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China defence budget to double over 5 years: IHSSingapore (AFP) Feb 14, 2012 China's defence budget will double between 2011 and 2015 and outstrip the combined spending of all other key defence markets in the Asia-Pacific region, global research group IHS said Tuesday. China's defence budget stood at $119.8 billion last year and will rise to $238.2 billion in 2015, marking a combined annual growth rate of 18.75 percent during the period, the US-based IHS said in a forecast. The 2015 figure exceeds the combined total of the next 12 biggest defence budgets in the region, f ... read more |
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  Xi invites Obama to visit China: official China's likely next leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday invited President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to visit his country, during Oval Office talks on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Obama to take pulse of China leader-in-waiting China's Vice President Xi Jinping will Tuesday meet US President Barack Obama in a key early test for Washington's relations with the man on course to lead the Asian power for the next decade. ... more | .. |
  Chinese envoy pays rare visit to southern Taiwan A Chinese envoy on Monday toured a southern Taiwan city, in a rare visit by a top mainland official to the area known for its vehement anti-China sentiment, officials said. ... 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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  Microsoft India retail site hit by 'cyber attack' Microsoft said Monday it was investigating an attack by hackers on its Indian retail website, reportedly carried out by a Chinese group called the "Evil Shadow Team." ... more | .. |
  China envoy urges talks between Iran, world powers A senior Chinese envoy on Monday urged Iran and world powers to quickly resume stalled talks over Tehran's suspect nuclear programme, and called for better cooperation between the Islamic state and the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more | .. |
China VP warns against US military focus China's likely next leader Xi Jinping warned the United States against plans to boost its military strength in Asia as he prepared for a closely watched visit to Washington starting Monday. ... more | .. |
  China refuses to be drawn on Arab moves on Syria China Monday urged the Arab League to continue its "political mediation" on Syria but refused to be drawn on the bloc's proposal to form a UN-Arab peacekeeping force to the violence-hit nation. ... more |
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  3-D Map Study Shows Before-After of 2010 Mexico Quake Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape, and it's giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave. In the Feb. 10 issue of the journal Science, a team of scien ... more | .. |
 UBC researchers use Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming data The Great Wall of China is not the only thing you can see from space. Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth's satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers ha ... more | .. |
  China vows to take steps to improve human rights Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that Beijing will take concrete steps to improve human rights as he admitted "there is always room for improvement." ... more | .. |
  Despite Nobel tiff, Oslo backs China Arctic Council entry Norway said Tuesday it supports China's bid for observer status on the Arctic Council despite a diplomatic row over the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. ... more |
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  Fukushima faces increased quake risk - study Japan's crippled nuclear plant at Fukushima needs to beef up safety measures to face the risk of a large earthquake, scientists said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China, US hold 'frank' talks on Syria: Xinhua A top Chinese official and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held "frank and in-depth" talks on Syria by telephone Monday as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began a visit to the United States. ... more | .. |
  Engage China in water dialogue: Experts China's move to extensively dam the Yarlung-Brahmaputra as it flows through Tibet and its intention to also divert the river came into sharp focus at a conference here Monday with more than one expert saying New Delhi should immediately engage with Beijing on the issue. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to forge ahead with nuclear power? Taiwan plans to go forward with its fourth nuclear power plant amid safety concerns. ... more |
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Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters
Electric field changes signal early warnings of extreme weather
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 Obama presses next China leader on 'rules' US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the "same rules" in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting with leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping. ... more | .. |
  India, China attack EU on airline carbon tax India and China joined forces on Tuesday in saying they firmly rejected the EU's "unilateral" decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel. ... more | .. |
 Philippines says to deport eight Chinese miners Eight Chinese nationals will be deported from the Philippines after they were caught working illegally for a mining firm, an immigration official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China says ready to help solve EU debt crisis China's Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday his country was ready to increase its participation in efforts to resolve Europe's debt crisis, after holding talks with EU leaders in Beijing. ... more |
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China mulls extending local govt loans: report China is considering allowing banks to roll over loans to local governments, giving them more time to repay massive debts from stimulus spending for the 2008 financial crisis, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Apple shares surge despite factory inspections in China Apple's stock Monday topped $500 for the first time on Wall Street even as a probe started looking into work conditions at a Chinese factory that cranks out the California company's coveted gadgets. ... more | .. |
Firm in Apple dispute seeks to ban China iPad imports An electronics firm said Tuesday it would ask customs in China to block iPad imports after it won a copyright case against Apple, prompting one city to pull some of the tablet computers from shops. ... more | .. |
 Israel's home front minister appointed China envoy As speculation grows about an Israeli attack on Iran, and its potential consequences, the Jewish state's home front defence minister Matan Vilnai is leaving his post - to become ambassador to China. ... more |
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 South Africa opposition wants probe of Madagascar arms deals South Africa's main opposition party called Sunday for an investigation into reports that Pretoria helped supply arms to Madagascar's former president as he tried to quash protests against his rule. ... more | .. |
 China police officer killed in Tibetan area: state media Two "criminal suspects" killed a police officer before being shot dead in a Tibetan-inhabited area hit by a spate of protests against Beijing's rule, Chinese state media said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  3D laser map shows earthquake before and after Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape down to a few inches, and it's giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave. In the Feb. 10 issue of the journal Sci ... more | .. |
 Police chief flies to Beijing amid defection rumours A former Chinese police chief whose visit to a US consulate sparked rumours he was trying to defect flew to Beijing with a top state security officer after meeting American officials in southwest China. ... more |
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 Chinese village experiments with democracy A Chinese village which staged an extraordinary rebellion against authorities last year has taken a key step in a process to freely elect its own governing committee, residents said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan nun self-immolates in China: rights groups An 18-year-old nun set herself on fire in China's restive southwest and later died, rights groups said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents among ethnic Tibetans protesting Beijing's rule. ... more | .. |
 Watchdog group begins China Apple inspections Apple, following reports of harsh working conditions, said the watchdog Fair Labor Association began inspections Monday at a Foxconn plant in China that makes products for the California gadget-maker. ... more | .. |
China leader-in-waiting on key US visit China's Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday started a week-long tour of the United States in a key test of relations with the man on course to lead the rising Asian power for the next decade. ... more |
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