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China's Fourth Space Center To Be Completed By 2015Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 10, 2010 China's fourth space center, Wenchang, will be put into service between 2014 and 2015, not in 2013 as it was previously announced, the CCTV channel reported on Tuesday. Located in a forest of coconut palms on the northeast coast of the Hainan tropical island, Wenchang will be the country's first low-latitude space center. Its latitude of only 19 degrees north of the equator will contribute to lower fuel consumption and maximum payload. "The construction of the fourth space center, Wenchang, ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2010China indicated Sunday it would take a hard line on the selection of a successor to the ageing Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in rare comments on the sensitive issue. The final decision on the reincarnated successors to the Buddhist region's top lamas lies with Beijing, insisted Qiangba Puncog, Tibet's former governor and a delegate to the national parliament. "It must get the a ... more  
Bangkok (AFP) March 7, 2010Thailand will ask China for help in dealing with the record-low water levels in the Mekong River, on which more than 60 million people depend, the prime minister said Sunday. The flows are the lowest for 20 years, according to the Mekong River Commission (MRC), which has said water supply, navigation and irrigation are at threat. "We can see the level of the water is getting lower," prem ... more  
Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2010China rejected foreign concerns over its growing energy links with Africa on Sunday, saying it benefits African nations by bringing badly needed trade and infrastructure development. "I have noticed that in the international community there are some who do not want to see the development of Sino-African relations and always make an issue of China-Africa energy cooperation," Foreign Minister ... more |
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Australia's Fortescue has 'decades' of iron ore for ChinaPerth, Australia (AFP) March 4, 2010 Australia's Fortescue Metals said it has billions of tonnes of iron ore, enough to supply China for decades, reinforcing claims the country is on the verge of a major commodities boom. Executive director Russell Scrimshaw said the world's fourth largest iron ore miner had up to 20 billion tons of ore, the basic ingredient of the steel that is key to China's mass industrialisation and urbanisation. He said Fortescue, which is in direct competition with Anglo-Australian giants Rio Tinto and BHP Bi ... read more |
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