Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution in the UN Security Council on Friday that would impose sanctions on Zimbabwe over the country's presidential run-off election in late June.
South Africa, which is mediating Zimbabwe' ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
The eighth Chinese Cultural Festival kicked off here on Friday with shows of China's traditional lion dance and shadowboxing.
The festival, co-organized by Cuba's Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Embassy in Cuba, was held in the ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
One of China's senior family planning officials hailed the continued success over the past seven years of the government's free contraception services, which now help 120 million rural women every year reduce the risks associated with pregn ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
According to China National Radio, today is the 19th World Population Day. The world population surpassed 5 billion on July 11, 1987. To commemorate this day and to draw attention to the population problem, in June 1990 the United Nations P ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Energy efficiency and conservation have never been more important than now for China, which has a growing need for energy and faces rising oil prices on the international market, said BP Group Vice-President Gary Dirks yesterday.
"Rising ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
World major economies Wednesday pledged to combat climate change in accordance with "common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities".
Leaders from Group of Eight (G8) nations and those from China, India, Braz ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Leaders from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea and the Group of Eight (G8) nations held a major economies leaders meeting on Wednesday to discuss climate change and energy.
The meeting ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Wednesday met with their counterparts from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa for an outreach working session to discuss a range of global issues.
This is the fourth annu ...
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