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China celebrates success of space docking missionBeijing (XNA) Dec 19, 2011 China held a rally on Friday to celebrate the success of the country's first space docking mission between the target orbiter Tiangong-1 and the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft. President Hu Jintao, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, gave a speech at the meeting. Members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also attende ... read more |
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 Tiangong-1 orbiter starts planned cabin checks against toxic gas The Chinese prototype space lab Tiangong-1 on Thursday started regular checks for toxic gas inside the cabin to better prepare for the country's future manned space docking mission. The Tiango ... more | .. |
  Raytheon To Supply New Patriot Missile Defense Systems for Taiwan Raytheon has received a $685.7 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for additional new fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan. "Our partners ... more | .. |
  Taiwan receives two US early warning aircraft Taiwan received two upgraded early warning aircraft from the United States Sunday, the island's airforce said, as part of an arms deal that upset China-US relations. ... 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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  US Navy expects to base ships in Singapore The United States, facing a rising China but a tighter budget, expects to station several combat ships in Singapore and may step up deployments to the Philippines and Thailand, a naval officer said. ... more | .. |
  Improved rainwater harvesting system promising Ridge and furrow rainwater-harvesting (RFRH) systems with mulches were first researched in the flat, lowland, semiarid conditions of northwest China to improve water availability and to increase cro ... more | .. |
  Chinese villagers threaten government office march Protesting villagers in southern China said Sunday they will march on government offices this week unless the body of a local leader is released and four villagers in police custody are freed. ... more | .. |
  Beijing hits 'blue sky' target despite bad air Beijing authorities said Sunday they had met their target of "blue sky" days for 2011, amid growing public criticism that officials are underplaying the pollution problem in the Chinese capital. ... more |
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 Unrest challenging China before leadership change An open revolt against officialdom by Chinese villagers last week demonstrated the challenge social unrest poses to the Communist party as it prepares for a generational leadership handover. ... more | .. |
 Seething anger led to China village stand-off The villagers of Wukan in southern China say officials have been stealing their land for decades. So when a major deal involving yet more land was announced in September, their anger boiled over. ... more | .. |
 Beijing orders microbloggers to register real names Beijing city authorities on Friday issued new rules requiring microbloggers to register their real names before posting online, as the Chinese government tightens its grip on the Internet. ... more | .. |
China puts rights lawyer back in jail: Xinhua Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sent back to prison after a court ruled he had violated the terms of his probation, the official Xinhua news agency said Friday. ... more |
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  First public appearance of Chinese pandas at Scottish zoo Hundreds of animal lovers flocked to Edinburgh Zoo on Friday to get the first glimpse of two giant pandas which arrived from China earlier this month. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong school closed in bird flu scare A Hong Kong school was closed on Friday after a dead bird found in the southern Chinese city was tested positive for the deadly H5 strain of the bird flu virus, health officials said. ... more | .. |
China starts football corruption trials The former head referee of China's football Super League went on trial Monday on charges of bribe-taking, kicking off a series of corruption hearings involving top officials. ... more | .. |
Seething anger led to China village stand-off The villagers of Wukan in southern China say officials have been stealing their land for decades. So when a major deal involving yet more land was announced in September, their anger boiled over. ... more |
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Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China
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  GM says no to new Saab deal General Motors Co. on Saturday repeated its opposition to the sale of the Swedish automaker Saab to a group of Chinese investors. ... more | .. |
  China says property prices fall in more cities Home prices in most major Chinese cities fell in November from the previous month, official data showed Sunday, as government efforts to cool the red-hot property market prove effective. ... more | .. |
  Oil prices mixed on Europe, China worries Crude oil prices closed mixed Thursday as investors worried about Europe's escalating sovereign debt crisis and China's slowing economy. ... more | .. |
 China's Geely to sell sedans in Britain Chinese automaker Geely said Thursday it plans to start selling cars in Britain by the end of next year, as the company seeks to expand its presence in developed markets. ... more |
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 China manufacturing, investment hurt by global crises China's manufacturing activity contracted in December while foreign direct investment fell for the first time in 28 months, data showed Thursday, as crises in the US and Europe drag on the economy. ... more | .. |
  China's exports to slow sharply in 2012: researcher China's exports growth is expected to halve in 2012 from this year as turmoil in Europe and the United States hits demand for Chinese products, a senior government researcher said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US, N. Korean officials to meet in Beijing The United States confirmed Wednesday that one of its senior diplomats will hold talks with top North Korean officials in Beijing this week to discuss the possible resumption of US food aid. ... more | .. |
 Chinese carrier pictured at sea by US company A satellite image of China's first aircraft carrier has been captured while the vessel was undergoing sea trials in the Yellow Sea, a US company said on its website Thursday. ... more |
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Arianespace to launch Exotrail's Spacevan on Ariane 6
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 Thousands rally in China land grab village Thousands of residents of a Chinese village under police blockade rallied Thursday to demand the government take action over illegal land grabs and the death in custody of a local leader. ... more | .. |
  China says its ambassador to Myanmar met Suu Kyi China's ambassador to Myanmar has held talks with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition National League for Democracy, Beijing said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Philippines sends newest warship to disputed waters The Philippines launched its newest warship on Wednesday, a former US coast guard cutter that President Benigno Aquino said would be deployed to waters at the heart of a territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
 China has less than decade to remake economy: US China has less than a decade to overhaul its economy and safeguard long-term growth that goes beyond a boom based on cheap labor, a top US Treasury official warned Wednesday. ... more |
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  US: Syrian regime is 'dead men walking' The United States portrayed Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government as "dead men walking" on Wednesday, and urged Russia, China and India to put politics aside to stand with the West on action against the regime. ... more | .. |
 Seoul warns of tougher coast guard patrols South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for "strong" measures to protect the country's coast guard sailors during the crackdown on illegal fishing by Chinese boats. ... more | .. |
S. Korea mourns coastguard killed in Chinese attack A group of South Korean lawmakers demanded tougher punishment for illegal Chinese fishermen as the country Wednesday mourned a coastguard officer killed while trying to arrest an offender. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar army pulls back from rebel clashes The Myanmar government reportedly has stopped military operations against rebel fighters in the northern Kachin state near the Chinese border. ... more |
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