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India on Monday took delivery of its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) plane, as part of a deal with Israel worth more than one billion dollars, officials said. The delivery is seen as part of India's quest for air dominance over arch rival Pakistan as well as a milestone in growing military ties with Israel. "India is one of the few countries to have inducted the AWACS ... read more 
New Delhi (AFP) May 26, 2009French firm Dassault Aviation, expelled from a 12-billion-dollar Indian warjet contract, is now likely to rejoin the race, with five other global firms vying for the deal, officials said Monday. "Dassault Aviation has been cleared to put up its Rafale fighter jet for field trials," an Indian defence ministry official said, adding that the approval came last week from the policy-making Defenc ... more
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Shanghai (AFP) May 25, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, a tough critic of China's human rights record, visited Shanghai's financial centre Monday, after meeting a leading Chinese Catholic priest. Pelosi, who has been outspoken on Beijing's rule over Tibet, arrived in China Sunday with a delegation from the US Congress and was due to meet national leaders in the nation's capital later. At the ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) May 25, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, a tough critic of China's human rights record, visited Shanghai's financial centre Monday, after meeting a leading Chinese Catholic priest. Pelosi, who has been outspoken on Beijing's rule over Tibet, arrived in China Sunday with a delegation from US Congress and was due to meet national leaders in the nation's capital later. At the start ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) May 25, 2009French firm Dassault Aviation, expelled from a 12-billion-dollar Indian warjet contract, is now likely to rejoin the race with five other global firms vying for the deal, officials said Monday. "Dassault Aviation has been cleared to put up its Rafale fighter jet for field trials," an Indian defence ministry official said, adding that the approval came last week from the government's policy ... more 
Kathmandu (AFP) May 22, 2009Retired Gurkha soldiers in Nepal on Friday hailed as "historic" a British government announcement that the veterans can settle there. The British government said on Thursday all of the Nepalese fighters who retired before 1997 and had served at least four years with the British army could now apply for residency. "This is a historic achievement for all Gurkhas," Jit Bahadur Rai, treasure ... more |
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Kathmandu (AFP) May 21, 2009A Nepalese "Super Sherpa" conquered Mount Everest for a breathtaking 19th time on Thursday, breaking his own previous world record in a climb he dedicated to environmental awareness. Apa Sherpa, 49, reached the summit of the world's highest peak early in the morning, Jitendra Giri, of the Nepalese government's mountaineering department, told AFP. "He reached on top of Everest this mornin ... more
Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2009US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit China this month, state press said Thursday of the longtime critic of Beijing's rule over Tibet and its human rights record. Pelosi, who will be heading a delegation from the US Congress, will arrive on Sunday and stay in China until May 31, the official Xinhua news agency said. The House's first female speaker, Pelosi has been ... more 
Prague (AFP) May 20, 2009China warned the European Union against meddling in its internal affairs on Wednesday at a summit in Prague, where the European side had hoped to move on from past tensions over the Dalai Lama. The summit was originally set for December last year but China called it off to protest against a meeting between the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who then hea ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) May 20, 2009China has lost its position as the world's lowest-cost components manufacturer to India and Mexico, a study indicated Wednesday, in a blow for the Asian giant as it fights the financial crisis. The United States has also significantly closed the gap to the degree that China's total manufacturing costs are now only six percent below those of American factories, the study by AlixPartners busi ... more |
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