Crytek's CryENGINE 2 Heads to China

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Crytek officials said that it will be the first time that the studio will exhibit CryENGINE 2 in China, a region poised for explosive gaming growth. A May 2008 report from Niko Partners said that China's 46 million gamers spent $1.7 billion on online games in 2007, up 71 percent from 2006. Online revenue is expected to hit $2.5 billion this year, and $6 billion in 2012. In China... Submitted by: zelv | Visited 15 times | Comments 0

♦ China disaster operations shift to collecting the dead

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BEICHUAN, China (AP) — The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims while growing rows of decomposing bodies lined the streets of shattered cities. There were a few tales of rescues even six days after the magnitude 7.9 quake in central China. Submitted by: Stax_Daniel - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China carves paths to address flooding, drought

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BEIJING — Floods in south China have killed at least 176 people this month and forced the evacuation of 1.6 million people. Yet the deadly start of China's rainy season masks a bigger crisis: not enough water. To tackle the water shortage threatening China's breakneck development, the nation is constructing the world's largest water diversion project. Submitted by: bjplink - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China and Japan strike gas deal

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Japan and China have struck a deal for the joint development of a gas field in the East China Sea, resolving a protracted bilateral dispute. Japanese private sector firms will take part in China's project to develop the Chunxiao gas field, which is known as Shirakaba in Japan. A small crowd of Chinese protesters denounced the deal outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing. Submitted by: inaga - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice tours China quake zone

1 vote	Condoleezza Rice, left, accompanied by the Chinese officials visit the collapsed Tengda Physical Club in the quake hit Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday. DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised China's post-quake recovery efforts during a visit to the disaster zone on Sunday... Submitted by: dans107 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China drives VW sales to record

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German carmaker Volkswagen posted record first-half sales thanks to a boost in deliveries to China. Global deliveries were up 5.8% to 3.27 million vehicles, with China taking 531,600 vehicles, an increase of 23.6%. This was the first time VW breached the 500,000 mark in China over six months, and there were also good results in Brazil and central and eastern Europe. Submitted by: virgin - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China says it's No. 1 in Web usage, surpassing USA

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The research firm BDA China Ltd. says China's online population should keep growing by 18% annually, reaching 490 million by 2012 -a number larger than the entire U.S. population. BEIJING (AP) China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use... Submitted by: mypoint - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nissan to expand further in China

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Nissan is to open another factory in China as it seeks to extend its recent growth in one of the world's most competitive car markets. The Japanese carmaker will team up with its joint venture partner, China's Dongfeng Motor Group, to construct a $145m plant in Henan province by 2010. The factory, Nissan's fifth in China, will have the capacity to produce 120,000 vans and goods vehicles. Submitted by: motohost - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China quake toll could top 50,000; gov't requests help

1 vote	LUOSHUI TOWN, China (AP) — China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. More than 72 hours after the quake rattled central China... Submitted by: Hej - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China gets ivory imports go-ahead

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The UN has given China the green light to bid in a one-off sale of ivory. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) voted in favour of China's request during a meeting being held in Geneva. China joins Japan as approved buyers of government-owned ivory from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. In 2007... Submitted by: jasonbrown225 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ White-handed Gibbons Now Presumed 'Extinct' In China, Forest Survey Shows

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ScienceDaily (May 22, 2008) — China's fauna exhibits a unique diversity of apes. Unfortunately, the apes are more seriously endangered by extinction in China than in any other country. A research team assembled by anthropologists of Zurich University now conclude that another ape species has just become extinct in China's Yunnan province. A scientific team... Submitted by: Zer00 - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China plans quake fund; 1 survivor found

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CHENGDU, China (AP) — Rescuers saved a 35-year-old woman who survived nine days trapped in a tunnel despite multiple fractures, the only survivor found Wednesday in the rubble of China's massive quake zone. Meanwhile, the government ordered state agencies to cut planned spending by 5% this year, which will go to create a $10 billion reconstruction fund, the State Council, China's Cabinet... Submitted by: filma - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China rejects BBC Darfur claims

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China says a BBC documentary accusing Beijing of fuelling the war in Darfur by supplying military equipment and training to Sudan is "strongly biased". On Monday, the BBC's Panorama programme revealed evidence that China had sent military trucks to Sudan, which were used in attacks on civilians in Darfur. It also said China was training fighter pilots who fly Chinese A5 jets there. Submitted by: Letcha - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Woody And Aquatic Plants Pose Greatest Invasive Threat To China

1 vote	Although China currently has fewer invasive woody plants than the United States, China's potential for invasion by nonnative trees and shrubs is high, according to an article in BioScience. Authors Ewald Weber, of the University of Zurich in Switzerland, and Bo Li, of Fudan University in Shanghai, China... Submitted by: tonyc - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China's brimming 'quake lake' drains, crisis declared over

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CHENGDU, China (AP) — China declared an end Tuesday to the crisis over a brimming lake formed by China's massive earthquake that had threatened to flood downstream communities. Sichuan province's top official Liu Qibao claimed a "decisive victory" after waters flowed from Tangjiashan lake and its level dropped rapidly, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Submitted by: Tox - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Valentino Rossi followed his win in China with victory at the French

1 vote	Yamaha's Valentino Rossi followed his win in China with victory at the French MotoGP. The seven-time world champion never looked back after overtaking Casey Stoner on lap eight. Submitted by: netbizman - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China's Paralympic challenge

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China is the world's top Paralympic nation after making rapid progress in disability sport in recent years. But can its hosting of next year's Paralympics improve the lot of the 80m disabled people living in China? With a year to go, BBC Sport looks at whether China is on track to deliver the Games and the social issues with which the country will have to deal. Submitted by: BoldlyGo - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China blocks entry to UK rescuers

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A UK search and rescue team who flew to China after the earthquake have been denied visas and forced to return home without being able to help. The International Rescue Corps team arrived in Hong Kong with specialist search equipment on Wednesday. But for reasons that remain unclear, the 10-strong UK team and a Canadian group were blocked from entering China. China has sent 50... Submitted by: quickfingers - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China torch relay: Xiamen

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As part of a series following the Olympic torch around China, the focus turns to Xiamen, a city on the front line of disputes between Beijing and Taipei. A stretch of beach on China's south-eastern coast overlooks tense waters. The island-city of Xiamen, in China's Fujian province, is just 1,500m away from Jinmen part of an island chain controlled by Taiwan. Submitted by: Boris4ka - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Air China to buy 45 Boeing jets in multi-billion dollar deal

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BEIJING (AP) — Air China said Wednesday it plans to buy 45 Boeing aircraft in one of China's biggest airliner purchases. The order will include 15 Boeing 777 and 30 Boeing 737 aircraft from the Chicago-based company, Beijing-based Air China said on its website. It said the list price for the aircraft is $6.3 billion but the final price paid would be lower than that. Submitted by: InfoSmith - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment