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Bolivia expects huge benefits from Chinese-built satelliteLa Paz, Bolivia (XNA) Nov 14, 2011 Bolivia expects huge benefits from the satellite "Tupac Katari", which is being built by a Chinese company and will be put into orbit at the end of 2013 or the beginning of 2014, a government official said Wednesday. Deputy Science and Technology Minister Pedro Crespo said the satellite will benefit Bolivia, one of Latin America's least developed countries, in different areas such as education, medicine and communication. He added that Bolivia is confident about the advantages the Chinese sa ... read more |
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  Second Tiangong-1 And Shenzhou-8 docking to face light interference The space module Tiangong-1 and spacecraft Shenzhou-8 will conduct rendezvous and docking experiments twice as scheduled and then Shenzhou-8 will return to the earth while Tiangong-1 will continue t ... more | .. |
 Made-in-Chengdu to help Shenzhou spacecraft return The Shenzhou VIII spacecraft was launched under the spotlight at 5:58 am, Nov 1. It will safely land controlled by a statical pressure altitude controller, made in Chengdu. The controller, mad ... more | .. |
  Oldest Recorded Supernova This image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86. The Chinese witnes ... 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 opposition claims China interfering in polls Taiwan's main opposition claimed Sunday that Beijing was colluding with the country's China-friendly government to ensure its re-election in January polls, triggering a rebuttal from the ruling party. ... more | .. |
  Rising China a 'work in progress': Aquino China is a "work in progress" whose government model and attitude overseas are evolving, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Friday, urging "long patience" with the rising giant. ... more | .. |
 US presses China ahead of Asia-Pacific summit The United States on Thursday pressed China for reform on human rights and its economy, making a bid to set the rules for a fast-growing Asia as it welcomed Pacific Rim leaders to a Hawaii summit. ... more | .. |
  China to send N.Korean refugees to S.Korea: report China will allow a group of 19 North Korean refugees to leave for South Korea in a reversal of its normal repatriation policy, a report said Friday. ... more |
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  US set to base Marines in Darwin US President Barack Obama will use a visit to Australia next week to announce that America will station Marines in Darwin, ministers indicated Friday, in a sign of heightened concern about China. ... more | .. |
  China launches remote-sensing satellite China successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XII Wednesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi province, according to a press release from the center. ... more | .. |
  North China gas blast kills eight: state media An explosion ripped through a fast-food restaurant in China Monday, killing at least eight people including a child and shattering windows up to three kilometres away, officials and state media said. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan deploys undersea quake warning system Taiwan said Monday it had put into service its first undersea seismic observation system, giving the island life-saving extra seconds or even minutes to brace for earthquakes and tsunamis. ... more |
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 China sentences three to death over hotel fire A court in China has handed down the death penalty to three people for setting fire to a bar which then spread to a budget hotel, killing 11 people and leaving two others injured, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  China police blocks birthday visit to blind lawyer More than 40 people who travelled hundreds of kilometres to visit blind Chinese lawyer-activist Chen Guangcheng amid a push to free him from house arrest were sent back by police, supporters said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Villagers in China riot over land dispute Villagers carrying clubs and rocks rioted in south China over a land dispute, police said Sunday, and a newspaper reported thousands of armed police had been dispatched to quell the protest. ... more | .. |
Thirteen held in bid to mark China lawyer's birthday Police arrested thirteen people who were trying to pay a birthday visit Saturday to blind Chinese lawyer-activist Chen Guangcheng amid a campaign to free him from house arrest, supporters said. ... more |
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Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant
Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China
Space for Shore project tracks Svalbard glacier changes with Sentinel-1 | .. |
Asylum quest: A Chinese dissident's journey The Chinese dissident stood in front of a map of Vietnam, looking for the best place to sneak across the border on his long quest for freedom. ... more | .. |
  China urges Syria to implement Arab League plan China pressed Syria Monday to implement an Arab League peace plan to end eight months of bloodshed, after the 22-member bloc said it would suspend Damascus over its lethal crackdown on protests. ... more | .. |
  Asian couples rush to wed on auspicious date Thousands of couples across Asia swamped marriage registries and held mass weddings on Friday, believing that the quirk of the calendar makes 11/11/11 the most auspicious date in a century. ... more | .. |
 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei vows to fight tax bill Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Friday he will challenge a huge tax bill the government has ordered him to pay, and will use money collected from supporters to lodge an appeal. ... more |
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China tax office refuses Ai appeal funds: lawyer The lawyer for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Monday the tax office in Beijing has refused to accept money the activist needs to pay in order to lodge an appeal against a huge tax bill. ... more | .. |
  China's grain output in danger China will face yield losses in rice, wheat and corn - the country's three main crops - unless it takes steps to offset the effects of climate change, an expert warns. ... more | .. |
  Obama tells Hu of American impatience with China US President Barack Obama told China's President Hu Jintao on Saturday that Americans were "frustrated" and "impatient" at the pace of change in Beijing's economic policy. ... more | .. |
  Canadian PM eyes China after US pipeline delay Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline. ... more |
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Arianespace to launch Exotrail's Spacevan on Ariane 6
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 China to 'earnestly study' Pacific trade pact China said Sunday it would "earnestly study" whether to seek membership of a proposed free-trade zone spanning the Pacific that has rapidly gained momentum at a regional summit in Honolulu. ... more | .. |
  China bullet trains back in service after recall Fifty-four bullet trains recalled after a deadly high-speed rail accident in China are to resume operation on the new Beijing-Shanghai line after problems were fixed, state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Manila seeks ASEAN front against China on sea row The Philippine president is set to court support from his Southeast Asian allies at summit talks this week to form a united front against China over a high seas territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
  China's Hu warns global recovery under threat Chinese President Hu Jintao warned on Saturday that the global economy recovery was under threat and called for efforts to boost growth and liberalize trade. ... more |
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  Death toll in China mine blast rises to 34 The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in China has risen to 34, an official said Sunday, as rescuers continue to search for workers still trapped underground amid fading hopes of finding survivors. ... more | .. |
China property market dip may have global impact China's property market, a mainstay of the world's second-largest economy, has started to suffer a downturn that could have a knock-on effect on global trade in commodities, analysts warn. ... more | .. |
 China tensions stoke Vietnam naval ambitions Facing an emboldened and heavily armed China in a territorial stand-off, Vietnam is looking to swell its naval reputation with enhanced firepower and renewed pride in its maritime past. ... more | .. |
China state paper accuses US over free trade deal The US is halting the "natural expansion" of a fledgling Asia-Pacific free trade deal with hostile rhetoric towards China, Beijing's state-run Global Times said in an editorial Saturday. ... more |
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