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China will struggle to hit energy-saving goal: officialTianjin, China (AFP) Sept 14, 2010 China will exhaust all means to hit an energy efficiency target it set for the end of the year, but fulfilling the goal will prove difficult, a top official said Tuesday. China pledged to cut energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by 20 percent from 2006 to 2010, but such a task was proving arduous, Zhang Xiaoqiang told the "Summer Davos" meeting of the World Economic Forum. "In order to fulfil this goal we will exhaust all effective means, especially those aimed at shutting down ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2010European jet maker Airbus is negotiating with China for the sale of 150 planes with a catalogue price of 16 billion dollars (12 billion euros), French business daily La Tribune reported on Monday. Citing anonymous sources, La Tribune said talks between Airbus and China were for 120 medium-haul A320s and 30 long-haul A330s and A350s. The deal is expected to be formally unveiled in Novembe ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Sept 11, 2010There is little fear in Taiwan of war with China, but the island's public has somewhat negative feelings towards the mainland's government and people, a survey published Saturday showed. On a scale from one to 10, where one means there is no risk whatsoever of war with China and 10 stands for extreme likelihood of war, the average response was 3.2, according to the survey, which was conducte ... more  
Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2010A US envoy plans to spend the coming week in Asia determining if the time is right to talk with North Korea, as tensions ease a notch but a party meeting in the secretive state raises new questions. Stephen Bosworth, the US pointman on North Korea, will head Sunday to Seoul followed by stops in Tokyo and Beijing. His counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea each recently visited Washin ... more |
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China authorities baffled by tick-borne diseaseBeijing (AFP) Sept 11, 2010 Health authorities in China are scrambling to allay public fears about a tick-borne disease that has killed more than 30 people since 2007, but admitted they do not know how many have been infected. The illness known as human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) has spread to 12 provinces including Henan in central China and Shandong in the east, where the deaths have been reported, the China Daily reported Saturday. HGA is treatable if detected early. Symptoms include fever, headache and muscle ache ... read more |
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