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China offered Kadafi weapons: reportMontreal (AFP) Sept 4, 2011 China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail reported. State-controlled Chinese arms companies were ready to sell weapons and ammunition worth at least $200 million (141 million euros) to Kadhafi in late July, despite UN sanctions, the Canadian daily said, citing secret documents it had obtained. The papers do not confirm whether any military assistance ... read more |
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  1,000 rally for Taiwan sovereignty About 1,000 chanting pro-independence activists took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, accusing Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou of surrendering the island's sovereignty to China. ... more | .. |
  China sea power concerns new Japan foreign minister Japan's new Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Friday voiced concern over China's growing naval power and its activities near disputed islands in the East China Sea. ... more | .. |
 China says Libyan rebel council 'important' China acknowledged Thursday the "significant position" of Libya's rebel transitional council, but stopped short of offering formal recognition to its governing authority. ... 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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  US lawmakers seek China news on deported Uighurs Two senior US lawmakers on Wednesday criticized Malaysia for sending 11 ethnic Uighurs back to China and urged Beijing to reveal the group's whereabouts. ... more | .. |
  Propaganda authorities take over Beijing papers China's propaganda authorities have placed two of Beijing's most popular and colourful newspapers under new management, state press said, in a move decried by critics as an effort to censor the news. ... more | .. |
 China censors Ai Weiwei's Newsweek essay Chinese censors have removed an essay by Ai Weiwei in which the dissident artist strongly criticises the country's government and justice system from the latest issue of Newsweek magazine. ... more | .. |
  China tycoon makes Iceland environment pledge A Chinese property tycoon who is trying to buy a huge swathe of Iceland for a luxury resort said Friday he had been attracted by the country's wilderness and pledged to respect the local environment. ... more |
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 Iceland receives Chinese request for land purchase: ministry Iceland's interior ministry said Thursday it had received a request from a Chinese investor and property developer for permission to buy a tract of Icelandic land for a tourist resort. ... more | .. |
 Woolly rhino fossil hints at origins of Ice Age giants A 3.6-million-year-old woolly rhinoceros fossil discovered in Tibet indicates that some giant mammoths, sloths and saber-tooth cats may have evolved in highlands before the Ice Age, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Toyota to make key hybrid parts in China Toyota Motor will manufacture the Prius hybrid and its key parts in China in a bid to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a company spokeswoman said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  China's double-edged trade with Latin America Soy from Argentina, copper from Chile, iron ore from Brazil: China's seemingly insatiable appetite for Latin America's raw materials is credited with fueling blistering economic growth for both. ... more |
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 Hollywood lusts for China film sales, with caution Hollywood filmmakers are joining forces with Chinese companies to gain a foothold in the Asian nation's huge movie market - but obstacles remain in the form of commercial restrictions and censorship. ... more | .. |
  Philippines hopes sea dispute with China should ease The Philippines hopes a territorial dispute over the South China Sea will ease after President Benigno Aquino's trip to China, the nation's military chief said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  World Bank chief warns of economic 'danger zone' World Bank chief Robert Zoellick warned Saturday that the global economy was heading into a new "danger zone", as he urged China to speed up structural reforms to help its development. ... more | .. |
 China seeks Libyan guarantees on business interests Beijing has asked Libya's new rulers to guarantee Chinese business interests in the north African country, despite not supporting the military action that helped bring them to power. ... 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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  Trapped Chinese miners unlikely to survive: Xinhua Three workers trapped in a mine in northeastern China since it flooded 10 days ago are unlikely to survive the disaster, the state Xinhua news agency said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan to relax rules on China banking investment Taiwan is set to ease restrictions on local banks investing in China in a bid to boost their competitiveness on the mainland, the government said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese growth machine waning: World Bank chief The sources of China's stunning economic growth over the past 30 years are beginning to lose their punch, highlighting the need for reforms, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 China orders US giant to halt production at oilfield China said Friday it was stopping production at one of the oilfields run by the US oil giant ConocoPhillips off its east coast after a massive spill. ... more |
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  Biofuels Make a Comeback Despite Tough Economy Global production of biofuels increased 17 percent in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters, up from 90 billion liters in 2009. High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new law ... more | .. |
 Conoco files China oil spill report ConocoPhillips said it has sealed the leaks from its drilling platforms in China's Bohai Bay and submitted a report on the causes of the oil spill by the Aug. 31 deadline set by the State Oceanic Administration, China's CNTV reports. ... more | .. |
 China firms to pay $1.95 bn for Brazil miner stake Three Chinese firms will pay $1.95 billion for a 15 percent stake in Brazilian rare metal mining firm CBMM, the world's biggest producer of niobium, state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Apple's China 'suppliers' under fire for pollution A Chinese environmental group has said factories it believes are contracted to make Apple products are engaging in rampant pollution, and accused the US technology giant of turning a blind eye. ... more |
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 C-sections up in China ahead of school deadline The number of caesarean deliveries rose sharply in China this week as mothers rushed to give birth before the deadline for school enrollment, state media and local governments said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 China cancels Estonian minister's visit over Dalai Lama China has cancelled the visit of Estonia's agriculture minister in the wake of a trip by the Dalai Lama to the Baltic country last month, an Estonian farms ministry spokesman said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Chang'e-2 moon orbiter travels around L2 in outer space China's second moon orbiter, the Chang'e-2, has arrived in outer space about 1.5 million km away from Earth and is now orbiting the second Lagrange Point (L2), where gravity from the sun and Earth b ... more | .. |
 China confronted India warship off Vietnam: report A Chinese warship confronted an Indian naval vessel in waters off Vietnam and demanded its identity, the Financial Times said on Thursday, amid regional concern over Beijing's maritime assertiveness. ... more |
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 Time Limits for Tiangong The launch date for Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory, has been the subject of much confusion in recent months. It seems that a launch is not too far away, and could appear within a week. ... more | .. |
  An atlas of the Milky Way It may not be much use to hitchhikers through the galaxy, but it is extremely valuable to astronomers: the new radio atlas of the Milky Way. After almost ten years of work, researchers at the Max Pl ... more | .. |
 China State media says Tiangong 1 to launch in early Sept According to an unnamed source in a position of authority in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the remarkable Chinese unmanned space module Tiangong 1 will be launched soon. However, because th ... more | .. |
 China says aircraft carrier 'attained objectives' China's first aircraft carrier "attained the anticipated objectives" during its maiden sea trial earlier this month, the country's defence ministry said Wednesday, state media reported. ... more |
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