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Time Enough for TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2011 It's taken long enough, but it seems that we are finally getting close to the launch of Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory. This small, cylindrical spacecraft will almost certainly take off before the end of September 2011, and will probably lift off a lot sooner than that. Chinese media reports now seem focused on this, although an exact launch date has yet to be specified. It's time enough for the launch. Tiangong was originally expected to launch in 2010, and was also once slated for la ... read more |
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 China launches new data relay satellite China blasted off a new data relay satellite "Tianlian I-02" on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province . The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carr ... more | .. |
  Kim Jong-Il touts son to China: analysts North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il showed to a visiting Chinese delegation that his youngest son is firmly on the succession path, analysts said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Mullen urges Beijing to influence N. Korea The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff urged the Chinese leadership to rein in North Korea to prevent further unprovoked attacks on South Korea. ... 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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  Jailed Chinese tycoon bids for British aircraft carrier China's former richest man, who is serving a 14-year jail sentence for bribery and insider trading, is bidding for a decommissioned British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, his company said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Bolivia forces assemble 6 Chinese warplanes Bolivian and Chinese technicians have been assembling six K-8 Chinese warplanes for the country's war on drugs, said a military leader on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Top US, Chinese officers hold talks America's top military officer held talks with his Chinese counterpart Monday amid rising tensions in the South China Sea that Washington fears could spiral dangerously out of control. ... more | .. |
  China province seeks to ease 'one-child' policy China's most populous province has asked for permission to ease the one-child policy after more than 30 years, an official said Tuesday, as concerns grow over gender imbalances and an ageing population. ... more |
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 China jails six over riots in industrial hub China has jailed six people over riots that erupted last month in the nation's southern industrial heartland, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Nestle to pay 1.4 bn francs for 60% of Hsu Fu Chi Swiss food giant Nestle said on Monday it had agreed to take a majority stake in Chinese sweetmaker Hsu Fu Chi for 1.4 billion francs (1.2 billion euros, $1.7 billion). ... more | .. |
 Chinese bishops 'taken away' by police: report Four bishops loyal to the Vatican have been "taken away" by Chinese police in recent days to take part in a state-sanctioned ordination, the Catholic news agency AsiaNews said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Philippines says China sea claim shaky China's refusal to allow a UN-backed tribunal to rule on a South China Sea territorial dispute indicates Beijing's claim stands on shaky legal ground, the Philippines said Wednesday. ... more |
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  N.Z. questions China's Pacific aid strategy New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully raised concerns Wednesday about China's aid strategy in the Pacific, urging Beijing to stop giving so-called "soft loans" to nations such as Tonga. ... more | .. |
  China economic growth slows to 9.5% in Q2 China said Wednesday its economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter, highlighting the difficult task for Beijing as it battles to bring politically sensitive inflation under control. ... more | .. |
 China considers shale gas production The Chinese government is considering more unconventional methods to tap into the country's vast shale natural gas deposits. ... more | .. |
 China's CNOOC cleaning up second oil spill China National Offshore Oil Corporation, which was recently accused of covering up a huge spill, is cleaning up another slick after a breakdown at a rig off the northeast coast, officials said Tuesday. ... 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's new high-speed trains halted again China's new flagship high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai suffered fresh delays Tuesday due to a power cut, transport authorities said, two days after a similar incident hit the line. ... more | .. |
 Oil, Chinese imports swell US trade gap The US trade deficit ballooned in May to the widest level in more than two and a half years as the world's largest economy sucked in foreign oil and Chinese imports while exports fell. ... more | .. |
 China says local government debt 'controllable' China's central bank said the risks from local government borrowing were "controllable", despite growing concerns over the potential for an explosion in bad loans. ... more | .. |
 Australia's Fortescue hints at HK, Shanghai listing Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals is considering a listing in Hong Kong or Shanghai in a bid to get closer to its Chinese clients, the company's founder Andrew Forrest said Tuesday. ... more |
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 China rejects Philippine proposal on disputed sea China on Tuesday rejected calls by the Philippines for the two nations to bring their conflicting claims in the South China Sea before a United Nations-backed tribunal. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: Double dips and worse China, the locomotive that has been driving the world economy, is slowing. And since the rest of the world is in no shape to compensate, a second recession or a very prolonged slowdown is starting to look inevitable. ... more | .. |
Timing of US military exercises 'inappropriate': China China's top military officer on Monday called the timing of American naval exercises in the sensitive South China Sea "inappropriate", after holding talks with his US counterpart in Beijing. ... more | .. |
China's top general criticises US exercises China's top military officer said Monday the timing of US naval exercises in the South China Sea was "inappropriate," after talks with his American counterpart aimed at cooling the territorial dispute. ... more |
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  Japan still needs nuclear power: Tokyo governor Tokyo's outspoken Governor Shintaro Ishihara says Japan still needs atomic power, despite what he expects will be "some hysterical reaction" to the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
  21 trapped in China iron ore mine: report Twenty-one workers are trapped underground after a flood in an iron ore mine in eastern China, state media said Monday, in the latest accident to hit the notoriously dangerous industry. ... more | .. |
Three die in China coal mine rescue Three rescuers died as they tried to help workers trapped in a colliery in eastern China, local authorities said Monday, as 21 people remained stuck in another mine in the same region. ... more | .. |
 China revises down Q1 current account surplus China's current account surplus plunged 21 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, revised government figures showed Monday - a much larger fall than previously announced. ... more |
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BRICS vow to improve access to low-cost medicine The BRICS group of emerging countries on Monday vowed to improve access to low-cost and high-quality medicine - and called on developed nations to shoulder responsibility in helping the poor. ... more | .. |
China says Tibetans 'closely' linked to majority Han China said Monday Tibetans had been "closely connected" to its majority Han ethnic group "since ancient times", as it marks 60 years since the Himalayan region was "peacefully liberated" by its troops. ... more | .. |
 Hopeful Dalai Lama welcomes young monk to US The Dalai Lama voiced optimism Saturday that China will reform and allow greater freedoms as he welcomed a young potential spiritual successor before thousands of well-wishers in Washington. ... more | .. |
  Two injured in second China escalator accident At least two people were injured in an escalator accident at a subway station in Shenzhen in China, state media said Monday, days after a 13-year-old boy died in a similar accident in Beijing. ... more |
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