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WTO to examine China rare earths dispute, says sourceGeneva (AFP) July 23, 2012 The World Trade Organization (WTO) is to investigate China's export restrictions on rare earths, a source close to the organization said on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the trade arbiter's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) after a request by the European Union, the United States and Japan. An earlier call for DSB arbitration was blocked on July 10 by China, which is accused of unfairly choking off exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum to benefit domestic industries. T ... read more |
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  Taiwan to get new powerful rocket system: report Taiwan is scheduled to take delivery next month of a powerful multiple-launch rocket system aimed at neutralising former rival China's amphibious landing capabilities, local media reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
  US, China hold two days of human rights talks The United States and China opened two days of talks on human rights here Monday, with Washington set to raise numerous issues including Tibet and the case of dissident Chen Guangcheng. ... more | .. |
  Asia fuels record elephant, rhino killings: WWF China, Vietnam and Thailand are among the worst offenders in fuelling a global black market that is seeing record numbers of elephants and rhinos killed in Africa, environment group WWF said on Monday. ... 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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  Anger in Beijing as record rains kill at least 37 Beijing residents expressed fury on Monday after the worst rains to hit the Chinese capital in more than 60 years left at least 37 people dead, with at least another seven still missing. ... more | .. |
  China activist gets hard labour in Tiananmen row An activist in central China was sentenced to hard labour after opposing the government's handling of the alleged suicide of 1989 Tiananmen democracy protest leader Li Wangyang, a lawyer said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Cancer-causing toxin found in Chinese baby formula A Chinese dairy has been ordered to suspend production after a cancer-causing toxin was found in its infant formula, China's quality watchdog said Monday, in the country's latest milk scare. ... more | .. |
  China's Citic Securities to buy CLSA for $1.25 bln Citic Securities, China's top brokerage firm, will buy CLSA from Credit Agricole SA of France for $1.25 billion, in the latest move by a Chinese company to acquire assets of troubled European firms. ... more |
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  China unveils blockbuster foreign energy deal China's state-owned energy colossus CNOOC unveiled a $15.1 billion bid to buy Canada's Nexen Monday, in what would be the largest-ever foreign commercial purchase by the oil-hungry nation. ... more | .. |
 Aquino urges Philippines to unite on China Philippine President Benigno Aquino urged all Filipinos on Monday to unite in sending a message to China over a territorial row, insisting his country would not give in to its more powerful neighbour. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam activists hold another anti-China rally About 200 protesters brought parts of central Hanoi to a brief halt on Sunday in the third rally this month against Beijing's perceived territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
  China vows to keep tight grip on property prices China vowed Friday to maintain tight controls over the country's property market after house sales recently picked up despite a slowing economy. ... more |
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  China's manned spacecraft in final preparations for mid-June launch China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission ... more | .. |
 China's Ai Weiwei loses appeal against tax fine Chinese artist and fierce government critic Ai Weiwei said Friday his challenge against a $2.4 million fine for alleged tax evasion that he says is politically motivated had failed. ... more | .. |
  China launches US solar dumping probe China on Friday started a probe into alleged US dumping of solar products and government subsidies for the sector, the latest volley in a trade row between the world's top two economies. ... more | .. |
 Japan owner of disputed islands wants to sell The Japanese family that owns a chain of East China Sea islands at the centre of a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing said Friday it wants to sell the tiny archipelago "as soon as we can". ... more |
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Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique
Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspect
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 US Solar Companies can Compete with China with a Bit of Innovation The US solar industry is undergoing some serious growing pains, with bankruptcies and mergers a necessary part of that process; meanwhile, competition from Chinese solar panels has many believing th ... more | .. |
 Looking Forward to Shenzhou 10 China's first expedition to a space laboratory was an outstanding success. The mission of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 module has made headlines around the world and further cemented ... more | .. |
  China doubles loans to Africa to $20 billion China said Thursday it would offer $20 billion in new loans to Africa, underscoring the relationship's growing importance, as Chinese companies agreed to operate more responsibly on the resource-rich continent. ... more | .. |
 Russia seizes Chinese fishing boat: reports Russian coastguards have seized a Chinese fishing boat off the country's east coast after reportedly opening fire on the vessel, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. ... more |
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  Outside View: Energy independence key In China, they are building things. Big things. Whether you're driving north from Beijing, through lesser known cities such as Qinghuangdou, or standing atop a high-rise in Shanghai, the view is the same: cranes that are erecting tomorrow's China. Some economic developers are starting to refer to these machines as the national bird. ... more | .. |
 China's downturn affecting coal China's coal stocks are increasing amid the country's economic slowdown. ... more | .. |
 Frenchman returns to China 'to help Bo Xilai probe' A French architect believed to have close ties to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has returned to China to help the probe into the country's biggest political scandal in decades, Cambodia said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China cracks down ahead of leadership change China is ramping up internal security ahead of a once-in-a-decade leadership change and warned it will swiftly stamp down on social unrest, its powerful top police and judicial official says. ... more |
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 Frenchman returns to China 'to help Bo Xilai probe' A Frenchman connected to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has returned to China to help the investigation into the country's biggest political scandal in decades, Cambodian police said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Two Taiwanese jailed for spying for China Two Taiwanese businesspeople based on the Chinese mainland were convicted and sentenced Wednesday after they were found guilty on charges of spying for the island's former rival China, a court said. ... more | .. |
  Ban in China seeking tougher action on Syria UN chief Ban Ki-moon is expected to press China's leaders Wednesday to back tougher action to stop violence in Syria before a Security Council showdown over a resolution threatening sanctions. ... more | .. |
  China produces as much CO2 per person as Europe: report China's carbon dioxide (CO2) levels soared in 2011, putting its per capita emissions on a par for the first time with those of Europe, while global levels of the greenhouse gas hit another all-time high, a report released Wednesday said. ... more |
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  Two China workers killed in Singapore tunnel accident Two Chinese workers were killed and eight others injured in Singapore Wednesday when scaffolding at a subway construction site collapsed, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Somali pirates release Taiwan fishing boat A Taiwanese fishing boat seized by Somali pirates nearly 19 months ago was freed, and its crew members were taken to safety by a Chinese naval vessel, Taiwan's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Record tourists to France in 2011, Chinese numbers surge A record number of foreign tourists visited France last year, with 81.4 million people travelling to the country and a surge in visitors from China, official figures showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
ASEAN must push on with China sea code: Indonesia The Indonesian foreign minister met his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday, saying Southeast Asian nations must push forward with a "code of conduct" over the disputed South China Sea. ... more |
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