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The world's first panda robot is taking shape at a cutting-edge lab in Taiwan where an ambitious group of scientists hope to add new dimensions to the island's reputation as a high-tech power. 

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Australia and the United States will invite China to take part in joint military exercises to help ease fears about an arms race in the Asia-Pacific region. 

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http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/australia-us-to-invite-china-to-war.html

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I have come to Jerusalem today as a novelist, which is to say as a professional spinner of lies. 

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The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century created near darkness in daytime, along a swath that stretched from India to China and the South Pacific.

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Today the idea of anything -- a household appliance, a piece of furniture, a house -- being built to last is almost laughable. When your vacuum cleaner stops sucking, you most likely haul it out to the curb and trek to Target or a big-box home-goods store to replace it. Even if you could readily find someone to repair it, the trouble and the cost would be prohibitive. If you need a bookcase, there's always IKEA: Sure, you'd prefer to buy a sturdily built hardwood version that doesn't buckle under the weight of actual books, but who has extra dough to spend on stuff like that? The IKEA bookcase is good enough, for now if not forever.

Read more: http://globalbestpractice.blogspot.com/2009/07/ikea-is-as-bad-as-wal-mart.html

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Climate change and trade figure prominently on this second day of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy as leaders of the world's most powerful economies expand talks to take in counterparts and representatives of major emerging economies. Summit host, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi welcomed world leaders for a second day of discussions in L'Aquila.

Read more: http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/g8-reaches-seminal-climate-change.html

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DUNHUANG, China — As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower.

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Chinese and U.S. officials say the two countries share a common concern over a nuclear-weapons armed North Korea and both countries say they want to avoid confrontations at sea. These were among the issues discussed in two days of high level defense talks that ended in Beijing. Under Secretary for Defense Michele Flournoy headed the U.S. delegation.

Read more: http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/china-us-hold-defense-talks-more.html

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The son and heir apparent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il joined a delegation of senior military officials for a top-secret, week-long visit to China in mid-June in spite of Beijing’s claims that no such trip occurred.

Read more: http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/north-korean-heir-apparent-makes-top.html

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Access to green technology is becoming a growing stumbling block in global efforts to fight climate change, with US lawmakers bristling at what they see as China's attempt to "steal" US know-how.

Read more: http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-draws-line-with-china-on-climate.html

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