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Australia to boost military might: government
Sydney (AFP) May 2, 2009Australia will spend more than 70 billion US dollars boosting its defences over the next 20 years in response to a regional military build-up and global shifts in power, the government said Saturday. A long-term strategic blueprint for the future of Australia's armed forces warned that war could be possible in the Asia-Pacific region in the next two decades, as emerging powers such as China ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Taiwan's defence minister apologises for scandals 
Taipei (AFP) April 11, 2009Taiwan's defence minister Chen Chao-min Saturday apologised for a recent spate of corruption scandals and alleged crimes involving the island's armed forces. "I am very distressed over the military's recent performance and I would like to express my utmost apologies for letting the public down," Chen told reporters. His statement came after a retired lieutenant general and several other ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Chinese 'Bill Gates' booed by angry Peruvian textile workers 
Lima (AFP) Nov 19, 2008Jack Ma, a Chinese web entrepreneur sometimes called his country's "Bill Gates", was Wednesday jeered by angry Peruvian textile workers who saw him as the negative personification of a China-Peru free trade agreement. Around 200 traders in the Lima district of Gamarra gathered to protest a visit by Ma, who had been invited to speak to them by Peruvian Production Minister Elena Conterno, on ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Japan's Itochu to take stake in Chinese food giant 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp. said Thursday it had agreed to buy a 20 percent stake in Chinese processed food manufacturer Ting Hsin for 710 million dollars. The deal, which is expected to be completed by May, is the latest in a series of overseas investments by the Japanese trading house to try to spur future growth as the domestic economy languishes in recession. Ting Hsin is ... read more *New* Comments: 0 China braces for Tiananmen tensions 
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009The 20th anniversary this week of reformist leader Hu Yaobang's death will kick off an ultra-sensitive period for China's communist rulers as they are forced to revisit the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. Wednesday will mark the beginning of a period of heightened tension and increased security in China that will last until June 4, the date in 1989 when soldiers were sent into Tiananmen Square ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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