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Malfunction at devices connection blamed for orbiter launch failureBeijing, China (XNA) Sep 07, 2011 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said Monday that malfunction at connection between devices of rocket led to the orbiter launch failure last month. Investigation result showed that malfunction of the Long March II-C rocket resulted as connection between servomechanism and second stage venier engine failed in second flight phase, the company said in a statement on its website. China's experimental orbiter SJ-11-04, which was launched by a Long March II-C rocket on August 18, ... read more |
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  Tiangong 1 might be launched in late September Due to the launch failure of the experimental orbiter SJ-11-04, the Chinese unmanned space module Tiangong 1, the prototype of the Chinese space experiment station, which was scheduled to launch in ... more | .. |
  Taiwan to produce new anti-China missiles: lawmaker Taiwan is expected to mass produce a potent new missile system designed to nip a Chinese invasion in the bud by striking airfields and harbours on the mainland, a lawmaker said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Beijing denies arms sales to Gadhafi's men Beijing denied it had any contact with Moammar Gadhafi's arms buyers during their July trip to China, although private companies met them, a government official 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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  US pushed UN on Taiwan identity: WikiLeaks The United States and other countries persuaded the United Nations to stop using the phrase "Taiwan is part of China", according to a document released by anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. ... more | .. |
  China denies providing weapons to Libya Chinese companies have not provided Libya with any "military products", China's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after reports of Beijing offering weapons to the ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
 1,000 rally for Taiwan sovereignty About 1,000 chanting pro-independence activists took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, accusing Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou of surrendering the island's sovereignty to China. ... more | .. |
  North Korea's Kim does not trust China: US cable North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il expressed distrust of his country's major economic prop China during a 2009 meeting with a visiting South Korean businesswoman, according to a US diplomatic cable. ... more |
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  Chinese children suffocate on school buses: Xinhua Authorities in a southern Chinese province have ordered schools to take more care after two children died when they were left on hot school buses during the summer, Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Sharks saved from soupy fate set free at sea Saved from the soup bowl at a Thai restaurant, the baby shark wriggled out of the bag and into the open sea - a rare survivor of a trade that kills millions of the predators each year. ... more | .. |
  Chinese haute cuisine comes to Paris The opening this week of Shang Palace restaurant will at long last answer an unresolved question: Is Paris ready for truly gourmet Chinese cuisine and the prices that come with it? ... more | .. |
 Tutu office 'confident' S.Africa will grant Dalai Lama visa Global activist Desmond Tutu's office said Monday it is confident South Africa will grant a visa to his close friend the Dalai Lama, who was barred entry two years ago over fears of angering China. ... more |
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  No sign Vietnam mutant bird flu greater threat: UN A mutant strain of the deadly bird flu H5N1 virus detected in Vietnam does not appear to pose an increased risk to human health, the United Nations said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Activists say pipelines fuelling Myanmar abuses Huge energy projects to transport oil and gas across Myanmar to China are fuelling human rights abuses, including forced labour, violence, evictions and land confiscation, activists warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  RugbyU: S.African union slams Chinese-made rugby jerseys South African labour unions Tuesday demanded that the national rugby federation apologise for importing Springbok jerseys from China in the run-up to the World Cup. ... more | .. |
 Argentina trade delegation woos China investments Argentina's foreign minister headed a large trade delegation that will travel Tuesday to China, a large and growing source of foreign investment and trade in the South America's second largest country. ... 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 'regrets' WTO ruling on US tyre dispute Beijing said Tuesday it regretted a World Trade Organisation (WTO) decision to reject its complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyre imports. ... more | .. |
 Chinese firms to strengthen Venezuela iron sector Venezuela on Tuesday announced agreements worth more than $500 million with three Chinese companies to boost iron production and transport in the latest strengthening of bilateral ties. ... more | .. |
 WTO rules against China in dispute over tyre exports to US The World Trade Organisation on Monday rejected a Chinese complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyre imports. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices drop on weak US, China data Crude oil prices slid on Monday, hit by weak economic data in the United States and China, the world's two biggest consumers of energy, analysts said. ... more |
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 US oil giant halts production at China field after spill The US oil giant behind a huge spill off China said Monday it had halted production at the oilfield in line with a government order, as an influential official newspaper accused it of a cover-up. ... more | .. |
 Libya probes China-Kadhafi arms deal Libya's new government said Monday it was investigating documents that appear to detail secret Chinese efforts to sell a vast quantity of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi's regime despite UN sanctions. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi bastion waits after talks fail Anti-Kadhafi fighters were playing a waiting game Monday after an official said negotiations for the surrender of the town of Bani Walid had failed and would not resume. ... more |
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Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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 China offered Kadafi weapons: report China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail reported. ... more | .. |
 China censors Ai Weiwei's Newsweek essay Chinese censors have removed an essay by Ai Weiwei in which the dissident artist strongly criticises the country's government and justice system from the latest issue of Newsweek magazine. ... more | .. |
  Toyota to make key hybrid parts in China Toyota Motor will manufacture the Prius hybrid and its key parts in China in a bid to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a company spokeswoman said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China's double-edged trade with Latin America Soy from Argentina, copper from Chile, iron ore from Brazil: China's seemingly insatiable appetite for Latin America's raw materials is credited with fueling blistering economic growth for both. ... more |
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 Hollywood lusts for China film sales, with caution Hollywood filmmakers are joining forces with Chinese companies to gain a foothold in the Asian nation's huge movie market - but obstacles remain in the form of commercial restrictions and censorship. ... more | .. |
  Iceland receives Chinese request for land purchase: ministry Iceland's interior ministry said Thursday it had received a request from a Chinese investor and property developer for permission to buy a tract of Icelandic land for a tourist resort. ... more | .. |
  China sea power concerns new Japan foreign minister Japan's new Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Friday voiced concern over China's growing naval power and its activities near disputed islands in the East China Sea. ... more | .. |
  Apple's China 'suppliers' under fire for pollution A Chinese environmental group has said factories it believes are contracted to make Apple products are engaging in rampant pollution, and accused the US technology giant of turning a blind eye. ... more |
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