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Jimmy Carter in Beijing for N. Korea visitSeoul (AFP) April 24, 2011 A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter on Sunday said they were in Beijing on the way to North Korea in a visit aimed at easing tension on the Korean Peninsula. A delegation of the Elders group of retired state leaders began the six-day trip to China, Pyongyang and Seoul to discuss issues including denuclearisation and reported food shortages in North Korea, the group said in a statement. The four-member group, led by Carter, includes former Finish president Martti Ahti ... read more |
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  Japan seeks stronger military ties with US: report Japan's defence minister said his country needs stronger military ties with the US and South Korea to balance China's growing might, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Mideast: Western arms sales under scrutiny The wave of political violence sweeping the Middle East and Africa has thrown a harsh spotlight on Western arms sales to authoritarian regimes and some arms export licenses have been shelved. ... more | .. |
  Disappointed by West, Uzbekistan turns to China Uzbekistan is opening up its economy and vast mineral resources to China rather than Europe after feeling let down by Western pressure over its human rights record, a top official said Friday. ... 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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Defiant China church vows to hold Easter service Leaders of a beleaguered Chinese evangelical church have vowed to defy Communist authorities and hold outdoor public services on Easter Sunday, raising the prospect of a confrontation with police. ... more | .. |
  Two die in Tibetan monastery crackdown: rights group Two Tibetans have died in a security crackdown on a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, an activist group said Saturday, after the restive area was closed to foreigners. ... more | .. |
US, China to hold human rights talks China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, amid a Chinese crackdown on government critics that has drawn US condemnation. ... more | .. |
  Eight trapped in flooded China mine: state media A coal mine flooded in southwest China on Sunday evening, trapping eight workers, state media said. ... 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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  China could loosen Taiwan banking restrictions: report China could allow its banks to widen access to Taiwanese lenders and remove current restrictions on branches opened on the mainland, Beijing's banking regulation chief told local media on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Luxury carmakers see golden age in China One of Rolls Royce boss Torsten Muller-Otvos' most memorable auto show moments came last year in Beijing when a man walked through the crowd to the carmaker's stand and set down a suitcase. ... more | .. |
  Rio and Guinea reach final deal on Simandou Global miner Rio Tinto has settled a long-running dispute over Guinea's huge Simandou iron ore field, with the West African nation agreeing to take a stake of up to 35 percent. ... more | .. |
In China, success is a black Audi A6 The world's newest cars are on display at the Shanghai auto show, but Xu Xingen came for a classic that is perhaps equated with success and power in China more than any other - the Audi A6. ... more |
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China offers deal to striking truckers Shanghai authorities have offered concessions to truck drivers who staged a strike over rising fuel costs, amid concerns that anger over inflation could spark wider unrest in China. ... more | .. |
  Tens of millions live in nuclear 'danger zone': study Some 90 million people worldwide live within 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) of a nuclear reactor, equivalent to the exclusion zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima plant, a study released Friday shows. ... more | .. |
  China to build $1bn airport in Chad The government of Chad and Chinese engineering firm CAMC on Thursday signed a $1 billion (700 million euro) deal to build a new international airport north of the capital N'Djamena. ... more | .. |
China truckers strike for third day in Shanghai Truck drivers picketed at Shanghai port facilities over rising fuel costs for a third day on Friday, prompting a heavy police response to restore calm at strike locations. ... 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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First pan-Asian girl band hopes to make world 'Blush' They're a long way from being the next Spice Girls or Pussycat Dolls, but five Asian women are hoping to take the world by storm in what is being billed as the first pan-Asian girl band. ... more | .. |
  Over 1,000 march in Hong Kong for Ai's freedom More than 1,000 people including mainland Chinese visitors took to Hong Kong's streets Saturday in a noisy and colourful procession to demand the release of detained artist Ai Weiwei. ... more | .. |
Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church Up to 30 members of a Chinese evangelical church were arrested on Sunday for trying to hold an Easter service in defiance of the officially atheist government, a member of the clergy said. ... more | .. |
  Ministers say trade will help Japan quake recovery Trade ministers from Japan, China and South Korea Sunday said ensuring free trade would help reconstruction after the March 11 tsunami as Tokyo stressed its exports were safe despite a nuclear crisis. ... more |
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Australia pushes defence ties with Japan Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Friday stressed the importance of strategic ties with Japan in the face of regional threats from terrorism and nuclear-armed North Korea. ... more | .. |
Elite Chinese student gets death for "cruel" crime A Chinese court sentenced a college student to death Friday for murdering a woman he had injured with his car, in a crime that has sparked widespread debate over China's rich "second generation". ... more | .. |
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 | .. |
  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 |
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Rocket Lab launches 5th satellite batch for Kineis IoT constellation
Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
  Taiwan general sacked after failing 'loyalty' test 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. ... 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 |
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