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Myanmar generals in Kachin state standoffYangon, Myanmar (UPI) Oct 20, 2010 Tensions are rising in northeastern Myanmar ahead of the Nov. 7 general election as government troops surrounded several offices of "insurgent" Kachin officials. The Kachin Independence Army confirmed that Myanmar troops surrounded three Kachin Independence Organization offices in Kachin state, which borders China. "This has happened after the military regime recently labeled the Kachin Independence Army an insurgent group following a bomb blast," a report by the independent New Delhi-ba ... read more |
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  China 'shocked' by Japan FM's comments as two sides meet China on Tuesday said it was shocked by the latest comments from Tokyo in a simmering row over a group of disputed islands, as the two sides held informal talks in a bid to ease tensions. The l ... more | .. |
  China a surprise leader in clean energy: study The world's top polluter, China, is a surprise leader in clean energy efforts, a study showed Tuesday, outstripping the United States and Japan and leaving Australia lagging far behind. The Vivi ... more | .. |
 China sends patrol boats to isles disputed with Japan: media China has again sent fisheries patrol ships to waters near an island chain disputed between Tokyo and Beijing after earlier withdrawing vessels, Japanese media reports said Wednesday. The Japan- ... more | .. |
  China-U.S 'green' trade row intensifies An investigation by the United States into China's clean energy policies is unjustified and groundless, a Chinese official said. The investigation, announced Friday by U.S. Trade Representative ... more | .. |
China denies cartel-like behaviour on rare earths A senior Chinese trade official on Tuesday denied the country was dictating prices of rare earth metals to the world and insisted shipments of the minerals to Japan were never blocked. Rare eart ... more |
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Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Oct 19, 2010 Brazilian iron giant Vale Rio Doce, the world's largest iron-ore miner, has had enough of mergers and acquisitions and plans no further asset buying, its Chief Executive Officer Roger Agnelli told investors and media as iron ore prices slipped in response to slowing Chinese demand. Agnelli's comments followed industry reports the company intended to concentrate on projects it has taken ... more
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2010China on Wednesday denied making any fresh cuts in rare earths export quotas, but insisted it reserved the right to restrict shipments, after reports that supply to US companies had been cut off. The commerce ministry did not specifically comment on reports that Beijing had halted shipments of the minerals, vital for the production of everything from iPods to hybrid cars, to both Japanese an ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2010Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged Beijing on Monday to guarantee the safety of Japanese companies and citizens, as a wave of rowdy protests in China sparked by a territorial row entered a third day. As many as 1,000 anti-Japanese demonstrators took to the streets of Wuhan, the capital of China's central Hubei province, on Monday, chanting slogans to vent their anger at Tokyo amid a heav ... more |
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Facebook founder eyes China, faces death threats in PakistanHong Kong (AFP) Oct 18, 2010 The founder of global social networking giant Facebook is so determined to make his company a success in China he's even learning the language. Facebook has over 500 million users worldwide but has been restricted in China since July 2009 after the deadly ethnic unrest in the restive Xinjiang region. In a long question and answer session with an audience at Stanford University, Mark Zuckerberg explained how Facebook is only "not winning or going to win" in four countries: China, Japan, South Kor ... read more |
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