Shanghai :: China
| 12 days ago
State media has said construction would begin on the previously discussed pipeline plan in 2009. The pipelines would cut shipping time and costs for journeys by sea through the Malacca Straits and secure access to energy supplies. A Chinese Communist...
Tags: china, China Daily, aid, gas pipeline, natural gas, company wants
Beijing :: China
| 24 days ago
P.E.I. needs to look to more exports, Premier Robert Ghiz says in defending his trade mission to Beijing. Ghiz is one of five premiers taking part in a trade delegation in China this week. He concedes some may criticize the time and expense of the trip,...
Tags: China, aid, iraq, trade mission
Guangzhou :: China
| 24 days ago
Slumping euro adds pressure to Chinese exporters 7 November 2008 The renminbi's recent sharp rise against the euro has will further hurt Chinese exporters, intensifying pressure on policy makers in Beijing to come to their aid, Reuters reported. Though...
Tags: china, aid
Yangon :: Myanmar
| 27 days ago
There is an acute lack of clean water and growing fears of food shortages, while thousands remain living in makeshift shelters. And on top of that, there are increasing reports of human rights abuses. "The Burmese military's obsession with control is...
Tags: cyclone, farmers, food shortage, human rights, recovery, coast, after, long, crop, aid
Savé :: Benin
| 28 days ago
Six months after Cyclone Nargis, inhabitants of the devastated regions of Burma are still struggling to survive, with many reliant on relief supplies from such aid organizations as the UN World Food Programme, Médecins sans Frontières and Save the Children.
Tags: cyclone, aid, Burma
Yangon :: Myanmar
| 28 days ago
Trade between Myanmar and China increased 60 per cent in the past fiscal year, ranking China the second-largest trading partner for the country after Thailand, news reports said Monday. Trade between Myanmar and China reached 2.4 billion dollars for the...
Tags: aid, Myanmar, China
Beijing :: China
| 29 days ago
The authorities aim to boost the efficient use of coal supplies by raising the average recovery rate of the resource in the country from about 30 percent currently to at least 50 percent by 2010, a senior government official has said...China uses 3.3...
Tags: safety, aid, safe
Yangon :: Myanmar
| 29 days ago
While planning for longer-term solutions, the agency has helped nearly 400,000 children in 2,500 schools in the devastated country by providing essential learning kits, school kits for teachers and psychological training to help children cope with the...
Tags: cyclone, recovery, after, aid, storm, long, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, cyclone nargis
Yangon :: Myanmar
| about 1 month ago
Six months after Cyclone Nargis lashed Myanmar (also known as Burma), the initial despair over the ruling junta's inaction has been replaced by cautious optimism that more aid is reaching the country's needy. Despite enormous obstacles after the May 2...
Tags: cyclone, aid, Cyclone Nargis, Burma, Myanmar
Yangon :: Myanmar
| about 1 month ago
The storm also flooded low-lying areas, contaminating wells, containment ponds and rivers. Salinity of these traditional sources of drinking water remains high. As the dry season begins this month in Myanmar, families will have few options for obtaining...
Tags: cyclone, delta, aid
