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Seven More For ShenzhouSydney, Australia (SPX) May 11, 2010 Yet another media report from China has confirmed the basics of their latest group of astronauts. Five men and two women are being trained for Shenzhou missions. In keeping with China's typical policy of secrecy, we don't know their names or faces yet, but analysts are making educated guesses from previously disclosed lists of candidates. All the astronauts are experienced pilots from China's Air Force. So far, China has not taken the step of diversifying its astronaut corps with scientists or med ... read more |
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Tungshih, Taiwan (AFP) May 9, 2010When worshippers built a temple for the goddess Matsu in south Taiwan 300 years ago, they chose a spot they thought would be at a safe remove from the ocean. They did not count on global warming. Now, as the island faces rising sea levels, the Tungshih township is forced to set up a new temple nearby, elevated by three metres (10 feet) compared with the original site. "Right now, the tem ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2010A man stabbed to death eight people, including his wife, elderly mother and young daughter in a village in southeastern China, the latest in a spate of rampage attacks that have shocked the nation. The suspect, identified as Zhou Yezhong, waged his killing spree in the village of Chengyuan in Jiangxi province on Saturday evening, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, quoting local polic ... more  
Taipei (AFP) May 9, 2010A Chinese provincial governor visited Taiwan's south Sunday, making him the highest-level mainland official to visit the area since one of Beijing's envoys was attacked there in 2008, officials said. Governor Huang Xiaojing of Fujian province arrived in Tainan, a city considered a stronghold of the island's pro-independence opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), at the invitation of ... more |
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China returns to trade surplus in AprilBeijing (AFP) May 10, 2010 China said Monday it had rebounded to a trade surplus in April, which analysts said reflected the underlying strength of the world's third largest economy and a pick-up in the United States. The figures could prompt renewed calls from China's trade partners for Beijing to alter its exchange rate policy and were issued as a top government economist urged policymakers to widen the yuan trading band. China posted a surplus of 1.68 billion dollars in April, the official Xinhua news agency said, quot ... read more |
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