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China launches navigation satelliteShanghai (AFP) April 10, 2011 China on Sunday launched its eighth satellite orbiter as part of its navigation and positioning network, state media reported. A Long March-3A carrier rocket carrying the "Beidou," or Compass, navigation satellite took off before dawn from the Xichang satellite launch centre in southwest Sichuan province, the China Daily's website reported. The satellite launch will establish a basic navigation and positioning network system, a launch centre official said. China will launch more satellites w ... read more |
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 China Maps The World With Beidou 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 pa ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  Chinese navy less assertive in 2011: US admiral A top US officer said Tuesday that China's navy has adopted a less aggressive stance in the Pacific in recent months after protests from Washington and other nations in the region. ... 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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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  China silent on Ai location, condemns foreign support China on Tuesday refused to provide any details about the whereabouts of detained outspoken artist Ai Weiwei and chided foreign countries for supporting a "suspected criminal". ... more | .. |
  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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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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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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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  Brazil's Rousseff wants 'new phase' in China ties Visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday called for a "new phase" in ties with China and urged the world's second-largest economy to buy more from her country than iron ore and soybeans. ... more | .. |
  China willing to buy more Spanish debt: Wen Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told Spain's visiting prime minister Tuesday that Beijing is ready to buy more Spanish public debt, voicing confidence in Europe's recovery. ... more | .. |
  Chinese airlines sign deal to buy 35 Embraer jets Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has sold 35 E190 planes to two Chinese airlines in a deal signed during President Dilma Rousseff's visit to China, a Brazilian minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 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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Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
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  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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Defiant Iran forges ahead with dams plan Iran's ambitious plans to build a chain of hydroelectric dams to expand its power sector have been set back by international sanctions but Tehran appears determined to forge ahead with projects that are vital to its national energy program. ... more |
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