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China to launch unmanned space module by Sept 30Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 21, 2011 China will launch its unmanned space module, Tiangong-1, sometime from Sept. 27 to 30, a spokesperson said here Tuesday. The space module and its carrier rocket, Long-March II-F, have been moved to the launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, said the project's spokesperson. In the next few days, scientists will conduct the final tests on all devices, the spokesperson said. Every main system is standing by and the final preparations ar ... read more |
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 China to launch space station's first module China said Tuesday it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station. ... more | .. |
 China launches new communication satellite China successfully launched a new communication satellite, Zhongxing-1A, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province early Monday. The satellite, lifted by a Long ... more | .. |
 Tiangong: Better Late Than Lost It seems that our long wait for the launch of China's space laboratory is almost over. Most discussions of the flight of Tiangong 1 suggest that it will certainly launch this month. We can now measu ... 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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  Taiwan to receive F-16 upgrades: US official A senior US official on Monday all but confirmed reports that Washington will help Taiwan upgrade its 145 US-made F-16 A/B fighters, rather than selling the more advanced jets coveted by the island. ... more | .. |
  Mauritanian leader urges closer ties with China Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz called for closer ties with China on Monday during a visit to the Asian country, the official AMI news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan may seek US-made F-35 stealth jet Taiwan will likely seek state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets from the US, a top official was quoted as saying Monday, amid fears on the island that Washington may refuse to sell it F-16 jets. ... more | .. |
  Two arrested over China 'gutter' oil murder Police in China said Wednesday they have arrested two people suspected of killing a Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of "gutter" cooking oil. ... more |
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Hundreds killed in Gaza as Israel renews attacks targeting Hamas
South Korea, Japan, China top diplomats to meet in Tokyo
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  Digital cameras help Chinese film makers skirt censor Independent Chinese cinema has boomed out of the sight of censors because of new, handheld digital video cameras, several directors said at Spain's foremost film festival. ... more | .. |
 China state broadcaster 'to revamp news programmes' State broadcaster China Central Television will radically revamp its flagship news programmes from next year, media said Wednesday, as authorities try to lure viewers away from racier shows. ... more | .. |
 China says duties on US chicken products lawful Beijing said Wednesday that duties imposed on US poultry exports were lawful, after Washington asked the World Trade Organization to look at Chinese tariffs on the billion-dollar chicken trade. ... more | .. |
  Mass evacuations as China flood deaths rise to 70 Nearly 1.7 million people have been forced to abandon their homes and dozens more have died in heavy flooding across large parts of China, the government said Tuesday. ... more |
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  China to build $439-million housing complex in Mozambique A Chinese company is building a $439-million (322-million-euro) housing project outside the capital in Mozambique, meant to create a new a suburb for the middle class, state media reported on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Protests mark rising environment awareness in China A major anti-pollution protest has forced the Chinese government to take swift action for the second time in as many months, spurred by a rising environment movement that is spreading online. ... more | .. |
  Myanmar arrests anti-dam activist in rare protest Police in military-dominated Myanmar on Tuesday arrested a man who staged a rare protest against a controversial Chinese hydroelectric power project, an official said. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong jails Chinese farmer for flag-burning A mainland Chinese farmer has been jailed for three weeks after setting fire to a Chinese flag in Hong Kong, officials said Tuesday, raising questions over freedom of speech in the territory. ... more |
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Artificial photosynthesis breakthrough replicates early plant processes
EZIE satellites begin mission to map Earth's auroral electrojets
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  Taiwan okays first direct undersea cable with China Taiwan gave the green light Wednesday to a proposal to build the first undersea telecom cable directly linking the island with China, reflecting growing interdependence between the two sides. ... more | .. |
  Airbus aims to dominate China market Airbus aims to have more than half the lucrative Chinese aviation market by the end of 2015, a senior executive said Wednesday, as the European giant seeks to close in on rival Boeing. ... more | .. |
  China to restart nuclear projects in 2012: report China will start approving new nuclear power projects next year after suspending them in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima atomic plant, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  GM bets on fast-growing China auto market General Motors said Wednesday China would be the world's fastest growing auto market over the next decade, as it unveiled its latest bid to give it a greater slice of the clean energy vehicle segment. ... more |
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 It's a hard day's night for Shanghai taxi drivers Streets full of traffic jams, bad pay, rising petrol costs and 20 hours a day behind the wheel have left Nie Haiming, a Shanghai taxi driver, exasperated and bitter. ... more | .. |
  World Bank tells LatAm to leverage Chinese funds Latin America should leverage China's strong buying of the region's raw materials to strengthen their own reforms and boost long-term growth prospects, the World Bank said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Philippine leader says China to be 'reasonable' Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday that he expected China to be "reasonable" over tense territorial disputes so long as Beijing is given a way to save face. ... more | .. |
 GM and SAIC to develop electric vehicles in China General Motors has signed an agreement with its Chinese partner to develop electric vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, the two companies said Tuesday. ... more |
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China's Ceres 1 completes 18th flight delivering eight satellites to orbit
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 Explosion at Iraq oil field partially halts output An explosion at Iraq's biggest oil field on Tuesday sparked a massive fire that partially halted crude production, the state-owned South Oil Co and Britain's BP said. ... more | .. |
  China tells US, EU to open up for investment The United States and Europe should be more open to Chinese investment as they seek help in resolving crippling sovereign debt crises, China's state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Global turmoil to clip China growth: IMF The IMF on Tuesday cut its growth forecast for China's export-driven economy, saying that turmoil in Europe and the United States, as well as a sustained anti-inflation drive, would take a toll. ... more | .. |
  China takes over as US solar power firms fail China's solar power firms are emerging as the industry's dominant force after the collapse of foreign competitors, but the new market leaders are already struggling with low prices and overcapacity. ... more |
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  China, India buy up Australian coal field Energy-hungry India and China have snapped up almost all of Australia's next big coal field, the northern Galilee basin, three years before production even begins, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
China reporter killed after 'gutter' oil news A Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of cooking oil made from leftovers taken from gutters has been stabbed to death, police and state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China clones castrated quake hero pig A heroic pig who survived more than a month buried under rubble after the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan province has been successfully cloned, according to a report Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China microblogging site to tighten controls China's popular micoblogging site Weibo said it was tightening controls over its Twitter-like service, state press said Monday, amid concerns over growing government interference on the web. ... more |
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