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China launches mapping satelliteBeijing (UPI) Aug 24, 2010 China launched an Earth mapping satellite into polar orbit Tuesday, official Chinese media outlets said. The state-run Xinhua news agency said the Tianhui 1 satellite entered orbit more than 300 miles above Earth after launch atop a Long March 2D booster, SPACE.com reported. The launch of the 13-story booster took place at the Jiuquan space facility near the border of northern China's Inner Mongolia and Gansu provinces. Chinese Ministry of Defense authorities said Tianhui 1 would ... read more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Aug 23, 2010Sales of new homes in Shanghai dropped 48 percent in the first seven months of 2010 from a year earlier, as China's efforts to cool the property market began to bite, state media said Monday. By the end of July sales in terms of floor space totalled 9.11 million square metres (98.1 million square feet), the Shanghai Daily reported, citing the city's statistics bureau. It did not provide comp ... more  
Hanoi (AFP) Aug 20, 2010A "bold" plan for a railway system connecting more than 300 million people who live around one of the world's great rivers, the Mekong, was approved Friday, officials said. Ministers from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam adopted the plan which they called "a significant first step toward the development of an integrated... railway system". The six nations' national ra ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 23, 2010Chinese battery and auto maker BYD said Monday that it hoped to list on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in the second half of the year, after delaying earlier plans for a mainland listing. Last month, the Hong Kong-listed company said it was asking for shareholder approval to push back the flotation because of weakness in the stock market. BYD, part owned by a unit of Warren Buffett's Berksh ... more |
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South Africa's Zuma visits key partner China to boost tiesJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 22, 2010 South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday makes an official visit to China to broaden ties with the emerging superpower which is fast becoming a top investor in Africa. The visit is seen as an opportunity to harness shared interests, with no begging bowl in hand. Trade between China and Africa's biggest economy has been growing since 1998, and Beijing last year overtook the United States as South Africa's largest export destination. "Trade statistics with China continue to reflect the p ... read more |
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