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The government of Papua New Guinea is to conduct an investigation into claims of con men selling fake carbon-trading certificates to small landowners.
At least 500 villagers, mostly in Oro province on the northwest coast, have paid upwards of $400 to register as shareholders in a carbon-trading company. They are lured by the con men with promises to hand out big returns on the ... read more 
Sydney (AFP) June 24, 2009Australia on Wednesday launched a probe into alleged aluminium dumping by China, risking deepening tensions between the two trade partners after a massive resources deal went sour. The Customs and Border Protection Service said local Australian aluminium company Capral Limited had lodged an application on behalf of the local industry claiming China had dumped and subsidised certain extrusion ... more
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Washington (AFP) June 22, 2009Access to green technology is becoming a growing stumbling block in global efforts to fight climate change, with US lawmakers bristling at what they see as China's attempt to "steal" US know-how. China and India have led calls for developed nations to share technology to help them battle global warming as the clock ticks to a December meeting in Copenhagen meant to seal a successor to the ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 23, 2009German industrial group Siemens expects to land orders worth 2.9 billion dollars over the next three years as part of China's economic stimulus plan, state media reported Tuesday. Half of the orders would focus on energy-efficient and environment-friendly technologies, the China Daily said, quoting the company's top official in China. "China's demand for environment-friendly technologies ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 24, 2009One of Asia's leading media moguls, Jimmy Lai, said Wednesday that newspapers faced a tough battle to survive and that providing content on the Internet for free was not a sustainable position. Lai, who owns the Apple Daily title in Hong Kong and newspapers in Taiwan, said the newspaper industry faced a "problem of survival" as it struggles to attract a new generation of readers used to TV ... more 
Abuja (AFP) June 24, 2009Russia on Wednesday pledged to boost cooperation on oil, gas and nuclear energy with Nigeria as its leader said Moscow was ready to invest billions in a race with Chinese and Western rivals. The two countries on Wednesday signed a raft of agreements -- key among which were those on energy -- during a historic visit to Africa's most populous nation by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. ... more |
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Berlin (AFP) June 24, 2009A German atomic power plant at the centre of a national outcry over nuclear safety has reopened after a fire broke out there two years ago, its operator said Wednesday. Swedish energy giant Vattenfall said its Kruemmel plant in northern Germany, which produces about 10 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year, was back online after maintenance work and modernisation of its facilities. ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 24, 2009The United States ramped up pressure on China Wednesday to drop a new requirement for all computers to carry Internet filtering software, fearing it was a means for censorship. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said China may be violating World Trade Organization obligations with its rule that all computers sold in the country from July 1 have the "Green Dam" ... more 
Petchburi, Thailand (UPI) Jun 23, 2009 Looking to cut infrastructure costs and reliance on outside sources of energy, the six Greater Mekong Subregion countries have adopted a new framework for energy sharing. Representatives of the GMS countries issued a statement following meetings last week in Thailand detailing a plan to expand region-wide energy trade and to go beyond electricity in integrating power sectors. GMS ... more 
Ashgabat (AFP) June 24, 2009China has granted Turkmenistan a four- billion-dollar (2.9-billion-euro) loan for its gas sector and will receive additional supplies of Turkmen gas, the state television said on Wednesday. "Turkmenistan and China have signed a deal on a credit of four bilion dollars as part of a meeting between Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov," the report ... more |
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