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FEATURE - Windmills Turn in Power-Starved ChinaNan'ao, China - Windmills line the mountain ridges of the picturesque southern Chinese island of Nan'ao, sending power into the grid of Guangdong province, the world's manufacturing centre. |
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Taiwan-China Pair Enter a New EraBeijing, China - Taiwan Nationalist Party (Chinese Guomindang Party) leader Lien Zhan has paid an eight day visit to China to ease the tension and develop economic relations between the two countries. |
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Japan, China Seek Summit to Quell RowTokyo/Beijing - Japan and China moved away from a war of words on Wednesday as the two sides sought to arrange a summit between their leaders in a bid to repair ties currently at their worst in decades. |
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UNESCO treaty on protecting oral traditions could come into force next yearNew York City - A treaty to protect the world's oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature is on track to enter into force next year following a slew of new ratifications, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today. |
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Expedition Reaches Antarctic Icecap PeakBeijing, China - A 12-man Chinese expedition surmounted the highest icecap peak in Antarctica at 3:16 a.m. Tuesday, according to the polar expedition office of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). |
news from East Asia
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- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Japanese Workers Forsake Cubicles, Embrace Outdoors
- UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
- Japan says to spare humpback whales again
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
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