2 Volkswagen plants to suspend production in China (San Francisco Chronicle)
Two Chinese auto plants run by German automaker Volkswagen AG through joint ventures are planning to partly suspend production lines to conduct maintenance work, state television reported Sunday. The news comes amid a huge slump in sales of vehicles in China,…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A Trial of Combination Antimalarial Therapies in Children from Papua New Guinea (New England Journal of Medicine)
In this open-label study of four regimens (chloroquine-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, artesunate-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, and artemether-lumefantrine) to treat children with malaria in Papua New Guinea, artemether-lumefantrine was found to be the most efficacious for treating falciparum malaria, and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine the most efficacious for vivax …
Tidal surge brings flooding to Papua New Guinea by Matt Taylor (BBC News)
Papua New Guinea’s northern provinces and parts of the north coast were swamped by huge waves on Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of homes and businesses were submerged and more than 1500 people were evacuated to higher ground.
TCN: Christian Organization Helps Fishermen Seized Near Papua New Guinea Come Home Safe (Worldwide Faith News)
>Taiwan Church News >2962 Edition >December 1-7, 2008 Christian Organization Helps Fishermen Seized Near Papua New Guinea Come Home Safe >Reported by Chen Yi-shuan >Written by Lydia Ma My Christian faith sustained me! God is really unlike any other gods!” exclaimed Chen Wen-ju.
China says ready for launching post service with Taiwan (New Kerala)
According to the news agency, the direct postal service would end a situation that has prevailed since 1949, under which air, sea and postal movements between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have gone through a third place.
Premier returns to Beijing from tripartite summit of China, Japan and ROK (People’s Daily)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao returned to Beijing Saturday night from a trilateral summit between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK). In a half-day meeting in Japan’s Fukuoka, Wen, his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso and ROK President Lee Myung-bak discussed trilateral ties, the ongoing global financial crisis and other issues of common concern. Before the meeting, Wen met Lee and Aso …
Nautilus Minerals Inc.: Discovery Identifies Potential New SMS District in Papua New Guinea (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
TORONTO, ONTARIO– – Nautilus Minerals Inc. has been advised by Teck of the discovery of a new Seafloor Massive Sulphide system – Solwara 11, on a Nautilus Exploration License in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea .
China, Japan, S Korea sign joint statement on partnership relations (People’s Daily)
Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea Saturday signed a Joint Statement for Tripartite Partnership after a tripartite meeting. In the statement, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said they gathered here to help lay a solid foundation in promoting their tripartite cooperation. The tripartite cooperation will not only contribute …
Rivals China, Taiwan to start direct air, post link (The Star)
BEIJING (Reuters) – Political rivals China and Taiwan will begin direct air, sea transport and postal services on Monday for the first time since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Taiwan, China to launch sea link, daily charter flights Monday (EARTHtimes.org)
Taipei – Taiwan and China, enemies since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, will launch direct sea links, postal links and daily charter flights on Monday. Both sides made final preparations for launching the links on Sunday with Taiwan issuin…
Taiwan, China to launch sea, air links (New Kerala)
Taipei, Dec 14: Taiwan and China, enemies since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, will launch direct sea links, postal links and daily charter flights Monday.
Papua New Guinea Sees First LNG Exports in 2013-14 (Rigzone)
Papua New Guinea expects to start exporting its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a plant run by Exxon Mobil in 2013-14, Planning Minister Paul Tiensten said on Thursday.
