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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/News of Asia and Oceaniaen-usTue, 02 Dec 2008 05:53:06 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.htmlwed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.html1228196687Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.html"></a>MUMBAI, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. and British experts joined their Indian counterparts in investigating last week's terror carnage in Mumbai, where life is slowly returning to normal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/dn/Uindia-violence.RMgK_ID2.html">U.S., British investigators probe attacks</a><br />MUMBAI, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. and British experts joined their Indian counterparts in investigating last week's terror carnage in Mumbai, where life is slowly returning to normal.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.htmlwed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.html1228163694Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:34:54 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.html"></a>BOGOR, Indonesia, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Indonesian forestry research group says large areas of Earth's forests could succumb to climate change, resulting in disaster for forest-dependent people.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/do/Uindonesia-climatechange.R3e6_ID1.html">Climate change putting forests at risk</a><br />BOGOR, Indonesia, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Indonesian forestry research group says large areas of Earth's forests could succumb to climate change, resulting in disaster for forest-dependent people.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.htmlwed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.html1228157687Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.html"></a>KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cy/Uskorea-norkorborder.RLaf_ID1.html">North Korea restricts border crossings</a><br />KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.htmlwed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.html1228131295Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.html"></a>TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's November domestic auto sales, hit by the recession, fell 27.3 percent to 215,783 units from year-ago levels, the industry group said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.html">Japan November auto sales plunge</a><br />TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's November domestic auto sales, hit by the recession, fell 27.3 percent to 215,783 units from year-ago levels, the industry group said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.htmlwed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.html1228131295Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.html"></a>BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Chinese Space Technology Academy announced the Monday launch of a remote sensing satellite, sent aloft on a Long March-2D carrier rocket.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ci/Uchina-satellitelaunch.R_s-_ID1.html">China launches satellite</a><br />BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Chinese Space Technology Academy announced the Monday launch of a remote sensing satellite, sent aloft on a Long March-2D carrier rocket.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/be/Ujapan-tunacatch.R1k7_ID1.htmlwed/be/Ujapan-tunacatch.R1k7_ID1.html1228131295Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/be/Ujapan-tunacatch.R1k7_ID1.html"></a>TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An international ocean resources group wants a 30 percent cut in the yellow fin tuna catch in the Pacific to curb over fishing, sources told Kyodo news Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/be/Ujapan-tunacatch.R1k7_ID1.html">Cuts proposed in yellow fin tuna catch</a><br />TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An international ocean resources group wants a 30 percent cut in the yellow fin tuna catch in the Pacific to curb over fishing, sources told Kyodo news Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/di/Ujapan-pollutantobesity.R5V0_ID1.htmlwed/di/Ujapan-pollutantobesity.R5V0_ID1.html1228113887Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/di/Ujapan-pollutantobesity.R5V0_ID1.html"></a>MISHIMA, Japan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Two Japanese researchers say it is "plausible and provocative" to associate the obesity epidemic with chemical triggers present in the modern environment.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/di/Ujapan-pollutantobesity.R5V0_ID1.html">Persistent pollutant may promote obesity</a><br />MISHIMA, Japan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Two Japanese researchers say it is "plausible and provocative" to associate the obesity epidemic with chemical triggers present in the modern environment.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.htmlwed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.html1228077298Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:34:58 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.html"></a>BANGKOK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Bangkok police say they are meeting with anti-government protesters who are pleading for more protection after a grenade blast injured 50.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.html">Thai police, protesters meet after blast</a><br />BANGKOK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Bangkok police say they are meeting with anti-government protesters who are pleading for more protection after a grenade blast injured 50.