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China stresses importance of good ties with United StatesBeijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2010 China on Tuesday again emphasised the need for good relations with the United States during a visit by two top White House envoys, but warned Washington not to apply further pressure over the yuan. The comments from Beijing came as the world's top two economies try to put months of tensions - over everything from trade to Taiwan to Tibet - behind them, and prepare for a visit to Washington by Chinese President Hu Jintao. During talks with visiting US Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Don ... read more |
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India backs embattled IPCC chief Pachauri
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 1, 2010India's government said it remained fully supportive of IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri after a damning UN-ordered review called for changes to the Nobel Prize-winning climate change body's leadership. "Pachauri has the full support of the government," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said late Tuesday after a report on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for major ... more 'BRICI' countries to drive digital revolution: study
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 1, 2010Fast-growing economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia will drive a "massive digital revolution" in coming years as disposable incomes increase, a study released Wednesday suggested. The Boston Consulting Group said more than 610 million people in the "BRICI" markets currently use the Internet regularly but that will grow to 1.2 billion by 2015 - over three times more than the Un ... more India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 31, 2010India told Google and Skype on Wednesday that they must set up servers in the country to allow law enforcers to screen traffic, as it widened its security offensive on Internet communications firms. The government has already told the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, Research in Motion (RIM), that it must set up a server in India to allow security forces to intercept the phone's encrypted ... more |
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Rajendra Pachauri: IPCC chief in the spotlightNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 31, 2010 Rajendra Pachauri, under harsh scrutiny as head of the UN's top advisory body on climate change, is a 69-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner with a sideline in writing steamy novels. The Indian said late Monday that member nations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) would have to decide his fate after a damning UN-ordered review into the body's research. But Pachauri, a vocal advocate for tough action against global warming, also criticized what he called "ideologically driven" ... read more |
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