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Bolivia, China Sign Satellite Launching AgreementLa Paz, Bolivia (XNA) Apr 06, 2010 The Bolivian government and a Chinese corporation on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding on helping Bolivia launch communications satellite "Tupac Katari." The agreement was signed by Executive Director of the Bolivian Space Agency Willy Herbas and Yin Liming, president of the Great Wall Industries Corporation (GWIC) which is authorized by the Chinese government to produce and launch satellites. Bolivian President Evo Morales and Chinese Ambassador Qu Shengwu as well as many other ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2010Chinese President Hu Jintao called for stable ties with Washington in a phone call with US leader Barack Obama and said Beijing was willing to work to oppose nuclear proliferation, China said Friday. The foreign ministry however also said in a statement that Hu had warned Obama in an overnight call not to further antagonise Beijing on the sensitive issues of Taiwan and Tibet. Their conve ... more  
Manhattan, KS (UPI) Apr 02, 2010Wheat species from Asia could aid in the U.S. fight against a blight that causes wheat to shrivel and turn chalky white, scientists in Kansas said. Fusarium graminearum fungi infects wheat heads, producing mycotoxins that reduce the kernels' value and quality. Wheat collected from Japan, China and South Korea contain anti-fungal genes that could increase resistance in U.S. wheat ... more  
Xiangning, China (AFP) April 5, 2010More than 110 workers were pulled out alive from a Chinese coal mine on Monday in what has been hailed as a miracle rescue over a week after the men were trapped by an underground flood. So far, 115 survivors have been rescued from the mine in China's coal-mining heartland of Shanxi province, state media said. Some apparently survived on tree bark and at least one worker strapped himself to ... more |
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Under the radar, Apple's Asian suppliers work furiouslyTaipei (AFP) April 2, 2010 The fevered buildup to Saturday's iPad launch has demonstrated the brute efficiency of the little-known Asian suppliers responsible for turning Apple's design vision into hands-on reality. Taiwanese touch-screen makers, South Korean chip producers and Chinese battery manufacturers have been adding workers by the hundred to staff extra factory shifts and meet double the forecast demand. Along the way, the component makers have navigated technical hurdles posed by a product that Apple boasts will ... read more |
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