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uindia-violence.RYze_INU.htmlwed/cp/Uindia-violence.RYze_INU.html1228068303Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:05:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uindia-violence.RYze_INU.html"></a>MUMBAI, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Indian government may suspend its five-year, cease-fire with Pakistan in the wake of last week's Mumbai terror attacks, sources say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uindia-violence.RYze_INU.html">Report: India may end Pakistan cease-fire</a><br />MUMBAI, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Indian government may suspend its five-year, cease-fire with Pakistan in the wake of last week's Mumbai terror attacks, sources say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uchina-aids.RfNB_INU.htmlwed/cp/Uchina-aids.RfNB_INU.html1228060487Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uchina-aids.RfNB_INU.html"></a>BEIJING, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An estimated 264,302 Chinese are living with HIV or AIDS, the country's Ministry of Health said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uchina-aids.RfNB_INU.html">China says 264,000 have HIV/AIDS</a><br />BEIJING, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An estimated 264,302 Chinese are living with HIV or AIDS, the country's Ministry of Health said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ai/Uthailand-protests.RqAW_INS.htmlwed/ai/Uthailand-protests.RqAW_INS.html1228020286Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ai/Uthailand-protests.RqAW_INS.html"></a>BANGKOK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- At least four bombs detonated at anti-government protesters rally sites in Bangkok early Sunday, injuring at least 45 people, Xinhua reported.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ai/Uthailand-protests.RqAW_INS.html">Blasts wound Thai protesters</a><br />BANGKOK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- At least four bombs detonated at anti-government protesters rally sites in Bangkok early Sunday, injuring at least 45 people, Xinhua reported.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/af/Uaustralia-whales.R2HU_INT.htmlwed/af/Uaustralia-whales.R2HU_INT.html1228010703Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:05:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/af/Uaustralia-whales.R2HU_INT.html"></a>HOBART, Australia, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- All of the dozens of pilot whales found beached on the Tasmanian coast this weekend have died, officials said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/af/Uaustralia-whales.R2HU_INT.html">Dozens of whales die on Tasmanian beach</a><br />HOBART, Australia, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- All of the dozens of pilot whales found beached on the Tasmanian coast this weekend have died, officials said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.htmlwed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.html1227990287Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.html"></a>ZHENGZHOU, China, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A foreign TV crew covering the prevalence of AIDS in Central China has been beaten and robbed in the country's Henan Province, an official says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.html">Foreign TV crew attacked in China</a><br />ZHENGZHOU, China, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A foreign TV crew covering the prevalence of AIDS in Central China has been beaten and robbed in the country's Henan Province, an official says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bz/Uindonesia-earthquake.RFdy_INT.htmlwed/bz/Uindonesia-earthquake.RFdy_INT.html1227987887Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bz/Uindonesia-earthquake.RFdy_INT.html"></a>JAKARTA, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A meteorology agency in Indonesia says an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has occurred off the Sumatra Island portion of the country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bz/Uindonesia-earthquake.RFdy_INT.html">5.9-magnitude earthquake near Indonesia</a><br />JAKARTA, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A meteorology agency in Indonesia says an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has occurred off the Sumatra Island portion of the country.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ai/Uchina-tower.Rn-7_INT.htmlwed/ai/Uchina-tower.Rn-7_INT.html1227977086Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ai/Uchina-tower.Rn-7_INT.html"></a>SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Construction on China's tallest building, the 2,000-foot-tall Shanghai Center, got under way Saturday, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ai/Uchina-tower.Rn-7_INT.html">Work begins on China's tallest building</a><br />SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Construction on China's tallest building, the 2,000-foot-tall Shanghai Center, got under way Saturday, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ay/Uindia-liveearth.R_R4_INT.htmlwed/ay/Uindia-liveearth.R_R4_INT.html1227975886Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ay/Uindia-liveearth.R_R4_INT.html"></a>MUMBAI, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A Live Earth concert that was scheduled to include celebrity participants has been canceled in the wake of the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, organizers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ay/Uindia-liveearth.R_R4_INT.html">Mumbai concert canceled due to attacks</a><br />MUMBAI, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A Live Earth concert that was scheduled to include celebrity participants has been canceled in the wake of the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, organizers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.htmlwed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.html1227903888Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.html"></a>MELBOURNE, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A study indicates about one-third of aged-care registered nurses in Australia are considering quitting next year because of job stress, researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.html">Many Australian nurses want to quit</a><br />MELBOURNE, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A study indicates about one-third of aged-care