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Taiwan president mulls peace treaty with ChinaTaipei (AFP) Oct 17, 2011 Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Monday suggested the island should consider signing a peace treaty with China within the coming decade, formally ending a civil war that has actually been over since 1949. A peace treaty is widely considered one of the thorniest issues in the complex relations between China and Taiwan, reflected in Ma's reassurance that it would only happen if the island's people agreed. "As relations are improving in a gradual and orderly manner, we are now thinking of cautiously c ... read more |
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  Philippines unfazed by Taiwan Spratlys missile plan The Philippines said Sunday it was prepared to defend its claims in the South China Sea, but downplayed a plan by Taiwan to deploy missiles in the area. ... more | .. |
  US worries over China's underground nuclear network A leading US lawmaker who fears budget cuts could delay modernizing the US nuclear arsenal voiced concern Friday about an extensive tunnel complex designed to house Chinese nuclear missiles. ... 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 urges China to remove missiles Taiwan said Tuesday China would have to remove 1,600 missiles targeting the island as a precondition for signing a peace treaty putting a formal end to a civil war fought more than 60 years ago. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea police arrest two men for hacking South Korean police said Tuesday two people have been arrested for infecting about 16,000 personal computers with hacking programmes which allowed them to secretly record video of their victims. ... more | .. |
  Chinese activists save 1,000 dogs from slaughter Animal rights activists brought together through an online campaign have rescued nearly 1,000 dogs on their way to slaughterhouses in southwest China, state media and campaigners said Monday. ... more | .. |
  A year after Nobel, China rejects Norway's peace offering China on Monday rejected the Norwegian foreign minister's call to restore the political dialogue Beijing put on ice after the Nobel Peace Prize went to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo a year ago. ... more |
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Police warn China activist against speaking out Chinese police have warned prominent government critic Hu Jia that he will be detained again if he continues his activism and speaks to foreign media, human rights defenders said Monday. ... more | .. |
Tibetan nun self-immolates in China: rights groups A Buddhist nun has died after self-immolating in southwest China, becoming the first woman and the ninth Tibetan in the area to set herself on fire to protest perceived repression, rights groups said. ... more | .. |
Ten killed in China bus accident: state media A packed tourist bus overturned in a rural area of south-central China, killing 10 people and injuring 33, state media reported early Monday. ... more | .. |
  Gas blast kills 11 miners in north China: Xinhua A gas blast killed 11 people at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, state media reported, in the latest accident to hit the country's mining industry. ... more |
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  China heats up stance on South China Sea China is signaling that agreed-upon energy projects between India and Vietnam in the disputed South China Sea ought to be scraped. ... more | .. |
  US trade official warns against 'lashing out' at China A senior US trade official warned Monday against moves that could be seen as "lashing out" at China over the value of its currency, saying there were other ways to level the economic playing field. ... more | .. |
  China Eastern says orders 15 Airbus 330s China Eastern Airlines announced Monday that it had ordered 15 Airbus 330 widebody aircraft with a list price of $2.5 billion (1.8 billion euros), and the resale of five bigger A340 aircraft. ... more | .. |
  China makes 'secret' eurozone commitment: report China has made a "secret commitment" to prop up the crisis-hit eurozone in return for budget reforms and public sector cuts, the Sunday Times reported, amid ongoing turmoil over the region's debt crisis. ... 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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  Chinese chemical demand lures European firms China has become one of the most important markets for European chemical companies, soaking up nearly half of their total planned investments as they look to tap its huge domestic demand. ... more | .. |
Credit crunch in China hurts property developers Property developer Zhang Xin made a fortune over the past decade on the back of a building boom fuelled by China's blistering economic growth and the privatisation of its housing market. ... more | .. |
China's growth slows in Q3 China said Tuesday its economic growth slowed to 9.1 percent in the third quarter as government efforts to tame inflation and turbulence in Europe and the United States curbed activity. ... more | .. |
Housing prices resilient in Chinese cities Prices of new homes in Chinese cities remained resilient in September despite Beijing's efforts to cool the property market, official data showed Tuesday. ... more |
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 Oil mixed on slower China growth Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Tuesday after energy hungry China said its economy grew at a slower pace in the third quarter amid slowing orders from its key US and European trading partners. ... more | .. |
China, Vietnam eye joint development of South China Sea China and Vietnam want to discuss joint development of the South China Sea, state media reported on Saturday as Vietnamese communist party head Nguyen Phu Trong wrapped up a visit. ... more | .. |
  China's Alibaba delays fee hike after web protest Chinese Internet giant Alibaba said it will delay a fee hike for some sellers on its popular online shopping site after a storm of protest over the planned rise. ... more | .. |
  Canada moves to update Chinese medicine rules Federal health authorities in Canada have met with practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine as a first step towards modifying regulations covering the sale of imported Chinese herbal remedies. ... more |
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Jittery China government tightens media controls China's propaganda authorities are trying to tighten controls over the Internet as they fear social unrest in the face of a cooling economy and mounting public anger at official corruption, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  China urges investigation of Mekong attack China's foreign ministry said it is working with Thailand, Myanmar and Laos to find a missing Chinese sailor after a deadly pirate attack on the Mekong River. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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