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Taiwan general sacked after failing 'loyalty' testTaipei (AFP) April 20, 2011 A Taiwanese general has become the first officer to lose his job for failing a "loyalty" test introduced after the island's worst espionage case in 50 years, media and officials said Wednesday. Like several other officers in key positions, the unnamed lieutenant general was subjected to a lie detector test, but is the only one not to pass so far, the Taipei-based China Times said. Defence ministry spokesman David Lo declined to tell AFP what questions the lieutenant general had been asked and wo ... read more |
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  US envoy hits out at China on Ai Weiwei detention US ambassador Jon Huntsman hit out at the Chinese government for its detention of artist Ai Weiwei, who was voted one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine on Thursday. ... more | .. |
China: Tibetan monastery situation normal Chinese authorities said the situation around the Tibetan Kirti Buddhist monastery in Sichuan province is "normal" after reports that police surrounded the building. ... more | .. |
HK activists urge boycott over China crackdown Hong Kong rights groups on Wednesday urged the territory's residents to stop travelling to mainland China in protest at a crackdown on dissidents and activists. ... 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 renews concerns over China clampdown The United States on Wednesday reiterated its concerns about China's clampdown on dissent after Beijing freed two of the human rights lawyers held in a wave of detentions. ... more | .. |
Chinese rights lawyer released amid crackdown A top Chinese rights lawyer has returned home after two months in police custody, his wife said Wednesday, amid a fierce crackdown on government critics and activists. ... more | .. |
Hackers attack petition to free Chinese artist: site Hackers based in China have disrupted an online petition signed by nearly 100,000 people which urges Beijing to free outspoken artist Ai Weiwei, the website operator said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Chinese rights lawyer released amid crackdown A top Chinese rights lawyer has returned home after two months in police custody, his wife said Wednesday, amid a fierce crackdown on government critics and activists. ... more |
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Canada willing to join US 'Iron Dome' missile shield: minister
Israeli officers warned against criticising Trump's Gaza plan; Israel hits Hamas weapons facility in Syria
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  Hunter becomes guardian of Taiwan's bears When he was young, Taiwanese aboriginal hunter Lin Yuan-yuan became a legend after he killed two ferocious Formosan black bears. Now he has devoted his life to saving the endangered species. ... more | .. |
  Australia-US gas project signs China's Sinopec Canberra Thursday welcomed a huge deal that will see an Australian-US joint venture supply clean-burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China's Sinopec in one of Australia's biggest ever LNG deals. ... more | .. |
Vietnam, China vow to work on disputed sea pact Vietnam and China have agreed to take the first steps towards settling territorial disputes in the South China Sea, a government official in Hanoi said on Thursday, after years of deadlock. ... more | .. |
  Truck drivers go on strike at Shanghai ports A strike by truck drivers at Shanghai container ports continued for a second day Thursday, as they called for higher freight rates to offset rising fuel costs, firms and Chinese media said. ... more |
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 Alstom reveals coal-power deal with Shanghai Electric French engineering group Alstom announced a big strategic development on a global scale with Chinese partner SEC, in the field of coal-fired power generation, on Thursday. ... more | .. |
First offshore yuan IPO draws tepid response The world's first yuan-denominated IPO outside mainland China has drawn a tepid response from Hong Kong investors, a source told AFP on Thursday, raising concerns about the keenly watched market. ... more | .. |
  Carmakers look to an electric future in China Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream. ... more | .. |
China's Sinopec cuts off oil exports: state media Chinese oil giant Sinopec has stopped exporting oil products to maintain domestic supplies amid disruption concerns caused by Middle East unrest and Japan's earthquake, a report said Wednesday. ... more |
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SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
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Toyota to cut China output by 50-70% until June 3 Toyota said on Wednesday it will reduce auto production at its Chinese plants by 50-70 percent until June 3, citing a parts shortage after Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan to boost combat training in disputed waters Taiwanese coast guards stationed in the South China Sea will undergo rigorous combat training, an official said Tuesday, in response to China's more assertive stance in disputed waters. ... more | .. |
 Australian PM's Asia tour seen as 'balancing act' Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's upcoming Asia tour will be a tough balancing act in which she must weigh her ardent support for the US against the region's rising influence, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Chinese takeaway While World Bank President Robert Zoellick warns that the world is "one shock away from a full-blown crisis," China has broken ground and taken over the economic future of a country whose nearest island to the U.S. mainland is Bimini, only 50 miles away. ... more |
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Shanghai showcases auto world's China hopes Foreign and Chinese carmakers unveiled plans on Tuesday to ratchet up investment and introduce new models in China as Shanghai's auto show opened with all eyes on the world's largest car market. ... more | .. |
China's FAW to invest $1.5 bn in green vehicles China's FAW Group plans to invest $1.5 billion developing clean energy vehicles in the next five years, a report said Tuesday, as automakers seek to cash in on the burgeoning "green" car market. ... more | .. |
  China Donates Satellite, Meteorological Systems To 16 Asian Countries The director of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Zheng Guoguang presented representatives from 16 Asian countries with integrated satellite broadcasting and receiving stations and the C ... more | .. |
  Beijing lays out action plan to fight pollution Beijing - one of the world's most polluted cities - launched a five-year action plan on Tuesday that aims to improve the environment by phasing out coal-fired boilers and reducing bad air days. ... more |
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Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
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  Taiwan fears impact of Japan-style disaster Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou warned Tuesday the island would find it difficult to cope with simultaneous disasters similar to the quake and tsunami that struck Japan last month. ... more | .. |
  Guantanamo Uighurs lose Supreme Court appeal The US Supreme Court rejected Monday an appeal by five Chinese Uighurs who have been held without charge at Guantanamo since 2002 and are seeking resettlement in the United States. ... more | .. |
  Senior US senators launch week-long China trip Top US Senator Harry Reid and nine fellow lawmakers arrived in Hong Kong Monday to open a week-long visit to China focused on economic issues and human rights, his office said in a statement. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to build new 'stealth' warship Taiwan plans to build a new 'stealth' warship armed with guided-missiles next year in response to China's naval build-up, a top military officer and a lawmaker said Monday. ... more |
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  India and China to resume defense contacts India and China will resume defense exchanges halted in August after China refused a visa to an Indian general in Kashmir. ... more | .. |
Taiwan ex-govt financed China dissidents, activist says A Chinese student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests said Monday he had received money from a past Taiwan government through a fund that backed democracy activism on the mainland. ... more | .. |
  Activists save Chinese dogs from cooking pot Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables, state-run media said Monday. ... more | .. |
UN chief's silence on China arrests UN chief Ban Ki-moon came out all diplomatic and political guns blazing to defend protesters in the Arab world and civilians in Ivory Coast, but on a new wave of arrests in China: silence. ... more |
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