The representative of the consular department of Russia in China said to GZT.RU, that neither Russia’s diplomats, nor the authorities of the Autonomous Region have no information about the disappearance of the expedition.

In the Chinese press on Oct. 16 were reported of seven missing in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Supposedly, they went on an expedition to Mount Kunlun. According to Chinese media, the expedition started on 15 September. The Russians got to the destination, accompanied by a Chinese interpreter, Chang Hoon, who on the same day returned to the capital of the autonomous region – the city of Urumqi.

The last time the interpreter talked with the Russians was October 13. They themselves have contacted him by satellite phone and reported that they were in danger and one of them is sick.

Immediately after this conversation, an interpreter called the police and asked to send in a mountain rescue mission, says Xinhua. To help Russian tourists had been sent a team of five people, which includes doctors and guides.

Any traces of the expedition was not found. Nevertheless, the Chinese side will continue the search, which are complicated by bad weather and lack of roads.

Meanwhile, the head of the consular department of Russia in China, Leonid Ignatenko told to GZT.RU, that the consulate had no official information about the loss of Russia’s expedition. “We are in contact with the authorities in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and they also know nothing about this expedition. They themselves have told us that the missing have learned from press reports “, – told Ignatenko.

He also added that so far not been confirmed not only the disappearance of most of the expedition, but the nationality of its members. “Chinese media say only that they were Russian-speaking”, – added Ignatenko. He stressed that the consulate of Russia following the situation.

Kunlun Mountains is one of the major mountain systems of Asia. It extends from the Pamirs to the Sino-Tibetan mountains. The length of this mountain system – about 2,5 thousand km. Natural boundaries are the Kunlun Yarkand River valley to the west and the Yellow River in the east.

Situation repeats

In the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has already occurred a tragedy involving the Russians. In early September 2007 the alloy boats on the river Yurungkash River lost six Russians.

Interesting fact: together with Vladimir Smetannikova, Sergei Chernikov, Ivan Chernikov, Andrey Pautova, Dmitry Tishchenko, and Alexander Zverev in this expedition involved the same translator – Zhang Hong. He took them to the place of the alloy and returned home. After some time the relationship between Chang Hoon and Russians lost. He reported the incident to local police, which sent rescuers to search for tourists.

In the rescue operation involved Russia and Chinese specialists. During the searches were surveyed about 25 thousand square kilometers area. Alive managed to find two people. Four members of the expedition were perished. The body of one Russians have not been found.

In China, missing not only Russia’s expedition. Thus, in late September in China’s Fujian Province lost 11 guests from other countries (10 men and one woman). In their search teams were sent to police and firefighters. On the nationalities of the missing and their fate is not reported.

Photos from the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Wen Jiabao made this week during the visit of Russia’s Prime Minister to China, reminded the China-Soviet alliance at the dawn of the Cold War, writes Austin Ramzy. However, the signed agreements on the export of Russia’s natural gas showed that it is now most strongly binds the two countries economies.

Each party will extract their profits from energy transactions. Russia’s energy companies will be fastened in China, which in the next five years will become the largest energy consumer in the world, and Beijing will get a reliable and familiar source of resources.

China using its international reserves, now in a recession when prices for oil and gas fell actively acquires materials. So, in August, he signed a contract for $ 41 billion with Australia for the supply of liquefied natural gas for over 20 years. Last month, China’s oil state company CNOOC entered into negotiations with Nigeria on the acquisition of one-sixth of the oil reserves of that African country. This week, from Guinea, it was reported that the ruling junta has struck a deal to develop mineral resources in the amount of $ 7 billion with an unnamed Chinese company.

However, despite the support of the governments of Russia and China, the parties have yet specify exactly how Gazprom will sell natural gas China’s CNPC. In particular, there is still no clarity as to be financed the construction of expensive transmission infrastructure. If the issue can be resolved, then in 2014 Russia will supply to China some 70 billion cubic meters a year. This is equivalent to 90% of the consumption of China in 2008, but it is expected that the demand of the country for energy will grow rapidly over the next two decades. Now in China 70% of electricity produced from low-grade coal, and only 3% – from the cleaner natural gas.

As the author concludes, now China is considering all possible options for the acquisition of oil and gas. Seeing the rapid growth in commodity prices in the past year, Beijing is now trying to sign as many deals as prices are stable. As for the old alliance, Time wrote that former allies in the Cold War might not have lost the desire to counter U.S. influence, but now Moscow and Beijing over economic considerations associated XXI century.

