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Four Chinese Lunar Landers MootedSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 06, 2010 For years, the official line on China's robot lunar program was a simple case of 1-2-3. There would be an orbiter (Chang'e 1) followed by a lander bearing a rover (Chang'e 2), and finally, a robot lander with a sample return rocket (Chang'e 3). Prior to late 2007, that was the plan regularly published in Chinese media sources. Shortly before the launch of Chang'e 1 in 2007, China's first lunar orbiter, the story began to change. China officially revealed that a back-up spacecraft had been assemble ... read more |
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Badaling, China (AFP) Oct 4, 2010Empty gin and whisky bottles, crumpled beer cans and tattered food boxes are piled up after a rave in China - perhaps not so unusual, except that the garbage is on the fabled Great Wall. The filthy remains of the full-moon techno party, which drew several hundred foreigners to one of the sections of the wall at Badaling, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) from Beijing, left Colombian tourist Fr ... more  
Tianjin, China (AFP) Oct 4, 2010The UN climate change chief on Monday warned feuding countries they must immediately begin working towards a deal to combat global warming, as gridlocked talks resumed in China. The six-days of talks in the northern city of Tianjin are part of long-running efforts through the United Nations to secure a post-2012 treaty to limit global warming and avoid potential environmental catastrophes. ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 4, 2010Canadian authorities Monday extended their review of a huge takeover offer for Potash Corp. by Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton, a bid watched closely in China. Industry Minister Tony Clement said he was extending by 30 days his review of the bid for Potash, the world's biggest maker of fertilizer. "I will take the time necessary to do a thorough review of this investment propo ... more |
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China urges EU to cede IMF power, S.Korea welcomes offerBrussels (AFP) Oct 4, 2010 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged Europe on Monday to cede more power to emerging markets in international financial institutions, as South Korea welcomed an EU offer to give up some IMF seats. Wen made his appeal in a speech at the opening of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) amid complaints by emerging economies that Europe is over-represented at the International Monetary Fund. "We need to improve the decision-making process and mechanisms of the international financial insitutions," Wen told fel ... read more |
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