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ORBCOMM Announces Launch of VesselSat2Fort Lee, NJ (SPX) Jan 11, 2012 ORBCOMM has announced the successful launch of VesselSat2, an Automatic Identification Service (AIS) enabled satellite built by LuxSpace Sarl (LuxSpace), an affiliate of OHB System AG. VesselSat2 was launched by the China Great Wall Industry Corporation from the Tiayuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) in the Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China on January 8, 2012 at 10:17 PM EST. The satellite was successfully deployed from the Long March launch vehicle into its proper polar orbit. AIS ... read more |
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  China launches Ziyuan III satellite China successfully launched the Ziyuan III satellite Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. The satellite was launched at 11:17 a.m. Monday aboard a Long ... more | .. |
  Geithner presses China on Iran sanctions US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met Chinese leaders on Wednesday to try to resolve yawning differences over sanctions on nuclear aspirant Iran, a major supplier of oil to the Asian giant. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan-China ties could falter after poll: experts Taiwan's warming ties with China could slow down or even freeze if President Ma Ying-jeou fails in Saturday's vote to secure a new mandate for his Beijing-friendly platform, analysts say. ... 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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 China says war over Iran will bring disaster A top Chinese diplomat said Tuesday war over the Iranian nuclear issue would bring disaster to the world economy and urged all nations involved to exercise restraint and prevent hostilities. ... more | .. |
 West edges closer to confrontation with Iran Iran's showdown with the West slid closer to dangerous confrontation on Tuesday as international alarm over a new uranium enrichment plant raised the stakes. ... more | .. |
  US probes alleged India hacking of commission US authorities have been asked to investigate allegations that hackers India used back-door codes provided by companies to spy on private exchanges by a US commission on China, an official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Freed from Guantanamo, Uighur makes pizzas in Tirana Abu Bakker Qassim, a Chinese Muslim freed from Guantanamo and granted asylum in Albania, now makes pizzas in Tirana as he looks forward to being a father again, but with no hope of returning to China. ... more |
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Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles; Borrell urges EU states to follow US on missile use
Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms
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 China 'to bolster Kim, seeking a stable N. Korea' China began preparing for a power transition in North Korea several years before Kim Jong-Il's death and will do its utmost to consolidate his inexperienced son's hold on power, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan businessmen head home from China to vote More than 200,000 Taiwanese businessmen and their relatives currently based in China are expected to return to the island to vote in the presidential elections, a business group estimated Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China launches operation to free pandas into wild China Wednesday released six young captive pandas into semi-wild enclosures as part of a project aimed at helping the endangered bears adapt to the wild and eventually go free. ... more | .. |
  China warns US not to interfere after self-immolations China on Wednesday warned the United States against interfering in its domestic affairs after Washington expressed "serious concern" over a spate of self-immolations by Tibetan monks. ... more |
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 China to air-drop food over lake for hungry birds China will air-drop shrimps and maize over the nation's largest freshwater lake where hundreds of thousands of birds are at risk of hunger due to drought, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Venezuela mulls revival of neglected ports Venezuela is pushing for an early regeneration of its maritime and defense port facilities, neglected over many years and found to be lacking in basic infrastructural capacity. ... more | .. |
 China looking to secure oil supply? Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will embark on a six-day tour to the Middle East aimed at strengthening the country's energy supply, analysts said. ... more | .. |
  Skyscrapers have 'unhealthy' link to financial crises: bank The construction of enormous skyscrapers has an "unhealthy" link with looming financial crises and investors should therefore keep a close eye on China and India, Barclays Capital said on Wednesday. ... 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 looks at carbon tax, official says in US China's lead negotiator on climate change said Wednesday that the world's largest emitter is considering imposing a tax on carbon to reduce the use of dirty energy as its economy grows. ... more | .. |
 China air-con tycoon moves into eco-friendly building The Chinese tycoon behind a 30-storey energy-saving building that went up in just 15 days said Wednesday he intends to duplicate the model across the vast and heavily polluted nation. ... more | .. |
 Geithner presses China leaders on Iran oil imports Beijing urged Iran to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held talks with Chinese leaders to press sanctions against the oil-rich nation. ... more | .. |
  Namibia green lights Chinese uranium buy-in Namibia's competition commission said Wednesday it had cleared a Chinese nuclear company to take over an Australian mining firm with rights to the world's fourth-largest uranium deposit. ... more |
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Nuclear power a key issue for Taiwan polls The fate of Taiwan's controversial $9.3 billion nuclear power plant will be a key issue in the country's upcoming presidential elections. ... more | .. |
  First Intel-powered smartphone to debut in China US chip titan Intel on Tuesday announced it will move into the booming smartphone market with a China debut of a handset made by Chinese computer powerhouse Lenovo. ... more | .. |
  Huntsman White House hopes on the line Former US envoy to China Jon Huntsman's presidential hopes faced a do-or-die test Tuesday in New Hampshire, where he may have hit his stride too late against frontrunner Mitt Romney. ... more | .. |
  'Off the scale' smog grounds flights in Beijing More than 150 flights to and from Beijing were cancelled or delayed Tuesday as a thick cloud of acrid smog shrouded the city, with US figures saying the pollution was so bad it was off the scale. ... more |
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SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, orbiter makes on target splashdown
Can the Trump-Musk 'bromance' last?
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 Buyers target Hong Kong's 'haunted houses' It may not be everyone's idea of a dream home, but for bargain hunters in Hong Kong's turbocharged property market apartments that belonged to the recently deceased are proving irresistible - and the more gruesome the occupant's demise the better. ... more | .. |
China dissident's family says denied prison visit Chinese authorities on Tuesday prevented relatives of prominent dissident and human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng from visiting him in prison, his brother said. ... more | .. |
  Italian luxury yacht deal highlights China's clout A Chinese firm's takeover of the world's leading luxury yacht maker Ferretti announced Tuesday highlights Asia's fast-growing taste for elegant opulence in contrast to crisis-stricken Western markets. ... more | .. |
  China heavy equipment giant buys Italy's Ferretti A Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer has agreed to pay 374 million euros ($477 million) for control of debt-laden Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group, the companies said Tuesday. ... more |
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 China plans tax on carbon emissions China, the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases, plans a tax on carbon emissions. ... more | .. |
  LONGBOW Receives contract for Apache LONGBOW Block III Radar and Data Link Systems The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apa ... more | .. |
 South Korean president to visit China South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak arrives in China on Monday for talks with his counterpart Hu Jintao that will focus on the North Korean leadership transition following the death of Kim Jong-Il. ... more |
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