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China Exclusive: Scientists looking for site for giant solar telescopeBeijing, China (XNA) Aug 29, 2012 Chinese scientists are looking for a site for a giant solar telescope, which will be the world's largest in the next two decades with data helping to understand solar activities. The Chinese Giant Solar Telescope (CGST), or one of "the next-generation ground-based solar telescopes," will lead a field of solar observation in 20 years, if the construction is approved and starts in 2016, according to Prof. Deng Yuanyong, director of Huairou Solar Observing Station of the National Astronomical Observa ... read more |
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  Astronomy heritage sites get protection World astronomers meeting in Beijing have announced a new Web portal dedicated to protecting astronomical heritage sites around the globe. ... more | .. |
  US-China missile race The United States says it's planning to build new missile defence in Asia. White House officials say early warning radar systems could be placed on a remote Japanese island and possibly in the Phili ... more | .. |
  Japan looks to buy disputed Senkakus Japan's government is hoping to buy the private Senkaku Islands to bolster the country's claim to ownership in the face of increasing Chinese counter-claims. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Clinton to press on China disputes in Asia tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will warn against the use of force between China and its neighbors on a tour of Asia that comes amid mounting tension over sea disputes, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Euro crisis weighs on Merkel's China trip German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week makes her second trip of the year to China, with the eurozone debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on the two global economic powers. ... more | .. |
  China official flees country with funds: report An official in northeast China has fled the country, allegedly taking tens of millions of dollars with him, amid a probe into corruption, a state newspaper said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Death toll from S. Korea typhoon rises to 18 South Korean rescuers Wednesday recovered two more bodies near two wrecked Chinese fishing boats, bringing the confirmed death toll from a powerful typhoon to 18. ... more |
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Strike hits south Beirut after evacuation warning; 20 militants killed in Israel strikes on Syria
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  Chinese buyer vows to honour French wine heritage A Chinese businessman who sparked uproar in France when he bought a historic Burgundy vineyard pledged Tuesday to respect local traditions and restore the chateau to its former glory. ... more | .. |
 Two Tibetans die, burning protests top 50: groups Two teenagers burned to death in southwest China, taking to over 50 the number of Tibetans who have set themselves alight in protest against Beijing's rule, rights groups said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  CNOOC adds offshore oil blocks State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. is offering 26 offshore blocks, 22 of which are in the South China Sea, for joint development with foreign companies. ... more | .. |
 Sea row set aside as China, ASEAN seek trade boost China and Southeast Asian nations pledged Wednesday to strive for closer economic ties, setting aside regional tensions over a territorial row in the resource-rich South China Sea. ... more |
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 Germany's Merkel due in China for eurozone talks German leader Angela Merkel was due to hold top-level talks Thursday on her second visit to China this year, with Europe's debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on the two global powers. ... more | .. |
  China coal mine blast traps 50 underground: Xinhua A gas explosion at a coal mine in southwest China has trapped 50 miners underground, state media said Wednesday, in the latest disaster to hit the country's troubled mining industry. ... more | .. |
  Threat forces Air China flight back to Beijing An Air China plane bound for New York was forced to return to Beijing on Wednesday after receiving a "threatening message" but nothing unusual was found, the airline and state media said. ... more | .. |
  China's Dongfeng sees profits slide in first half Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Motor Group on Wednesday said its net profit in the first half of 2012 slipped 8.36 percent on the back of falling commercial vehicle sales and stiffer competition. ... more |
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Tajikistan lost 1,000 glaciers in 3 decades: minister
Scientists urge swift action on microbial technologies to address climate crisis
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 China coal mine accident kills six: report Six miners have died in a coal mine accident in northwest China's restive Xinjiang region, according to the country's official Xinhua news agency. ... more | .. |
 Hyundai Motor starts work on China joint venture South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor said Tuesday its joint venture with a Chinese firm has started the construction of a truck plant in the world's fastest-growing vehicle market. ... more | .. |
 Ford says it will bring luxury car brand to China US auto giant Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would bring its Lincoln brand to China in two years, pitching the vehicle to the luxury segment of the world's largest car market. ... more | .. |
China flag carrier reports 77% slump in profit Flag carrier Air China said Tuesday that its net profit plunged 77 percent in the first half from a year ago, hit by weakness in air travel demand and higher fuel costs. ... more |
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 Egypt's new leader visits China seeking investment Egypt's president met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, seeking in his first state visit outside the Arab world to win badly needed investment and expand diplomatic ties. ... more | .. |
 China's BYD first-half profit down 94% on year Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said Tuesday its net profit slumped 94 percent in the first half from the same period a year ago, on weaker demand for cars and a loss in its solar business. ... more | .. |
  China's manned spacecraft in final preparations for mid-June launch China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission ... more | .. |
 Japan unveils video of clash with pro-China activists Japan's Coast Guard on Monday released an edited version of video footage showing a clash between pro-China activists and its patrol ships near disputed islands earlier this month. ... more |
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  Quarry explosion kills nine in China: media A load of explosives accidentally went off on Monday at a quarry supplying a cement plant in southern China, killing nine people and leaving another missing, state media said. ... more | .. |
  China wrestles with acid rain threat An increase in automobile emissions exposed China's Guangdong province to damage from acid rain in the first half of this year, a report found. ... more | .. |
 China eyes next lunar landing as US scales back Neil Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing marked a pinnacle of US technological achievement, defining what many saw as the American century, but the next person to set foot on the moon will likely be Chinese. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protesters march in Chinese city: state media Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of an eastern Chinese city on Saturday to demonstrate against Japan's claims to a disputed island chain, state media reported. ... more |
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  Taiwan seeks voice through renowned author Acclaimed author Lung Yingtai felt the force of China's soft power when she spoke in New York this week on her first trip as Taiwan's culture minister aiming to win friends for the isolated island. ... more | .. |
 Clinton's planned Pacific trip 'sends message to China' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare foray to the South Pacific this week, in a move analysts say is aimed at curbing China's growing influence among the region's small island nations. ... more | .. |
 Tanker-bus crash inferno kills 36 in China At least 36 people died in a fiery collision between a methanol tanker and a double-decker sleeper bus on Sunday in China's worst traffic accident in more than a year. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan braces for return of Typhoon Tembin Taiwan warned Sunday that Typhoon Tembin was likely to return as people struggled to clear mud-filled homes after the storm pounded the south of the island with the heaviest rains in more than a century. ... more |
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