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| September 30, 2013 |
 Plastic pad clogs up Fukushima water cleaning system Tokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - A piece of plastic padding which clogged up a drain is thought to have caused the breakdown of a decontamination system at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator said Sunday. The Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS), designed to remove radioactive material from contaminated water, is expected to play a crucial role in treating huge amounts of toxic water accumulating at t ... more |  |
 Russian court detains eight more Greenpeace crew members Moscow (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - A Russian court on Sunday ordered the detention for two months of eight more crew members of a Greenpeace ship who protested against Arctic oil drilling as part of a probe into alleged piracy. The Lenin district court in the northern city of Murmansk on Thursday had already ordered the detention of 22 other Greenpeace activists for two months, pending the investigation into suspected piracy ... more |  |
 China launches free trade zone in Shanghai Shanghai (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - China Sunday launched a major free trade zone seen as a testing ground for long-awaited market reforms in the world's second largest economy. Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng attended the opening ceremony for the zone, which covers 29 square kilometres (11 square miles) in the country's commercial hub Shanghai. Reforms in the zone will be closely-watched as a test of China's ability to make ... more |  |
Thousands of Romanians protest Canadian mine plans Bucharest (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - Thousands of people marched Sunday against a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana, in what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania. The movement started a month ago after the Romanian government adopted a draft law clearing the way for a controversial open-cast gold mine planned by Canada's Gabriel Resources in the hear ... more |  |
 China manufacturing expands in September: HSBC Beijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2013 - China's manufacturing activity expanded for a second straight month in September, HSBC reported on Monday, suggesting a rebound in the world's second-biggest economy is building momentum. The bank's closely watched purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the month rose to 50.2 from 50.1 in August and well up from an 11-month low of 47.7 seen in July. A reading higher than 50 signals growth ... more |  |
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Arctic drilling needs federal standards Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2013 - Federal standards are needed to ensure safe Arctic drilling, a new report says. The report, "Arctic Standards: Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response, and Safety in the U.S. Arctic Ocean" from Pew Charitable Trusts, comes in advance of a draft of standards for offshore Arctic drilling due to be released by the U.S. Interior Department before the end of this year. Inte ... more |  |
Libya oil crisis imperils badly needed investment in energy Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Sep 27, 2013 - Libya's seemingly endless security crisis has crippled its all-important energy sector, slashing production from 1.4 million barrels per day to as little as 250,000 bpd, and has driven off urgently needed foreign investment to develop Libya's battered oil sector. The situation is expected to improve in coming weeks as some oil fields in western Libya are reopened. But, despite some mar ... more |  |
 China, the global auto industry's best hope Shenzhen, China (AFP) Sept 28, 2013 - At a time when Indian, Russian and Brazilian car markets are stumbling, China remains the major growth engine for the global automotive industry, analysts say. "For many years it's been the Bric nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) which have accounted for the growth of global sales, taking over from the more mature markets," explains Carlos da Silva, an analyst at IHS Automotive. G ... more | |
 Fake online reviews get reality check Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - Fake online products reviews have been around for years, fueled by unscrupulous marketers seeking to boost sales. But a recent crackdown by authorities in New York could be the shock needed for the online sector to clean up its act. The New York state attorney general's office recently ordered 19 companies to halt these practices and pay fines totaling $350,000 to settle charges of manip ... more |  |
Line, WeChat: Asian social networks move to conquer Europe Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - Move aside Facebook and Skype. Asian social networks, already hugely popular on their continent, have set their sights on Europe where they could prove stiff competition for their US rivals. China's WeChat and Japan's Line, which let users make free calls, send instant messages and post funny short videos and photos, take attributes from Facebook, Skype and messenging application WhatsApp an ... more |  |
