Monday released the 14 crew of a Chinese fishing trawler seized last week but kept its captain in custody, doing little to soothe Beijing's fury in a bitter row between the Asian rivals. The diplomatic spat centres on a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, where Japan says the Chinese boat was fishing illegally last week and, when ordered to leave, rammed two Japanese coastguard vessels during a chase. Since Tokyo arrested the skipper last Wednesday, Beijing has reacted angrily, ... read more |
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 12, 2010The mountains of used plastic bottles at a recycling station in Taipei emit a faint smell of garbage dump, but soon they will be turned into wigs and clothes that people will wear. From fake hair to football jerseys and building bricks, Taiwan is breathing new life into its massive plastics waste, creating a booming new business at the same time as it aims to go green. The island started ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 12, 2010China warned on Sunday it would reject an investigation by Tokyo into a ship collision in disputed waters that ended with a Chinese trawler in Japanese custody, as a diplomatic row rumbled on. Tokyo said it had complained to China after Beijing called off planned negotiations over oil and gas fields in the contested area of the East China Sea in protest at Japan's seizure of the Chinese fish ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 11, 2010China said Saturday that consumer inflation rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years in August, as severe floods and unusually hot weather destroyed crops, driving up food prices. The figure marked the 10th straight month that the consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, has risen, but analysts said they did not think it would be enough to prompt policymakers to raise interest r ... more |
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China's August trade surplus falls to 20.03 billion dollarsBeijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2010 China's trade surplus unexpectedly shrank in August as imports accelerated, according to official data on Friday that analysts said might reduce some of the heat on Beijing over its currency rate. The figures came as US data showed America's trade deficit with China fell in July - which could erode arguments by US lawmakers that Beijing's yuan exchange rate policy is giving Chinese exporters an unfair trade advantage. Stocks across Asia were mixed on the news, which dampened positive sentiment ... read more |
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