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Venezuela, China to launch satellite next yearCaracas (AFP) May 27, 2011 Venezuela and China will develop an observation satellite to be built in Asia and launched from South America in 2012, according to Venezuela's science and technology minister. Ricardo Menendez said Thursday that the earth-observation satellite, to be built at a cost of $140 million, would be used to monitor troop movements and illegal mining as well as study climate change and the environment. "We will have a satellite with the ability to monitor our territory 24 hours a day," he told reporters ... read more |
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  China sets up military cyber-warfare team: report China's military has set up an elite Internet security task force tasked with fending off cyberattacks, state media reported Friday, denying that the initiative is intended to create a "hacker army". ... more | .. |
  Kim returns to N. Korea after China trip North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il returned Friday from China full of praise for his country's key ally, but analysts saw few signs of firm agreement with Beijing on economic reform or denuclearisation. ... more | .. |
  New China missile unit near Taiwan: spy chief Taiwan's top intelligence chief said China had deployed a new missile unit near the island, a lawmaker revealed Thursday, sparking concerns about the fragility of ties with the mainland. ... 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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 N. Korea confirms Kim's secretive China visit North Korea confirmed that leader Kim Jong-Il ended a secretive visit to close ally China Thursday, but its report of his talks with President Hu Jintao struck a different note to Beijing's account. ... more | .. |
  Lawmakers bar more Chinese firms from Pentagon bids The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China's expanding military might. ... more | .. |
 China must do more on N.Korea: Locke Gary Locke, the nominee to be the next US ambassador to Beijing, said Thursday that China must do more to pressure North Korea as it welcomed the secretive regime's leader Kim Jong-Il. ... more | .. |
 US, European banks invest billions in cluster bombs: NGOs US and European financial firms are still investing billions of dollars in cluster bomb producers despite a global ban on a weapon that maims and kills civilians, NGOs said Wednesday. ... more |
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North Korea's Kim in Beijing, meets Hu: reports North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and was seen en route to what was believed to be a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a South Korean media report said. ... more | .. |
  IMF succession: China urges 'democratic' process China said Thursday the new International Monetary Fund chief should be chosen through "democratic consultation", as the developing world stepped up its campaign to end Europe's hold on the job. ... more | .. |
 Locke vows to raise rights concerns with China Gary Locke, the nominee to be the next US ambassador to China, promised Thursday he would be a forceful advocate for human rights while still seeking broad cooperation with Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Lawmakers seek US regret for barring Chinese US lawmakers launched a drive Thursday for Congress to make an official statement of regret for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which restricted immigration along racial lines for decades. ... more |
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 Three blasts hit China govt buildings, two dead: Xinhua A jobless 52-year-old man allegedly triggered a series of explosions at government buildings in eastern China on Thursday, killing himself and at least one other, state media said. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar president arrives in China Myanmar's president Thein Sein arrived in China on Thursday for a visit aimed at improving his impoverished country's commercial ties with its key ally, the world's second-largest economy. ... more | .. |
As world hesitates, China stands firm on dissent The international community's mixed response to China's crackdown on dissent - ranging from public criticism to total silence - has handed Beijing leeway to maintain its hard line, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Security tight in China's Inner Mongolia after demos China tightened security Friday in an area hit by unprecedented protests by ethnic Mongols upset with Chinese rule, witnesses said, as calls for further demonstrations were reportedly circulating online. ... 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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 China milk activist home after brief detention Chinese activist Zhao Lianhai, who was jailed for campaigning for victims of a huge 2008 milk scandal, is back home after being briefly taken away again by security, he said on his Twitter feed. ... more | .. |
  China to establish rare earths exchange China's largest rare earths producer has said it has won official approval to set up the nation's first exchange for the coveted minerals, in a move analysts said would further regulate the market. ... more | .. |
  EU first: Chinese workers rebuild Polish motorways In the heart of the Polish countryside, about 500 Chinese workers toil frenetically on a new stretch of the A2 motorway connecting Berlin and Warsaw - an unprecedented sight both here and across the EU. ... more | .. |
Unrest in China after Mongol herder's death: group Hundreds of ethnic Mongols have protested in China this week over the killing of a shepherd that has sparked online calls for even bigger future demonstrations, human rights organisations have said. ... more |
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  Central China drought worst in over 50 years: reports Central China's worst drought in more than 50 years is drying reservoirs, stalling rice planting, and threatens crippling power shortages as hydroelectric output slows, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China gets massive deep-water rig China's most advanced deep-water oil rig is set for a trial voyage Thursday, People's Daily Online reports. ... more | .. |
  Shunned by banks, small China firms hit pawn shops China has some of the biggest banks in the world, but they turned their back on Jacky Wang when his small decorating firm needed a loan. So like many Chinese entrepreneurs, he turned to a pawn shop. ... more | .. |
  China says unaware of Pakistan naval base proposal China's foreign ministry said Tuesday it was unaware of a request by Pakistan to Beijing for help in building a naval base at its deep-sea port of Gwadar, strategically located on the Arabian Sea. ... more |
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 China mulls Iranian nuclear inspection invite China said Tuesday it was considering an invitation to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities and urged Tehran to step up cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more | .. |
 US imposes sanctions against firms dealing with Iran The United States on Tuesday announced it is imposing sanctions against seven foreign firms - including from Venezuela, Singapore, and Israel - as part of efforts to check Iran's nuclear ambitions. ... more | .. |
 US team in N. Korea over food shortages: Xinhua A two-man US team tasked with evaluating a request for food aid from impoverished North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 North Korea's Kim makes new stop on China tour North Korea's Kim Jong-Il stopped in China's Nanjing city Tuesday after touring an industrial zone and browsing at a store, reports said, on a trip believed aimed at studying the country's economic boom. ... more |
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 Philippines warns of arms race in South China Sea Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday said he warned the Chinese defence minister of a possible arms race in the region if tensions worsened over disputes in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Foxconn polishing plants in China closed after blast Taiwan tech giant Foxconn said Tuesday all its workshops that polish electronic parts and products in China had been shut down for inspection after a deadly explosion at a plant last week. ... more | .. |
IMF job: Lagarde gains ground despite court probe French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's chances of leading the IMF improved on Tuesday, as France claimed China would back her, even though she faces allegations of abuse of power at home. ... more | .. |
China's current account surplus down 18% in Q1 China's current account surplus fell 18 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from the same period last year, official data showed Tuesday. ... more |
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