Archive: August 2009

China’s 1st large coal-to-gas project under construction in Chifeng city

Construction of China’s first large coal-to-gas project started in northern China Sunday to ensure natural gas supply to Beijing and

China well on track to meet MDG in gender equality

China has made great progress in gender equality and empowering women in the past 60 years, well on track to

Large solar power program starts in central China

Construction of a large solar power project with an investment of 450 million U.S. dollars was launched Saturday in Wuhan,

New pension plan brings hope to aging farmers in China

Zheng Baolin thinks his 0.5-hectare farm may not support him when he grows too old to work. The 62-year-old farmer,

Plastic bag limits save China 3 million tonnes of oil per year

China’s limits on the use of plastic bags cut crude oil consumption by 3 million tonnes per year, according to

Japanese industrial output up 1.9% in July as carmakers mark expansion

Japanese industrial production rose a stronger-than-expected seasonally adjusted 1.9 percent in July from the previous month, up for the fifth

Kansai airport in Japan will cut landing fees for international flights

Kansai International Airport Co. said Monday it will cut its regular landing fees for airlines, which would use larger aircraft

Japanese PM Aso says he will step down as LDP president

Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday he will resign as president of the Liberal Democratic Party to take the blame

White House says President Obama looks forward to working with new Japan PM

U.S. President Barack Obama looks forward to working closely with the new prime minister of Japan to be installed following

Japan opposition DPJ crushes LDP in landslide

The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan scored a landslide victory in Sunday’s hotly contested general election, dealing a crushing

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