Results tagged “nucleartesting”

It's good to know that despite us being bosom buddies, China is still “resolutely opposed” to North Korea's nuclear weapons test. A Foreign Ministry statement called Pyongyang's test in defiance of the international community and its own commitments against nuclear weaponry. It called for North Korea to avoid actions that would raise the tension between it and other nations, and return to dismantling its nuclear programs. But will stern words from their compatriots (and aid providers... and tickets to the 60th Anniversary bash providers) be enough to stop Kim Jong-Il from going ahead with his atomic vision? Nobody puts Dear Leader in a corner! Source: AP

• Learn English with Obama [Sinosplice] "The book [link on DangDang] claims to teach English using nine of Obama’s famous speeches, teaching you how to speak English like Obama. It even comes with an MP3 CD of audio content. Interesting! (Meanwhile), Here’s another one...that simply takes Obama’s speeches and translates them on the opposing page..."
• US House Speaker Pelosi in China for climate talks [Yahoo News] "US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime critic of Beijing's rule over Tibet and its rights record, arrived in China on Sunday for a trip focused on energy and climate change. US embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson confirmed Pelosi had arrived in Shanghai but could not say who the top US official was going to meet in the country's financial hub."
• NAO: Ten Chinese Provinces Embezzled Farming Aid Funds [ChinaCSR] "The National Audit Office of China has released a report which shows that ten Chinese provinces and municipalities had illegally spent a total of CNY2.693 billion from farming aid funds, of which CNY5.8374 million was used to purchase houses and cars. It is learned that NAO audited the use of farming-aid fund in ten Chinese provinces and municipalities: Henan, Gansu, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Fujian, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Chongqing; and found that there was a general problem in the allocation, use and management of farming aid funds in these regions."