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Villagers flee as Myanmar rebel clash 'spreads'Bangkok (AFP) June 15, 2011 Deadly clashes between Myanmar troops and ethnic minority rebels near the Chinese border have spread with hundreds, possibly thousands, of people fleeing their homes, reports said Wednesday. Heavy fighting around a large hydropower project being built in northern Kachin state to provide power to China has erupted sporadically for almost a week after soldiers tried to push back Kachin Independence Army (KIA) troops. Reports from the Kachin News Group (KNG), which has close contact with the rebels ... read more |
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  China, Russia press Ahmadinejad at rare meeting The leaders of China and Russia on Wednesday pressed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to show more cooperation to resolve the Iranian nuclear standoff, in a rare meeting at a regional security summit. ... more | .. |
  Key US senators slam China on military parts probe Two key US senators on Tuesday accused China of hampering a congressional probe into how counterfeit electronics end up in the US military supply chain by denying entry visas to investigators. ... more | .. |
  China, Central Asia anti-terror ties eyed With Central Asia and China seeking to strengthen anti-terrorism ties this week, critics warn Beijing's domestic security policies are being exported abroad. ... 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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  Leaders converge on Kazakhstan for security summit Kazakhstan on Tuesday prepared for a summit of a security group regarded as a rival of NATO that is to see rare encounters between the Chinese and Russian leaders with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ... more | .. |
 US intercepted N. Korea ship over arms fears A US Navy destroyer intercepted a North Korean cargo ship in the South China Sea suspected of carrying missiles or other weapons and made it turn back, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea nuclear envoy heads for Japan South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for Japan Tuesday to discuss ways to revive six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament, after Pyongyang announced it would shun dialogue with Seoul. ... more | .. |
  Nepal marks becoming land mine-free A huge controlled explosion marked the end of Nepal's deadly land mine areas and the beginning of it as Asia's second land mine-free country alongside China. ... more |
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  Faced with unrest, wary China flexes muscle China has put on a display of force to quell recent violent bouts of unrest - events that analysts say highlight resentment towards an unresponsive government grappling with economic and social strife. ... more | .. |
 Lead-poisoned Chinese children denied care: HRW Chinese officials in provinces with heavy industrial pollution are restricting access to lead testing or even falsifying test results, and denying children treatment, a US rights group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China detains 'rumour-monger' over riots Police in southern China have announced they have detained a person suspected of spreading rumours on the Internet that triggered violent clashes and a major security clampdown. ... more | .. |
  GM rice spreads, prompts debate in China Genetically modified rice has been spreading illegally for years in China, officials have admitted, triggering a debate on a sensitive aspect of the food security plan in the world's most populous nation. ... more |
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  Chinese exodus leaves behind Libya ghost town Hundreds of cement mixers, cranes, and forklifts stand silent on a massive construction site among grey buildings left unfinished when Chinese workers abandoned Libya as fighting flared. ... more | .. |
  CTDC to Expand and Invest in Europe Development Group has announced during the Intersolar Europe 2011 in Munich, that CTDC has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with two other listed companies from China and Hon ... more | .. |
  Three in China convicted for iPad design theft A court in south China has jailed three people for stealing the design to Apple's iPad2 tablet computer and using it to manufacture counterfeits, state press said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Foreign, China buys of US securities strong in April Foreign demand for US securities remained strong in April despite worry about the country's debt level, with China buying more Treasury bonds for the first time since October, the Treasury said Wednesday. ... 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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 China's May foreign direct investment up 13.4% China attracted $9.23 billion in foreign direct investment in May, up 13.43 percent year-on-year, and higher than the previous month, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China says will not use force in sea disputes China on Tuesday pledged not to resort to the use of force in the tense South China Sea, as neighbours with rival border claims stepped up their complaints over Beijing's assertive maritime posture. ... more | .. |
Carstens makes IMF case in China Mexico's candidate to lead the IMF was set to make a lightning visit to China on Thursday to try to win Beijing's support in what he himself has called an "uphill battle" to defeat Christine Lagarde. ... more | .. |
  China to give Belarus $1 billion loan: government A Chinese bank agreed on Tuesday to lend Belarus over $1 billion to fund industrial and transportation projects, the Belarussian government said after the signing ceremony. ... more |
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  China nuclear safety checks to run until October China has finished inspecting nuclear reactors operating around the country and will complete checks on more than two dozen still under construction by October, the environment ministry has said. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu seeks gas breakthrough in Russia Chinese President Hu Jintao was Thursday to meet Russian counterpart Dmitry Mevdvedev in search of a breakthrough in stalled negotiations on a mega-contract for Russia to pump gas to China. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea leases port pier to Switzerland: report North Korea has leased a pier at a northeastern free trade zone to Switzerland as part of attempts to attract badly needed foreign investment, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US presses China over activist site attacks The United States has raised its concerns with China about attacks against a popular activist website that carried a petition to release detained artist Ai Weiwei, according to a letter released Tuesday. ... more |
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  Google applies for China mapping licence: report Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Led by China, fish farms soaring: study Nearly half of the fish eaten around the world now comes from farms instead of the wild, with more foresight needed in China and other producers to limit the ecological impact, a study said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  55,000 evacuated after China flooding China was pounded by more summer rain forcing the evacuation of more than 55,000 people, state media said late Tuesday, warning of further downpours. ... more | .. |
 China's May consumer inflation at near 3-year high China's politically sensitive inflation rate hit its highest level in nearly three years in May, the government said Tuesday, despite persistent official efforts to tame food and property costs. ... more |
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  Hong Kong Airlines plans to place order for A380s Hong Kong Airlines said Tuesday that it plans to place an order for an unspecified number of Airbus A380s at next week's Paris Air Show, as it looks expands its international network. ... more | .. |
  Outside chaotic Luanda, Chinese workers build new city In an open field 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of Angola's chaotic capital, a $3.5-billion city seems to rise from nothing, a showpiece in government's drive to build one million new homes. ... more | .. |
  India not alarmed by China dam India on Tuesday said an ongoing Chinese project to dam the Brahmaputra river in Tibet would not affect downstream supplies in the country's northeastern regions. ... more | .. |
 Russia, China boycott UN council talks on Syria Russia and China boycotted UN Security Council talks on a draft resolution condemning Syria's deadly crackdown on opposition protests, diplomats said Monday. ... more |
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