Premier State Council of China (PRC) Wen Jiabao during the period from 4 to 6 October, is scheduled to arrive in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on an official visit, reports Associated Press citing North Korean media. It is reported that Chinese policies will arrive in the Far Eastern Republic at the invitation of the North Korean leadership, the main purpose of his stay in the country will consult with the authorities of the DPRK on the issue of nuclear weapons.

China, which is the main source of economic assistance to North Korea, hoping that he could persuade the DPRK to return to negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons. Last interrupted them in April 2009., After the U.S. government criticized the nuclear test North Korea and its launches of ballistic missiles.

Six countries will take part in this negotiation – North and South Korea, Russia, China, USA and Japan. However, Pyongyang has long been insisted on a bilateral format – only with the participation of the DPRK and the U.S.. Washington has long rejected this option, recently agreed to bilateral negotiations, provided that they are preparing for the six-party summit.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a meeting with the ambassador of China in August 2009. expressed willingness “as consultations with the participation of two states, and to the six-party talks.”

China notes the 2560 anniversary of the birth of the famous philosopher, Confucius, said on Monday, Xinhua news agency.

Confucianism has made a considerable contribution to the development of Chinese psychology and family foundations. Ancient Chinese philosopher formulated five main characteristics of a noble man: humanity, justice, respect for parents and governors, prudence and sincerity.

At a family celebration in his temple in the city of Qufu gathered more than 10 thousand people, among them – are direct descendants of the wizard, the followers of his works and foreign diplomats.

The culmination of celebrations, is expected to be the promulgation of a new family tree of the philosopher. According to the latest in the world today there are about 2 million descendants of Confucius. It is possible that this time the list will increase by half as much: experts believe that in the world live more than 3 million people connected by ties of kinship with the great Chinese thinker, whose family tree includes 88 generations.

It is believed that the commemorative celebration in honor of the philosopher began to spend in the Middle Kingdom from 478 BC – a year after his death. After the proclamation of the New China commemorative activities were resumed in 1984, and in the 2007th, they received nationwide status.

The set of Dusit International in 2013 in India, plans to open five new hotels.
The first luxury restaurant in New Delhi will take clients in early May 2010. This will be a luxury hotel with 78 rooms, located near the city center.

Other hotels will be opened in Jaipur, Goa and Rishikesh. The first tourists who will appreciate the high standards of the network, will attend the International Commonwealth Games which will be held in Asia in 2010.

Dusit International traces its history back to 1949, when the first hotel of the Set of “Princess” was opened in Bangkok. Currently, the arsenal of the network comprises 24 high-class hotels in the Middle East and South-West Asia. In the next 2 years 7 more hotels will be put into operation.

In the Indian state of Bihar in the family of the poor the child was born with his heart outside of his chest. An Indian online newspaper The Mail Today reported.
Vibhoy Davey’s birth, the boy with an external heart is probably the first such case in India, the publication reports. Such deviation from the norm is ectocardia. The child, accompanied by his father and nurse was brought to Delhi to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for emergency surgery.
Typically, children with ectocardia are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

NEW DELHI, August 30. The Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 lost contact with the ground station of the Indian Space Research Organization on August,29.

«We can not establish contact with the spacecraft. We do not obtain the data, we can not give commands – said the official representative of the Indian edition of ISRO Press Trust. – In other words, the spacecraft was struck dumb. it’s numb.”

According to Infuture, 11 scientific instruments on board the orbital module operated in a normal mode, the spacecraft sent data to a ground station in accordance with the planned timetable, when suddenly the connection was interrupted.

Now, scientists analyze the data obtained in the hope of finding evidence that could affect the situation.

Chandrayaan-1 and lunar orbiter Research LRO (NASA) joined together on August 20, to implement the radar experiment, and despite the fact that while there have been no results, the experimental data was successfully sent to Earth.

it should be mentioned, the satellite was sent into space in October 2008. It was expected that it will run for two years.

Russian gas supplies to the Middle Kingdom will be postponed

Contrary to earlier announced plans, «Gazprom» will not start deliver Russian gas to China by 2011. The main stumbling block in the ongoing negotiations between Russia and China became the price of gas. Meanwhile yesterday, the parties continue to work in this direction, and yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the sphere of natural gas. Analysts believes that despite all the difficulties, «Gazprom» and China will reache an agreement in the ongoing negotiations. In doing so, experts noted that a strong demand of China in Russia’s gas will come only after 2015.

