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Water on Moon is bad news for China's lunar telescopeParis (AFP) Sept 21, 2010 The discovery of water on the Moon could affect a telescope that will be installed on China's first lunar lander, scheduled in 2013, a Chinese astronomer was quoted as saying on Tuesday. In September 2009, scientists announced they had found a watery dew covering parts of the Moon. In sunlight, the water vaporises and is then broken down into molecules of hydroxyl, a compound comprising one atom of hydrogen and one oxygen. These hydroxyl levels could have a serious impact on lunar observatories, ... read more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2010Japan suspects its defence ministry and national police agency websites have come under cyber attack this week, a news report said Friday, amid a bitter row with China over a territorial dispute. The government is looking into the attacks given that China's largest known hackers' group had warned it would attack Japanese government websites until Saturday in protest over the maritime inciden ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2010When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett visit Beijing this month in a drive to promote philanthropy among China's super-rich, one person they won't need to convince is Chen Guangbiao. The demolition company tycoon pledged this month to give his fortune - estimated at more than 700 million dollars - to charity after he dies and says more than 100 other rich Chinese had since contacted him to pro ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Sept 19, 2010Typhoon Fanapi churned towards mainland China on Sunday after pounding Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential rains, leaving dozens of people hurt, sparking landslides and gridlocking traffic. Chinese authorities upgraded their warning level to the second highest, the official Xinhua news agency said, as the mainland braced for Fanapi, which was expected to hit coastal areas of Guangdong an ... more |
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Skipper's arrest sparks worst China-Japan row in yearsTokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2010 A dispute between Beijing and Tokyo, sparked by Japan's arrest of a Chinese skipper in disputed waters almost two weeks ago, has turned into the worst row in years between Asia's two biggest economies. The spat, which centres on a string of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea but feeds on historical animosities, is being watched closely by other Asian nations who have their own territorial disputes with China. The latest flare-up after years of relative calm was sparked by an incident this ... read more |
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