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China's hostile space capabilities worry US: officialWashington (AFP) Feb 4, 2011 China is developing "counterspace" weapons that could shoot down satellites or jam signals, a Pentagon official said Friday as the United States unveiled a 10-year strategy for security in space. "The investment China is putting into counterspace capabilities is a matter of concern to us," deputy secretary of defense for space policy Gregory Schulte told reporters as the defense and intelligence communities released their 10-year National Security Space Strategy (NSSS). The NSSS marks a huge shi ... read more |
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  U.S. wary of China space weapons Senior Pentagon officials are sounding concern over China's development of weapons designed to shoot down satellites or jam communication signals. ... more | .. |
  Seoul envoy to visit China for N. Korea nuclear talks South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-Lac will visit Beijing this week for talks with his Chinese counterpart on North Korea's atomic programmes, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China's finance minister visits Zimbabwe to bolster bonds Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visits Zimbabwe on Thursday to buttress ties between the Asian powerhouse which has solidly backed the southern African nation battered by western isolation. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Drought threatens China crops, UN Food agency warns A severe winter drought is threatening crop production in China, the world's biggest wheat provider, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in an alert issued Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Study warns of climate-driven migration Climate-triggered migration will accelerate in the coming decades in the Asia-Pacific region, says a forthcoming Asian Development Bank report. ... more | .. |
  Study: Asian gibbons have regional accents Gibbons in Asia have regional accents scientists say can identify the exact species of gibbon singing and where they are from. ... more | .. |
  China saw more people divorce than marry in 2010 Nearly two million couples divorced in 2010 in China - far more than the number who got married in the world's most populous nation, state media reported. ... more |
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  China raises interest rates to tame inflation China's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates for the third time in four months, as authorities ramp up efforts to tame inflation amid fears it could trigger social unrest. ... more | .. |
  Iran firm signs $13 bn rail deal with China: report An Iranian state-run company and China have signed a contract of around $13 billion to build a railway network in the Islamic republic, the firm's website said in a statement. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan extends screening of Filipino workers Taiwan on Tuesday raised the screening period for Filipino workers and threatened to bar them from entry as a spat with Manila over the deportation of Taiwanese nationals to China deepened. ... more | .. |
 China creates rare earth strategic reserves: report China is building up strategic reserves of rare earth metals in a move that could give it better control over the resource so indispensable to high tech products, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... more |
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  Brent oil price falls under $98 after China rate hike Brent crude oil fell under $98 on Tuesday as investor sentiment was hit by the outlook for demand in China after Beijing hiked interest rates again to cool its booming economy. ... more | .. |
 Philippines defends Taiwanese deportations The Philippines on Monday defended its decision to deport 14 Taiwanese suspected fraudsters to China, while expressing hope the incident would not hurt relations with Taiwan. ... more | .. |
Taiwan to recall Manila representative over spat Taiwan on Monday said it was recalling its representative to Manila and tightening visa regulations for Philippine workers in a spat over Taiwanese who were deported to China. ... more | .. |
  China earmarks $303 bn for safe water: report China plans to invest $303 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next five years that would give millions of rural residents access to safe drinking water, state media reported. ... more |
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Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells
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  China farmers to get $15 bn subsidies amid drought China says it had earmarked about $15 billion in subsidies for millions of farmers who have been hit by a severe drought that has driven prices as the government tries to battle inflation. ... more | .. |
 China orders pro-party reporting: rights groups China's Communist Party has issued directives to the nation's media for 2011 ordering them to downplay controversial issues and ensure reporting casts the party in a favourable light, rights groups say. ... more | .. |
  NEC, Lenovo in talks on joint venture: report Leading Japanese and Chinese electronics firms NEC Corp. and Lenovo Group are in the final stages of talks to form a joint venture in the personal computer business, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Celanese Signs LoI For Ethanol Production Facilities In China Celanese has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Celanese Far East Limited, has signed letters of intent to construct and operate industrial ethanol production facilities in Nanjing, China, ... more |
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 Oil turns higher on Chinese economic surge Oil prices turned higher in Asian trade Friday as market sentiment was buoyed by strong Chinese economic growth last year, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 China Will Scale Faster Than US In Race For New Transport Fuels China could lead the race to roll out electric vehicles and will deploy new transport technologies at scale more quickly than the United States, according to a report by Accenture that compares the ... more | .. |
  China and the U.S. sign energy deals China and the United States signed $13 billion worth of energy deals on Tuesday, coinciding with Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States. ... more | .. |
 China experts to aid romance for Taiwan pandas China has sent two experts to Taiwan to play Cupid this spring for a pair of young pandas it gave the island, a zoo official said Monday. ... more |
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Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits | .. |
  Two die after swine flu infection in Hong Kong Two men have died in Hong Kong after contracting swine flu, health authorities said Monday, a year-and-a-half after an outbreak of the disease killed 80 people in the city. ... more | .. |
  Chinese tourists 'spend over $3 bln in Taiwan' Taiwanese authorities on Sunday defended their policy of allowing more Chinese tourists to visit the island, saying it has generated more than three billion dollars worth of business since mid-2008. ... more | .. |
 Chinese New Year, Vegas-style Brian Wu hoisted his six-year-old daughter onto his shoulders at The Mirage hotel-casino so the delighted little girl could get a better look at the leaping dragons shimmying to a boisterous drumbeat. ... more | .. |
China to explore N. Korean minerals: report North Korea will this month sign an agreement to allow Chinese companies to explore its potentially vast mineral wealth, a report said Sunday, as the poverty-stricken nation seeks to boost its economy. ... more |
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 Despite China, US violin-makers second fiddle to none American violin-making is enjoying a rebirth, craftsmen say, despite the rapidly improving production by fellow makers in China which artisans here see both as a threat - and a boon - to their livelihood. ... more | .. |
  Chinese vessel not hijacked: state media A Chinese-flagged commercial ship reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates was safe and being escorted by anti-piracy naval vessels, state press said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  VW to create 40,000 jobs by 2018: report Germany's Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, plans to boost its workforce from 250,000 to 290,000 by 2018, with most of the new jobs to be created in China, the German auto weekly Woche reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Luxury watchmakers follow the money to Asia A measure of any Asian businessman is the time he keeps and, far more importantly, the watch he wears to mark it. ... more |
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