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 Taipei (AFP) June 13, 2009 
Taiwan has passed a bill on renewable energy in a move which is expected to attract 30 billion Taiwan dollar (937 million US) worth of investment, the government and reports said Saturday. Parliament on Friday approved the bill, which is aimed at adding between 6,500 and 10,000 megawatts of installed energy from renewable sources over the next 20 years, said the economics ministry. Curre ... read more 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) June 14, 2009Malaysia has offered to help Indonesia curb forest fires blamed for the choking haze that shrouds the region each year, media reports said Sunday, as air quality fell in the country. In the dry season, Indonesian farmers burn forests to clear land for agriculture, causing a smoky haze that spreads across the region, affecting tourism and increasing health problems. "We have special aerop ... more
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Tokyo (AFP) June 12, 2009Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is close to signing a deal with Australia's Queenlsand state to build the world's first large low-emission coal power plant, a company official said Friday. The firm will likely sign a deal with an entity affiliated with the state government and make an announcement as early as this month, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity as the talks ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 12, 2009China's May industrial output and retail sales both grew at a faster pace than in previous months, the government said Friday, as massive stimulus measures introduced since last year kicked in. The figures come as the Asian giant's vital export sector has been hit by the global slump, which has slashed demand in key overseas markets, leading Beijing to seek ways of boosting domestic spending ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) June 13, 2009China Eastern Airlines confirmed Saturday it was in long-awaited merger talks with smaller rival Shanghai Airlines, adding a detailed plan of the tie-up was expected within the next 20 days. Speaking at a shareholders' meeting in Shanghai, China Eastern chairman Liu Shaoyong said members of a joint team of executives had "reached consensus on all major issues" of the merger process. "The ... more 
Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2009Brazil, Russia, India and China flaunt their unity against more established powers this week as the four emerging economic giants hold the first summit of their grouping, known as BRIC. But while they will express determination to act together during the current economic crisis and beyond, they are years away from being a counterbalance to established global institutions, analysts say. ... more |
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Rome (AFP) June 14, 2009An Italian court has ordered the recall of 10,000 tonnes of wood fuel pellets imported from Lithuania over fears that they could have dangerous levels of radioactivity, newspapers reported Sunday. The alarm was raised after someone in the northern Aost Valley region, who had bought the pellets, sent them for analysis because they did not burn well. The results showed that they contained ... more  
Taipei (AFP) June 14, 2009Taiwan's main opposition party on Sunday kickstarted a campaign to push for a referendum on the Beijing-friendly government's plans to forge a comprehensive trade pact with China. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) insisted that since the pact -- similar in scope to a free trade agreement -- would be far-reaching, it must be scrutinised by the people rather than the Ma Ying-jeou administ ... more 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 15, 2009Researchers at the University of Chicago and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an "electronic glue" that could accelerate advances in semiconductor-based technologies, including solar cells and thermoelectric devices that convert sun light and waste heat, respectively, into useful electrical energy. Semiconductors have served as choice materials for many electronic and ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2009Diversifying energy sources is a key goal set out in the Obama-Biden New Energy for America plan. Reducing the nation's dependence on oil has been called one of the greatest challenges our nation has ever faced. Quick and bold actions were proposed to transform the entire economy, "from cars and fuels, to factories and buildings." At the same time, the plan recognizes the potential for ... more |
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