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| January 08, 2014 |
 Discovery at nanoscale has major implications for manufacturers Huddersfield, UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Manufacturers of increasingly minute computer chips, transistors and other products will have to take special note of research findings at the University of Huddersfield. The implications are that a key process used to transform the properties of nanoscale materials can cause much greater damage than previously realised. The University is home to the Electron Microscopy and Materials Analy ... more |  |
 Walker's World: Germans turn against EU Paris (UPI) Jan 6, 2013 - In Brussels, the high priests of the great European project are telling themselves the worst is over. They are wrong; the real crisis is about to begin. The new crisis is political rather than economic and it has started in Germany. The Christian Social Union, dominant political party in Bavaria and the essential partner to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government, has become euroskeptic. ... more |  |
 Canada PM predicts Keystone pipeline 'will proceed' Ottawa (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper predicted Monday that the United States will approve construction of the last leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. "I am confident that in due course - I can't put a timeline on that - that the project will one way or another proceed," Harper told a gathering of the Vancouver Board of Trade. US President Barack Obama is expec ... more |  |
 Chevrolet to roll out 4G-connected cars Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster - on the information superhighway. The General Motors division said Sunday it would deploy fourth generation (4G) Internet connections on several models to help motorists who want to stay connected with the growing number of apps for automobiles. Chevy will allow the 4G connections with Long Term Evolution (LTE) in a partnership wit ... more |  |
 China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govt Beijing (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Accidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the country's thriving and often under-regulated sector. China is the world's largest consumer of coal and its mining industry sometimes skirts safety regulations, although authorities have shut small operations in recent years to try to improv ... more |  |
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 Spanish minister in Panama to end $1.6-bn canal impasse Panama City (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - A Spanish cabinet minister is to meet Panama's president Monday to help break a $1.6-billion impasse that threatens to halt work on a major expansion of the Panama Canal. Spanish Public Works Minister Ana Pastor arrived in the Central American country late Sunday and is to meet President Ricardo Martinelli and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Jorge Quijano. Pastor's goal is to mediat ... more |  |
China weighs in as S.Sudan peace talks open Addis Ababa (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels started in Ethiopia on Monday, as key power China added its weight to efforts to end weeks of fighting in the world's youngest nation. Sudan meanwhile said that it and South Sudan had agreed during a visit to Juba by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to consider setting up a joint force to protect vital oilfields. Ethiopian governme ... more |  |
Japan automakers accelerate China sales despite tensions Tokyo (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Two of Japan's top automakers Monday reported record sales in China last year, after an anti-Japanese consumer boycott depressed demand in the world's largest vehicle market in 2012. Toyota said it sold 917,500 vehicles in China last year, its best ever. The figure was up 9.2 percent from 2012, when a dispute over islands in the East China Sea flared anew and sent relations between Tokyo and ... more |  |
Sudan, South mull joint oil protection force: minister Khartoum (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Sudan and South Sudan agreed Monday during a visit to Juba by President Omar al-Bashir to consider setting up a joint force to protect vital oilfields, his foreign minister said. "Sudan and South Sudan are in consultations about the deployment of a mixed force to protect the oilfields in the South," Ali Ahmed Karti said, adding that Juba had come up with the idea. The proposed deployment ... more |  |
 ReneSola Panels Power 420MW Solar Project in Japan Shanghai, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - ReneSola has announced it has been awarded a contract to supply 420MW of solar panels to a leading solar project developer based in Japan. ReneSola's Virtus II 300W 72-cell high-efficiency polycrystalline PV panels will be installed in over ten ground-mounted power plants in the mountain regions of Japan, and will provide power to the surrounding residential homes. Mr. Xianshou Li, c ... more |  |
