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U.S. not to accept 2nd place in world economy while India, China race for top: Obama

by ANI January 28, 2010 World

Washington, Jan., 29 (ANI): United States President Barack Obama on Thursday said the US cannot accept second place for itself in the world economy and should become serious about fixing its problems, as the worst of the global financial crisis is over.
Speaking during his first State of the Union address to the Congress, Obama sought [...]

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Danish draft on climate change slammed by G-77 and China

by Samta Jain December 8, 2009 Science

Copenhagen: Claiming that the Danish draft proposal for an agreement on climate change threatens the success of the Copenhagen summit, G-77 group of countries and China slammed the draft.
Sudan’s Lumumba Stanislas Dia Ping, who heads the G-77 group said in context to the leak that it is “serious and unfortunate development. It is a major [...]

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Ladakh road construction will be completed in summer of 2010

by Fakir Hassen December 2, 2009 World

Leh: To provide employment to locals and faciliate better road transportation, a road was being constructed along the China border in Ladakh.

But the construction was stopped following objections from Chinese soldiers. Good news is that now the work will resume in April-May next year when the weather turns warmer. Temperatures in the area often fall [...]

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Chinese children struggling with HIV stigma

by kusum Jain December 1, 2009 Health

FUYANG, China: In China, children who are infected with HIV still live with the stigma around them. These children is even banned from schools and abandoned by their parents and relatives.

President Hu Jintao last year shook hands with AIDS patients to try and reduce some of the stigma. On World AIDS Day — December 1 [...]

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Construction of road stopped in Ladakh due to Chinese objection

by Fakir Hassen November 30, 2009 World

Ladakh: To provide employment to local residents and improve road connectivity, a 8 km road was being built in Ladakh.
However the construction under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Demchok in south-east Leh in Ladakh is stopped after the Chinese army objected.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, “We had already constructed 4 km of [...]

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China-Pakistan military nexus main concern: India

by Sunita Bothra November 28, 2009 India News

New Delhi: Defence minister A K Antony, while addressing the 44th foundation day anniversary of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses here said,”The increasing nexus between China and Pakistan in the military sphere remains an area of concern”
China has been the large supplier of military hardware and software for
Pakistan so far. For instance Pakistan’s [...]

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China will cut down on greenhouse gas emissions

by Fakir Hassen November 27, 2009 World

Beijing: After US President Barack Obama’s promise to substantially cut its greenhouse gas emissions, China voluntary pledged to cut down on its carbon emissions too.
This cooperation from China is crucial for a global climate summit approach. Together, the announcements are building momentum for next month’s meeting in Copenhagen.
But environmental experts warned that China’s plan does [...]

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powerful typhoon hits China

by AP August 9, 2009 World

BEIJING (AP) — A powerful typhoon toppled houses, flooded villages and forced nearly 1 million people to flee to safety on China’s eastern coast before weakening into a tropical storm Monday.
Named Morakot, the storm struck after triggering the worst flooding in Taiwan in 50 years, leaving dozens missing and bringing down a six-story hotel. It [...]

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Obama: US-China relations to shape 21st century

by AP July 27, 2009 Americas

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that the relationship between the United States and China will shape the history of the 21st century.
Obama, speaking at the start of two days of high-level talks between the two nations, said that Washington and Beijing needed to forge closer ties to address a host of challenges [...]

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