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Samsung moves to appease EU on Apple patent fight Brussels (AFP) Sept 27, 2013 - South Korea's Samsung has answered accusations by Brussels that the company abused its dominant market position by taking out unfair injunctions against rival Apple, the European Commission said on Friday. In the drawn-out fight between the giants over the smartphone and tablet market, the Commission believes legal manoeuvres launched by Samsung would unfairly prevent Apple from access to cr ... more |  |
Hong Kong counts the cost after losing Alibaba listing Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - The collapse of negotiations for Alibaba's listing in Hong Kong, which sees the lucrative initial public offering set to head to New York, has prompted sharp criticism of the city's stock exchange from the Chinese online trading giant and some investors. Talks between the Hong Kong bourse and Alibaba, looking at ways to grant founder Jack Ma and its senior management some control over the bo ... more |  |
Greenpeace's 'Arctic 30': a diverse group of activists Moscow (AFP) Sept 27, 2013 - The 30 activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise being held by Russia hail from 18 different countries with diverse backgrounds and ages. Dubbed the "Arctic 30" by the environmental group, those detained range from the veteran captain of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior bombed in 1985 in New Zealand by French agents, to the great-grandson of a Soviet foreign minister. Also bei ... more |  |
China wins $2 billion oil deal in Uganda Kampala (AFP) Sept 27, 2013 - China's state-owned CNOOC has secured a $2-billion deal to develop a petroleum field in Uganda and help propel the east African nation into the club of oil-producing countries, an official said Friday. "This is a major breakthrough as a country," Uganda's junior energy minister Peter Lokeris told AFP, confirming that a deal had been reached earlier this month with the China National Offshore ... more |  |
Fukushima operator seeks reactor restart Tokyo (AFP) Sept 27, 2013 - Fukushima operator TEPCO on Friday asked Japan's nuclear watchdog for permission to restart a separate atomic power station, as it resumed cleaning polluted water at the crippled plant. Tokyo Electric Power switched on treatment systems at the tsunami-wrecked site, seen as key to winning public support for the eventual dumping into the ocean of thousands of tonnes of now-contaminated water. ... more |  |
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Iraq's oil-rich Kurds move steadily toward independence Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Sep 26, 2013 - Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region is moving ever closer to declaring independence, thanks largely to its oil reserves of 45 billion barrels and increasingly close energy links with neighboring Turkey. Iraq's central government is diametrically opposed to Kurdistan breaking away for fear it will encourage other federal regions to seek greater autonomy at Baghdad's expense, and can be ... more |  |
Dubai signs MoU with Sonangol to build oil refinery Dubai (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - Dubai said on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Sonangol to build a crude oil refinery aimed at meeting rising domestic demand. The refinery, which will be the second in the Gulf emirate, will process end products for "domestic use as well as targeted international markets," the government of Dubai said in a statement. "The refinery will seek to ensure ... more |  |
Rainbow Warrior captain among activists held in Russia Moscow (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - A veteran Greenpeace campaigner who was the captain of the ship Rainbow Warrior when it was bombed and sunk by French secret services in New Zealand in 1985 is among the activists detained by Russia for a protest in the Arctic. Peter Willcox, a US citizen and the captain of Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise, was the captain of the environmental group's Rainbow Warrior vessel which was campaigning ... more |  |
Outside View: Defining the tax debate Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2013 - At nearly 74,000 pages, the U.S. Tax Code is a bloated, destructive and unwieldy mess. It demands fear and inspires loathing more than respect. Accidentally violate it, and you encounter bureaucratic revenge and pay a debilitating fine; do so willfully, and you also serve prison time. It answers unasked questions: "What happens to citizens when Congress exercises nearly unlimited ... more |  |
 ASEAN region has potential for 70 percent green energy Jakarta (UPI) Sep 26, 2013 - A new Greenpeace report says that by 2050 green energy could account for 70 percent of the electricity generation for the 10 countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. That boost in green energy could also result in $2.8 trillion worth of investment, $2.7 trillion in fuel-cost savings and 1.1 million jobs by 2030, the report says. Greenpeace launched the rep ... more |  |
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