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China RFID Market Poised For Growth
Beijing (UPI) July 6, 2005Growth in the radio-frequency-identification market in China is expected to reach $616 million by 2009, up from the $146 million the segment generated in 2004, a new analysis suggests. Japan Green-Lights ABM Program With US
Washington (UPI) July 5, 2005Japan's announcement that it will push ahead with a massively expanded anti-ballistic missile program in close cooperation with the United States is sure to infuriate China and put the two Asian nations, already suffering increasing tension, on an intensified collision course. India Rules Out Accepting US Missile Defence System
New Delhi (AFP) Jul 05, 2005India on Tuesday ruled out accepting a missile defence system from the United States. |
Year's First Atlantic Hurricane Threatens Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba
Miami (AFP) Jul 07, 2005Tropical storm Dennis strengthened into this year's first Atlantic hurricane Wednesday as it neared Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba, with a longer term track taking it over offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Indonesia Plans Post-Tsunami Population Census To Help Pinpoint Death Toll
Jakarta (AFP) Jul 05, 2005Indonesia plans to launch a population census in the tsunami-hit province of Aceh in an effort to more accurately gauge how many peopled died in the disaster, officials said Tuesday. Strong Quake Jolts Indonesia's Sumatra Island
Jakarta (AFP) Jul 05, 2005An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, causing panic but there were no reports of casualties or damage, meteorologists said. |
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Doubts Hang Over Future Of Iran's Moderate Nuclear Chief
Tehran (AFP) Jul 06, 2005Uncertainty over Iran's nuclear policy under president-elect Mahmood Ahmadinejad intensified Wednesday when reports by the state news agency that the moderate cleric in charge of its atomic programme had resigned were immediately denied. US Says Up To Iran To Pick Nuclear Negotiators
Washington (AFP) Jul 06, 2005The United States said Wednesday it was up to Iran to chose its nuclear negotiators with the European Union, amid uncertainty over the future of the Islamic republic's top atomic negotiator, who has reportedly resigned. Analysis: U.S. Timetable In Iraq
Washington (UPI) Jul 05, 2005How Long Should We Stay in Iraq? In his speech about the conflict in Iraq that he gave at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 28, President Bush declared, "We will stay in the fight until the fight is won." |
Asia Seeks Alternatives To Oil Power As Prices Soar
Sydney (AFP) Jul 05, 2005From bananas to wind farms, alcohol and the sun, the search for alternative energy sources has taken on a new urgency as oil prices hit record levels. Producing Ethanol And Biodiesel From Corn Not Worth The Energy: Study
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 07, 2005Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study. Environmental And Social Issues Triggering Violent Uprisings In China
Shanghai (AFP) Jul 05, 2005China risks serious social instability unless it quickly tackles widespread discontent over worsening pollution and officially-backed land requisitions that have sparked major public demonstrations, analysts and environmentalists say. |
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