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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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  S. Korea, China hold talks after Kim's death Senior South Korean and Chinese officials held talks Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and ways to revive stalled talks on the North's nuclear disarmament. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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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 | .. |
  China jails activist Chen Xi A Chinese court has jailed democracy advocate Chen Xi for 10 years, the second such sentencing within several days. ... more | .. |
  Escaped Siberian tiger shot dead in East China park A rare Siberian tiger escaped from an east China zoo, frightening locals in a downtown public park before she was shot dead by more than 12 police, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China to face more Wukan-style protests: official A senior Communist official who helped defuse a rare revolt by villagers in southern China said the country should be ready for more protests as people demand their rights, state media reported Tuesday. ... 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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 China activist to go on trial this week: family Chinese rights activist Ni Yulan and her husband will go on trial this week after representing victims of land grabs, their daughter said Tuesday, as China cracks down on political dissent. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
  China seeks steady rare earths exports in 2012 China, the world's largest rare earths producer, said Tuesday that its export quota for the sought-after commodities will remain roughly the same in 2012 as this year. ... more | .. |
  China building Asia's biggest thermal power plant China's Shenhua Group will build the largest coal-fired power station in Asia over the next five years, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, as the country struggles to meet its energy needs. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Noda in India on economic mission Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, for a visit that is expected to unveil a currency swap deal and reopen talks on a civil nuclear pact. ... more |
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Electric field changes signal early warnings of extreme weather
Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters
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  China unveils high-speed train despite safety woes China has unveiled a prototype train capable of reaching speeds up to 500 kilometres (310 miles) an hour, state media said Tuesday, as the nation pushes ahead with high-speed rail despite a fatal crash. ... more | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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