Obama, Hu talk global challenges as world watches
BEIJING - Seeking help with an array of global troubles, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his closely watched talks with his Chinese counterpart are vital not just for their nations but the world.
Nations:China North Korea India Brazil South Korea People:Barack Obama Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S.
2009-11-16
What crisis? China's billionaires live it up
BEIJING (AFP) - While the rest of the world struggles to bounce back from the global financial crisis, China's billionaires are living large, snapping up luxury products at a breathtaking pace.
Nations:China Activities:China Wealth Gap Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
Communication pioneers win 2009 physics Nobel
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A pioneer in fiber optics and two scientists who figured out how to turn light into electronic signals -- work that paved the way for the Internet age -- were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday.
Nations:Sweden People:Charles Kao Activities:Hubble Space Telescope Mission Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-06
3 Americans share 2009 Nobel physics prize
STOCKHOLM - Three Americans whose 1960s research laid the foundation for today's world of computerized images and lightning-fast communication shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for their work developing fiber-optic cable and the sensor at the heart of digital cameras.
Nations:U.S. Sweden People:Charles Kao Albert Einstein Activities:Hubble Space Telescope Mission Source:(AP)
2009-10-06
After 60 years, China's Communists mean business
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shortly after the Communist Party took power in China, capitalists in Shanghai paraded through the streets with drums and flags, asking the Party to take over their businesses.
Nations:China People:Deng Xiaoping Activities:PRC 60th Anniversary Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-29
Non-embryonic stem cells pass major hurdle in mice
WASHINGTON - Two teams of Chinese scientists have made a major advance in mice in the development of a new kind of stem cell that doesn't involve destroying embryos.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2009-07-23
Australia presses China on Rio Tinto arrest
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Saturday made high-level representations in China over the arrest of a top mining executive on bribery claims, as diplomatic tensions deepened between the key trading partners.
Nations:Australia China Canada India New Zealand People:Kevin Rudd Activities:2009 Rio Tinto Spy Case Source:(AFP)
2009-07-11
US House Speaker Pelosi due in China
BEIJING (AFP) - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime critic of China's rule over Tibet and its rights record, was to arrive in Shanghai Sunday for a trip focused on energy and climate change.
Nations:China People:John Kerry Nancy Pelosi Activities:China-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-05-24
Censor-defying Chinese director back at Cannes
BEIJING (AFP) - Defying the authorities, controversial Chinese director Lou Ye is offering a movie on love and homosexuality at the Cannes film festival this week that was shot on the quiet in east China despite a state work ban.
Nations:China People:Lou Ye Zhang Ziyi Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2009-05-11
China tracks Mexico plane passengers over flu
BEIJING (AFP) - China was searching Saturday for passengers on a flight to Shanghai with a man who was diagnosed with swine flu after landing in Hong Kong, bringing the disease dangerously close to the mainland and its massive population.
Nations:China Hong Kong Mexico South Korea Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AFP)
2009-05-02
Flu fighters warn against complacency, seek clues
MEXICO CITY - The leader of an international team helping Mexico face down the swine flu outbreak said it should soon learn whether the epidemic is stabilizing, but with global apprehension on the rise, Hong Kong sealed 350 tourists and employees inside a hotel.
Nations:Mexico Hong Kong Israel New Zealand U.S. China People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-02
China suspends flights from Mexico
BEIJING - China has suspended flights from Mexico to Shanghai, state media reported Saturday, after a Mexican man who arrived in Hong Kong from Shanghai tested positive Friday for the swine flu virus.
Nations:Mexico China Hong Kong Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AFP)
2009-05-02
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