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Qing Dynasty clock collection sings againThe Hague (AFP) Oct 14, 2010 Restored Qing Dynasty musical clocks designed to delight emperors in the Forbidden City and never seen outside China will go on display from Saturday at Utrecht's Speelklok museum. The clocks stored in the Forbidden City's Palace Museum were silent for decades until a team from the Utrecht museum began working with Chinese experts to restore them three years ago. "This exhibition is the result of that collaboration between our museum and the Forbidden City museum," said Speelklok communications ... read more |
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Hanoi (AFP) Oct 11, 2010China and the United States on Monday clashed over US arms sales to Taiwan as top defence officials struggled to shore up fragile military relations. China pinpointed the weapons sales to Taiwan as the main hurdle to improving military ties with the United States, while US Defence Secretary Robert Gates voiced frustration at Beijing's stance. The difference of opinion emerged after Chine ... more  
Hanoi (AFP) Oct 10, 2010Thousands of goose-stepping soldiers marched past the tomb of Vietnam's founding president Ho Chi Minh on Sunday for the country's largest military display in years. The parade, part of a ceremony for the city of Hanoi's millennium celebrations, is a display of national pride that also sends a subtle message to Vietnam's giant neighbour China with the two sides in dispute over territory in t ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Oct 11, 2010 While China fumes over the Nobel Peace Prize going to a jailed dissident, his wife is under house arrest for informing him of his award. The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was awarded to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China," a statement from the Nobel awarding committee in Oslo, Norway, said. But "the incarcerated Chinese criminal," as ... more |
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Walker's World: Currency war gamesFrankfurt, Germany (UPI) Oct 11, 2010 To understand the way the world's mood is shifting against China and its currency policies it is helpful to start with the realization that something is very odd with the German economy. The German figures look excellent. Unemployment is down, output and consumer confidence are up and this year's official growth estimates are about to be lifted from their anemic 1.4 percent to 3 percent. This is a success story. But turn to the respected Ifo Business Climate Index and it looks as though ... read more |
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