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Toys for TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 09, 2011 Wanna buy a spaceship? No, you can't have the real thing. But you can buy a model at a reasonable price. That's been the driving force behind a strongly entrenched space modeling industry for decades. How many thousands of scale-model American space shuttles have been sold for every real one that was produced? What about the Apollo lunar module? China also produces models of its own space hardware. The nation has a well-established modeling industry that pumps out plastic kits of tanks, ship ... read more |
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  International Astronomical Union congress to be held next year in Beijing About 3,000 astronomers will get together in Beijing in August 2012 to attend the 28th congress of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chi ... more | .. |
  Fusion diagnostic developed at PPPL sheds light on plasma behavior at EAST An instrument developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has enabled a research team at a fusion energy experiment in China to observe--in ... more | .. |
  China vows crack down on 'terrorism' after attacks The top official in China's restive Xinjiang has vowed to "resolutely" crack down on "terrorists" after a series of deadly attacks hit the northwestern region, the local government said Monday. ... 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 pushes public housing as prices boom With their monthly income of 10,000 yuan (about $1,500), Beijing nurse Liang Huiqing and her husband would not have been able to get a foothold in China's soaring property market without government help. ... more | .. |
  Toxic spill averted as tropical storm nears China China said Monday it had temporarily averted a toxic chemical spill at a plant on its northeast coast, but remained on alert as a tropical storm that has killed three people in South Korea approached. ... more | .. |
Dalai Lama's political successor sworn in Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, took office Monday as head of the Tibetan government in exile, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese "colonialism". ... more | .. |
  Eastern China braces for Typhoon Muifa Eastern China on Sunday braced for the arrival of Typhoon Muifa, with thousands of boats ordered to stay in ports after the storm left one person missing further down the coast. ... more |
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Dalai Lama's political successor to be sworn in Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, will be sworn in as head of the Tibetan government-in-exile on Monday, replacing the Dalai Lama as the movement's political leader. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Delivers Milestone 737 with High-Altitude And High-Temperature Operation Features Boeing has reached a major milestone with Xiamen Airlines by delivering a Next-Generation 737-700. This is the 50th directly ordered Boeing airplane delivered to Xiamen Airlines and incorporates bot ... more | .. |
  Time for US to take responsibility: Chinese state media Democrats and Republicans in Washington need to stop blaming each other over the unprecedented US credit rating downgrade and find solutions, China's official Xinhua news agency said early on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong gears up for landmark labour case Hong Kong is set to hear later this month a Filipino domestic helper's legal bid for permanent residency in the southern Chinese city, in a landmark case that has sparked heated debate. ... more |
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  Taiwan unveils eco-friendly rewritable 'paper' A group of Taiwan scientists have developed an environmentally friendly form of rewritable electronic paper that works without electricity. ... more | .. |
 China hits out at US debt 'addiction' after downgrade China hit out at the United States on Saturday after its unprecedented ratings downgrade, with state media saying that the world's largest economy needed to cure its "addiction" to debt. ... more | .. |
 China vows to keep up support for Sudan China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Monday pledged his country's political and economic support for Sudan and pressed Khartoum to build good ties with the south, where it also has major investments. ... more | .. |
 China remodels Silk Road city but scars run deep The call to prayer echoes across the old Silk Road city of Kashgar, drawing believers into the main mosque under the watchful eye of armed police, as building cranes loom in the distance. ... more |
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Advancing satellite methods for mapping coastal seabeds
Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space
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 West 'ignoring responsibility' on debt: China China accused Western nations Monday of putting the global economic recovery at risk by "ignoring their responsibility", in an editorial published days after an unprecedented US credit rating downgrade. ... more | .. |
 Japan seizes two Chinese ships for 'illegal fishing' Japan's coast guard has seized two Chinese fishing vessels and their captains for suspected illegal fishing in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the Kyodo news agency reported. ... more | .. |
Allies rally behind US but China scolds over downgrade US allies in Europe and Asia voiced confidence in the world's largest economy Saturday despite an unprecedented ratings downgrade but China lashed out at Washington's "addiction" to debt. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan exile leader detained in Nepal A Tibetan exiles leader was detained by Nepal police after holding a news conference to deny allegations of involvement in a case involving false passports, campaigners said Saturday. ... more |
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China widens evacuations as typhoon nears China said Saturday that it had evacuated nearly 500,000 people as Typhoon Muifa approached but the storm was likely to miss the commercial capital Shanghai. ... more | .. |
  China says cyber hacking claims 'irresponsible' Chinese state media on Friday condemned as "irresponsible" suggestions the country was behind a massive global cyber spying campaign uncovered this week by a US computer security firm. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan 'should boost defences against China spies' President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan should strengthen its defences against Chinese espionage, following a string of spy scandals showing that intelligence gathering continues despite warming ties. ... more | .. |
 China to boost 'anti-terrorism' forces after attacks China will deploy more "anti-terrorism forces" to its far northwest Xinjiang region following a series of deadly attacks there, state media said Friday. ... more |
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China evacuates 200,000+ ahead of typhoon China evacuated more than 200,000 people on its east coast and cancelled nearly 200 flights Friday in preparation for the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in years. ... more | .. |
 China paying 'close attention' to Africa famine China said Friday it was paying "close attention" to a disastrous famine in the Horn of Africa, after top US House Democrat Nancy Pelosi urged it to do more. ... more | .. |
  Myanmar media blames rebels for deaths at dam Myanmar state media on Friday accused ethnic fighters of killing seven people who visited a Chinese-run dam at the centre of an ongoing conflict between the army and rebels. ... more | .. |
China says debt financing unlikely 'to save' US, EU China said Friday that debt deals in the United States and in Europe would not be enough to save their economies and "concrete steps" must be taken to rebalance the global economy. ... more |
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  Make outer space safe for all Gregory L. Schulte, US deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, recently told reporters that the United States has proposed to establish regular dialogue with China in an effort to cr ... more | .. |
  China attacks Japan over defence paper China Thursday launched a series of blistering attacks on key rival Japan after a defence paper approved by Tokyo criticised Beijing's military build-up and growing territorial assertiveness. ... more | .. |
  Vietnam to get sub fleet in six years: state media Vietnam will have a submarine fleet within six years, the defence minister reportedly confirmed on Thursday, in what analysts say is intended as a deterrent to China's increasing assertiveness at sea. ... more | .. |
China, Saudi must do more on Africa famine: Pelosi Top US House Democrat Nancy Pelosi urged China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday to "step up their efforts" to help the Horn of Africa battle a disastrous famine, calling for an enhanced US role as well. ... more |
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