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Taiwan plans missile deployment in disputed islandsTaipei (AFP) Oct 13, 2011 Taiwan's defence minister has backed a plan to deploy advanced missiles in the South China Sea over concerns that rival claimants to disputed islands are building up their arms, a legislator said Thursday. Kao Hua-chu endorsed a proposal passed by the country's defence committee Wednesday demanding coastguard units in Taiping and the Pratas islands - claimed by China - be armed with Chaparral or Tien Chien I missiles. "Minister Kao made it clear that he supports the proposal," he was quoted as ... read more |
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  US officials brief China, Russia, Turkey on alleged plot The United States has sent top officials to China, Russia and Turkey to brief counterparts there about the alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, a US official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan seeks to swap jailed spies with China Taiwan has been negotiating with China to swap spy agents jailed on both sides despite improving ties, the island's defence minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China's Communist Party meets before leadership change China's top Communist Party members will meet on Saturday, 12 months before a generational change in leadership, to discuss media controls in the face of a growing challenge from the Internet. ... 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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  Taiwan seeks new compensation over France arms deal Taiwan said on Wednesday that it was seeking nearly $100 million in compensation from France, in the latest twist to a long-running kickback scandal over the 1991 sale of warships to the island. ... more | .. |
Russia's Putin holds talks with China's Hu Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held talks with China's president on Wednesday, after saying negotiations to secure a huge gas deal with the world's top energy consumer were progressing. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea still talking to China on fate of refugees South Korea is still talking to China to try to stop it repatriating a group of North Korean refugees, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China police arrest man for hugging wife-to-be Police in China arrested a man 28 years after he was accused of hugging a woman against her will - a serious charge at the time - only to find he had married his "victim", state media said Friday. ... more |
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Hundreds killed in Gaza as Israel renews attacks targeting Hamas
South Korea, Japan, China top diplomats to meet in Tokyo
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  China summons diplomats after deadly Mekong boat raid China said Thursday it had summoned diplomatic envoys from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar and asked them to speed up a probe into a raid on two Chinese cargo boats on the Mekong that killed 13 people. ... more | .. |
China shows off its migration schemes On a dry plain in China's remote northern Ningxia region, thousands of neatly aligned, identical brick houses have sprung up from the dusty soil. ... more | .. |
  China's inflation dips, remains high China said Friday its closely watched inflation rate dipped slightly in September, but analysts said it was unlikely to ease tight credit policies on fears surging prices may cause social unrest. ... more | .. |
  China's Feed-in Tariff Policy Stimulates 14 GW PV Pipeline The release of a national photovoltaic (PV) Feed-in Tariff (FiT) policy in July has resulted in a significant increase in PV project development activity in China, according to the first edition of ... more |
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  Taiwan's Uni-President to invest $1.88 bn in China Uni-President Enterprises Corp, Taiwan's leading food company, said Friday it plans to invest $1.88 billion in China to build 17 new plants by 2013. ... more | .. |
  Crude down in Asia on China demand fears Oil prices fell on demand fears in Asia Friday after a weak batch of trade data from China, the world's biggest energy user, analysts said. ... more | .. |
China leader 'worried' by rising trade protectionism China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday took aim at what he called "rising trade protectionism", saying trade disputes were hampering a global economic recovery. ... more | .. |
China vendors 'riot' online over Taobao fee hike Tens of thousands of frustrated small Chinese vendors are "online rioting" in protest at a decision by the nation's top web retailer Taobao to raise service fees, state media said Thursday. ... more |
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Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough replicates early plant processes
EZIE satellites begin mission to map Earth's auroral electrojets
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  China auto sales up 5.5% in September China's auto sales rose 5.5 percent year on year to 1.65 million units in September, a report said Thursday - accelerating for the fourth straight month. ... more | .. |
  World needs joined-up nuclear safety approach: report The global upsurge in the use of nuclear power in countries such as China, Russia and Britain must be accompanied by a greater focus on security and the management of nuclear waste, a report said Thursday. ... more | .. |
South African wage deal aims to save textile jobs A novel wage agreement for South African textile workers will lower salaries for new hires by 30 percent, in a bid to save the industry from cheaper Chinese competition. ... more | .. |
China's trade surplus narrows in September China's politically sensitive trade surplus fell to $14.51 billion in September as exports slowed sharply, hit by economic turmoil in the United States and Europe, official data showed Thursday. ... more |
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  China invests billions to avert water crisis China is to invest up to 4 trillion yuan ($600 billion) over the next decade to overcome a huge water shortage that threatens the country's economic growth, a senior official said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Tibetan monastery a 'virtual prison': exiled monk The exiled head of a Tibetan monastery in China has described it as a "virtual prison", saying monks are taking their lives in despair after two men set themselves alight over alleged repression. ... more | .. |
Hong Kong chief vows to tackle housing woes Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang pledged Wednesday to tackle the city's soaring property prices, which are squeezing the middle class and fuelling popular anger at his administration. ... more | .. |
  Astrium signs new Pleiades contract Astrium Services and Chinese provider of satellite data and value-added services, Beijing Eastdawn Information Technology (Eastdawn), have signed a partnership agreement to give Eastdawn access to P ... more |
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China's Ceres 1 completes 18th flight delivering eight satellites to orbit
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 China to help small businesses access credit China said Wednesday it will make it easier for smaller businesses to get bank credit, amid growing concern at the number of cash-strapped companies turning to private lenders for financing. ... more | .. |
 China, Vietnam agree 'friendly' approach to sea dispute China and Vietnam have agreed to settle peacefully a dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Taiwan, China to sign nuclear safety pact Taiwan and China have agreed to cooperate more closely on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year, Taipei authorities said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Russia's Putin ends China trip with no gas deal Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin left China Wednesday after a visit that yielded $7 billion in trade pacts but no breakthrough on a long-delayed gas deal with the world's top energy consumer. ... more |
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13 bodies found after China boat raid: Thai official Thai authorities on Tuesday said the bodies of 13 people had been recovered after a raid last week on two Chinese cargo boats on the Mekong thought to have been carried out by a notorious drug gang. ... more | .. |
One year after contested Nobel, Norway reaches out to China Norway's foreign minister on Tuesday lamented the icy relations between his country and China since last year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a jailed Chinese dissident, and called on Beijing to turn the page. ... more | .. |
  Assad again promises Syria reforms as China presses Syrian President Bashar al-Assad plans to create a new constitution, a top ruling party official said on Tuesday, as China joined long-time ally Russia in pressing for prompt reforms in a country riven by a deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters. ... more | .. |
Iran takes one gas field from China to push it on another Iran has suspended a $16 billion gas field contract with China in the Gulf to push it to meet its obligations in another nearby field that is already being tapped by Qatar, the Mehr news agency reported Tuesday. ... more |
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