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China's first aircraft carrier starts second trialBeijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2011 China's first aircraft carrier began its second sea trial on Tuesday after undergoing refurbishments and testing, the government said, as tensions over maritime territorial disputes in the region ran high. The 300-metre (990-foot) ship, a refitted former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, underwent five days of trials in August that sparked international concern about China's widening naval reach. "China's aircraft carrier platform, after successfully completing its first sea trial in August, ret ... read more |
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  Japan firm raided over tech exports to China: reports Japanese police on Tuesday raided a Tokyo-based company over allegations that it exported to China technical hardware that could have military applications, reports said. ... more | .. |
  In Myanmar trip, US seeks clout on China doorstep US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads this week on a historic visit to Myanmar that aims not only to pry open the closed nation but to shake up the battle for global influence right on China's doorstep. ... more | .. |
 India-China meeting off over Dalai Lama: source A meeting between Indian and Chinese diplomats has been cancelled after Beijing objected to a scheduled speech in New Delhi by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, officials said Sunday. ... 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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  Soybean adoption came early by many cultures, archaeologists say Human domestication of soybeans is thought to have first occurred in central China some 3,000 years ago, but archaeologists now suggest that cultures in even earlier times and in other locations ado ... more | .. |
  Chinese investor blasts Iceland rejection A Chinese billionaire whose bid to build an eco-resort in Iceland was rejected says security concerns about his project were unfair and misplaced. ... more | .. |
 China raises poverty line for rural dwellers China's central government on Tuesday raised the country's rural poverty line by more than 80 percent as part of efforts to increase aid to its struggling low-income population, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  China police question Ai Weiwei's wife Ai Weiwei's wife said Tuesday she was summoned by police and interrogated for three hours as a "criminal suspect", becoming the latest person close to the Chinese artist to be pulled in for questioning. ... more |
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 China viewers welcome TV advert ban Chinese viewers on Tuesday welcomed a ban on commercials during popular television dramas, but advertising professionals warned it could result in billions of yuan in losses for broadcasters. ... more | .. |
  Blair highlights China's role in aid for Africa Former British prime minister Tony Blair urged world aid donors Tuesday to work more closely with China in Africa, stressing Beijing's increasingly dominant role in the continent. ... more | .. |
 Hopkins Scientists Turn on Fountain of Youth in Yeast Collaborations between Johns Hopkins and National Taiwan University researchers have successfully manipulated the life span of common, single-celled yeast organisms by figuring out how to remove and ... more | .. |
  China's solar industry rejects US anti-dumping probe Chinese solar panel makers on Tuesday rejected an anti-dumping complaint filed in the US by competitor SolarWorld, saying it risked "seriously hindering the development of green energy." ... more |
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  Chinese investors to head to Europe: report The Chinese government will lead an investment delegation to Europe next year as debt-laden eurozone countries open their doors to much-needed help from Beijing, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Global slowdown set to hit China and India: OECD A slowdown in the global economy is set to hit emerging giants China and India, but also bring a respite from inflation, while Japan is still set for a rebound, the OECD said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  As refinery opens, Niger joins club of oil producers Niger officially became an oil producer Monday with the opening of a refinery run by the state and a Chinese company. ... more | .. |
  War games spotlight China-Pakistan hype Paratroopers hurtling head first out of planes, attack helicopters strafing a terror training centre and shacks blown to bits were this week's latest embodiment of China-Pakistan friendship. ... 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 | .. |
  Researchers pinpoint date and rate of Earth's most extreme extinction It's well known that Earth's most severe mass extinction occurred about 250 million years ago. What's not well known is the specific time when the extinctions occurred. A team of researchers from No ... more | .. |
  Climate change denial still runs strong in US On the US political stage, skepticism and denial of climate change are as popular as ever, and experts say that world talks which opened Monday in Durban, South Africa are unlikely to turn the tide. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen pledges more school buses after crash Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged to improve safety and provide more school buses after the deaths of 19 children in a massively overcrowded bus sparked a public outcry. ... more | .. |
  China to launch Mekong patrols next month: report China will next month launch joint patrols with three other countries on the Mekong River, a key waterway where 13 Chinese sailors were killed in an October attack, state media said. ... more |
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 Japan's rice farmers mull TPP future Osamu Tamaki is one of the few rice farmers in Japan who see an Asia-Pacific free trade deal as a window of opportunity rather than the death knell for a highly cosseted industry. ... more | .. |
  China hit by labour unrest as global slowdown bites China's manufacturing heartland has been hit by large-scale strikes in recent weeks, as an increasingly demanding workforce faces off with employers struggling with high costs and falling exports. ... more | .. |
  Chinese demand fuels Swiss watch success The Swiss watch industry is in rude health, the latest figures show, with exports leaping once again last month and watchmakers set to notch up a record year thanks to hungry Chinese consumers. ... more | .. |
 Britain 'would welcome' China investment in infrastructure Britain said on Monday it would welcome investment by China's $400 billion sovereign wealth fund in infrastructure projects, saying it would represent a "very significant boost" to the ailing economy. ... more |
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  Hong Kong's shark fin traders feel pressure to change The owner of Shark's Fin City, a dried fin wholesaler in Hong Kong's quarter for all things shrivelled, says there are only a few people who know the truth about sharks, and he's one of them. ... more | .. |
 China to maintain property curbs: vice-premier China will maintain restrictions on the property market, Vice Premier Li Keqiang has said, despite growing speculation that curbs could be eased to prevent a damaging slump in prices. ... more | .. |
 China fund keen on Western infrastructure China's $400-billion sovereign wealth fund wants to invest in European and US infrastructure, its chairman said in comments published Monday, as Beijing seeks better returns for its foreign exchange holdings. ... more | .. |
  Volvo to boost staff, mainly in China: CEO Swedish automaker Volvo, owned by China's Zhejiang Geely, will hire 10,000 new staff in the coming years, most of them in China, its chief executive said in an interview to be published Monday. ... more |
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  Russia launches Chinese satellite A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Saturday of an advanced Chinese communications satellite that should help expand television coverage in parts of Southeast Asia. ... more | .. |
Iceland says no to Chinese tycoon's land purchase: ministry Iceland on Friday denied a request by a Chinese property tycoon to purchase a large swathe of land in the northern part of the island for a tourist resort, Interior Minister Oegmundur Jonasson said. ... more | .. |
  West coast log, lumber exports in first 9 months of 2011 surpass 2010 totals Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska in the first three quarters of 2011 already surpass the total exports of 2010 according to the U.S. Forest Service's P ... more | .. |
 China investigates US renewable energy policies China said Friday it has launched a probe into US subsidies for renewable energy companies, in apparent retaliation after the United States took action against Chinese solar cell makers. ... more |
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