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China Launches New SatelliteJiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 23, 2010 China successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite "Yaogan XI" Wednesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province. The satellite was sent into space aboard a Long March 2-D carrier rocket at 10:42 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the center. The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiment, carry out surveys on land resources, estimate crops yield and help with natural disaster-reduction and prevention endeavor. span class="BTa">relat ... read more |
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Islamabad (AFP) Sept 21, 2010Pakistan on Tuesday implicitly confirmed it is holding talks with China to build a new nuclear power plant in the energy-starved South Asian nation. "We have an ongoing civil nuclear cooperation agreement with China which is according to our respective international obligations for peaceful purposes under the IAEA safeguards," foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit told AFP, referring to the I ... more
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2010China's main nuclear power company plans to invest nearly 120 billion dollars to expand its business over the next decade, state media said Tuesday, amid efforts to boost renewable energy sources. To fund the 800-billion-yuan spending spree, state-run China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) intends to list its subsidiary, CNNC Nuclear Power Co Ltd, the China Daily said, citing senior officials fr ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2010China said Tuesday that US pressure on Beijing to boost the value of the yuan was "unwise and shortsighted", after US President Barack Obama criticised the country's exchange rate policy. "Recently, there have been some non-harmonious voices in the US criticising the yuan exchange rate," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement on the ministry's website. Some in the US ... more |
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Russia and China deepen energy cooperationTianjin, China (UPI) Sep 21, 2010 Russia and China, Eurasia's rising regional powers, are deepening their energy cooperation. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said Tuesday that the countries are discussing the January-June 2011 price for Russian natural gas exports to China, telling journalists, "Detailed results will be evident in the beginning of 2011." Russia's state-owned natural gas monopoly Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Officer Aleksandr Medvedev commented that current negotiations will determine volumes ... read more |
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