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China opens door to talks with Dalai Lama representativeBeijing, China - The Chinese government is preparing to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama, China's Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday. |
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Taiwan-China meet started to “thaw the ice” president-elect
Taipei (AFP) April 14, 2008 - Weekend talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwan's vice president-elect have started to "thaw the ice" in ties between the rivals, the island's incoming president Ma Ying-jeou said Monday.
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China’s largest plastic bag manufacturer closes amid environmental driveHenan Province, China - Huaqiang, China's largest plastic bag manufacturer, has shut because of a national environmental drive that will impose limits on their use starting on June 1, a local source said Tuesday. |
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Rare Sandpipers Found in MyanmarCoast of Myanmar - Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar (Burma), offering hope for the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday. |
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China Sets Pollution Reduction Targets For 2008Beijing, China - China will aim this year to reduce its emissions of sulphur dioxide by 6 percent from their 2005 levels as it steps up efforts to fight pollution, its top environmental official said in remarks published on Tuesday. |
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Ancient bones suggest cavemen wore boots
Toe bones from a Chinese cave imply that footwear was fashionable at least 40,000 years ago
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Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the SkyGrenoble, France - Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from falling raindrops into electricity that can be used to power sensors and other electronics devices. |
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China rolls out own hybrid carShanghai, China - China's state-owned Chang'an Automobile group has started making its own hybrid cars, the first such move by a Chinese automaker, the Xinhua news agency reported. |
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China Bans Free Plastic BagsBeijing, China - Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms, and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old—steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday. |
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Beijing to switch to cleaner fuel: reportBeijing, China - China will phase in cleaner motor fuel in Beijing in the next two months while keeping pump prices unchanged, a local newspaper said on Tuesday, in a move to clean the capital's smoggy skies ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games. Oil product wholesalers and retailers will be required to start supplying gasoline and diesel fuel conforming to the cleaner Euro IV standard from January 1, and complete a replenishing of their tanks with the new fuel by the end of February, the Beijing News said. |
news from East Asia
- Japan says to spare humpback whales again
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
- Good news? There is some
- Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling Plant
- Anti-poverty summit raises 16 billion dollars: UN chief
- India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energy
- Beijing air measures ‘must stay’
- Boost for China panda population
- China, Taiwan resume direct flights
- China Watch: Plastic Bag Ban Trumps Market and Consumer Efforts
