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China shunning Palau for taking Uighurs: presidentKoror, Palau (AFP) July 19, 2011 Chinese investment in Palau has dried up since the Pacific nation granted asylum to six former Guantanamo detainees from the Chinese Muslim Uighur minority, President Johnson Toribiong said this week. Responding to questions from a US Senate committee about China's reaction to Palau's decision to accept the Uighurs in 2009, Toribiong said his government had faced sustained pressure from Beijing. "In three separate meetings with Palau's UN mission, the government of China stated that it considere ... read more |
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  Dalai Lama says he will decide successor Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has insisted that he will guide the choice of his successor, saying China's plans to control the selection of the Buddhist leader were "ridiculous." ... more | .. |
  China threat growing despite better ties: Taiwan China's military threat against Taiwan is bigger than ever, the island's defence ministry said Tuesday, despite three years of efforts by Taipei to pursue detente with the mainland. ... more | .. |
 Obama welcomes Dalai Lama, to China's anger Brushing off protests from China, US President Barack Obama welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet. ... 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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  China vows to crush stability threats in Tibet Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping vowed to crush any threats to stability in Tibet, taking a swipe at the Dalai Lama in a speech Tuesday marking 60 years since China cemented control over the region. ... more | .. |
Clash in China's Xinjiang killed 20: exile group Twenty protesters from China's minority Uighur community were killed in a clash with police in the ethnically tense northwestern region of Xinjiang, a Uighur exile group said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Top China newspaper shuts down investigative unit One of China's leading newspapers has shut down its respected investigative unit, an editor said Tuesday, an apparent victim of a broad clampdown on political dissent and the media. ... more | .. |
Chinese fugitive faces accusations in Canada hearing China's most-wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, took part in illegal gambling and loan sharking activities in 2009 in this west coast city, a Canadian police officer testified Monday. ... more |
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Four dead in police station clash in China's Xinjiang At least four people including a police officer were killed when a crowd attacked a police station in China's restive Xinjiang region on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  China plans carbon-trading pilot scheme China will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market as the world's largest polluter seeks to reduce emissions and save energy, state media said. ... more | .. |
  Oil from giant spill reaches Chinese coast: Xinhua Oil from a huge spill off the Chinese coast has been found washed up on the shore in two separate areas, state media reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 South China Sea tensions rise ahead of ASEAN meet The war of words between China and the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea escalated on Tuesday, ahead of a key regional security dialogue in Indonesia. ... more |
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 'Serious concern' as South China Sea tensions rise ASEAN foreign ministers voiced "serious concern" Tuesday as the war of words between China and the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea escalated on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Speed up talks on South China Sea code: Indonesia ASEAN and China should hasten talks for a long-pursued code of conduct to govern actions in the fraught South China Sea, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Vancouver real estate prices fanned by Chinese Its quality of life is routinely ranked among the best in the world, but that's only one reason Vancouver real estate prices are red hot. ... more | .. |
South China Sea to dominate Asian security meet The strategic rivalry between the United States and China will form the backdrop to this week's Asian security dialogue in Indonesia, as tensions rise in the resource-rich South China Sea. ... more |
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How melting glaciers affect everyday lives
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Taiwan academics visit disputed South China Sea Taiwan's navy has taken a group of academics to disputed islands in the South China Sea, the military said Monday, in a renewed territorial claim amid mounting tensions in the contested waters. ... more | .. |
Philippine MPs to visit Spratlys A group of Philippine MPs said Monday they would visit the Spratly islands this week to help assert their country's claim over the area amid tensions with rival claimant China. ... more | .. |
  More Chinese cities see home prices fall in June More Chinese cities saw prices of new homes fall in June compared with the previous month, official data showed Monday, as Beijing vowed to step up efforts to cool its real estate market. ... more | .. |
Filipinos fly flag in South China Sea For the few dozen Filipinos living on a remote speck of land in the South China Sea, each day is a battle against loneliness but also a love affair with nature. ... more |
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  2010 Wind Technologies Market Report Despite a trying year in which wind power capacity additions declined significantly compared to both 2008 and 2009, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 20 ... more | .. |
  More than 400 dead or missing in China storms More than 460 people have died or gone missing in China since June, after extreme summer weather triggered huge floods and deadly landslides, government authorities said. ... more | .. |
 Beijing curbs China tourism to Tibet: travel agents China is restricting the number of its citizens allowed to travel to Tibet as Beijing celebrates the 60th anniversary of the region's "peaceful liberation", travel agencies told AFP Saturday. ... more | .. |
  China rescuers end search for Guizhou miners Rescuers in southwest China have called off their search for 21 coal miners trapped underground by a flood two weeks ago, saying the workers were "very unlikely to be alive", state media said Sunday. ... more |
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General Atomics marks completion of OTB satellite mission ahead of deorbit phase
Microbial traces found in desert rocks hint at unknown life form
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 Oil firms in China come under fire Chinese netizens and a state press report on Sunday questioned safety standards at oil firms after a fire erupted at a plant owned by state-run CNPC - the industry's fourth incident in six weeks. ... more | .. |
Luxury brands in Taiwan gear up for China tourists Chinese businesswoman Jiang Guihong devours fashion and is exactly the type of high-spending tourist that Taiwan's high-end retailers are trying to attract - and they are spending millions to do so. ... more | .. |
Obama decides to meet Dalai Lama, upsetting China US President Barack Obama will welcome the Dalai Lama on Saturday and pledge support for human rights in Tibet, officials said, angering China after appeals mounted at home for a meeting. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan says US looking at military needs Taiwan said Friday that the United States was actively considering its military needs amid silence from Washington on the island's requests to buy F-16 fighter jets to balance off China. ... more |
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 Iran and China ink agreements totaling $4 billion Iran and China on Saturday signed a series of agreements worth $4 billion (2.8 billion euros) for infrastructure projects as part of a broader bid to boost trade volume between the two nations, Iranian state media reported. ... more | .. |
 China scores broad win in WTO fastener appeal against EU China scored a broad victory Friday at the World Trade Organization in its appeal against Brussels over EU anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of Chinese metal fasteners such as nuts and bolts. ... more | .. |
China oil spill six times size of Singapore: govt A huge oil spill off the Chinese coast has now contaminated an area around six times the size of Singapore, state media reported Friday, as the government said it may seek compensation for the leak. ... more | .. |
US-Vietnam naval drill begins against China's wish Former enemies Vietnam and the United States began a joint naval drill on Friday, despite Chinese objections after weeks of escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea. ... more |
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