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First direct evidence of substantial fish consumption by early modern humans in China
Written on 7 Jul, 2009 at 12:20 in Featured, From the past | viewed 770 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Freshwater fish are an important part of the diet of many peoples around the world, but it has been unclear when fish became an important part of the year-round diet for early humans. A new study by an international team of researchers, including Erik Trinkaus, Ph.D., professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, shows it may have happened in China as far back as 40,000 years ago. Analysis of a bone from one of the earliest modern human in Asia, the 40,000-year-old skeleton from Tianyuan Cave near Beijing, has shown that at least this individual was a regular fish consumer. Full Story : Physorg.com….
China Appears to Block Google Sites
Written on 25 Jun, 2009 at 10:39 in Featured, Technology | viewed 282 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Google Web sites including its English search engine became inaccessible in China late Wednesday, following the country’s criticism of Google last week for serving up pornographic search results. China appeared to block sites including Google.com, Gmail and Google Docs around 9:30 p.m. local time, when complaints about the sites not loading began appearing on Twitter. Attempts to visit the sites timed out or returned a “connection interrupted” message. Full Story : PCWorld.com….
Global arms spending rises with US, China leading the way
Written on 9 Jun, 2009 at 15:34 in Featured, General | viewed 209 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
World governments spent a record $1.46 trillion on upgrading their armed forces last year despite the economic downturn, with China climbing to second place behind top military spender the United States, a Swedish research group said Monday. Global military spending was 4 percent higher than in 2007 and up 45 percent from a decade ago, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said in its annual report. Full Story : Taragana.com….
PC firms face China decree
Written on 8 Jun, 2009 at 10:40 in Featured, Technology | viewed 171 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
CHINA plans to require that all personal computers sold in the country as of July 1 be shipped with software that blocks access to certain websites, a move that could give government censors unprecedented control over how Chinese users access the internet. The government, which has told international PC makers of the requirement but has yet to publicly announce it, says the effort is aimed at protecting young people from “harmful” content. Full Story : Theaustralian.news…..
China Launches Complaint Hotline for Pollution
Written on 6 Jun, 2009 at 14:58 in Featured, Nature | viewed 239 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
In China, the mobile phone has become one of the most powerful tools citizens have to fight pollution. Today, the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection is hoping to redirect citizen frustration to its own phones, launching a hotline to take complaints about pollution. The hotline, 010-12369, will take calls about “emergency environment issues, cross-provincial pollution and other environmental issues that should be directly dealt with by the ministry.
Twitter blocked in China
Written on 2 Jun, 2009 at 12:42 in Featured, Politics | viewed 353 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
The Great Firewall of China has grown again. Forty-eight hours ahead of the most sensitive date on the Chinese calendar, a host of popular websites, including photo-sharing site Flickr.com, search engines Livesearch.com and Bing.com (Microsoft’s answer to Google), as well as Hotmail, are all suddenly inaccessible, in addition to Twitter.com. Video-sharing site YouTube and blogger portals Wordpress and Blogspot have already been blocked for weeks. Full Story : TheglobeandMail.com…..
China to Impose Stricter Gas Mileage Rules Than U.S
Written on 30 May, 2009 at 11:10 in Featured, Nature | viewed 312 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The president of China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation has said that Chinese officials are drafting new mileage standards that would require an 18 percent improvement in fuel economy by 2015. New cars in China already average about 35.8 mpg and under the new rules, would be required to get 42.2 mpg by 2015. The new U.S. standards require an average mgp of 35.5 by 2016. Full Story : EcoGeek.com…..
HTC to Sell Google Android Smartphone in China
Written on 27 May, 2009 at 15:17 in Featured, Technology | viewed 301 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
China’s first mobile phone based on Google’s Android software will go on sale next month in a deal between China Mobile and Taiwan’s High Tech Computer (HTC). The handset, HTC’s Magic smartphone, will use a Chinese-language version of the Android operating system developed by HTC, a company representative said. The software will also be tweaked to meet the needs of China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier. Full Story : PCWorld.com…..
China begins construction of Largest Quake simulator
Written on 26 May, 2009 at 12:10 in Featured, Nature | viewed 248 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The world’s largest vibration simulation center has begun construction at Shanghai’s Tongji University. The center will be able to test the quake-proof capabilities of the city’s skyscrapers and stadiums more accurately, and observe the effects of earthquakes on long structures such as bridges, subways and tunnels. The center’s four vibrating platforms will be able to carry 200tonnes, almost double the capacity of the current largest at the University of Nevada, Reno, in the United States. Simulator at Beijing’s China Academy of Building Research and Chongqing’s Communications Research and Design Institute can bear up to 70 tonnes. Full Story : Xinhua.net……
GM’s New Strategy: “Made in China”
Written on 16 May, 2009 at 23:35 in Featured, Technology | viewed 346 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
By 2011, GM intends to sell over 17,000 exported vehicles from China to the U.S., doubling that to over 50,000 by 2014. This would make GM the first pioneer to bring a “Made in China” vehicle to America, which is something China has been trying to do for a long time now. GM plans to close 16 assembly plants by 2012, drop the hourly employment roll by 34 percent, and cut a total of 3,400 salary positions by the end of this year. Full Story : TreeHugger.com…..
