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Female applicants for the army are being asked to showcase their talents in an interview process never before used and exclusively for women.

The events, held in Beijing, China, Tokyo, Japan, and Hsinchu, Taiwan included experts from Freescale, IBM, Denali, Synopsys, CSIP, Academia and Power.org who discussed the versatile Power Architecture technology platform and its rich and vibrant ecosystem.

China's promise on its carbon dioxide emissions cut target was "a serious and solemn one," said Premier Wen Jiabao here Friday.

Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, met here Friday with the People's Army Concerto Company of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .

An exotic musical experience awaits those who love live music when the western tour of the Yadong Guan Trio comes to the Quadra Community Centre on Sunday at 7 p.m. A virtuoso pipa player and composer, Yadong Guan is a renowned for her brilliant technique and profoundly sensitive musical interpretations.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog demanded Friday that Iran immediately freeze operations at a once secret uranium enrichment plant, a sharp rebuke that bore added weight because it was endorsed by Russia and China.

Haze clouds the skyline over the forbidden city in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.

Beautiful, modern, luxury hotel. Right in the center of the all the action in historic Beijing.

In this Jan. 28, 2008 file photo, a rainbow is visible looking West from Palm Springs, Calif., next to an array of wind turbines.

In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, a man walks through a former black jail where a young woman says she was raped while being illegally detained in Beijing, China.

H1N1 fears mount as millions make Hajj pilgrimage Nov. 24: Health and security precautions are in place in Mecca as millions of Muslims descend on Islam's holiest city for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

White House thanks Beijing taxi drivers for service Beijing White+House+thanks+Beijing+taxi+drivers+for+service+Beijing+ 2009-11-24+16%3A44%3A37 mircea Three taxi drivers in Beijing each received a letter of thanks from the White House yesterday for their excellent services during U.S. president Barack Obama's visit to the Chinese capital, China ...

China has executed two people for their role in a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying, officials have said.

President Obama's recent trip to China provided quite a few photo ops. But unlike his presidential predecessors who added worship service attendance at a registered church on their official itineraries, the president chose to steer a pretty wide berth around the burgeoning Christian population inside China.

A Chinese woman receives a free H1N1 vaccination at a clinic at a clinic in Beijing, China, Monday,... A Chinese woman receives a free H1N1 vaccination at a clinic at a clinic in Beijing, China, Monday, Nov.

Let China Sleep, for when she awakes, she will shake the world. - Napoleon Bonaparte China is an amazing place and rapidly developing.

On the march: Dulond Tool & Engineering, links of london stores which provides precision machine work and assembly for a variety of industries, moved into a new 13,000-square-foot facility in June 2009.

A former Ford Motor Company employee accused of stealing trade secrets is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Detroit today for an arraignment and detention hearing.

In this May 13, 2009 file photo, a security guard wears a protective mask as a precaution against swine flu, cordons the entrance of a the Home Inn Hotel, where China's second confirmed swine flu patient is believed to have been lodged in Beijing, China.

Chinese chemists have made sturdy nanotube sponges that can selectively absorb oil and volatile chemicals in preference to water.