Australia, Indonesia pledge climate cooperation
The leaders of Australia and Indonesia Friday
pledged to join forces to fight climate change by saving forests and
promoting carbon trading. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed on to the
Australian Indonesian Carbon Forest Partnership at Jakarta’s State
Palace after their first bilateral meeting.
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S.Korean Minister heads for US beef talks, more protests planned
South Korea’s trade minister left Friday for
negotiations in Washington aimed at easing Koreans’ fears of US beef
imports but activists called for more protests against the supposed
dangers of mad cow disease.
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China, Taiwan sign historic deals on travel
China and Taiwan signed historic agreements on
Friday that from next month will see thousands more people travel
every day between the two rivals.
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