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China blocking N. Korea nuclear report: diplomatsUnited Nations (AFP) Feb 18, 2011 China on Wednesday refused to let the UN Security Council publish a report on North Korea's nuclear sanctions busting, diplomats said. The sanctions panel report calls for tougher implementation of sanctions against North Korea and outlines progress the isolated Stalinist state has made with its uranium enrichment, according to diplomats. The report says the uranium enrichment is a new violation of UN sanctions imposed after North Korea said it staged nuclear bomb tests in 2006 and 2009. The ... read more |
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 China FM pledges efforts to revive stalled nuke talks China will work to revive stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Wednesday during a visit to South Korea. ... more | .. |
  Philippines has failed to end Taiwan row: Aquino President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday the Philippines had failed to resolve a row with Taiwan over deportations, as Taipei threatened to stop hiring Filipino workers. ... more | .. |
China envoy arrives in Taiwan A top Chinese negotiator arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for his first visit to the south, the island's stronghold of anti-China sentiment. ... 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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  US military to boost naval fleet in Asia A top US naval commander said Monday that Washington plans to boost its military presence in Asia, while warning that China should expand its own forces in a "responsible and constructive" way. ... more | .. |
Taiwan protesters throw flowers at China envoy A senior Chinese official on Thursday travelled to south Taiwan, a hotbed of anti-Beijing sentiment, as protesters threw eggs and flowers in a reference to Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution". ... more | .. |
S. Korea's nuclear envoy heads to US South Korea's nuclear envoy left Thursday for talks in Washington on North Korea's uranium enrichment activities, after China blocked publication of a United Nations report criticising the programme. ... more | .. |
  Exiled Uighurs worried on death sentences The leader of the exiled Uighur community on Wednesday voiced concern over China's plans to execute four people on charges of plotting unrest and accused Beijing of intimidation. ... more |
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Renewed call for China 'Jasmine rallies' An online campaign has urged people in 13 Chinese cities to rally every Sunday to press for government transparency and free expression, following a call last week for Middle East-style protests. ... more | .. |
  Four to be executed in China's restive Xinjiang China has sentenced to death four people over a series of deadly attacks last year in the restive northwestern Xinjiang region, a hotbed of ethnic unrest, state press said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China Nobel laureate wife fears going 'crazy': activists The wife of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo said she was "going to go crazy" under house arrest, human rights advocates said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Canada should return Chinese fugitives: official Chinese fugitives in Canada should be "repatriated," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Wednesday, despite fears over their fate if forcibly returned. ... more |
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China proposes death penalty for organ traffickers Organ traffickers in China could face the death penalty under a draft law being reviewed by the country's top legislature, state media reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Men's cosmetics take off in China More and more Chinese men are looking to the power of skin creams and anti-age serums to help them get ahead professionally, sparking a booming new market that has major cosmetics firms salivating. ... more | .. |
Shanghai passes one-dog law Shanghai has adopted a one-dog policy, passing a law limiting homes to one canine each as it tries to curb the growing popularity of man's best friend in China's leading metropolis. ... more | .. |
  Chinese footprint in Argentina oil grows The Chinese footprint on the Argentine energy landscape will increase with the acquisition of an Exxon Mobil downstream unit by the company with a significant shareholding by China's third largest state-owned oil company. ... 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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Nigerian state energy firm wants to boost exports to China Nigeria's state energy firm wants to boost exports to China as the poorly performing company works to restructure as part of wide-ranging industry reforms, its head said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China becomes top Myanmar investor: business body Myanmar's close ally China has become the biggest foreign investor in the military-ruled country, an official from the business community said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
China's CNPC to develop gas field in Kazakhstan China National Petroleum Corp said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan's KazMunaiGas to jointly develop a gas field in the Central Asian country. ... more | .. |
China envoy in Taiwan to talk business A top Chinese negotiator arrived in Taiwan amid small-scale protests Wednesday as he prepared for his first visit to the south, the island's stronghold of anti-China sentiment. ... more |
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China moves fast on Libya evacuation plans China on Thursday ramped up a massive air, sea and land operation to evacuate more than 30,000 citizens from unrest-hit Libya, with a first jet leaving Tripoli and ships with evacuees bound for Greece. ... more | .. |
China moves fast on Libya evacuation plans China on Thursday ramped up a massive air, sea and land operation to evacuate more than 30,000 citizens from unrest-hit Libya, with a first jet landing in Tripoli and ships with evacuees bound for Greece. ... more | .. |
  China to spend $230 bn on aviation sector China plans to invest more than 1.5 trillion yuan ($228.2 billion) in the aviation industry over the next five years to meet surging demand as its economy booms, the sector's top regulator said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  S.Korea, China firms in Vietnam power deal A South Korean firm and a Chinese sovereign wealth fund on Thursday agreed to buy stakes in a power project in energy-hungry Vietnam, the project developer said. ... more |
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Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits
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Chinese miners urged to boost overseas investment China should boost investment in overseas iron ore mines to counter the "international monopoly" on seaborne trade in the raw material used to make steel, an industry association said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  World races to aid New Zealand quake rescue A major operation swung into action Wednesday with hundreds of foreign rescuers, equipped with sniffer dogs and cutting-edge technology, rushing to help New Zealand in its hour of need. ... more | .. |
  Data tweaks reflect a changing China: economists China raised eyebrows last week by tweaking key inflation gauges just as it seeks to stem public anger about prices, but analysts said the revisions were necessary and not a bid to cook the books. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan pushes for U.S. arms: Interview Taiwan has revived calls for an arms deal with the United States, saying it was crucial for the survival of the country. ... more |
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China calls on Libya to ensure safety of citizens China on Tuesday urged Libya to ensure the safety of its nationals after hundreds of Chinese construction workers fled attacks at their work site amid violent unrest in the North African nation. ... more | .. |
Taiwan, China hold historic trade meeting Delegates from Taiwan and China met Tuesday to discuss issues arising from a sweeping trade pact that has set the stage for unprecedented economic interaction between the two sides. ... more | .. |
Xue loses Chinese appeal in spying case The U.S. ambassador to China vowed to continue pressuring Beijing to free Xue Feng, a Chinese-born American geologist, jailed for allegedly spying. ... more | .. |
  China Mars probe set for November launch China's first Mars probe will be launched from a Russian rocket in November, two years later than originally planned, state media reported Monday. ... more |
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