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China's Mystery Moon RocketSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 28, 2010 As we approach the launch of China's second Moon mission on October 1, some major questions about the spacecraft and its launch vehicle remain unanswered. China's media has been generally low-key about covering the upcoming flight. There has been little recent talk in China's major newspapers, despite the supposed impending launch. That's a bit strange for a nation that loves to trumpet its spaceflight achievements. Coverage was better for the Chang'e 1 mission, China's first Moon orbiter, in 2007 ... read more |
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New York (AFP) Sept 24, 2010US President Barack Obama on Friday said Southeast Asia had increasing sway on the world stage, at a time of flaring regional tensions over maritime territorial disputes with a rising China. At a New York summit, Obama said the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had the potential for true world leadership, pressing home his plan of rebuilding US power in the dynamic reg ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2010Taiwan welcomed remarks by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao suggesting that missiles pointing at the island could one day be removed, calling his words "pragmatic" and "a sign of goodwill". "We believe it is a pragmatic approach," the office of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said in a statement late Friday. Ma's spokesman, Joseph Chen, also reacted positively to Wen's remarks, made when the Chi ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2010Han Mei knew when she fell pregnant for the second time that she was facing an extortionate fine, a salary drop and even the loss of her job for having flouted China's infamous one-child policy. With her first child, a girl, she went on maternity leave a month before the birth, which was paid for by her employer. When she had her son she waited until the day she went into labour to stop ... more |
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China top in world seafood consumption: studyVancouver, Canada (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 A new model to measure fisheries shows China has overtaken Japan to lead the world in seafood consumption, researchers said. American and Canadian marine scientists compared the resources needed by different kinds of fish to the total consumption of all seafoods worldwide, finding that China, Japan and the United States were the top three seafood-eating nations. The report headed by Daniel Pauly, director of the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia here, warned Wednesday howeve ... read more |
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