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France's Safran, GE win major deal to equip Chinese jetBeijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2009 French aerospace and defence industries group Safran and US conglomerate General Electric have reached a multi-billion dollar deal to provide engines for China's new C919 passenger jet, Safran said Monday. The C919 -- built by state-linked Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and due to be ready for service in about 2016, according to state media -- is seen as a future competitor ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 21, 2009France and China on Monday hailed their reinvigorated ties, putting a spat over Tibet behind them and sealing a series of economic deals during a visit by French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. Fillon's high-profile visit came on the heels of the marathon climate change talks in Copenhagen, at which China came in for sharp criticism -- notably from the Europeans -- for rejecting any move to ... more 
Beirut (AFP) Dec 21, 2009Iran will pursue its nuclear drive in a "normal fashion" and will produce itself the fuel necessary for its Tehran medical reactor, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday. "Nuclear activity will continue in a normal fashion," Mottaki told a news conference as he wrapped up a brief visit to Lebanon. "Concerning the fuel needed for the Tehran reactor ... Iran will produce ... more  
Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2009US retailers scrambled Monday to stave off a holiday sales disaster after an East Coast blizzard that forced many shops and malls to close for the critical pre-Christmas weekend. Some retailers announced extended opening hours to make up for lost sales after the snowstorm blanketed a large swathe of the east coast on what is one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. Online retail ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Dec 21, 2009French nuclear energy giant Areva said Monday it would supply Dubai with 11 electricity substations for 200 million euros (286 million dollars), as the emirate grapples with a serious debt crisis. "The order is the largest ever for Areva T&D (Transmission and Distribution) in the United Arab Emirates," Areva said in a statement. Philippe Guillemot, chief executive of Areva T&D, called it ... more 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2009LDK Solar has announced that it has signed an agreement with Global Power Resources to develop and construct PV plants totalling 100 megawatts (MW) in 2010. LDK Solar will provide engineering, procurement, construction services and supply the solar modules. GPR will acquire the final ownership of the PV plants. The targeted 100MW of PV plants is expected to be completed by the end of ... more 
San Jose CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2009Wells Fargo and SunPower has announced that financing has been completed on the 1-megawatt solar power system commissioned last month at the University of California, Merced. SunPower financed the system with Wells Fargo through a $100 million sale leaseback financing program announced by the companies in June of this year. "SunPower offers high performance solar technology and financing ... more |
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