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US, European banks invest billions in cluster bombs: NGOsBrussels (AFP) May 25, 2011 US and European financial firms are still investing billions of dollars in cluster bomb producers despite a global ban on a weapon that maims and kills civilians, NGOs said Wednesday. The US financial titans JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are joined by Royal Bank of Scotland, Germany's Deutsche Bank and China's Changjiang Securities in a "hall of shame" of investors in cluster munitions. They are among 166 private and public financial institutions from 15 countries that have invested a total ... read more |
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  North Korea's Kim in Beijing, meets Hu: reports North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and was seen en route to what was believed to be a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a South Korean media report said. ... more | .. |
 US imposes sanctions against firms dealing with Iran The United States on Tuesday announced it is imposing sanctions against seven foreign firms - including from Venezuela, Singapore, and Israel - as part of efforts to check Iran's nuclear ambitions. ... more | .. |
 US team in N. Korea over food shortages: Xinhua A two-man US team tasked with evaluating a request for food aid from impoverished North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. ... 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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 North Korea's Kim makes new stop on China tour North Korea's Kim Jong-Il stopped in China's Nanjing city Tuesday after touring an industrial zone and browsing at a store, reports said, on a trip believed aimed at studying the country's economic boom. ... more | .. |
  Unrest in China after Mongol herder's death: group Hundreds of ethnic Mongols have protested in China this week over the killing of a shepherd that has sparked online calls for even bigger future demonstrations, human rights organisations have said. ... more | .. |
  Central China drought worst in over 50 years: reports Central China's worst drought in more than 50 years is drying reservoirs, stalling rice planting, and threatens crippling power shortages as hydroelectric output slows, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China gets massive deep-water rig China's most advanced deep-water oil rig is set for a trial voyage Thursday, People's Daily Online reports. ... more |
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  Shunned by banks, small China firms hit pawn shops China has some of the biggest banks in the world, but they turned their back on Jacky Wang when his small decorating firm needed a loan. So like many Chinese entrepreneurs, he turned to a pawn shop. ... more | .. |
  China says unaware of Pakistan naval base proposal China's foreign ministry said Tuesday it was unaware of a request by Pakistan to Beijing for help in building a naval base at its deep-sea port of Gwadar, strategically located on the Arabian Sea. ... more | .. |
 China mulls Iranian nuclear inspection invite China said Tuesday it was considering an invitation to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities and urged Tehran to step up cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more | .. |
 Philippines warns of arms race in South China Sea Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday said he warned the Chinese defence minister of a possible arms race in the region if tensions worsened over disputes in the South China Sea. ... more |
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  Foxconn polishing plants in China closed after blast Taiwan tech giant Foxconn said Tuesday all its workshops that polish electronic parts and products in China had been shut down for inspection after a deadly explosion at a plant last week. ... more | .. |
IMF job: Lagarde gains ground despite court probe French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's chances of leading the IMF improved on Tuesday, as France claimed China would back her, even though she faces allegations of abuse of power at home. ... more | .. |
China's current account surplus down 18% in Q1 China's current account surplus fell 18 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from the same period last year, official data showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Oil rebounds in Asia on higher Chinese demand Oil rebounded in Asian trade Tuesday on surging crude demand from China, the world's second-largest economy, analysts said. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  N.Korea's Kim makes new stop in marathon China tour North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing on Tuesday, reports said, his latest stop in a marathon trip believed aimed at learning the secrets of China's economic boom. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan, Singapore launch satellite Taiwan's leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom has launched its second commercial communications satellite in a joint venture with Singapore Telecommunications, local media said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Cisco sued for helping China monitor Internet Falungong members are suing Cisco Systems for custom-building "Golden Shield" Internet technology used by China to track down devotees of the spiritual movement. ... more | .. |
 China confirms Kim's visit: Seoul spokesman China's Premier Wen Jiabao confirmed Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is visiting China to study its dramatic economic development, South Korean officials said. ... more |
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  Beijing admits Three Gorges Dam problems China has acknowledged there are problems with its massive Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower station. ... more | .. |
India says Sino-Pakistan ties a 'serious concern' India views with "serious concern" growing defence ties between China and Pakistan and says it will have to bolster its own military capabilities to meet the challenge. ... more | .. |
  Tibetan leader warns India of China 'encirclement' The newly-elected head of Tibet's government-in-exile has warned India that it is being encircled by "Chinese interests" as Beijing strengthens its South Asian presence. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan renews bid to buy subs, F-16s from US Taiwan on Sunday said it was still pursuing its bid to buy eight submarines and dozens of F-16 fighters from the United States despite warming relations with former arch-rival China. ... more |
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 Pakistan asks Beijing to help build naval base Pakistan wants China to build a naval base at a deep-sea port in southwestern Baluchistan province, its defence minister said Sunday, while also inferring that Washington was a fair weather friend. ... more | .. |
China confirms Kim's visit: Seoul spokesman China's Premier Wen Jiabao confirmed Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is visiting China to study its dramatic economic development, South Korean officials said. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea's Kim in China 'for development lessons' North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visited a development zone in eastern China on Monday, media reports said, as he pursued a secretive trip aimed at seeking answers for his nation's crippled economy. ... more | .. |
  China fossil shows bird and crocodile family trees split earlier than thought A fossil unearthed in China in the 1970s of a creature that died about 247 million years ago, originally thought to be a distant relative of both birds and crocodiles, turns out to have come from th ... more |
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 Performance of an arch dam affected by the relaxation of its foundation following excavation Hohai University in Nanjing has established a research tradition in hydraulic engineering over the last 95 years. During this time, Hohai has become a first class institution of higher education tha ... more | .. |
 Philippines, China pledge restraint over Spratlys The Philippines and China pledged Monday to avoid "unilateral actions" that could further inflame tensions over rival claims to the potentially oil-rich Spratlys island chain. ... more | .. |
 Global Fund halts payments to China amid mismanagement The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has halted payments for programmes in China amid mismanagement by a public agency, a spokesman said Monday. ... more | .. |
Torn ancient China painting to be joined in Taiwan One of China's best-known ancient paintings, torn into two parts in the 17th century, will soon be exhibited in its entirety in Taiwan for the first time in more than 360 years, organisers said Monday. ... more |
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