«Gazprom» and China will not begin to deliver on time Russian gas to China as it was previously planned in 2011, said at a press conference the Deputy Head of the gas concern Alexander Ananenkov. So the parties continue to negotiate on the price, which was not define yet.

Meanwhile, Russia and China yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the sphere of natural gas. Such an agreement could be reached as a result of negotiations between the President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrived in Russia with official visit. In Eastern Siberia and the Far East planning to make a unified system of natural gas production and gas transportation.«Gazprom» will coordinate the implementation of the so-called Eastern gas program.

The head of the Russian-Chinese Center of Trade and Economic Cooperation Sergei Sanakoev believes that the parties were unable to agree on transfers due to financial instability. According to him, in times of crisis, it is difficult to suggest how to change gas prices, so Russia and China are trying to maximize benefit.

Analyst of «Troyka Dialog» Valery Nesterov noted that the share of gas in China’s energy is low. Famine demand for Russian gas will be felt only after 2015. The expert said that China has an agreement with Turkmenistan for the delivery of 30-40 billion cubic meters of gas. The main problem is the ongoing negotiations, according to Mr. Nesterov, that Russian gas can not be cheap due to large distances and high transportation costs. The cost of the pipeline «Altay» will be not more than 10 billion dollars. Experts agree that despite the complexity of the negotiations, the parties did not abandon the deal, Russia will supply gas to China. So countries should agree not only on price, but on the pouts and volume.

Elder son of the leader of NRC Kim Chen Ir, Kim Chen Nam was present at a meeting in Beijing, where his younger brother Kim Chen-Un was presented as a future leader.
This was intended to show the unity of the Pyongyang elite in the transfer of power, announced a major Japanese newspaper «Asahi».

According to them, Kim Chen Un in the presence of his elder brother was , in particular, as an heir presented directly to Chinese President Hu Jintao.

The other day one of China’s private enterprises – the corporation for the production of heavy machinery «Tenchzhun» of Sichuan province announced that a tentative agreement to buy the famous brand «Hammer» from the American corporation GM.

June 1, GM filed in the New York Court of a petition for protection from bankruptcy. 2 June, it issued a statement of sale of its famous brand «Hammer» to Chinese corporations «Tenchzhun». We offer you the story of our correspondents accredited in the United States, on this subject.

Special correspondent of MRC in the United States Han Xu said:

«In its statement, the representative of the corporation GM noted that the transaction is inevitable  after  the strategic brand assessment of « Hammer » and restructuring of the corporation. According to U.S. media, selling of cult brand «Hammer» is a part of a comprehensive restructuring of the corporation, and this transaction is beneficial for both sides ».

Corporation “Tenchzhun” is located in Chengdu of Sichuan Province. It is one of the leading private companies in China in the production of heavy machinery, machines and mechanisms for the construction of roads, bridges and power facilities. Press Representative of the corporation, Mrs. Zhao Syaolu described the purchase of «Hammer»:

«Corporation« Tenchzhun » is one of China’s major industrial corporations. This transaction will expand the scope of the enterprise ».

Zhao Syaolu also reported that between the corporation «Tenchzhun» and GM signed a memorandum of understanding: «Tenchzhun» have the right to use the brand «Hammer», and also the company will operate in the same mode. Under the prior agreement of the headquarters and production structure of the company Hummer will still remain in the United States. It was expected that the transaction will be concluded in the third quarter of this year. After the conclusion of the transaction in the United States will be kept more than 3 thousand new jobs

U.S. President Barack Obama plans that the new General Motors will focus on producing energy-efficient products. A car «Hammer» consume too much fuel. This caused sharp discontent in public. In addition, in 2008, oil prices rose sharply. General Motors sold a total of 27 thousand Hammer on the world market. Sales volume fell by 50% compared to 2007. During the first four months of this year sales «Hammer» in the United States also dropped sharply over the same period last year.

Press Representative of Automobile Corporation «Tenchzhun» reported that the company invests in the development of product brands «Hammer» to produce more energy efficiency vehicles. She said:
«Industrial Company« Tenchzhun »investing in the development and manufacture of automobiles« Hammer »using energy-saving technologies. Our engineers lead the development of data for several years. «Hammer» is one of the famous brands of the world. We are confident that, thanks to scientific and financial support, the company «Tenchzhun» win the world market ».