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Thousands of dreams to fly on Shenzhou 8Beijing (XNA) Oct 24, 2011 The dreams of more than 40,000 people will be stored as text and video on a chip and sent into space along with Shenzhou VIII spacecraft next month. The Shenzhou VIII is slated to take off in the first half of next month from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to complete China's first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission with the Tiangong-1 space module, which was launched on Sept 29. The 42,891 dreams were selected from a pool of 12 million in line with the criteria of "positive and ... read more |
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  Panetta says US committed to being Pacific power US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Japan on Monday hoping to persuade Tokyo to relocate a military base which Washington says is vital to its role as a Pacific power. ... more | .. |
  Panetta praises China response to Taiwan arms sale US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday praised China for what he said was a restrained response to an arms sale to Taiwan, saying he hoped for improved military cooperation with Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Top China official visits N.Korea amid talk hopes The man widely expected to be China's next premier arrived in North Korea Sunday, amid hopes for progress on restarting six-nation talks on the North's nuclear disarmament, state media 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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 Taiwan president's China peace plan triggers fury A call by Taiwan's president for a peace treaty with China, made as he campaigns for re-election, has drawn a stormy response and may fail to either win votes or curry favour with Beijing, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  China's local election candidates campaign online When Yao Bo announced online that he was running in China's local elections, he joined dozens of candidates using the Internet to campaign for votes - a phenomenon that has spooked authorities. ... more | .. |
  Mongol herder killed in China land dispute: rights group A Chinese truck driver has killed an ethnic Mongol herder who was trying to protect his grazing land, a rights group said, five months after a similar incident sparked protests in Inner Mongolia. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong mothers march against mainland babies More than 1000 protesters, including pregnant mothers, marched in Hong Kong Sunday opposing the growing number of mainland Chinese women coming to the city to give birth, organisers said. ... more |
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  Glaciers in China shrinking with warming Global warming is causing glaciers in southwest China, the major source of the country's largest rivers, to melt faster than ever, researchers said. ... more | .. |
  China manufacturing hits five-month high: HSBC Manufacturing activity in China hit a five-month high in October, HSBC said Monday, easing fears of a hard landing in the world's second-largest economy. ... more | .. |
  Saab owner breaks off Chinese funding deal: company Swedish Automobile, the Dutch owner of beleaguered Swedish carmaker Saab, said late Sunday it had broken off a deal for funding with two Chinese firms, seen as the only hope of keeping Saab out of bankruptcy. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea to release Chinese fishermen South Korea's coastguard promised Monday to release 21 Chinese fishermen who were arrested last week for illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea. ... more |
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  West opens door, a crack, to rising Chinese art China's new clout on the global art market, and its taste for home-grown works, is driving up the price of contemporary Chinese artists - forcing the Western art world to make space at the table for the rising stars. ... more | .. |
 China jails officials over economic data leaks China has jailed two officials from the state bank and national statistics bureau for leaking sensitive economic data to securities brokers, prosecutors said Monday ... more | .. |
 Eurozone split over Chinese help in debt crisis Eurozone leaders are toying with the idea of asking China and other emerging powers to help them out of the debt crisis by taking part in a bailout fund, but some are reluctant to call in Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Toyota to sell China-made hybrid vehicles by 2015 Leading automaker Toyota said Saturday it plans to start producing vehicles with Chinese-made hybrid systems by 2015, after it finishes building a research centre in the country. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
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 China offers 'full fledged' support for G20 summit China on Saturday pledged "full fledged support" for next month's G20 leaders summit in France, as the deepening eurozone crisis threatens to tip the global economy back into recession. ... more | .. |
 US territory offers to lease land to China The cash-strapped Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Western Pacific, has offered to lease land to China as long as it is not used for military purposes. ... more | .. |
  China warns of winter power shortage China has warned that the country faces another power shortage this winter as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants. ... more | .. |
  Pollutants linked to a 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and ... more |
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 Chinese hit and run toddler dies A Chinese toddler who was ignored by at least 18 passers-by as she lay bleeding and unconscious in the street, has died, the hospital treating her said Friday, in an incident that has shocked the nation. ... more | .. |
Europe tackles 'disastrous' debt divisions European finance ministers squared up Friday to "disastrous" divisions over how to solve a debt crisis that began in Greece but now threatens the wider eurozone and a fresh global recession. ... more | .. |
Chinese investors want all of Saab: administrator Funding to save Swedish carmaker Saab from bankruptcy has fallen through as Chinese investors would now rather take the company over, the Saab administrator said Friday, asking a court to halt its restructuring process. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen says reform key to solving EU crisis China's Premier Wen Jiabao told the European Union president Friday that financial reforms were key to solving the eurozone debt crisis threatening the world economy. ... more |
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  FuturaGene and Guangxi Academy of Sciences to Develop Sustainable Biofuel Processes FuturaGene has entered into a collaborative development agreement with the Guangxi Academy of Sciences (GXAS). GXAS is the premier Chinese government research entity in Guangxi Province and is focus ... more | .. |
 India PM concedes 'problems' in China relations Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has conceded that there are "problems" with New Delhi's ties with China but overall he believes "relations are quite good." ... more | .. |
 Referendum a must for China treaty: Taiwan leader Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Thursday moved to reassure voters over his proposals for a peace treaty with China, saying it would only be signed if it was first approved in a referendum. ... more | .. |
 China not seeking to top US: Lee Kuan Yew China is in no rush to overtake the United States as the world's leading power but the two Pacific nations will need to find ways to work together, Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew said. ... more |
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China vows to make society more accountable China has pledged to hold people more accountable for their actions following a string of scandals involving everything from food safety to fakes. ... more | .. |
 US says raising Tibet concerns with China The United States said Wednesday it has raised concerns about human rights in Tibet with China as it renewed its call on Beijing to address its policies amid a wave of self-immolations by monks. ... more | .. |
Immolations spark fear in China's Tibetan Buddhists A Tibetan lama in southwest China dodges questions about a wave of self-immolations in the region, saying his monks are forbidden even to speak about the protests against religious repression. ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers aim to lure Chinese, Canadian visitors Two US senators unveiled a bill Thursday that aims to attract Chinese and Canadian tourists and encourage some foreign nationals to buy homes - and pay taxes - on US soil. ... more |
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