Carbon: China hopes peak will come 'as early as possible'
Bonn (AFP) June 05, 2014 -
China hopes its emissions of greenhouse gases will peak "as early as possible" but its experts differ as to when it will happen, its chief negotiator at UN climate talks said Thursday.
Speaking to journalists at the latest round of negotiations, Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said China was working hard to boost its energy efficiency and expand ...
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China in 'massive' violation of EU solar panel deal: lobby group
Brussels (AFP) June 05, 2014 -
Chinese solar panel makers are in "massive violation" of a settlement between China and the EU that ended a bitter trade feud last year, a key European lobby said on Thursday.
Lobby group EU ProSun has been a fierce critic of Chinese manufacturers which it says have destroyed Europe's solar panel industry by dumping their products at goods below cost on the European market.
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Google working on 3D motion-sensing tablet
San Francisco (AFP) June 05, 2014 -
Google on Thursday revealed that is working on a tablet computer with 3D and motion-sensing capabilities in an effort dubbed Project Tango.
"The goal of Project Tango is to give mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion," team member Johnny Lee said at a website devoted to the endeavor.
"Our team has been working with universities, research labs, and industrial partn ...
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Hong Kong tycoons bribed former official: prosecution
Hong Kong (AFP) June 05, 2014 -
A prosecutor told a corruption trial Thursday that Hong Kong property tycoons Thomas and Raymond Kwok bribed a high-ranking official to be their "eyes and ears" in the government.
The billionaire brothers, who jointly chair development giant Sun Hung Kai Properties, were arrested along with former chief secretary Rafael Hui in a major swoop by graft investigators two years ago.
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Inmarsat unveils in-flight wifi plans for Europe
London (AFP) June 05, 2014 -
British satellite operator Inmarsat intends to help air passengers to stay in touch during flight in the European Union, it announced on Thursday, taking a lead from a boom in the United States.
The company said it would provide in-flight broadband wifi services to passengers flying within the European Union.
Inmarsat, whose raw data has been used in the search for missing Malaysia Airli ...
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Intel's gesture control promises hands-free life at Taiwan show
Taipei (AFP) June 05, 2014 -
US computer chip giant Intel said its gesture-controlled technology could soon become part of everyday life as it showed its vision of a no-touch lifestyle in Taiwan Thursday.
Its stand at Computex, Asia's largest technology trade show, recreates a living space centred around a kitchen, illustrating how sticky fingers on screens and recipe books could be a thing of the past.
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Three new solar power plants planned for site near Sea of Japan
Tokyo (UPI) Jun 5, 2013 -
Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corp. said Thursday it signed an agreement to build three solar power plants near the country's western coast.
Marubeni said it will build and operate three solar power plants in Niigata Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Combined, the facilities would be able to produce 2,700 kilowatts of power.
"Marubeni will construct the environmentall ...
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