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China Launches Fourth Nav SatelliteXichang, China (XNA) Jun 04, 2010 China successfully launched its fourth orbiter into space at 23:53 Wednesday, as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. The launch was disclosed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology via a statement posted on its official website Thursday. The satellite was launched from the Long March 3 carrier rocket. It will join another three satellites in orbit to form a network that will eventually consist of 35 s ... read more |
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Beijing, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010Beijing, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010 The European Space Agency (ESA) supports China's inclusion in the International Space Station (ISS) partnership, the agency's director -general Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Monday. He made the remarks on Monday during the ongoing Global Lunar Conference in Beijing, which is organized by the International Astronautical Federation and the Chinese Society of ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2010China's ambitions to become a major global power in the world of supercomputing were given a boost when one of its machines was ranked second-fastest in a survey. The Nebulae machine at the National Supercomputing Centre in the southern city of Shenzhen can perform at 1.271 petaflops per second, according to the Top 500 survey (http://www.top500.org), which ranks supercomputers. A petafl ... more  
Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010China is to launch its fourth orbiter into space as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. An unnamed official with the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwestern Sichuan Province, said the satellite would be launched on the Long March 3III carrier rocket "in a few days." The satellite and the rocket were in sou ... more |
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China to subsidise purchases of green vehiclesBeijing (AFP) June 1, 2010 China said Tuesday it would subsidise purchases of alternative energy vehicles in five cities amid efforts to reduce emissions, save energy and spur the development of green technology. The government will offer buyers subsidies of up to 50,000 yuan (7,300 dollars) for plug-in hybrid passenger cars and 60,000 yuan for pure electric vehicles, the finance ministry said on its website. The long-awaited subsidy programme will be trialled in Shanghai, the northeastern city of Changchun, the southern ... read more |
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