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China seeking to bolster nuclear force: USWashington (AFP) Aug 24, 2011 China's military is seeking to improve its nuclear arsenal by acquiring more mobile ballistic missiles that could survive a possible attack, the Pentagon said Wednesday. "China is modernizing its nuclear forces by adding more survivable delivery systems" and may be developing a new "road-mobile" ballistic missile, an annual report to Congress on Chinese military power said. The improvements are "intended to ensure the viability of China's strategic deterrent in the face of continued advances" in ... read more |
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  China says US report on its military 'groundless' China on Friday dismissed a US report on its military expansion as "completely groundless" and said it had exaggerated the threat to Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing calls a breakaway province. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea's Kim visits factory in China North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visited a factory in northeastern China on Friday as he travelled through the nation which is his cash-strapped country's chief ally, local residents said. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea's Kim in China after Russia talks North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in China on Thursday, official media from both countries said, in unusually open reporting of Kim's latest visit to his cash-strapped country's chief ally. ... 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 accuses US of 'exaggerating' military threat China's state news agency accused the United States Thursday of "exaggerating" the threat posed by its military, after a report said the Asian nation was expanding its maritime power. ... more | .. |
 China state news agency accuses US of 'interfering' China's state-run news agency on Thursday accused the United States of "interfering" after a Pentagon report warned that the Asian power's military was increasingly focused on naval power. ... more | .. |
  US warns China expanding its maritime power China is increasingly focused on naval power and has invested in hi-tech weaponry that will extend its reach in the Pacific and beyond, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Millions in China at risk from run-down dams: report More than a quarter of Chinese cities are at risk from tens of thousands of run-down reservoirs, prompting the government to speed up efforts to make repairs, state media said Friday. ... more |
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  Patient dies in China after hospital staff flee fire A man died during an operation in a Chinese hospital after doctors and nurses fled during a fire, leaving him to suffocate in thick smoke, state media and officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Russia, China boycott UN Syria sanctions talks Russia and China on Thursday boycotted UN Security Council talks on a Western proposal to impose sanctions on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, diplomats said. ... more | .. |
  Incognito US diplomat probed China tiger farm: cable A US diplomat disguised himself as a Korean tourist to probe a tiger farm in China where he voiced alarm at conditions that included whippings of the endangered big cats, a leaked memo said. ... more | .. |
 China bans songs in culture crackdown China has banned 100 songs from being featured on websites, barring artists ranging from Lady Gaga to the Backstreet Boys apparently for being out of tune with the country's cultural authorities. ... more |
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 Clashes at China hospital over patient's death Nearly 100 people, some armed with clubs, fought at a hospital in eastern China earlier this week after the relatives of a patient who died confronted staff, state media said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
China bans songs by Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys China has banned websites from featuring 100 songs by artists from Lady Gaga to the Backstreet Boys, a statement on the culture ministry's website said. ... more | .. |
  China train maker reports surge in H1 profit A Chinese train maker said Friday its first-half net profit surged 145 percent from a year earlier after the opening of the flagship Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line. ... more | .. |
  Production shifts to China for rare earths As China tightens its grip on rare earth minerals, more foreign companies are moving manufacturing operations to China to gain access to the elements. ... 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 BYD to raise up to $939 mn in bond sale Chinese car maker BYD, which is backed by US investment titan Warren Buffett, said Friday it plans to sell up to six billion yuan ($938.8 million) in bonds to repay loans and boost its coffers. ... more | .. |
  Japan protests again over Chinese boats Japan on Thursday protested to Beijing a second time over the entry of two Chinese fishery patrol boats into waters near disputed Japanese-administered islands, the foreign ministry said. ... more | .. |
  China's Hu 'confident' in the euro: Sarkozy China's president has expressed confidence in the euro, visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday, as concerns intensify over the future of the 17-nation eurozone. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam to release anti-China protesters: govt Vietnam was set Thursday to free the remaining three anti-China protesters in detention since a weekend crackdown on their rally in Hanoi, an official said. ... more |
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 China's ICBC first-half profit up 29% Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank by market value, said Thursday its first-half net profit jumped 29 percent year-on-year thanks to a rise in loans and fee income. ... more | .. |
  Air disaster narrowly averted in China: report A Chinese pilot's refusal to give up his landing slot to a passenger plane that issued a distress call to say it was running out of fuel almost caused a disaster, state media reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
  France's Sarkozy in China for talks with Hu French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Beijing Thursday for talks with his Chinese counterpart that are expected to be dominated by the eurozone debt crisis and reconstruction in Libya. ... more | .. |
  Hopes fade for 26 trapped in China mine Hopes faded Thursday that 26 miners trapped for over two days in a flooded mine in northeast China would survive, as local officials were punished for the accident, the government and press said. ... more |
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Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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  Pakistan FM urges anti-terrorism efforts with China Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged China Wednesday to step up joint anti-terrorism efforts, weeks after Beijing blamed terrorists trained in Pakistan for violence in its west. ... more | .. |
  'Happy' Bhutan alarmed by Himalayan climate change Bhutan's prime minister has issued a dire warning about the impact of Himalayan climate change, saying it could wreck the tiny kingdom's ambitious plans to be a world leader in hydropower. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: The 'LES' countries The term "BRICs" is a virtual cliche. Brazil, Russia, India and China were lumped together as the globe's "emerging" economic dynamos. Now, if even handedness applies to politics, we should declare the "LES" countries, drawn together by public rebellion against decades of autocratic rule. ... more | .. |
 China train maker signs deal with Estonia: report A Chinese train manufacturer has agreed to sell railway equipment to Estonia, marking China's first such sale in the European Union, state media reported Wednesday. ... more |
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China defends boat patrol in disputed waters China defended the actions of two patrol boats near disputed Japanese-administered islands in the East China Sea, state media reported late Wednesday, saying the vessels were protecting Chinese fisherman. ... more | .. |
China asks UN to lead post-war efforts in Libya China has asked the United Nations to lead post-war reconstruction in Libya, urging a smooth political transition in the North African state after rebels overran Moamer Kadhafi's Tripoli compound. ... more | .. |
China's CNOOC cuts production target after spill Chinese oil giant CNOOC said Wednesday it has cut its 2011 oil production target by as much as 6.8 percent after an oil spill off China's northeastern coast. ... more | .. |
  Microsoft gets social with China's Renren US software giant Microsoft will team up with Renren to integrate their social-networking services in China, the companies announced Wednesday. ... more |
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