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Roof collapse kills three children as snow blankets north China
Three children died and 28 were injured after heavy snow caused the roof of a canteen to collapse at a primary school in northern China, state media said Thursday, as more snow and freezing temperatures caused havoc in many areas. Comment?
Major Asian cities face climate disaster: WWF
Low-lying and impoverished Asian coastal cities such as Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta are vulnerable to "brutal" damage from climate change without global action, environmental group WWF warned Thursday. Comment?
Sunday will mark US President Barack Obama's first visit to China. Will he be stricken by Marco Polo-itis? The Great Wall and the Forbidden City can be mesmerising. Comment?
China should cut carbon intensity 'by 4-5pc'
China should cut carbon intensity 'by 5pc' China should cut its carbon intensity every year by 4 or 5 per cent if it wants to achieve a goal of low-carbon development by 2050, state media on Thursday cited a think tank report as saying. Comment?
Israel Hints at Syria Opening After Sarkozy Meeting
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks on the crisis in the Middle Eastpeace process Wednesday and appeared to open the door to talks with Syria. Comment?
APEC ministers make plans to sustain recovery
Asia-Pacific ministers brainstormed Thursday strategies to sustain the global economic recovery amid calls to create a region-wide free trade area and end all restrictions on food trade. Comment?
in Depth: China and India in a scramble for Africaa
... it is Asia's emerging powers who are trawling the continent for raw materials to fuel their economies. This week, China promised African countries 6 billion in cheap loans after signing a series of multibillion-dollar deals to swap resources for ... Comment?
China's Hu arrives in Singapore with panda offer
China will give Singapore two giant pandas to mark 20 years of friendly ties between the two countries, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Wednesday. Comment?
Palestinian hopes dim 5 years after Arafat death
The tens of thousands of Palestinians who thronged Yasser Arafat's grave Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death had a lot more to mourn than just their late leader. 1 comment
Israel hints at Syria opening after Sarkozy meet
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Comment?
BEIJING: Emissions goal mulled for first time
China should aim to reduce its carbon intensity by 4 or 5 percent year-on-year if it is to achieve its goal of low-carbon development by 2050, says a leading environmental think tank. Comment?
Mahmoud Abbas rejects US call for unconditional talks with Israel
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has underscored the deadlock in the Middle East peace process by issuing a categorical rejection of a US call for unconditional negotiations with Israel. 2 comments
Cisco helps China quake victims
... left his job in Cisco's Beijing office, where he developed technology plans for the banking industry, and moved to China's southern region to oversee the San Jose-based networking company's $45 million earthquake assistance program. He is one of ... Comment?
Posts are losing older veterans
... To cope with what he describes as "going through Hell," he joined his first Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Shanghai, China during the war years and has been involved in the organization since. But as he and fellow Korean War veterans, along with ... 1 comment
Artificial Snowstorms Wreak Havoc in Beijing
... in white yesterday with more snow expected in the coming three days, the National Meteorological Centre said. The China Daily , citing an unnamed official, said the Beijing Weather Modification Office had artificially induced both storms by seeding ... Comment?
China's Wen reiterates loose policy stance
China will stick to its active fiscal policy and loose monetary measures even though its economic recovery is now on more solid footing, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday. Comment?
Hollysys Automation Technologies Reports Unaudited Financial Results for the Fiscal..
... Ltd. ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for its fiscal first quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended September 30, 2009 (see ... Comment?
Chinese adapt to changing economic climate
... orders drop 20 percent in the last year. "We're all very worried." As President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to China this weekend, the anemic Chinese economy could complicate his push to "rebalance" the global economy. The U.S. would like the ... Comment?
China's Chang'an Grows through Merger
Biggest merger yet of government-owned companies turns Chang'an into a new giant among automakers in China. Comment?
Talks only after settlement freeze: Abbas
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday resisted US pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel and reiterated his demand for a complete halt to West Bank settlement building before talks. Comment?