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China Signs Up First Female AstronautsBeijing (XNA) May 10, 2010 China's space authorities added seven new members to its astronaut crew on Friday, with two women included for the first time. As usual, the names of the second batch of astronauts were not disclosed. However, space authorities did reveal in a press release that they are all aged 30 to 35, married and have college diplomas. The five men are fighter pilots, while the two women fly transport aircraft for the Chinese air force. On average, they have 1,270 hours of flight time each. All of the astrona ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2010At least 39 people were killed after a tornado, hail storms, gale-force winds and torrential rains hit southern China, damaging thousands of homes and destroying crops. The storms hit the giant southwestern municipality of Chongqing as well as neighbouring Guizhou and Hunan provinces overnight, leaving more than 190 people injured and at least six missing, state press and officials said Thur ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 7, 2010A top housing official in China plans to take part in a rare online chat with Internet users around the country on Friday to discuss the government's moves to rein in soaring property prices. The discussion with housing and urban-rural development vice minister Qi Ji is scheduled for 3:00 pm (0700 GMT), the government said on its website, and highlights growing fears in China that the proper ... more  
Taipei (AFP) May 7, 2010China Friday opened its first office in Taiwan, hoping to boost tourism and calling it a "milestone" signalling improved relations between the two former rivals. China's quasi-official Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association formally launched its Taipei office - reportedly its largest outside the mainland - at a gala dinner at the capital's Grand Hotel. "This is a key development and ... more |
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China: 'iron hand' to reach energy targetsBeijing (UPI) May 6, 2010 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged all levels of China's government to work with an "iron hand" to reach energy efficiency targets. Wen's announcement Wednesday followed a State Council report showing the country's energy intensity - the amount of energy used to produce each dollar of gross domestic product - rose 3.2 percent in the first quarter of this year following a decline of 14.38 percent during the previous four years to 2009. The State Council said the increase was due to the ra ... read more |
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