Nuclear Proliferation

Expansion of Daya Bay's emergency zone ruled out

7 Mar 2012

Even the most serious incident at Guangdong's Daya Bay nuclear power station will have a direct impact on only a tiny number of Hongkongers, emergency planning officials insist, as they rule out...

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Serving science and China

20 Nov 2011

This month, scientists at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global governing body for nuclear energy, finished compiling a 12-point action plan for how to prevent future leaks...

1:14AM

Atomic report puts Iran on the spot

11 Nov 2011

A crunch time has come for Iran with the International Atomic Energy Agency's latest report on its nuclear programme.

12:24AM

Transfer of nuclear technology a time bomb

11 Nov 2011

The panic button on Iran is being pressed again. A report by the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), suggests that Iran has taken more significant steps towards...

12:26AM

Talking points

8 Nov 2011

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Bruised in election, People Power meet the media

12:11AM

US punishes firms over Iran deals

26 May 2011

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies and one Chinese individual for transferring equipment or technology that could make material contributions to the development of...

10:52AM

Opinion

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

7:12AM

nuclear energy vs weapons

Reading comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1 Where can uranium be found?

a. in the sea

b. in the ground

c. in...

9:42AM

Set an example on nuclear disarmament

Speaking in Moscow last week, US President Barack Obama was the very soul of reasonableness.

6:13AM

Sacking of three professors raises doubts about academic integrity

The sacking of three academics over dubious research at the prestigious Zhejiang University has escalated concerns within the research community about the credibility of mainland academics.

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5:53AM

Deception

by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark

Atlantic Books, HK$135

5:42AM

True security

With the eyes of the world on China during the Olympics, it is time to take a hard look at the China debate in the United States. It is troubling: the discussion is dominated by alarmist rhetoric...

2:54PM

Atomic kitten

The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons. Yet the organisation set up to police its provisions, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is having an uphill...

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