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Ready for 'Danes in Space'?Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Aug 24, 2010 Astronauts, cosmonauts and even Chinese Sinonauts may soon have company in space, two Denmark engineers say - so get ready for the Danonauts. Self-employed engineers Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen are preparing a test launch their hand-built Hybrid Exo Atmospheric Transporter, or HEAT 4 rocket, from a barge off the wind-swept Danish island of Bornholm before mid-September, Britain's The Independent reported Tuesday. Though the test will only carry a crash test dummy aloft, it is ... read more |
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Danang, Vietnam (AFP) Aug 25, 2010Southeast Asian economies will grow along with China despite challenges faced by some countries in adjusting to a new ASEAN-China free trade deal, the head of the regional bloc said Wednesday. "Some ASEAN countries have more problems than others in adjusting to the free trade agreement," Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), told a news conf ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2010China's hydropower capacity is expected to increase by 50 percent to 300,000 megawatts by 2015, state media said Wednesday - a deadline that is five years sooner than previously reported. National Energy Administration director Zhang Guobao said the expansion was necessary for China to meet its target of reducing carbon intensity by 40-45 percent by 2020 based on 2005 levels, Internet porta ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2010Investigators Wednesday sifted through the charred wreckage of a Brazilian-made Chinese airliner for clues on why it crashed while trying to land in heavy fog, killing 42 people and injuring 54. Following the crash, President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao called for sweeping inspections throughout the country's passenger air network to "eliminate any safety risks", Xinhua news agency repo ... more |
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S.Africa's Zuma in China for talks on growing tiesBeijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2010 South African President Jacob Zuma met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing on Tuesday for talks aimed at broadening the relationship between Beijing and Africa's biggest economy. The visit is seen as an opportunity for the two countries to explore ways of expanding their already sizeable trade ties - and also a chance for two emerging powers to solidify their strategic partnership. Zuma - who visits Beijing and Shanghai during a three-day trip he has called "crucial" - was welcomed b ... read more |
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