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China Orbits New Remote-Sensing SatelliteBeijing, China (RIA Novosti) Aug 12, 2010 China put into orbit on Tuesday another remote sensing satellite, China's Xinhua news agency reported. The Yaogan X was launched aboard a Long March 4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. According to Xinhua, the satellite will be used primarily for scientific experiments, land survey, crop yield assessment, and disaster monitoring. Western experts believe, though, that this class of satellites could be used for reconnaissance and other milita ... read more |
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Wellington (AFP) Aug 11, 2010New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said Wednesday it is "100 percent confident" in its milk supplies to a Chinese company under investigation over claims of tainted milk powder. Parents and doctors in China's Hubei province have expressed fears that hormones in milk powder produced by Synutra International have caused young girls to develop breasts prematurely. Synutra said the questionabl ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2010Two Chinese mining giants are set to align their prices for light rare earths nationwide in a move that will give China more influence over international markets, state media reported Tuesday. The cooperation will allow Baotou Steel High Tech Co - the supplier of 46 percent of the world's rare earth oxides - and Jiangxi Copper Corp to "virtually control" market prices, the China Daily cite ... more  
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 10, 2010The U.S. was one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2009, second only to China, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Wind power additions in the United States set a new record in 2009, with 10 gigawatts of new capacity installed, representing a $21 billion investment. "At this pac ... more |
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Vietnam, US display military ties amid tensions with ChinaDanang, Vietnam (AFP) Aug 10, 2010 Vietnam and the United States will stage a fresh demonstration this week of their military ties at a time of escalating tensions with China over territorial claims in the South China Sea. The US destroyer USS John S. McCain, making a call at the central port city of Danang with a crew of around 270 sailors, departs Tuesday for a four-day exchange programme with the Vietnamese navy. "On the 12th we will have the first ever training exchanges with the Vietnamese navy on damage control, emergency r ... read more |
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