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Shenzhou 8 Mission Could Top Three WeeksSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 The next flight of China's Shenzhou spacecraft will last somewhere between 20 and 22 days, according to German sources. The information was relayed to SpaceDaily by a communications officer at DLR, Germany's equivalent of NASA. German researchers will fly a collection of biological experiments on the mission, which is expected to launch in the second half of this year. The Shenzhou 8 spacecraft will fly with no crew on board, and will be sent to rendezvous and dock with China's Tiangong 1 space ... read more |
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  Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA A powerful solar eruption that has already disturbed radio communications in China could disrupt electrical power grids and satellites used on Earth in the next days, NASA said. ... more | .. |
  China denies Canada hacking involvement China on Thursday rejected as "groundless" reports suggesting it was behind an unprecedented cyberattack on the Canadian government that penetrated two key agencies and forced them offline. ... more | .. |
Chinese hackers tried to steal Canadian data: reports China-based hackers have launched an unprecedented cyberattack on the Canadian government, penetrating the computer systems of two key agencies and forcing them offline, CBC reported Wednesday. ... 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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  India admits 'serious concern' over Chinese military India's defence minister on Wednesday expressed "serious concern" over China's growing military might and vowed that the government in New Delhi would further bolster its own forces. ... more | .. |
  Huawei says won't divest U.S. tech company China's tech giant Huawei has said it won't cave in to U.S. congressional pressure to go back on a $2 million deal because of security concerns. ... more | .. |
  Taiwanese anti-China groups vow protests Radical anti-China groups in Taiwan said Tuesday they plan to mobilise thousands of protesters when a top Chinese negotiator visits the island's south, a stronghold of pro-independence forces. ... more | .. |
  China refuses to condemn mob tactics on reporters China acknowledged Thursday that foreign journalists were blocked from interviewing a prominent human rights activist but stopped short of condemning the rough tactics used to thwart their work. ... more |
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Urban Sky Secures $30 Million in Series B Round to Advance Stratospheric Innovation
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  Worldwide Sulfur Emissions Rose Between 2000-2005, After Decade Of Decline A new analysis of sulfur emissions appearing in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics shows that after declining for a decade, worldwide emissions rose again in 2000 due largely to internati ... more | .. |
  Flu season has some turning to Chinese remedies "Big Snake Mak" has a secret weapon to fend off the threat of flu - it wriggles and hisses in a basket at his side. ... more | .. |
Beijing police crack down in activist case: lawyers Beijing police have interrogated, beaten and detained attorneys involved in the case of a blind human rights activist who has lashed out over his "illegal" house arrest, lawyers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China rice laced with heavy metals: report Up to 10 percent of rice grown in China is contaminated with harmful heavy metals but little has been done to highlight the possible public health risks, a report said. ... more |
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Reporters roughed up near China activist's home Foreign reporters were roughed up while trying to visit blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng this week by aggressive mobs apparently working for authorities, journalists said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China says January foreign direct investment up 23% Foreign direct investment in China rose 23.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, despite an official campaign to stem liquidity and control inflation. ... more | .. |
Panama Canal chief unfazed by Colombia rail rival The administrator of the Panama Canal dismissed Wednesday the notion the key waterway could be under threat from a Chinese-backed project to build a new rail link across northern Colombia. ... more | .. |
  Inflation soars in Europe, China Britain's annual inflation rate hit a two-year high in January, official data showed Tuesday, as China and Spain also announced soaring consumer prices as a result of surging food and oil costs. ... 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 January inflation stays high at 4.9% China said Tuesday its inflation rate stayed stubbornly high at 4.9 percent in January, prompting analysts to predict further steps by the government to cool prices. ... more | .. |
N. Zealand hails success of China free trade deal New Zealand on Thursday said a free trade agreement with Beijing signed nearly three years ago had resulted in exports to China almost doubling and helped shield the economy from the global downturn. ... more | .. |
China urges US to treat Chinese firms fairly China on Thursday urged the United States to treat its firms fairly after Washington voiced concerns over security in its review of Chinese tech giant Huawei's takeover of a US computer firm. ... more | .. |
Taiwan 2010 growth at 24-year high, due to China Taiwan said Thursday its economy grew 10.82 percent in 2010, its fastest rate for 24 years, fuelled by rapid expansion in the island's main trading partner China. ... more |
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  GM recalls 2,800 imported cars in China: report Shanghai General Motors is to recall 2,806 imported Cadillacs in China to repair faulty suspension, state media said Monday, citing a government statement. ... more | .. |
China January foreign direct investment rises 23% Foreign direct investment in China rose 23.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, despite an official campaign to stem liquidity and control inflation. ... more | .. |
Problems abound for China despite number-two rank China's triumph in overtaking Japan as the world's number two economy masks a worrisome over-reliance on exports and investment, and lagging social development, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan's AU Optronics pushes into solar energy Taiwan's AU Optronics, a leading flat-screen maker, has launched a multi-billion-dollar foray into solar power, as the island tries to outclass China in the growth industry, officials and media said Tuesday. ... more |
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Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jets
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 | .. |
  800 million more air travellers by 2014: IATA Eight-hundred million more people will travel by air by 2014, over a quarter of them from China, raising the need for more efficient traffic management and airports, IATA trade body said Monday. ... 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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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