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December 09, 2012

Five charged in US over Iran, China exports
New York (AFP) Dec 6, 2012
Five people have been charged in New York in two separate alleged schemes to export illegal shipments of military grade technology to China and Iran, US officials said. On Thursday, federal law enforcement officials announced the arrest of Mark Henry, 49, for allegedly exporting dual-use goods to China and Taiwan between 2009 and this September. Henry was accused of selling materials that can be used in rocket nozzles and also trying to export microwave amplifiers, which are likewise considered ... read more

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Agony endures 75 years after Nanjing Massacre Three quarters of a century after Japanese soldiers butchered her family and left her for dead, Xia Shuqin says she relives her terror with every denial that the Nanjing Massacre ever happened. ... more		Watches, mistresses on show as China highlights graft Lurid reports of Chinese officials sporting luxury watches or promoting their twin mistresses are being hailed by state media as proof of a corruption crackdown - but real reforms remain a distant prospect. ... more		Nobel laureate Mo Yan takes swipe at critics in lecture Chinese Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan on Friday took a swipe at his critics in the traditional Nobel lecture, saying their target "had nothing to do" with him and urging them to read his books. ... more
				Glencore gets Chinese go-ahead for 6.1bn Viterra buy The Swiss commodities giant Glencore said Friday that Chinese authorities have approved its purchase of the Canadian agri-business group Viterra and that it had thus cleared the last regulatory hurdle to the $6.1-billion deal. ... more		Police clash with thousands of rioters in south China Police in a south China city bordering Vietnam clashed with thousands of rioters who were protesting excessive brutality meted out to a suspected smuggler, the government and a rights group said. ... more

China lambasts US over Tibet self-immolation comments China on Friday angrily rejected US charges that its policies in Tibet were leading Tibetans to set themselves alight in protest and accused Washington of backing independence forces in the Himalayan region. ... more		Myanmar apologises to monks over mine protest injuries Myanmar's government has apologised to senior Buddhist clerics over injuries sustained by monks in a police crackdown on a rally at a Chinese-backed copper mine, state media said Saturday. ... more		Ukraine foreign minister calls Russian nuclear 'saber-rattling' European powers, US seek to censure Iran at UN nuclear watchdog board Iran moves to stop increasing enriched uranium stockpile: IAEA		Asia's King Power snaps up Bordeaux estate Asian duty-free specialist King Power has acquired the Bordeaux wine estate Chateau Bernadotte from Champagne Louis Roederer for an undisclosed sum, the company said Thursday. ... more
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