Sydney (AFP) Sept 09, 2014 - Mining giant Rio Tinto said Tuesday clean coal was key to tackling climate change and that developing the technology was a challenge greater than the first moon landing.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 - The Chinese trawlerman whose arrest sparked a major row arrived home on Saturday after being released by Japanese prosecutors as Beijing called for compensation and an apology for the unlawful detention.
Riyadh (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 - Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi state media reported, on the first leg of a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the UAE.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2007 - The former chief of a Chinese state power company has been sentenced to life imprisonment for taking bribes valued at nearly 10 million yuan (1.3 million dollars), state press reported Sunday.
Ndjamena (AFP) Sept 19, 2010 - A Chinese engineer kidnapped in Chad said Saturday he had fled from captivity after unshackling himself from his chains while his abductors slept and fleeing to neighbouring Sudan.
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 - Chinese financing for projects addressing climate change in developing countries has been greater than previously thought, a Washington-based think tank said Wednesday, but added that Beijing appears to be pulling back lending recently.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2021 - Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Friday after completing the country's longest-ever crewed mission, the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. The capsule carrying the trio deployed its parachute and landed in the Gobi desert at 1:34 pm local time (0534 GMT).
Riyadh (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 - Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman met on Wednesday with visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss bilateral ties, Saudi state media said.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - China, which has a tangle of territorial disputes with a number of its Asian neighbours, has been asserting its claims more aggressively in recent months.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2009 - China's hydropower capacity is expected to nearly double to 300,000 megawatts by 2020, state media said, as the nation powers ahead with the development of renewable energy sources.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 - President Xi Jinping announced Wednesday an upgrading of China-Venezuela relations in a meeting with his counterpart Nicolas Maduro, state media reported.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Sept 11, 2013 - China on Wednesday agreed credits worth over three billion dollars for energy projects in its northern neighbour Kyrgyzstan, during a visit by President Xi Jinping aimed at boosting Beijing's influence in Central Asia.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 8, 2017 - Swiss commodities trader Glencore said Friday it is selling a major part of a stake it only recently acquired in Russian oil giant Rosneft to Chinese conglomerate CEFC.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2009 - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the nation's biggest oil producer, said Wednesday it had secured a 30 billion dollar credit line from a state-owned bank to fund its overseas expansion.
Tianjin, China (AFP) Sept 14, 2010 - China will exhaust all means to hit an energy efficiency target it set for the end of the year, but fulfilling the goal will prove difficult, a top official said Tuesday.
Kampala (AFP) Sept 27, 2013 - China's state-owned CNOOC has secured a $2-billion deal to develop a petroleum field in Uganda and help propel the east African nation into the club of oil-producing countries, an official said Friday.
