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Taiwan's Foxconn to use one million robots by 2014Beijing (AFP) Aug 1, 2011 Taiwan IT giant Foxconn - hit by a spate of suicides at its Chinese plants - plans to replace 500,000 workers with robots in the next three years, state media reported Monday. Foxconn - the world's largest maker of computer components, which assembles products for Apple, Sony and Nokia - plans to use one million robots to do "simple" work, China Business News quoted chairman Terry Gou saying. Gou announced the plan to 10,000 staff at a company event in Shenzhen on Friday, various media repor ... read more |
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  Why Tiangong is not a Station Hub There's been another round of inaccurate reporting in the Chinese media about China's Tiangong space laboratory. Stories have claimed that Tiangong 1, due to be launched within two months, is the co ... more | .. |
  China launches another experimental satellite China launched an experimental orbiter into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province on Friday. The SJ-11-02 orbiter was sent into space at 3:42 p.m. ... more | .. |
  Kashgar: 15 die in weekend of violence A second explosion in two days rocked Kashgar in western China, killing three people including a policeman, China's state-run news agency Xinhua said. ... 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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  Locke sworn in as new US ambassador to China Gary Locke on Monday formally resigned as US commerce secretary and became the new US ambassador China, promising to reap benefits from a difficult and sensitive US-China relationship. ... more | .. |
 China blames unrest on Pakistan-trained 'terrorists' China on Monday blamed Muslim separatist "terrorists" trained in neighbouring Pakistan for an outbreak of deadly violence and imposed heavy security in a bid to prevent further unrest. ... more | .. |
  China needs at least three aircraft carriers: general China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests, a general said, days after the state media broadcast footage of its first carrier in a rare public mention of the project. ... more | .. |
  US, China talk on Taiwan as jet decision nears The United States and China on Friday held top-level talks on Taiwan, with Washington working pre-emptively to avoid a fallout as a decision nears on whether to sell fighter-jets to Taiwan. ... more |
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  Russian city reels from $3 million tornado damage: official A Russian town on the border with China was on Monday recovering from a rare tornado that killed a man and wreaked havoc that may cost the Far Eastern town up to $3 million, authorities said. ... more | .. |
  Taxi driver protests hit two Chinese cities Thousands of taxi drivers in China's eastern city of Hangzhou went on strike Monday over high petrol prices and traffic congestion, while drivers in Shanghai also protested over benefits. ... more | .. |
  Dissecting the genomes of crop plants to improve breeding potential Scientists on the Norwich Research Park, working with colleagues in China, have developed new techniques that will aid the application of genomics to breeding the improved varieties of crop needed t ... more | .. |
 Deadly violence hits China's restive Xinjiang Knife-wielding attackers killed 13 people in China's Xinjiang region and another five were shot dead by police as a wave of violence swept the ethnically-torn area, state media and officials said Sunday. ... more |
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  US, Vietnam start first military relationship The United States and Vietnam on Monday opened their first formal military relationship since their war, another sign of growing cooperation amid high tensions between Hanoi and China. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong groups protest over China's rail crash Hong Kong activists on Sunday held rallies calling for a thorough and open investigation into a fatal train crash in China on July 23 that killed at least 40 people and injured almost 200. ... more | .. |
 Japan reports China ship near disputed islands Japan's coastguard on Sunday warned a Chinese marine research ship sailing near a disputed island chain against conducting surveys there. ... more | .. |
China lawyers 'told not to take rail crash cases' Legal authorities in China ordered lawyers not to take on cases from the families of victims of last weekend's fatal train crash, it emerged Saturday, as judicial officials apologised for the move. ... 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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  Chinese banks could survive '50%' property slide Chinese banks could withstand a worst case scenario of a 50 percent drop in home prices, according to stress tests conducted by regulators, a state media report said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
China struggles to contain backlash over rail crash A week after a deadly high-speed rail crash sparked widespread criticism that China has put its development before public safety, authorities are struggling to contain the anti-government backlash. ... more | .. |
China to launch experimental satellite in coming days China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday said it will launch an experimental orbiter in the coming days. The orbiter, SJ-11-02, will be carried into space by China's indigenous Long ... more | .. |
China extends journalist's jail sentence A Chinese journalist jailed in 2007 after reporting on corruption and due to be released this year has had his sentence extended, rights activists and his lawyer said Friday. ... more |
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 China train crash payments almost double: Xinhua China has almost doubled the compensation offered to relatives of those killed in a high-speed train crash, state media said Friday, after fierce criticism of authorities' handling of the disaster. ... more | .. |
 Chinese media attack US over debt battle Chinese media attacked the United States over its debt wrangling Friday, warning that lawmakers could depress the value of the dollar, fuel global inflation and plunge the world into another recession. ... more | .. |
 Philippines wants SE Asian unity on sea row The Philippines said Friday it would seek regional backing for a plan on pursuing joint development of disputed areas in the South China Sea amid China's increasingly robust assertions of its claims. ... more | .. |
  China cracks down on wi-fi in public spaces China has ordered public spaces offering wi-fi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said Thursday. ... more |
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  S. Korean firm joins Chinese solar project South Korea's SK Group, country's top oil refiner, has had its SK Innovation Co. sign an agreement with both Chinese and Taiwanese energy firms to cooperate in the development of a solar energy storage system. ... more | .. |
China's Wen vows to punish those blamed for crash China's premier Wen Jiabao pledged Thursday to "severely punish" those responsible for a deadly train crash that has sparked public fury and triggered fears over the safety of high-speed rail. ... more | .. |
  China launches navigation satellite: Xinhua China launched its ninth navigation satellite on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing sources at the launch centre. ... more | .. |
China downplays capability of first aircraft carrier China sought to downplay the capability of its first aircraft carrier Wednesday, saying the vessel would be used for training and "research", amid concerns over the country's military build-up. ... more |
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China tells US to halt spy plane flights China has demanded that the United States stop spy plane flights near the Chinese coast, saying they have "severely harmed" trust, but the Pentagon insisted Wednesday it was within its rights. ... more | .. |
US Senate confirms Locke as China ambassador Former US commerce secretary Gary Locke won unanimous Senate confirmation Wednesday as ambassador to Beijing, becoming the first Chinese American to hold the prestigious and difficult diplomatic post. ... more | .. |
Hundreds riot in China over vendor's death Hundreds of people rioted in southwest China after security forces reportedly beat a disabled street vendor to death, government authorities and state media said. ... more |
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