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China To Launch New Weather Satellite In Coming DaysTaiyuan, China (XNA) Nov 04, 2010 China will launch a new meteorological satellite at an appropriate time in coming days, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center said in a statement Wednesday. A Long March-4C carrier rocket will carry the satellite, the second of China's Fengyun III series, into space. Preparations for the launch have progressed smoothly, the statement said. span class="BTa">earlier related report br> /span> b>RISAT-1 Launch In 2011 Will Boost Weather Surveillance br> /b>New Delhi (PTI) Oct 29, 2010 - ... read more |
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  China says countries have 'common duty' on climate change China said Wednesday countries have a "common duty" to tackle global warming, pointing to a rift between rich and developing nations on climate change policy in the run-up to a UN meeting on the issue. ... more | .. |
  Chinese man arrested for spreading Nobel Peace Prize news Police in southern China have arrested and charged a rights campaigner with subversion for handing out flyers announcing Liu Xiaobo's 2010 Nobel Peace Prize win, fellow activists said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Mountains of trash fished from China's Three Gorges Dam Workers in central China have fished 3,800 tonnes of rubbish out of the Three Gorges Dam in just six days, state media said Thursday, as the trash threatened to jam up the massive structure. ... more | .. |
Australia's Rudd, in China, calls for Nobel winner's release Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has again called for the release of jailed Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, and indicated he would not shy away from raising the issue while in Beijing. ... more |
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Police stop China environmentalist from seeking retrial Plainclothes police prevented a prominent Chinese environmentalist convicted of extortion in 2007 from requesting a retrial Thursday, blocking him inside China's top court, the activist said. ... more | .. |
  Brazil to fight US-China 'currency war' at G20 summit: Lula Brazil will be looking to fight a "currency war" it sees underway between the United States and China that is threatening its export sector, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu heads to France for state visit Chinese President Hu Jintao jets into Paris Thursday for a three-day state visit during which France hopes to clinch billions of dollars in deals for nuclear, aviation and energy technology. ... more | .. |
  China state visit to France: Alcatel in billion-euro deal Franco-American telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent scooped the first deal of what was expected to be a lucrative Chinese state visit to France on Thursday, announcing a 1.178 billion euros in contracts. ... more |
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  China Southern to buy 36 Airbus planes China Southern Airlines said Thursday that it had agreed to buy 36 planes from Airbus for 3.78 billion US dollars, as it moves to meet soaring domestic travel demand in China. ... more | .. |
 World Bank warns China at risk from global trade imbalances The World Bank on Wednesday boosted its 2010 growth forecast for China to 10 percent, but warned that global tensions over trade imbalances could cast a shadow over the rosy economic outlook. ... more | .. |
  GM first foreign carmaker to sell two million units in China US auto giant General Motors said Thursday it had become the first international carmaker to sell two million vehicles in a year in China, now the world's largest auto market. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong land auction raises hopes of market cool-down Hong Kong's latest land sale fell below analysts' forecasts on Wednesday as the government ramps up measures to rein in soaring property prices in the densely populated metropolis. ... more |
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  China stages South China Sea war games China has staged live-fire war games in the South China Sea, state media reported Wednesday, amid concerns over Beijing's territorial disputes with neighbouring nations in the area. ... more | .. |
 China considering rare earths strategic reserves: report China is considering setting up strategic reserves of 10 minor metals including rare earths, state media said Wednesday, as Beijing moves to tighten control of its supply of the vital minerals. ... more | .. |
 China reiterates claim to Diaoyu Islands China has rejected U.S. mediation between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Diaoyu Islands and reiterated that they are sovereign Chinese territory. ... more | .. |
 China finance minister to give APEC meeting a miss Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren will not attend a meeting of Asia-Pacific finance chiefs in Japan this weekend, an official said Thursday, amid a simmering row between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more |
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China, Poland mark cooperation with copper, chemical deals Firms in Poland and China signed deals in the copper and chemicals sectors on Wednesday as part of a drive to improve economic cooperation between the post-Communist European country and the emerging Asian giant. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan arrests double agent spying for China A Taiwanese military intelligence agent has been arrested for working as a double agent for China, the defence ministry and media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan missile to target Chinese air bases, ports: report Taiwan is developing a potent missile system that can strike airfields and harbours on the mainland, in a bid to nip a Chinese invasion in the bud, local media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Clinton says offer stands for talks with China, Japan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that her offer still stood for China and Japan to engage in a three-way dialogue with the United States over a maritime dispute and other issues. ... more |
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 China starts counting its huge population China on Monday kicked off its national census, with more than six million counters fanning out nationwide to tally the world's biggest population, estimated last year to be over 1.3 billion. ... more | .. |
  Plague came from China: scientists The first outbreak of plague occurred in China more than 2,600 years ago before reaching Europe via Central Asia's "Silk Road" trade route, according to a study of the disease's DNA signature. ... more | .. |
  Zambia court bails Chinese pair after mine shooting A Zambian court Tuesday bailed two Chinese managers who are charged with attempted murder after they shot 12 miners protesting over their working conditions. ... more | .. |
  France to hawk nuclear power, planes during China visit President Nicolas Sarkozy is to set out France's stall as a supplier of cutting edge nuclear and aviation technology this week as he hosts his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on a three-day state visit. ... more |
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