By Julia Gu
Oct. 12 – An attack on two Chinese cargo ships has left 12 Chinese citizens dead and one missing on the Mekong River near the borders of Thailand and Myanmar, Xinhua reported on Sunday, noting that the attackers were drug traffickers.
The attack on the Chinese cargo ships occurred in Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle area with the bodies of the crew members being found near Chiang Rai in northern Thailand on Friday and Saturday. Most of the victims had been bound and blindfolded with adhesive tape, the report said. Later, Thai police found two cargo vessels loaded with over 9 million amphetamine pills (an illegal drug better known as “speed”) worth US$3.22 million, as well as garlic, apples and fuel. Continue reading
Sept. 21 – China and India, two emerging Asian giants boasting huge populations and rapid economic growth, are seen as the major drivers in the push to revive the world’s economy. However, the two countries’ needs for natural resources is growing at the same speed as their economies and, in an attempt to satisfy those needs, China and India have started a fierce competition to acquire natural resources.
By Vivian Ni
Aug. 25 – Right after Qaddafi’s army was driven out of Tripoli, China received a warning from Abdeljalil Mayouf, a manager of the rebel-controlled Arabian Gulf Oil Company, that China, Russia and Brazil, in contrast to many Western nations, could face political obstacles in returning to business as usual once Qaddafi had been removed from power.
Aug. 22 – On August 20, the China North Sea subsidiary of U.S.-based energy giant ConocoPhillips “admitted” that nine new oil spill sources were found on the northwest side of Platform C of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield in Bohai Bay, according to the North China Sea Branch of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).