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Yingli Green Energy Supplies 1 MW of Solar Panels to Serbia's Second Largest Solar Project Baoding, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Yingli Green Energy has announced that the Company has supplied 1 MW of multicrystalline PV modules to Serbia's 2nd largest solar project. The 1 MW project is located in the municipality of Kladovo, 250 kilometers east of Belgrade, the Serbian capital, and is the largest ground-mounted solar PV installation in Serbia funded by a domestic investor. Yingli Green Energy's key partners i ... more |  |
ReneSola Provides High-Efficiency PV Modules to Glass Manufacturing Facility San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - ReneSola has announced its collaboration with Solar Power Systems of Mexico in implementing a 192KW project for glass manufacturer Vidrio Formas in Lerma, Edo, Mexico. Vidrio Formas manufactures more than one million glass containers per day for major tequila, liquor and coffee companies. The manufacturing facility's new rooftop installation consists of ReneSola's high-efficiency Virtus II ... more |  |
Canadian Solar Connects its Tumushuke 30MW Solar Power Plant to the China State Grid Guelph, Canada (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Canadian Solar has announced the successful completion and grid connection of a 30 MW ground mounted solar power project in Tumushuke City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. This project was developed by CSI Solar Power (China) Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., with Gaochuangte New Energy as the EPC contractor. Covering an area of about 100 hectares, the project ... more |  |
ReneSola Signs MoI to Sell Three Utility-Scale Projects in China Jiashan, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - ReneSola has announced it signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to sell three utility-scale projects in Western China, with a total capacity of 60MW, to Jiangsu Akcome Solar Science and Technology on December 30, 2013. "Once completed, this deal will enable us to decrease our debt level and increase our cash flow, which will help us improve our financial position. Thus, we will have greater ... more |  |
 Czech environment minister cancels nuke waste repository site survey Brno, Czech Republic (UPI) Jan 6, 2013 - Exploration of an area of the southeastern Czech Republic as a site for long-term radioactive waste storage has been canceled, the environment ministry says. Czech Republic Environment Minister Tomas Podivinsky announced Friday a planned geological survey of the Kravi Hora site in the state of Moravia for a long-planned deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel has been scrapped ... more |  |
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 CES stage set for new wave of gadgets Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - As spending on gadgets flattens in a world obsessed with smartphones and tablets, the Consumer Electronics Show here hopes to be a launch pad for a new must-have device. From drones and smart cars to remote-controlled door locks and eyewear, the annual CES event officially starting Tuesday promises to showcase an "Internet of Things" with users at its heart. The technology extravaganza t ... more |  |
Singapore's OCBC bank in talks to buy Hong Kong lender Singapore (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said Monday it was in exclusive talks to acquire Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank, in a move that could give it greater access to the Chinese market. Dow Jones Newswires said a potential deal could value the Hong Kong lender at more than $5.0 billion. OCBC said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange it signed an "exclusivity agreement" on Decem ... more |  |
Netflix to stream "ultra" high-def shows to LG televisions Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - LG on Monday announced an alliance with Netflix to stream "ultra high-definition" shows to new televisions being released by the South Korean consumer electronics giant. The announcement came on the eve of the formal opening of an international Consumer Electronics Show due to be packed with announcements about vibrant new screens displaying content about four times richer than what is seen ... more |  |
Huawei aims to sell 80 mn smartphones in 2014 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said Monday it aims to sell 80 million smartphones in 2014, as it boosts its brand name worldwide and makes a new push for US consumers. The Chinese firm also unveiled its new large-screen smartphone, or phablet, which will be sold in the US market and compete against devices like Samsung's Galaxy Note. The new Ascend 2 Mate can outperform rivals with high-s ... more |  |
Cambodian police break up garment worker camp Phnom Penh, Cambodia (UPI) Jan 6, 2013 - Cambodian police removed about 1,000 anti-government protesters, including garment workers, from an industrial park in Phnom Penh after deadly clashes with security authorities. Demonstrating workers were demanding the employers' organization Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia double their monthly wages to $160 this year. Police moved into the camp on the weekend, pull ... more |  |
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