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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2010 As China's second Moon probe continues its mission, more information is being disclosed about China's ambitions for worlds beyond. China has made no secret of its plans to explore Mars, but we are getting a firmer indication of what to expect. Vague statements in the Chinese media have suggested that China could launch a mission to Mars in 2013. This is an interesting suggestion for a program that's still largely unknown to us. How does this add to our knowledge of China's Mars program? Chin ... read more |
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![]() Migrants wary as China launches census Tan Jianguo and his wife are migrant workers who have lived in a dirty rundown alleyway in a Beijing suburb for the past 10 years, eking out a meagre living for themselves and their two small children. ... more | .. |
![]() American teen crowned Miss World 2010 Blonde, blue-eyed American teenager Alexandria Mills won the Miss World crown for 2010 on Saturday, defeating more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in southern China. ... more | .. |
![]() China aims to be 'reliable supplier' of rare earths: US Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday that Beijing aims to be a "reliable supplier" of rare earth minerals, a US official said. ... more | .. |
![]() China's Wen says World Expo good for reform Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday that Shanghai's World Expo had given the fast-developing country the confidence to keep pushing reform, as visitors flooded the exhibition on its final day. ... more | .. |
![]() Hong Kong brokers' long lunch in the firing line Hong Kong's stockbrokers may soon have to wave farewell to three-course lunches at Michelin-starred restaurants and instead settle for a cold sandwich at their desks. ... more |
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China manufacturing accelerated in October: surveys![]() Manufacturing activity in China hit a six-month high in October, an independent survey showed Monday, in a sign that a recovery of the world's second-biggest economy has further consolidated. The HSBC China Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 54.8 in October from 52.9 in September as production and new orders continued to rise. An official survey from the China Federati ... more China media labels Japan foreign minister an 'extremist' ![]() China's state media on Monday accused Japan's foreign minister of ruining a planned formal meeting between their two premiers as they try to end a damaging row, branding him an "extremist". Japan's Seiji Maehara and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vietnam on Friday, boosting hopes that Asia's big powers would begin to heal the wounds from the ... more Vietnam to help Japan on rare earths: joint statement ![]() Vietnam will help to supply Japan with rare earth minerals used in high-tech products, leaders of the two countries said Sunday, as Japan looks to diversify supply after a spat with key provider China. "Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced that Vietnam has decided to have Japan as a partner for exploration, mining, development, and separation and production of rare earth minerals in the ... more |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2010 China voiced strong dissatisfaction Friday over remarks by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the disputed Senkakus islands fall within the scope of the US-Japan security alliance. "China expresses its serious concern and strong dissatisfaction with remarks of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent remarks," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in a statement on the ministry website. "The Chinese government and people will never accept any word or deed that includes the Diao ... read more |
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