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Russia And US To Discuss Nuke-Powered Spaceship ProjectBaikonur, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Apr 05, 2011 Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and NASA will discuss the development of a nuclear-powered spaceship on April 15, agency director Anatoly Perminov said on Monday. Not only the United States, but also "countries with a high level of reactor manufacturing technology" are to take part in the project, he said. China, France, Germany and Japan also have the technology to produce nuclear reactors. A nuclear engine design is to be completed by 2012, while the project's implementation ... read more |
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  ASEAN disunity weakening China relations An Indian think tank sees the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's lack of a unified front as weakening member states' negotiations with China over numerous maritime disputes. ... more | .. |
  China's industry working with military China's military is working with civilian aviation companies to provide integrated support for army aviation equipment. ... more | .. |
  Police remain silent on Ai Weiwei detention Police in Beijing have refused to explain why they detained outspoken Chinese artist and social critic Ai Weiwei, his wife said Monday, amid fears that authorities are expanding a crackdown on dissent. ... 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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 Ai Weiwei: China's artist-activist Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is known as much for his activism as for his art, a fact that has earned him increasing official harassment and now a spot alongside other detained government critics. ... more | .. |
Police remain silent on Ai Weiwei detention Police in Beijing have refused to explain why they detained outspoken Chinese artist and social critic Ai Weiwei, his wife said Monday, amid fears that authorities are expanding a crackdown on dissent. ... more | .. |
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei detained, staff says Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was detained on Sunday as he tried to board a flight for Hong Kong and police later raided his studio outside Beijing, Twitter postings by his staff said. ... more | .. |
  High seas may have led migrants to Taiwan Rising seas in China thousands of years ago may have turned rice farmers into ancient mariners and led to human settlement on Taiwan, U.S. researchers say. ... more |
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Canada willing to join US 'Iron Dome' missile shield: minister
Israeli officers warned against criticising Trump's Gaza plan; Israel hits Hamas weapons facility in Syria
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  China's Minmetals eyes bid for Australian miner China's Minmetals Resources has said it would offer Can$6.3 billion ($6.5 billion) for copper miner Equinox Minerals, in what would be the biggest Chinese takeover of an Australian resources firm. ... more | .. |
 China's Minmetals eyes bid for Australian miner China's Minmetals Resources Monday said it will offer Can$6.3 billion ($6.5 billion) to buy copper-miner Equinox Minerals, in what would be the biggest Chinese takeover of an Australian resources firm. ... more | .. |
 Japan disaster to cost Australia $2 bln in lost trade The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan will cost Australia some Aus$2 billion (US$2.07 billion) in lost export earnings, trimming economic growth, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Google accuses China of blocking Gmail Google accused the Chinese government on Monday of interfering with its Gmail service, after weeks of online disruptions that have coincided with calls for protests emulating those in the Middle East. ... more |
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  Half China's dairies shut in safety audit: govt Nearly half of Chinese dairies inspected in a government safety audit have been ordered to stop production, a spokesman said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan protests new Japan claim to disputed isles Taiwan on Friday protested to Japan for making a fresh claim to sovereignty over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea and warned such a move would hurt ties. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan shipper fined $1 mn in US pollution case Taiwan-based Koo's Shipping Company was ordered Thursday to pay $1 million for illegally dumping oily waste into US waters in Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Philippines cracks down on Chinese poachers Philippine authorities on Thursday vowed to seek long jail terms for six Chinese caught poaching fish and sea turtles, as part of a crackdown against foreigners stealing marine wildlife. ... more |
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Government critics pressured in China crackdown Rattled by Arab unrest and the growing power of the Internet, China has launched its harshest crackdown on dissent in years, which rights groups say has wiped out years of effort by dogged activists. ... more | .. |
 ExxonMobil to drill off Vietnam: official media US oil giant ExxonMobil will begin exploratory drilling off central Vietnam in late April, official media reported Thursday, potentially angering China, which has objected to similar plans in the past. ... more | .. |
  France, US call for flexible exchange rates at G20 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday called for more flexible exchange rate regimes as G20 nations met on global monetary reform in China. ... more | .. |
  Ferro Opens Solar Test Lab In Taiwan Ferro Corporation has announced the opening of a photovoltaic research and development laboratory in Neihu Technology Park, Taipei City, Taiwan. This expansion enables Ferro to provide timely techni ... more |
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  Construction Begins LanzaTech Ethanol Demo Plant LanzaTech, Baosteel Group, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have launched the construction of a plant that will use LanzaTech's gas fermentation technology for the production of fuel ethano ... more | .. |
  Russian Soyuz set for Tuesday launch A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has been transported to its launch pad in Kazakhstan in advance of its Tuesday blastoff for a manned mission into space. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu warns Sarkozy on Libya strikes Coalition military strikes on Libya could violate the "intention" of the UN resolution if civilians suffer, Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday told visiting French leader Nicolas Sarkozy. ... more | .. |
  Report: China strengthens N. Korea border fence China has reinforced fences and patrols along parts of the border with North Korea in an apparent bid to ward off a growing stream of refugees from its impoverished neighbour, a report said. ... more |
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Perseverance Rover's Groundbreaking Soil and Rock Samples
Mark Sykes' Statement in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
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  Researchers Reveal Remarkable Fossil Researchers from China, Leicester and Oxford have discovered a remarkable fossil which sheds new light on an important group of primitive sea creatures. The 525-million-year-old fossil belongs ... more | .. |
Aussie blogger missing in China contacts family: AAP An Australian writer and blogger feared to have been taken into custody by Chinese authorities has contacted friends and family to reassure them he is safe, reports said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Despair as China executes three Filipinos Chinese authorities executed three Filipino drug mules on Wednesday, triggering condemnation in the Catholic Philippines and despair for family members who shared their final moments. ... more | .. |
  Police, protesters clash over China dam At least 2,000 villagers protesting the building of a hydroelectric dam on the upper Yangtze river have clashed with police in southwest China, the government and a rights group said Wednesday. ... more |
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  US hopes to resolve China wind turbine rift The United States said Wednesday that it hoped to negotiate a solution with China over its booming wind power sector before the World Trade Organization takes up the rift. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong activists to monitor China nuclear plant A group of Hong Kong lawmakers, academics and environmentalists said Wednesday they will monitor an atomic plant in mainland China following the ongoing nuclear crisis in a quake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 Chinese investment soars in Brazil: report China is rapidly expanding its presence in Brazil, surpassing the United States as the South American giant's biggest biggest investor and trade partner, a report released Wednesday said. ... more | .. |
China moves to deter firms from hiking prices China has warned consumer goods makers such as Unilever to avoid hefty price rises after reports of planned hikes sparked panic-buying of soap by inflation-conscious shoppers, state media has said. ... more |
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