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'Astonishing' Chinese patent growth marks world recoveryGeneva (AFP) Feb 9, 2011 Asia led a recovery in international patent applications last year, as "astonishing" growth in filings by innovative Chinese companies left US firms by the wayside, the UN patent agency said Wednesday. "We see a meteoric rise of northeast Asia: Japan, China and the Republic of (South) Korea," said Francis Gurry, director general of the UN's World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). "And the growth rate from China was an astonishing 56.2 percent - astonishing because it's a growth rate t ... read more |
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  U.S. wary of China space weapons Senior Pentagon officials are sounding concern over China's development of weapons designed to shoot down satellites or jam communication signals. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan detains general in China spy case A Taiwanese general has been arrested over claims he spied for China, the defence ministry said Wednesday as it scrambled to limit the damage from what it called the worst espionage case in 50 years. ... more | .. |
  Seoul envoy to visit China for N. Korea nuclear talks South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-Lac will visit Beijing this week for talks with his Chinese counterpart on North Korea's atomic programmes, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  China to spur rice output as drought shrivels wheat China called Wednesday for higher rice output to offset damage to its wheat crop in the drought-stricken north and pledged $1 billion in spending to battle a problem the UN warned could be "very serious". ... more | .. |
  China police stop spread of Egypt news: activist Police in southwest China have barred activists from distributing leaflets about anti-government protests in Egypt and Tunisia, deeming the news too sensitive, one dissident said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Study warns of climate-driven migration Climate-triggered migration will accelerate in the coming decades in the Asia-Pacific region, says a forthcoming Asian Development Bank report. ... more | .. |
  Study: Asian gibbons have regional accents Gibbons in Asia have regional accents scientists say can identify the exact species of gibbon singing and where they are from. ... more |
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Tongan PM warns against bullying Fiji Tonga's prime minister has warned Australia and New Zealand that bullying Fiji's military regime to adopt democracy will drive it closer to China, but reaffirmed his own country's bonds with its regional "big brothers". ... more | .. |
  CORRECTED: China's foreign minister visits Zimbabwe to bolster bonds Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visits Zimbabwe on Thursday to buttress ties between the Asian powerhouse which has solidly backed the southern African nation battered by western isolation. ... more | .. |
  PetroChina to invest $5.4 billion in Canada gas Chinese oil giant PetroChina will invest 5.4 billion dollars to acquire a 50 percent stake in a shale gas project developed in Canada by Encana, North America's top gas producer, the Canadian group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan accuses Philippines of bowing to China Taiwan on Wednesday accused the Philippines of bowing to pressure from Beijing over the "inhumane" deportation of alleged Taiwanese criminals to China, and warned of retaliatory action. ... more |
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  General Motors China sales up 22.3% in January General Motors said Wednesday that its sales in China, the world's largest car market, jumped 22.3 percent year-on-year in January to set a new monthly record. ... more | .. |
  China raises interest rates to tame inflation China's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates for the third time in four months, as authorities ramp up efforts to tame inflation amid fears it could trigger social unrest. ... more | .. |
  Iran firm signs $13 bn rail deal with China: report An Iranian state-run company and China have signed a contract of around $13 billion to build a railway network in the Islamic republic, the firm's website said in a statement. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan extends screening of Filipino workers Taiwan on Tuesday raised the screening period for Filipino workers and threatened to bar them from entry as a spat with Manila over the deportation of Taiwanese nationals to China deepened. ... more |
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Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells
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 China creates rare earth strategic reserves: report China is building up strategic reserves of rare earth metals in a move that could give it better control over the resource so indispensable to high tech products, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... more | .. |
 Brent oil price falls under $98 after China rate hike Brent crude oil fell under $98 on Tuesday as investor sentiment was hit by the outlook for demand in China after Beijing hiked interest rates again to cool its booming economy. ... more | .. |
  China earmarks $303 bn for safe water: report China plans to invest $303 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next five years that would give millions of rural residents access to safe drinking water, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  China farmers to get $15 bn subsidies amid drought China says it had earmarked about $15 billion in subsidies for millions of farmers who have been hit by a severe drought that has driven prices as the government tries to battle inflation. ... more |
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  China orders pro-party reporting: rights groups China's Communist Party has issued directives to the nation's media for 2011 ordering them to downplay controversial issues and ensure reporting casts the party in a favourable light, rights groups say. ... more | .. |
  NEC, Lenovo in talks on joint venture: report Leading Japanese and Chinese electronics firms NEC Corp. and Lenovo Group are in the final stages of talks to form a joint venture in the personal computer business, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Celanese Signs LoI For Ethanol Production Facilities In China Celanese has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Celanese Far East Limited, has signed letters of intent to construct and operate industrial ethanol production facilities in Nanjing, China, ... more | .. |
 China Will Scale Faster Than US In Race For New Transport Fuels China could lead the race to roll out electric vehicles and will deploy new transport technologies at scale more quickly than the United States, according to a report by Accenture that compares the ... more |
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  China and the U.S. sign energy deals China and the United States signed $13 billion worth of energy deals on Tuesday, coinciding with Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States. ... more | .. |
Oil turns higher on Chinese economic surge Oil prices turned higher in Asian trade Friday as market sentiment was buoyed by strong Chinese economic growth last year, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 China's finance minister visits Zimbabwe to bolster bonds Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visits Zimbabwe on Thursday to buttress ties between the Asian powerhouse which has solidly backed the southern African nation battered by western isolation. ... more | .. |
 Drought threatens China crops, UN Food agency warns A severe winter drought is threatening crop production in China, the world's biggest wheat provider, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in an alert issued Tuesday. ... more |
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 China saw more people divorce than marry in 2010 Nearly two million couples divorced in 2010 in China - far more than the number who got married in the world's most populous nation, state media reported. ... more | .. |
Philippines defends Taiwanese deportations The Philippines on Monday defended its decision to deport 14 Taiwanese suspected fraudsters to China, while expressing hope the incident would not hurt relations with Taiwan. ... more | .. |
Taiwan to recall Manila representative over spat Taiwan on Monday said it was recalling its representative to Manila and tightening visa regulations for Philippine workers in a spat over Taiwanese who were deported to China. ... more | .. |
 China experts to aid romance for Taiwan pandas China has sent two experts to Taiwan to play Cupid this spring for a pair of young pandas it gave the island, a zoo official said Monday. ... more |
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