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China to launch moon-landing probe around 2013Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2011 China will launch its lunar probe Chang'e-3 around 2013, which is expected to conduct the first softlanding of a Chinese spacecraft on an extraterrestrial body. The mission of Chang'e-3 is to land on the moon safely and carry out a large number of experiments, according to sources with State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. This mission serves as a key part in the second stage of China's three-phase lunar exploration program. span class="BDL">So ... read more |
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  Mythbusting for Tiangong As the launch of China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory draws closer, media attention is intensifying. Unfortunately, there's been another flourish of bad reporting about the mission. It's time to put ... more | .. |
 Tiangong-1 launch will pave way for China's first space station China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday. Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace 1", will blast of ... more | .. |
China to launch unmanned space module by Sept 30 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 mov ... 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 | .. |
  US in $5.85 billion Taiwan jet upgrade, China protests The Obama administration came under fire Wednesday from both China and domestic critics as it approved a $5.85 billion upgrade of Taiwan's fighter jets that stopped short of selling new F-16s. ... more | .. |
China says US-Taiwan arms deal will harm ties China warned that a $5.85 billion deal announced Wednesday to upgrade Taiwan's fleet of F16 fighter jets would damage Sino-US relations, calling on America to stop arms sales to the island. ... more | .. |
US in $5.85 billion Taiwan jet upgrade, China protests The United States announced a $5.85 billion upgrade of Taiwan's fighter jets Wednesday, triggering swift rebuke from China even though the deal stopped short of the island's ambitions to buy new F-16s. ... more |
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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 | .. |
  China flood deaths rise to 90 Heavy flooding across large parts of China has left 90 dead and 22 missing, state-run news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
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  US says Taiwan jet deals $5.85 bn The Pentagon on Wednesday put a total value of $5.85 billion on a multi-part deal to upgrade Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
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 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 | .. |
 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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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