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April 12, 2011
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China Maps The World With Beidou
Beijing, China (XNA) Apr 12, 2011
Early Sunday, China successfully launched its eighth orbiter of the Beidou system. It marks the establishment of a basic system for the navigation and positioning network. But how will the system pave the way for China's space exploration project? Another journey into the space. As the flaming tail disappears into the sky, came the rise of China's navigation network, Beidou. The rising star will join seven other satellites already in orbit to form a network which will eventually provid ... read more

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China launches navigation satellite
China on Sunday launched its eighth satellite orbiter as part of its navigation and positioning network, state media reported. ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

Asia's star ever brighter in space
Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

World's major emerging powers to meet in China
The world's major emerging powers - Brazil, Russia, India and China - welcome South Africa into their fold this week at a summit in China that will seek to give developing nations greater global clout. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

Taiwan jets practise landing on motorway
The Taiwanese air force used a closed-off motorway as a runway on Tuesday in a rare drill simulating a Chinese surprise attack that had wiped out its major airbases. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Brazil meat processor to invest $300 mn in China
Brazilian meat processing company Marfrig plans to invest 300 million dollars to expand its operations in China, the company said Monday in a statement. ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Italy seizes five container loads of garbage bound for China
Italian police on Monday seized five container loads of garbage bound for China at the port of Naples, officials said as the city struggles to remove mountains of rubbish from the streets. ... more
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China: Stop preaching human rights to us
China heavily criticized a U.S. State Department annual report for interfering in Chinese internal affairs and said Washington should stop preaching on human rights. ... more
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China detains dozens of Christian worshippers
Beijing police arrested dozens of Christian worshippers Sunday from a "house church" - one not formally recognised by the government - when they tried to pray outdoors, a rights group said. ... more
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China tells US not to interfere on human rights
China has told Washington not to interfere in its affairs after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for the release of dozens of activists rounded up in a growing crackdown on dissent. ... more
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Most Christians detained in Beijing freed: group
Almost all of the more than 150 Christians rounded up in Beijing when they tried to pray outdoors have been released, but church leaders remain under house arrest, a US-based rights group said Tuesday. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Pamela Anderson pleads to China on seal meat
Former "Baywatch" star and animal activist Pamela Anderson has called on China to join other countries in banning imports of seal meat and oil from her native Canada, calling seal-hunting inhumane. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Hong Kongers back weddings without shark fin soup
Almost 80 percent of Hong Kongers now consider it socially acceptable to leave shark fin soup off the menu for a wedding banquet, a survey by a shark conservation group said Tuesday. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

IMF says China's yuan 'substantially' undervalued
The International Monetary Fund said Monday that China's yuan is "substantially weaker" than it should be and warned inflation in the world's second-largest economy would hit five percent in 2011. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Possible slowdown in China, robust growth elsewhere: OECD
There are signs of robust expansion in most advanced economies but a "possible moderation" of China's surging economic activity, the OECD said in a report Monday. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China posts first quarterly trade deficit in seven years
China said Sunday it had posted its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years, despite a narrow surplus in March, as rising commodity prices pushed manufacturers' costs higher. ... more
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Upheaval along the tracks for Laos villagers
The people of Bopiat have particular reason to resent the Chinese workmen drilling in the centre of their village in the mountainous far north of Laos. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China's March trade surplus at $140 mln
China said Sunday it had returned a trade surplus in March after the world's number two economy posted its first trade deficit in nearly a year in February. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China factories face shortages due to Japan quake
Electronics and auto makers in China are facing a severe shortage of components after Japan's twin disasters disrupted production, but the full impact will not be felt for weeks, analysts say. ... more
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Philippines seeks China investment in roads, rail
The Philippines said on Tuesday it was seeking Chinese investment in airports, roads, ports and railway projects worth $12 billion as the country tries to improve its creaky infrastructure. ... more
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CYBER WARS

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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Clinton urges China to free activists
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged China to free dozens of government critics rounded up this year including a prominent artist and said Beijing's rights record was worsening. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Work set to start on long-awaited China Disneyland
Walt Disney Co. was expected to break ground Friday on mainland China's long-awaited first Disneyland theme park in hopes that Mickey Mouse and friends will prove a hit in the country of 1.3 billion. ... more
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TRADE WARS

China speaks better English than India: study
Emerging market giant China has pipped neighbouring rival India in English language proficiency skills, despite the South Asian nation's strong anglophone tradition, according to a new study. ... more
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Taiwan inaugurates missile ships amid buildup vow
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou inaugurated a squadron of missile boats Thursday as he pledged to continue the island's military buildup to offset the perceived military threat from China. ... more
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China warns world not to interfere in artist case
China on Thursday warned the international community it had "no right to interfere" in the case of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei, who has been detained for investigation of unspecified economic crimes. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Defiant Iran forges ahead with dams plan
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FARM NEWS

China milk activist 'force-fed on hunger strike'
A Chinese father who was jailed after campaigning for victims of a tainted milk scandal said he was force-fed China-made milk powder while on hunger strike, a report said Thursday. ... more
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Seeing Rice With X-Rays May Improve Crop Yields
Most people experience X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanners when they are evaluated for a suspected tumor or blood clot. But in the lab of Dr. Quin Liu, PhD., in Wuhan China, rice plants were the ... more
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ENERGY TECH

China, Russia 'lost' oil race in Libya: ex-minister
A former top minister in Moamer Kadhafi's regime who has fled to Europe in a fishing trawler told AFP in an interview that he believes China and Russia have "lost" the race for oil in Libya. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Airbus expects A380 sales to rise in China
Airbus expects to sell more A380 aircraft in China in the coming years, despite only one Chinese carrier ordering the superjumbo so far, the plane maker's China president said Thursday. ... more
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Under fire, US eyes Internet to reach Chinese
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