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Pipeline begins supplying oil from Russia to ChinaBeijing (AFP) Jan 1, 2011 The first oil pipeline between Russia and China, feted as a mark of growing ties between the world's biggest oil producer and its biggest energy consumer, started operation Saturday, state media said. Oil began flowing through the pipeline that links Siberia with refineries in the northeastern Chinese city of Daqing at 11:50 am (0350 GMT) after two months of testing, according to the Xinhua news agency. Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev had symbolically open ... read more |
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  US helps Ukraine get rid of enriched uranium The United States has helped Ukraine remove 50 kilos (111 pounds) of highly enriched uranium from three Ukrainian sites to be disposed of in Russia, US officials announced Friday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan investment in China rises sharply in 2010: report Taiwanese companies have invested 13.3 billion US dollars in China this year, up 119.8 percent from the previous year, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
  China's top leaders try to ease concerns over soaring prices China's central bank chief vowed Friday to keep prices stable in 2011, joining other Communist Party leaders in a major charm offensive to ease consumer concerns over soaring food and property costs. ... more | .. |
 U.S. tempers response in Caracas envoy row The Obama administration tempered its response to Venezuela's rejection of its ambassador-designate to Caracas, choosing simply to revoke the U.S. visa for the country's envoy in Washington, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. ... more |
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 Rain, floods disrupt Queensland's coal Torrential rain and flooding have nearly brought the coal industry in the Australian state of Queensland to a standstill. ... more | .. |
  China Eastern to buy 50 Airbus airliners China Eastern Airlines said Thursday it had agreed with Europe-based Airbus to buy 50 A320 airliners with a list price of 3.22 billion dollars, in the latest sign of the country's aviation boom. ... more | .. |
 India's first C-130 heads for base in 2011 India's first two Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft will be flown from the United States to their home base at Hindon early next year. ... more | .. |
U.S. must change tack on S. America: Lula Outgoing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the United States needs to change its approaches to Latin America because its handling of the region under the Obama administration has been disappointing and inadequate. ... more |
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 China, Taiwan agree to more flights for Lunar New Year China and Taiwan have agreed to add more cross-strait flights during the Spring Festival holiday that marks the start of the lunar new year, in a further sign of evolving ties between the former foes. ... more | .. |
EDF's role in US nuclear market is clouded Time may be running out for French energy giant EDF to gain a stronger foothold in the US nuclear sector, after it rejected a government loan deal for a new reactor and lost its local partner. ... more | .. |
Facebook chorus prompts Qantas to scrap instruments ban Australian musicians Thursday said they had scored a victory against Qantas after a Facebook campaign helped persuade the airline to scrap a ban on carrying instruments as cabin luggage. ... more | .. |
Chinese economist predicts yuan rise: WikiLeaks A top economist at the state-run China Construction Bank told US officials that the yuan could appreciate by five percent against the dollar next year, according to leaked diplomatic cables. ... more |
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 How Will Energy Provision Change Over The Next Few Decades Several studies forecast that by 2050, it will be possible for Germany to obtain a high proportion of its energy from renewable sources. DLR also has significant involvement in the expansion of wind ... more | .. |
China slashes rare earth export quotas China will cut its quota on rare earth exports by approximately 35 percent for 2011, the Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq's oil output up but snarls continue Iraq's new oil minister says production has hit the highest level in two decades as Baghdad drives to challenge Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil producer. But the going is going to be tough. ... more | .. |
China's Hu urges stable prices Chinese President Hu Jintao said Wednesday stabilising prices and creating employment would be key areas of work for the government in the coming year, state press reported. ... more |
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  Better Control Of Building Blocks For Quantum Computer Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology have succeeded in controlling the building blocks of a future super-fast q ... more | .. |
  Team Overcomes Major Obstacles To Cellulosic Biofuel Production A newly engineered yeast strain can simultaneously consume two types of sugar from plants to produce ethanol, researchers report. The sugars are glucose, a six-carbon sugar that is relatively easy t ... more | .. |
 Oil mixed in Asian trade as China hikes interest rates Crude prices were mixed in post-Christmas Asian trade on Monday as markets were spooked by a surprise Chinese interest rate hike over the weekend, analysts said. ... more |
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 Areva carries out capital increase The French nuclear energy group Areva said Tuesday that its 900-million-euro (1.2-billion-dollar) capital increase had been carried out. ... more | .. |
 Iraq will iron out oil industry troubles: Maliki Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged his government would address logistical and other woes plaguing international oil firms in his country, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. ... more | .. |
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