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![]() Washington (AFP) May 11, 2011 The United States said Wednesday it wanted to set guidelines with China on the use of space, voicing worries that the Asian power is increasingly able to destroy or jam satellites. China stunned the United States in 2007 by becoming the third country to shoot down one of its own satellites in space, the first such test in the more than two decades since Washington and Moscow halted their "Star Wars" programs. Gregory Schulte, a senior US official in charge of space defense, described China's inv ... read more |
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![]() First test flight for biggest China drone China's unmanned helicopter, the Qingdao Haili V750, successfully completed a brief test flight at Weifang Tianxiang Aerospace Industry's factory in Shandong province. ... more | .. |
![]() TE MANA successfully test fires PHALANX CIWS HMNZS TE MANA has successfully test-fired her Close in Weapons System (CIWS) during exercises in the South China Sea. The CIWS (also known as a Phalanx) is a 6 barreled radar controlled 20mm m ... more | .. |
![]() Taiwan leader renews call for US fighter jets Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou renewed his call Thursday on the United States to sell F-16 fighter jets to the island, saying he needed leverage as he pursues reconciliation with China. ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet 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 protests to Vietnam over visa name Taiwan lodged a protest with Vietnam on Wednesday for labelling the island a Chinese province in some official documents. ... more | .. |
![]() US, China clash on rights but ease economic rift The United States on Tuesday sharpened its criticism of China's human rights record in high-level talks but the Pacific powers made headway in easing frictions over the economy. ... more | .. |
![]() US in new push to break China Internet firewall The United States plans to pump millions of dollars into new technology to break through Internet censorship overseas amid a heightened crackdown on dissent in China, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Reforesting rural lands in China pays big dividends An innovative program to encourage sustainable farming in rural China has helped restore eroded forestland while producing economic gains for many farmers, according to a new study by Stanford Unive ... more |
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![]() Europeans 'condescending' in human rights issues: China China accused Europe of "condescending" behavior toward Beijing at EU-China talks Thursday and refused to disclose the whereabouts of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. ... more | .. |
![]() Drought halts shipping on China's Yangtze Drought on China's Yangtze river has led to historically low water levels that have forced authorities to halt shipping on the nation's longest waterway, the government and media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Pakistan inaugurates third nuclear reactor Pakistan opened its third nuclear power reactor on Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Saab's Chinese rescue crashes Chinese rescue funding for the Saab-Spyker auto group collapsed on Thursday, throwing Swedish Saab back into deep financial crisis without keys to the crucial Chinese market. ... more |
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![]() Hanoi rebuffs China comments on island vote Vietnam's parliamentary elections are an internal matter, the government said Thursday after Beijing objected to the ballot being held on disputed islands in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
![]() Ai Weiwei supporters rally at new shows in London Artists and supporters of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei solemnly read out quotes from him on Wednesday ahead of the opening of two exhibitions of his work in London this week. ... more | .. |
![]() Taiwan 'prophet' unfazed by apocalypse no-show A self-styled Taiwanese "prophet" was unfazed Wednesday when a 14-magnitude earthquake he had predicted failed to materialise, saying he would stay in his makeshift shelter. ... more | .. |
![]() Asia's suffering bears exploited for bile A frenzied black bear growls and shakes the bars of a cage barely bigger than itself. Like thousands of others across Asia, it is waiting for its owner to extract bile, a treasured substance in traditional Chinese medicine. ... more |
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![]() China to offset weak oil demand in Japan, US: OPEC The OPEC oil cartel on Wednesday held steady its forecast for world oil demand growth this year, saying rising consumption in China would make up for the uncertain outlook in the United States and in quake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
![]() China Southern Airlines unit buys six Boeing 787s China Southern Airlines said its Xiamen Airlines unit has bought six 787 Dreamliners from Boeing, as the country's carriers boost their fleets to meet soaring demand. ... more | .. |
![]() China's inflation eases slightly in April China said Wednesday consumer inflation eased slightly in April as food prices fell, but analysts warned Beijing is still under pressure to rein in rising costs. ... more | .. |
![]() US, China clash on rights but ease economic rift The United States sharply criticized China's human rights record, accusing it of trying to stop history, but the two sides made headway in easing economic frictions in high-level talks this week. ... more |
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![]() China's Unilever fine a warning to others: experts China's decision to fine consumer products giant Unilever over planned price hikes sends a warning to other companies and highlights the growing anxiety in Beijing about soaring costs, analysts say. ... more | .. |
![]() China's inflation eases slightly in April China said Wednesday its consumer price index rose 5.3 percent year on year in April - a slight easing from March but well above Beijing's official four-percent target for 2011. ... more | .. |
![]() E. Timor rejected Chinese radar over spy fears: report East Timor rejected China's proposal to build a radar on its territory after concerns it would be used for intelligence purposes, according to WikiLeaks, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() N. Korea, China to develop border island: report North Korea and China will start work on developing a river island on their border this month, a report said Tuesday, amid an international drive to coax Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks. ... more |
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![]() US tells Beijing human rights in China's interest The United States told China in top-level talks culminating Tuesday that it was hurting itself by stifling dissent, as a top Beijing official dismissed what he called "simple" US views. ... more | .. |
![]() US, China clash on rights but ease economic rift The United States on Tuesday sharpened its criticism of China's human rights record in high-level talks but the Pacific powers made some headway in easing frictions over the economy. ... more | .. |
![]() Venezuela parliament authorizes new satellite program with China Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday endorsed a new satellite contract program with China, the second such bilateral project between the two countries. The parliament published the author ... more | .. |
![]() China launches rocket to monitor space environment China successfully launched a space environment-monitoring rocket Saturday morning from the southern island province of Hainan as part of the nation's key "Meridian Project." The rocket was se ... more |
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![]() Top Beijing official says US views on China 'simple' A senior Chinese official on Monday described US views of his country as "simple" and said that a Middle East-style democracy uprising would not erupt against Beijing. ... more | .. |
![]() China claims 'victory' in rebuilding quake zone China has spent nearly 800 billion yuan ($123 billion) to rebuild areas in the southwest that were devastated by a massive earthquake three years ago, senior officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
![]() China clampdown 'fool's errand': Clinton US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an interview published Tuesday denounced China's clampdown on dissent as a "fool's errand," saying Beijing was trying to stop the course of history. ... more | .. |
![]() China Mongol activist's family held: rights groups Chinese authorities have threatened to jail the wife and son of a leading Mongolian dissident on "trumped up charges" unless they agree to end their campaigning, human rights groups said Tuesday. ... more |
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