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China to launch country's first high-resolution mapping satellite for civil purposesBeijing (XNA) Dec 21, 2011 China will launch its first-ever high-resolution geological mapping satellite for civil purposes next January, according to official sources. The Ziyuan III satellite will be launched aboard a Long March 4B carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province, according to a conference held on Monday for the directors of surveying, mapping and geoinformation administrations across the nation. The Ziyuan III's surveying covers the entire area between 84 ... read more |
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  Eurocopter partner strategy wins China order The world's biggest civil helicopter builder Eurocopter, a subsidiary of European aerospace giant EADS, said Wednesday it has sold seven choppers to China as part of a new industrial alliance. ... more | .. |
  Finland launches probe into China-bound Patriot missiles Finland has launched a probe after 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles were found in a ship bound for the Chinese port city of Shanghai, police said. ... more | .. |
  For US and allies, a risky path on North Korea The failure of foreign intelligence to detect Kim Jong-Il's death shows just how little is known about nuclear-armed North Korea, but moves by the outside world to gain influence are also fraught with risk. ... 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 halts live-fire drills after Kim's death Taiwan on Tuesday ordered a halt to planned live-fire military drills to avoid inflaming regional tensions after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said. ... more | .. |
 China urges N. Koreans to stand behind Kim's son China's president offered his condolences for the death of Kim Jong-Il Tuesday as Beijing, fearing instability on its border, called on North Koreans to unite behind their former leader's son and heir. ... more | .. |
  China beefing up military presence in Indian Ocean Little by little China is forming military links in Africa and in the Indian Ocean in order, experts say, to protect Beijing's economic interests in the region. ... more | .. |
  Protests in southern China turn violent: witnesses Demonstrations over a power plant in southern China turned violent for a second straight day on Wednesday when police fired tear-gas and beat protesters, witnesses said. ... more |
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Ukraine foreign minister calls Russian nuclear 'saber-rattling'
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  Sensational bird finding in China In June 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the poorly known Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling mountains, Shaanxi province, north central Ch ... more | .. |
 China to release six pandas into wild Six captive-bred pandas will be freed into an enclosed forest in southwestern China next year in the first mass release of the highly endangered animals, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China strives to defuse unrest in wealthy south Authorities in southern China moved Wednesday to defuse an outbreak of unrest, agreeing to free villagers detained for protesting land seizures and suspending a power plant project. ... more | .. |
 Communist official heads to China protest village Residents of a Chinese village in open revolt against local authorities said Tuesday they had received word a senior Communist official was headed there to urge against a planned protest march. ... more |
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 Police in China fire tear-gas, beat protesters: witnesses Police fired tear-gas and beat demonstrators who stormed government buildings in southern China on Tuesday to protest a power plant, witnesses said, in the latest violent unrest to hit the country. ... more | .. |
  China plans oil spill response facilities China plans to open 12 offshore oil spill response facilities before the end of the year, an official said. ... more | .. |
  Chinese hacked into US Chamber: report A Chinese group has hacked into America's largest business lobbying organization, compromising all data on its servers and information about its three million members, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan lets Chinese lenders buy bank shares Taiwan will lift a ban put in place more than 60 years ago preventing Chinese banks from investing in the island's lenders, officials said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Deal in sight to greenlight new EU top team after standoff
Europe's pivotal role in bid to strike COP29 climate deal
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  Canada hunts for rare earth metals as China cuts back A steep decline in Chinese exports of rare earth metals used in many hi-tech gadgets has forced a global search for new crucial supplies and hopes are high for major finds in Canada, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: A second Great Recession? Just as the U.S. economy appears improving, four sets of forces could thrust America into an abyss rivaling the Great Depression. ... more | .. |
  China orders nationwide emission cuts by 2015 China on Tuesday ordered local governments to reduce emissions of "major pollutants" by as much as 10 percent by 2015, amid growing public anxiety over the country's bad air. ... more | .. |
 Canada oil may go to China without US pipeline: PM Delays in US approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from Alberta has forced Canada to consider a "different track" that could see the oil shipped to China instead, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said. ... more |
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 Poland seeks new partnership with China Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski says he's hoping to take his country's relationship with China to a new level during a state visit this week. ... more | .. |
  Japan coastguard arrests Chinese fisherman Japan's coastguard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese boat captain in a possible fresh test for sometimes fraught maritime relations, just days after a South Korean officer was stabbed to death at sea. ... more | .. |
  Gloucester, Yanzhou in giant $8bn coal play: report Trading in Australian miner Gloucester Coal was halted Tuesday following reports it was in talks with China's Yanzhou Coal Mining to create an Aus$8 billion (US$7.9 billion) coal giant. ... more | .. |
 Japan to buy Chinese bonds: report Japan is preparing to buy yuan-denominated bonds issued by the Chinese government under a proposed bilateral currency and financial agreement, the Nikkei business daily said Tuesday. ... 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 | .. |
China celebrates success of space docking mission 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, als ... more | .. |
  Nigeria launches satellite to replace earlier failed attempt Nigeria on Monday launched a communications satellite into space to replace one that failed in 2008, the country's satellite agency said. ... more | .. |
 China 'shocked' by Kim Jong-Il death China expressed shock at the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il on Monday, as analysts said Beijing would do all it could to shore up its close ally, fearing instability on its border. ... more |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 |
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