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Tiangong Space Station Plans ProgessingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 7, 2010 In 2012, China will launch her first manned space mission since 2008. The gap between missions has been long, and it will be interesting to see the program continue. Despite the anticipation, we still know little about who will fly on the mission of Shenzhou 9, which is expected to dock with China's first space laboratory, Tiangong 1. China has a pool of fully trained but unflown astronauts from its first group of flight candidates, which produced China's first manned space mission in 2003. Recent ... read more |
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Distrust marks Iran nuclear standoff but dialogue takes hold The talks on Iran's disputed nuclear programme, which resumed this week after a tense 14 month break, have failed to dissipate deep distrust between world powers and Tehran, analysts and diplomats said. ... more | .. |
 Mullen says China ducking responsibility on N.Korea The top US military officer accused China Wednesday of ducking responsibility to curb its unruly ally North Korea in the wake of the North's "inhumane" and deadly attack on a South Korean island. ... more |
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Nobel Peace ceremony in absentia -- the Ossietzky precedent This year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, in honour of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, will mark only the second time in the prize's history that neither the laureate nor a representative will be able to come accept the award. ... more | .. |
China labels Nobel committee 'clowns' China heaped fresh scorn Tuesday on the Nobel committee ahead of a ceremony honouring 2010 peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, calling its members "clowns" and saying most of the world backed Beijing. ... more | .. |
China detains family of jailed Mongol activist: rights group Police have taken into custody the wife and son of China's most prominent ethnic Mongol dissident, a rights group said Wednesday, just days before the jailed activist is due to be freed from prison. ... more | .. |
Chinese group to award rival 'peace prize' A shadowy Chinese group said Wednesday it planned to award a rival version of the Nobel Peace Prize as Beijing ramps up efforts to discredit the Nobel's choice of jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. ... more |
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India to attend Nobel ceremony: report India will attend Friday's Nobel peace prize ceremony in Oslo for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the country's national news agency said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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Thirteen dead in China mine explosion: state media A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China on Tuesday killed 13 people, state media said, in the latest accident to hit the nation's mining industry. ... more | .. |
  Brazil's Vale makes Hong Kong trading debut Brazilian mining giant Vale made its Hong Kong trading debut Wednesday, the first South American firm to list in the city, as the company raises its exposure to resource-hungry China. ... more | .. |
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China think tank warns inflation pressures building A Chinese government think tank has warned inflationary pressures are building in the economy and consumer prices will remain "relatively high" in 2011, amid growing expectations of a rate hike. ... more | .. |
China, Laos to start work on high-speed rail link in 2011 China and Laos will begin construction early next year of the first high-speed rail line between the two countries, a report said Wednesday, as part of a project to link China and Southeast Asia. ... more | .. |
China think tank warns inflation pressures building A Chinese government think tank has warned inflationary pressures are building in the economy and consumer prices will remain "relatively high" in 2011, amid growing expectations of a rate hike. ... 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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