registered nurses in Australia are considering quitting next year because of job stress, researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/aa/Uaustralia-epilepsy.Rc7N_INS.htmlwed/aa/Uaustralia-epilepsy.Rc7N_INS.html1227900901Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:35:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/aa/Uaustralia-epilepsy.Rc7N_INS.html"></a>SYDNEY, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Australian infants with a severe form of epilepsy risk having their diagnoses delayed because of a company's patent on a key gene, a hospital official says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/aa/Uaustralia-epilepsy.Rc7N_INS.html">Gene flap delays babies' epilepsy care</a><br />SYDNEY, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Australian infants with a severe form of epilepsy risk having their diagnoses delayed because of a company's patent on a key gene, a hospital official says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ap/Uskorea-norkor.RVAt_INS.htmlwed/ap/Uskorea-norkor.RVAt_INS.html1227894887Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ap/Uskorea-norkor.RVAt_INS.html"></a>SEOUL, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- South Koreans working at an industrial facility jointly run by North Korea are returning home as relations between the neighbors worsen, officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ap/Uskorea-norkor.RVAt_INS.html">S. Koreans leaving Kaesong facility</a><br />SEOUL, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- South Koreans working at an industrial facility jointly run by North Korea are returning home as relations between the neighbors worsen, officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cx/Ujapan-aso.RdEv_INS.htmlwed/cx/Ujapan-aso.RdEv_INS.html1227894288Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:44:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cx/Ujapan-aso.RdEv_INS.html"></a>TOKYO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says he did not mean to insult any senior citizens when he questioned why taxes are used to help pay for their medical care.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/cx/Ujapan-aso.RdEv_INS.html">Aso offers apology for senior aid comment</a><br />TOKYO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says he did not mean to insult any senior citizens when he questioned why taxes are used to help pay for their medical care.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.htmlwed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.html1227887086Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.html"></a>NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- India's Bollywood film industry ground to a halt Thursday as violence stemming from terror attacks in Mumbai kept workers at home, The Hollywood Reporter said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.html">Mumbai violence shuts down Bollywood</a><br />NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- India's Bollywood film industry ground to a halt Thursday as violence stemming from terror attacks in Mumbai kept workers at home, The Hollywood Reporter said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ad/Uindia-violence-millionaire.RWo6_INS.htmlwed/ad/Uindia-violence-millionaire.RWo6_INS.html1227885886Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ad/Uindia-violence-millionaire.RWo6_INS.html"></a>MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A British millionaire slain by Mumbai terrorists telephoned the BBC to tell of his ordeal at the Taj Mahal hotel hours before he was killed, observers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ad/Uindia-violence-millionaire.RWo6_INS.html">Terror victim talked to BBC before death</a><br />MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A British millionaire slain by Mumbai terrorists telephoned the BBC to tell of his ordeal at the Taj Mahal hotel hours before he was killed, observers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.htmlwed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.html1227857086Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.html"></a>TOKYO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Finnish phone maker Nokia, facing a tough market in Japan, will pull out of that country except to market its high-end Vertu, Forbes reported Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.html">Nokia to almost pull out of Japan</a><br />TOKYO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Finnish phone maker Nokia, facing a tough market in Japan, will pull out of that country except to market its high-end Vertu, Forbes reported Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.htmlwed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.html1227853487Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.html"></a>MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Israel, concerned about its nationals trapped or missing in terrorist-ravaged Mumbai, has sent intelligence officers to India, Haaretz newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/ah/Uindia-violence-israel.RVd8_INS.html">Israeli intel officers sent to Mumbai</a><br />MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Israel, concerned about its nationals trapped or missing in terrorist-ravaged Mumbai, has sent intelligence officers to India, Haaretz newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/du/Uchina-greenwall.R5Ft_INR.htmlwed/du/Uchina-greenwall.R5Ft_INR.html1227847487Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/du/Uchina-greenwall.R5Ft_INR.html"></a>BEIJING, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- China's "Green Great Wall" forest project could become a model that could help mitigate environmental disasters, researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia+oceania/2/wed/du/Uchina-greenwall.R5Ft_INR.html">China sowing forests in tree-starved areas</a><br />BEIJING, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- China's "Green Great Wall" forest project could become a model that could help mitigate environmental disasters, researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)