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NASA Denies Entry To Chinese Journalists For Shuttle LaunchWashington DC (XNA) May 19, 2011 U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, kicking off its 25th and final mission. The event was important to the eyes of media and scientists in China because the shuttle carries the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) particle detector, mankind's most ambitious effort to date to explore the universe' origin with Nobel laureate physicist Samuel Ting as the program's principal scientist. The 7,000-kg AMS worth 2 billion U.S. dollars will be ... read more |
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  "Wolf Clause" betrays China-U.S. cooperation U.S. space shuttle Endeavor blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, kicking off its 25th and the last space mission in history, which draws great attention from media worldwi ... more | .. |
  Pakistan PM sees China's Hu to end visit Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday was to meet China's president at the end of a visit full of praise for ties with Beijing, amid a crisis with the US over Osama bin Laden's killing. ... more | .. |
  Reports: N. Korea heir apparent visiting China North Korea's leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-Un began a visit to China Friday, South Korean media reported, a trip seen as conferring Beijing's blessing on its close ally's succession process. ... 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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  China military not out to challenge US: PLA general A top Chinese general said Wednesday his country was ready to bolster military ties with the United States but warned that Washington's arms sales to Taiwan remained a stumbling block. ... more | .. |
  Arms sales to Taiwan damage US-China ties: Chen A top Chinese general said Wednesday that further US arms sales to Taiwan could damage fledgling military ties between Washington and Beijing, and that it amounted to American meddling. ... more | .. |
 China never intends to challenge US: top general China "never intends to challenge the US" and welcomes its role maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region, People's Liberation Army Chief of General Staff Chen Bingde told US military officers Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China says 'door open' for Dalai Lama's return China's top Tibetan official said Thursday "the door was open" for the return of the exiled Dalai Lama, but repeated its charge that the spiritual leader was a separatist bent on Tibetan independence. ... more |
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  China reporting climate worsening: survey China's reporting climate is deteriorating, a Beijing-based foreign press club said Thursday in a survey that found some overseas journalists were told to tone down coverage or risk visa problems. ... more | .. |
  China admits Three Gorges Dam problems China's Three Gorges Dam has caused a host of ills that must be "urgently" addressed, the government has said, in a rare admission of problems in a project it has long praised as a world wonder. ... more | .. |
 In China, some new cities are ghost towns In China's Inner Mongolia, Kangbashi district offers residents "new modern" living, with tree-lined streets, shiny apartment buildings, vast parklands, restaurants and even a motor racing track. ... more | .. |
  China slaps export quota on rare earth alloys China said Thursday it would expand export quotas for rare earths to include iron alloys containing the elements, further tightening shipments of the minerals used in a variety of high-tech industries. ... more |
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  Vietnam says sailors shot in South China Sea Two Vietnamese fishermen were shot and wounded in disputed South China Sea waters, a police chief said Thursday, citing the victims' relatives. ... more | .. |
  China high-speed rail lines halted China has ordered one high-speed rail line to stop running and halted the construction of another due to violations of environmental protection laws. ... more | .. |
  China, India to boost gold demand this year: WGC Gold, fresh from striking record highs at the start of this month, will enjoy buoyant demand this year, particularly from China and India, the World Gold Council said in a report on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Unpaid bills freeze Chinese highway work in Poland Construction of a key stretch of highway in Poland by Chinese company COVEC has stopped after the firm failed to pay Polish subcontractors, the infrastructure ministry said on Thursday. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  Pakistan PM asks for China energy investment Pakistan's prime minister Thursday called on Chinese firms to invest in his country's energy sector, in a bid to boost a moribund economy hit by massive floods last year and weak Western investment. ... more | .. |
  Asia urges non-European for IMF top post Asian nations on Thursday urged the International Monetary Fund to break with tradition and appoint a new leader from an emerging economy, following the resignation of its scandal-hit chief. ... more | .. |
 US study: China piracy costs almost million jobs US firms could support nearly one million more jobs if China stopped intellectual property violations, a study said Wednesday, leading US lawmakers to call for a tough line with Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Looking inside nanomaterials in three dimensions The journal Science has published a paper where scientists from Riso DTU in collaboration with scientists from China and USA, have reported a new method for revealing a 3D picture of the structure i ... more |
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 British artists in campaign to free artist Ai Weiwei Leading British artists launched a campaign Wednesday calling for the release of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained last month amid a major crackdown on dissent. ... more | .. |
 Pope urges Chinese bishops to refuse to split from Rome Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics across the world on Wednesday to pray that Chinese bishops refuse to separate from Rome, in spite of "pressure" from communist authorities. ... more | .. |
  Exploding melons sow new China food fears A bizarre wave of exploding watermelons - possibly due to farmers' abuse of a growth-boosting chemical - has once again spotlighted safety fears plaguing China's poorly regulated food sector. ... more | .. |
  World's oldest panda, 34, dies in China Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died of old age, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. She was 34. ... more |
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Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation
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 China hit by power crunch amid drought: report Chinese factories are facing curbs on electricity use as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants, state media have said, with possible major shortages ahead this summer. ... more | .. |
 More Chinese cities see home-price gains in April More Chinese cities saw the cost of new homes increase in April compared with a month before, official data showed Wednesday, as the government continues its fight to rein in property prices. ... more | .. |
  Seven dead in China mine accident: state media Seven people have been killed in a gas accident in a coal mine in southwest China, state media said Wednesday - the latest fatal incident to strike the nation's notoriously dangerous collieries. ... more | .. |
 Laos swamped by foreign investment The language is Chinese, change is given in yuan and the time is set for Beijing - but the Boten casino is in Laos, not China. ... more |
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 Taiwan VP: China trade welcome in Central America Taiwan's Vice President Vincent Siew said he saw no problem in China's growing economic influence in Central America but voiced confidence that nations in the region would keep recognizing Taipei. ... more | .. |
  China Has Opportunity to Lead a Transformation in Air-Traffic Management The China aviation market is well situated to lead a transformation in air-traffic management, according to a Boeing expert speaking at the 2011 China Civil Aviation Development Forum in Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan protests to WHO over 'province of China' label Taiwan has formally protested to the World Health Organization after the United Nations agency referred to the island as a province of China, officials in Taipei said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Wen says China friends 'forever' with Pakistan China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday told his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani their nations would stay friends "forever", as Islamabad faces US pressure after the killing of Osama bin Laden. ... more |
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