Chinese Electric Car Claims 250-Mile Range
Oct 22, 2009 There's a capitalist mantra that says if one person doesn't do something well enough, someone else will always come along to do it better. Well, it turns out that "one person" is us in this scenario, the "someone else" is Chinese carmaker BYD, and "it" is an electric car that can travel 250 miles on one charge.
China’s Economy Hums Along
Oct 22, 2009 As the U.S. struggles to recover its footing due to the economic crisis, China is expecting yet another stellar year as it reports that the country's economy is on track to reach its target of 8 percent GDP growth this year.
Factories Echo Recession Pangs
Jan 3, 2009 Following in the footsteps of 2008's dismal economic news, global manufacturing has fallen to low levels unseen for decades. In the U.S., factory activity has dropped to a 28-year low, marking a slump that further adds to the bad economic trends as we enter 2009.
Biofuels Blamed in Global Food Crisis
Jul 4, 2008 While environmentalists and opponents of foreign oil may have found common cause in the use of biofuels, a new, confidential World Bank report estimates that the recent increase in plant-based fuel production has actually contributed to a 75 percent rise in global food prices, sparking riots across the world and pushing millions beneath the poverty line.Taliban Resurgence Produces Record Opium Harvest in Afghanistan
Sep 2, 2006 Opium production in Afghanistan is at the highest level ever recorded and shows an increase of 50 percent from last year. The increase in opium cultivation is a result of the resurgence of Taliban rebels. The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, said in a statement: ?The southern part of Afghanistan was displaying the ominous hallmarks of incipient collapse, with large-scale drug cultivation and trafficking, insurgency and terrorism, crime and corruption.?
