• IAEA inspectors cease supervision in DPRK

    IAEA inspectors cease supervision in DPRK

    15/04/2009 05:00

    A diplomat of the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed here on Wednesday that inspectors have ceased supervision of a nuclear facility in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The satellite image taken in Aug. 13, 2002 shows a...

  • China launches second "Compass" satellite for global navigation system

    China launches second "Compass" satellite for global navigation system

    15/04/2009 05:00

    China successfully launched its second navigation satellite early Wednesday, as part of the country’s independent global satellite navigation system. China’s Compass-G2 navigation satellite is launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket at the...

  • "Natural" nitrogen-fixing bacteria protect soybeans from aphids

    "Natural" nitrogen-fixing bacteria protect soybeans from aphids

    15/04/2009 05:00

    An invasion of soybean aphids poses a problem for soybean farmers requiring application of pesticides, but a team of Pennsylvania State University entomologists thinks a careful choice of nitrogen-fixing bacteria may provide protection against the sucking...

  • Russia risks bad-loan ‘avalanche’ with 20 percent in default

    15/04/2009 05:00

    Russia’s banks face an “avalanche” of bad loans this year with 20 percent of the debt likely to be in or close to default by year-end, according to UniCredit SpA. “Plunging asset quality is the main threat to the Russian banking...

  • China Southern delays A380s, 787s, saving $1 billion

    15/04/2009 05:00

    China Southern Airlines Co., the nation’s biggest carrier, will save US$1 billion this year after delaying deliveries of Airbus SAS A380s and Boeing Co. 787s to pare growth amid the global recession. The 13 787s and five A380s will now arrive...

  • Smartphone consumers opt for ‘cheap chic’

    Smartphone consumers opt for ‘cheap chic’

    15/04/2009 05:00

    Visitors listen to the Nokia 5800 during the Nokia World 08 event in Barcelona, Spain, in December 2008. Analysts said the lower price helps Nokia’s smartphone beat Apple’s iPhone sales in many markets....

  • U.S. seeks int’l effort to curb piracy

    U.S. seeks int’l effort to curb piracy

    15/04/2009 05:00

    The United States will join international efforts to fight against piracy off the Horn of Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Wednesday. This undated image shows the 17,000-ton container ship Maersk Alabama, when it was operating...

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