Posts Tagged ‘ AFP ’

Beijing Auto Show: More Cleaner Cars at the Auto China 2012 Exhibition

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BMW i3 Image Credit: AFP Relax News More cleaner cars will be unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show which opened on Monday, April 23 and will end on May 2. The Auto China 2012 exhibition will showcase more green technology cars, according to reports by several international news sites. Car manufacturers are reportedly...

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China shuts solar plant after pollution protest

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SHANGHAI, September 19, 2011 (AFP) – China has ordered the closure of a solar panel plant in the east of the country after hundreds of local residents staged violent protests over pollution, authorities said Monday. (read on…) Related items China villagers protest solar plant pollution – Xinhua China villagers protest solar plant pollution, reports...

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‘At least 11 dead’ in China ferry sinking

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BEIJING (AFP) – At least 11 people, including nine schoolchildren, died when an apparently overloaded ferry capsized in a river in southern China, reports said Saturday. (read on…) Related items Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S. Blind Chinese activist who escaped house arrest leaves Beijing for the United States Blind Chinese activist Chen...

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Kim tells China N. Korea ready for nuclear talks

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Beijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2011 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told China Friday he was ready to resume six-party nuclear talks without preconditions, as he travelled through the Asian nation, the China’s state media said. Kim, who travels by armoured train and is on his way back from an official visit to Russia, made...

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Battleship could have dispute role: China website

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BEIJING (AFP) – A news website run by China’s defence ministry said Thursday the nation’s aircraft carrier should handle territorial disputes, despite government assurances the vessel posed no threat to its neighbours. (read on…) Related items China to levy property taxes in more cities-paper Beijing vows to resolve fishing boat clash with S. Korea...

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