Iranians and Others Outwit Net Censors
Written on 3 May, 2009 at 13:50 in Featured, Politics | viewed 250 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The Iranian government, more than almost any other, censors what citizens can read online, using elaborate technology to block millions of Web sites offering news, commentary, videos, music and, until recently, Facebook and YouTube. Now, more than 400,000 Iranians were surfing the uncensored Web, using the software which was created by Chinese computer experts volunteering for the Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that has beem suppressed by the Chinese government since 1999. Full Story : NYTimes.com……
China Changan Auto eyes overseas acquisitions
Written on 19 Apr, 2009 at 12:29 in Featured, Technology | viewed 321 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Major Chinese auto group Chongqing Changan Auto Co 000625.SZ is planning acquisitions overseas as it prepares to enter Europe and North America where the industry downturn has hit hard, its chairman said on Sunday. Changan is among the growing ranks of Chinese automakers, including Chery Automobile, that hope to emulate the global success of their Asia rivals. Full Story : Reuters.com……
A ‘Copper Standard’ for the world’s currency system?
Written on 18 Apr, 2009 at 14:57 in Business, Featured | viewed 281 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
China’s State Reserves Bureau (SRB) has instead been buying copper and other industrial metals over recent months on a scale that appears to go beyond the usual rebuilding of stocks for commercial reasons. The SRB has also been accumulating aluminium, zinc, nickel, and rarer metals such as titanium, indium, rhodium and praseodymium (glass). Full Story : Telegraph.co.uk…….
China says key currency countries need watching
Written on 18 Apr, 2009 at 11:30 in Business, Featured | viewed 278 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
China’s Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday that economic polices of countries which issue global reserve currencies require closer supervision as part of building a diversified international monetary system. Wen did not mention the United States by name but he has expressed concern in recent months about the safety of Chinese investments in U.S. dollar assets. Full Story : Reuters.com……
China congratulates NKorea’s Kim on re-election
Written on 11 Apr, 2009 at 12:55 in Featured, Politics | viewed 286 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Chinese President Hu Jintao congratulated Kim Jong-Il on his re-election as leader of North Korea, state media said Saturday, amid widespread international condemnation of Pyongyang’s rocket launch. Hu said in a message that Kim’s re-election on Thursday as chairman of the powerful National Defence Commission is an “expression of sincere support and profound trust”, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Full Story : AFP.com
China Wants to Be World’s Leader in Electric Cars
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 12:10 in Featured, Technology | viewed 250 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that. Japan is the market leader in hybrids today, which run on both electricity and gasoline, with cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. Full Story : NYTimes.com…….
Chinese Develop Missile to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers
Written on 1 Apr, 2009 at 10:05 in Featured, Politics | viewed 695 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a “kill weapon” developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers. Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) Dong Feng 21 can strike carriers and other U.S. vessels at a range of 2000km. If operational as is believed, the system marks the first time a ballistic missile has been successfully developed to attack vessels at sea. Ships currently have no defense against a ballistic missile attack. Full Story : Usni.org….
Canadians find vast computer spy network
Written on 29 Mar, 2009 at 10:58 in Featured, Technology | viewed 251 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama. The researchers concluded that computers based almost exclusively in China were responsible for the intrusions. Full Story : Reuters.com….
South Africa peace event put off after Dalai Lama ban
Written on 24 Mar, 2009 at 13:10 in Featured, Politics | viewed 228 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A South African peace conference of Nobel laureates has been postponed after the government’s decision to deny a visa to Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, organizers said on Tuesday. Several Nobel peace prize winners had threatened to boycott the event over the visa ban, but the government said it was standing by its decision. Local media said the visa was refused after pressure from China, a big investor and trade partner. Full Story : Reuters.com……..
US the hot outsourcing hub, not India or China
Written on 19 Mar, 2009 at 10:51 in Business, Featured | viewed 364 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Futurists have envisioned ‘virtual’ US corporations since the 1980s. And, for the most part, US firms have vigorously outsourced the management of IT systems to far-off India and China. But a new survey throws up startling news: the offshore option is losing its sheen for US technology firms, who say they are more likely to get the job done in America. Full Story : Dnaindia.com….
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