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![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2010 It's a busy time for watching international relations in space. Then again, given the current state of international relations on Earth, it's not surprising that spaceflight looks so dynamic. We have had a short and controversial visit by the Administrator of NASA to China, and recently, new overtures of co-operation between the USA and India on several strategic and economic fronts. Spaceflight has been prominent among these. The main issue, at least in the short term, has been an easing of restr ... read more |
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![]() US calls for tighter sanctions on North Korea The United States on Monday called for tighter enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea and urged China to play a "responsible" role in easing mounting tensions. ... more | .. |
![]() Japan rejects emergency N.Korea talks proposal: report The Japanese foreign minister on Monday rejected China's proposal of emergency six-party talks on North Korea aimed at defusing the crisis on the divided peninsula, the Wall Street Journal said. ... more | .. |
![]() US asked China to stop N.Korea-Iran trade: leaked documents Washington demanded China block shipments of missile parts from North Korea to Iran, according to US documents leaked by WikiLeaks and cited by the Guardian on Sunday. ... more | .. |
![]() US brushes aside China's call for N.Korea talks The United States stressed sanctions over diplomacy to rein in North Korea, brushing aside China's call for talks as US and South Korean warships staged a show of strength Tuesday against Pyongyang. ... more |
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![]() US slams WikiLeaks 'attack' as new memos drop Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton on Monday accused WikiLeaks of an "attack" on the world as key American allies were left red-faced by embarrassing revelations in a vast trove of leaked memos. ... more | .. |
![]() Bush bashes WikiLeaks as he pushes memoir online Former US president George W. Bush bashed WikiLeaks on Monday in a wide-ranging chat streamed live online at Facebook as part of a promotion tour for his memoir "Decision Points." ... more | .. |
![]() US loses leverage in climate talks A year after President Barack Obama worked personally to salvage the Copenhagen climate summit, a political shift leaves the United States with far less leverage while China moves ahead. ... more | .. |
![]() Nearly 100 children hurt in China school stampede: report Nearly 100 children were hurt in a stampede Monday at a primary school in China's far-western Xinjiang region but no deaths have been reported, state media reported. ... more |
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![]() China AIDS death toll up nearly 20,000 in a year: report The total number of reported AIDS deaths in China has jumped by nearly 20,000 since an official estimate last year, state media said Monday as Beijing vowed to step up efforts to curb its spread. ... more | .. |
![]() US: China rise a 'Sputnik moment' for clean energy A senior US official called China's growing innovation a "Sputnik moment" that should spur the United States to ramp up investment in clean energy, despite a shift in Washington on climate change. ... more | .. |
![]() S.Korea wants China to back reunification via trade: leaks South Korea believes that the offer of commercial deals could help a reluctant China get on board the idea of Korean reunification, according to US diplomatic cables cited by the New York Times. ... more | .. |
![]() Brazil eyes Boeing, Airbus aviation market Brazil is investing heavily in its aviation industry and hopes to become a contender for a significant share of the Airbus-Boeing market already crowded with rival manufacturers from China, Russia, Japan and even Canada. ... more |
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![]() US demands China release convicted geologist The United States on Tuesday called for the immediate release of an American geologist convicted in China on a state secrets charge and protested a lack of access to his appeals hearing. ... more | .. |
![]() Indian tech firms link with China to take on Western brands Indian technology companies are growing in confidence. New brands are launching thick and fast, determined to take on established Western names with help from cheap Chinese factories. ... more | .. |
![]() Chinese boats near disputed islands: Japan coastguard Two Chinese fishery patrol boats were spotted on Sunday off islands at the centre of a bitter dispute between Beijing and Tokyo, Japan's coastguard said. ... more | .. |
![]() Thales announces venture for Chinese in-flight systems French electronics group Thales announced on Tuesday the creation of a joint venture in China to provide an in-flight entertainment system for a Chinese airliner set to compete with Airbus aircraft. ... more |
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![]() US-S.Korea naval exercises begin, China calls for talks The US and South Korean navies staged a potent show of force against North Korea Sunday, as China called for emergency talks about the crisis on the divided peninsula. ... more | .. |
![]() WikiLeaks unleashes flood of confidential US cables WikiLeaks on Sunday unleashed a torrent of US cables detailing a wide array of potentially explosive diplomatic episodes, from a tense nuclear standoff with Pakistan to Saudi Arabia's king repeatedly suggesting bombing Iran, the New York Times reported. ... more | .. |
![]() China not a 'responsible world power' : McCain China's behavior amid the surge in tensions on the Korean peninsula shows that it is "not a responsible world power," US Senator John McCain charged Sunday. ... more | .. |
![]() China directed Google hacking: leaked US documents The United States believes that Chinese authorities orchestrated a hacking campaign into computers of Google and Western governments, according to leaked documents cited Sunday by The New York Times. ... more |
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![]() Battle lines drawn for Cancun climate conference Familiar battle lines emerged on Sunday on the eve of a conference to restore the credibility of the UN's talks on climate change after last year's near-disaster in Copenhagen. ... more | .. |
![]() Seven killed as bridge collapses in China Seven workers were killed and three others injured when a bridge under construction in eastern China collapsed, state media reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
![]() China calls for emergency talks on N.Korea China called Sunday for an emergency meeting in early December of envoys to the six-nation talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula. ... more | .. |
![]() UN faces new battle over North Korea sanctions A UN sanctions committee will on Monday discuss a new report on efforts to stop North Korea trading in nuclear weapons material, with the atmosphere made more tense by the North's artillery attack on the rival South. ... more |
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