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China's satellite navigation system live: XinhuaBeijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2011 China's home-grown satellite navigation system launched a limited positioning service Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency said, as the country seeks to break its dependence on foreign technology. China started building its space-based navigation network in 2000 to stop it having to rely on the US-controlled Global Positioning System (GPS), and previous reports have said it will provide a worldwide service by 2020. The Beidou, or Compass, navigation system was now providing services for Chin ... read more |
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  Focus on N. Korea as Japan PM meets China's leaders Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday held talks with China's president during a visit to Beijing dominated by concerns over nuclear-armed North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il. ... more | .. |
 Kim's eldest son slips off radar in Macau The whereabouts of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's eldest son, once seen as the natural successor in the communist dynasty, has become a subject of intense speculation since his father's death. ... more | .. |
  Finland says it has no German permit for missile shipment Finland did not receive the paperwork required from Germany to allow the transit of 69 Patriot missiles through its territory, despite Berlin's claims it had sent the documents, a government official said Friday. ... 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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North Korea seen clamping down on defectors Activists helping refugees to flee North Korea fear that the death of leader Kim Jong-Il will lead to a crackdown on people trying to escape repression and hunger in the communist state. ... more | .. |
 Finland detains two Ukrainians in Patriot missile probe Finnish authorities have detained two Ukrainians over 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles found on board a ship that docked in Finland en route to China, customs officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China launches high-resolution remote-sensing satellite China successfully launched Ziyuan I-02C Thursday, a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. Launched at 11:26 a.m aboar ... more | .. |
  Chinese activist jailed for 10 years: rights group A Chinese court said Monday it had jailed veteran activist Chen Xi for 10 years for subversion, one of the longest sentences yet to be handed down in this year's crackdown on dissent. ... more |
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Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles; Borrell urges EU states to follow US on missile use
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  Toxin found in Chinese milk China has discovered excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin in milk produced by one of the nation's leading dairy companies, the firm said, in the latest in a series of food safety alarms. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea to use special forces in fisheries crackdown South Korea will use armed military special forces to spearhead its battle against illegal fishing, officials announced Monday following the murder of a coastguard officer by a Chinese boat captain. ... more | .. |
 Land grabs in China's Guangdong 'down 21% in 2010' Illegal land grabs in China's southern Guangdong province fell 21 percent last year, state media said Saturday, just days after a bitter land row that grabbed worldwide attention. ... more | .. |
South China town unrest cools after dialogue Tenuous calm returned Saturday to a south China town that was the scene of violent clashes between police and protestors this week, after local residents said officials had agreed to a dialogue. ... more |
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  Afghanistan clears oil deal with China's CNPC Afghanistan has agreed to sign a deal with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for oil exploration and extraction, the president's office said in a statement Monday. ... more | .. |
  Brazil invests in rival to C-130 transport Brazil is investing heavily in developing its potential rival to Lockheed Martin's C-130J and other European, Russian and Chinese competitors in a multibillion-dollar global military transport market. ... more | .. |
  China to cut railway spending in 2012: Xinhua China will cut spending on its railways next year, state media said Friday, after authorities borrowed heavily to fund the rapid expansion of the country's massive network. ... more | .. |
  Australia's Gloucester, China's Yanzhou in tie-up Australia's Gloucester Coal Friday agreed to a merger with China's Yanzhou in a deal valued at some Aus$2.2 billion (US$2.3 billion), a tie-up which will create a major Australia listed coal firm. ... more |
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Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters
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  China reports massive vehicle emissions Motor vehicles produced more than 52 million tons of pollutants in China last year, a government report indicates. ... more | .. |
 China says it opposes EU airline emissions charges China Thursday joined Washington in opposing a plan by the European Union to impose carbon emissions charges on all airlines in its airspace from January 1, warning it risked sparking a trade war. ... more | .. |
 North Korea to loom large in Japan-China summit Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda heads to Beijing on Sunday as the first foreign leader to meet the Chinese leadership after the death of North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Il. ... more | .. |
 Police fire tear gas at crowd in south China Police on Friday fired tear gas at hundreds of people and detained a team of Hong Kong journalists in a southern Chinese town that was the scene of violent protests earlier this week. ... more |
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 UN officials urge China to free rights lawyer Gao UN officials on Friday called on China to release of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who has been sent back to prison for three years. ... more | .. |
 Chinese activist jailed for nine years: lawyers Veteran Chinese rights activist Chen Wei was sentenced Friday to nine years in jail for "subversion", his lawyers said, in one of the harshest penalties handed down in a crackdown launched this year. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam's Falungong under pressure In silent meditation, the Falungong members did not flinch when a shirtless, tattooed man slapped them on the head, or when a burly female security agent dragged a dried palm leaf across their faces. ... more | .. |
China extends microblog rules to south: report China is extending rules requiring microblog users to register under their real names to Guangdong, state media said Thursday, after a spate of violent protests in the southern province. ... more |
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 Beijing urges 'civilised' policing after protests China's security chief has urged authorities to resolve conflicts swiftly and enforce the law in a "civilised" way after an upsurge in violent protests in the southern province of Guangdong. ... more | .. |
 China to launch country's first high-resolution mapping satellite for civil purposes 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 ... more | .. |
  Japan PM to ask China for disaster zone pandas Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday he would ask China to send pandas to a disaster-hit Japanese city to help boost morale among those still suffering from the earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
  China buys stake in Portuguese energy company China Three Gorges Corp. beat competitors Thursday to a 21.35 percent state in Energias de Portugal (EDP), paying 2.7 billion euros as debt-stricken Portugal sells assets to bolster state coffers. ... more |
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S. Korea envoy to visit China in wake of Kim's death South Korea's nuclear envoy was to leave Thursday for China to discuss efforts to denuclearise North Korea after the death of its leader Kim Jong-Il, the foreign ministry said. ... 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 | .. |
  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 |
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