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China announces new launch rocketsBeijing (UPI) Feb 6, 2012 China says it will debut a new generation of Long March launch rockets within the next five years to join its rocket fleet of satellite launchers. Long March-5, -6 and -7 will be non-toxic, low-cost, highly reliable, adaptable and safe carrier rockets, Yu Menglun of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in an interview with China's state-run news agency Xinhua. The Long March-5 rocket will use non-toxic and pollution-free propellant to put up to 25 tons of payload into low Earth-orbit or ... read more |
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  China defends Syria veto, denies sheltering Assad China on Monday denied US accusations it was protecting the Syrian regime, after drawing international criticism for vetoing a UN resolution condemning a deadly crackdown on protests by Damascus. ... more | .. |
  Nearly half China farmers suffer land grabs: report More than 43 percent of Chinese farmers in a wide-ranging study have been victims of land grabs and local governments have made huge profits in the process, state press said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  China's hardline politics clash with soft power China's hardline political stance, as shown by its veto of a UN resolution on Syria at the weekend, is increasingly clashing with the Asian powerhouse's efforts to improve its image abroad, 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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  Pollution takes heavy toll on China China is paying a high price for pollution resulting from the country's soaring economic development fueled by low energy costs, an environmental report claims. ... more | .. |
 China to 'resolutely crack down' on Tibetan unrest China said Tuesday it would "resolutely crack down" on any attempts to instigate violence in Tibetan-inhabited areas, where authorities have launched a deadly clampdown on protesters. ... more | .. |
 China's heir apparent bigger than Pope: Iowa governor The upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the growing Asian power's likely next leader, is going to be the biggest thing that's happened to Iowa since Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, the farm state's governor said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Jurassic chirp: scientists recreate ancient cricket song The call of a Jurassic-era cricket was simple, pure and capable of traveling long distances in the night, said scientists who reconstructed the creature's love song from a 165 million year old fossil. ... 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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 Tibet exiles say repression in China at new heights A continuing spate of self-immolations by Tibetans in China are a desperate response to "new levels" of Chinese persecution, the Tibet government-in-exile said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Outrage as Russia, China veto UN move on Syria Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, amid growing outrage Sunday at a "massacre" in the protest city of Homs and a spiralling death toll. ... more | .. |
 Syria hails Russia, Chinese UN veto An official Syrian newspaper on Sunday hailed the Russian and Chinese double veto of a draft UN Security Council resolution on the regime's crackdown, calling it a catalyst for the speeding up of reform. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen urges 'open', 'fair' village elections China's Premier Wen Jiabao called for open and democratic village elections in comments published Sunday, after unfair polls were part of the reason behind a rebellion against officials in south China. ... more |
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 China hit by more Tibetan self-immolations: reports A Tibetan died and two others were seriously hurt when they set themselves on fire in a remote Chinese village in the latest protests against Beijing's rule, an exile group and US-based broadcaster said. ... more | .. |
 Book shows Chinese laureate's struggles with West Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has been hailed as a bold champion of democracy, but a new compilation of his writings shows him also to be deeply introspective and doubtful of the West's model. ... more | .. |
  China and US have 'trust deficit': senior official A top Chinese official has warned of a "trust deficit" between Beijing and Washington and expressed hopes that a key visit to the United States next week by China's leader-in-waiting will strengthen ties. ... more | .. |
 Chinese village exports cheap labour abroad Xie Guolu proudly shows off the two-storey home he is having built in the small Chinese village of Lujiazhuang, paid for by money his son earns thousands of kilometres away in Algeria. ... 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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  Release 'soon' for 29 Chinese: Sudan rebels The 29 Chinese workers captured by rebels more than a week ago in southern Sudan should be released soon, a spokesman for the insurgents said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Europe crisis could halve China's growth: IMF An escalation of Europe's debt crisis could slash China's economic growth in half this year, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, urging Beijing to prepare stimulus measures in response. ... more | .. |
  US wind firm presses theft charge against China rival US wind energy company AMSC said Monday it had filed three civil lawsuits in Chinese courts against rival Sinovel Wind Group Co., which it accused of stealing industrial secrets. ... more | .. |
  China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges China said Monday it has banned its airlines from complying with an EU scheme to impose charges on carbon emissions opposed by more than two dozen countries including India, Russia and the United States. ... more |
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 EU says China may become its biggest market in 2012 The EU ambassador to China said Monday the Asian powerhouse could become Europe's biggest export market this year, overtaking the United States, as Beijing boosts domestic demand. ... more | .. |
Taiwan to build flight system on disputed islands Taiwan's defence ministry said Monday it is preparing to set up an air navigation system on the disputed Spratly islands, in a move that could spark fresh tensions in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Chinese workers freed in Sudan: foreign ministry A group of Chinese workers "kidnapped" by rebels in southern Sudan 11 days ago have been freed and flown to Kenya, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  GM says China sales fall in January due to holiday US auto giant General Motors said Tuesday its sales in China fell eight percent in January from a year earlier due to fewer shopping days during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday. ... more |
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 Auction houses outfox Chinese antiquity fakers Nicolas Chow places a magnifying glass against a Ming Dynasty vase to inspect the potter's 600-year old workmanship. ... more | .. |
  China water project to begin operating in 2013: report A massive project to divert water from China's south to its drought-prone north - which has seen hundreds of thousands of people relocated - will become partly operational next year, state media reported. ... more | .. |
Russia, China block UN action on Syria for second time Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's murderous crackdown on protests for the second time. ... more | .. |
 Bitter exchanges highlight Hong Kong, China divide A bitter family feud between Hong Kongers and their northern neighbours sparked by mainland China's increasing financial and political clout has led to an awkward debate about the former British colony's identity. ... more |
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  India, Russia, US, China plan anti-carbon tax talks India, Russia, the United States, China and other countries will meet in Moscow this month to decide whether to retaliate against the EU's decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel, a report says. ... more | .. |
 International outcry over Russia-China veto on Syria Western and Arab powers have reacted angrily to Russia and China's veto of a Security Council resolution on the Syria crisis, but Moscow and Beijing insisted the text had needed more work. ... more | .. |
  Wen says Europe stability in China's interests China's Premier Wen Jiabao said a stable Europe was key to stability at home, in comments published Sunday, at the end of a week that saw Germany's chancellor visit Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Canada PM Harper goes to China to boost trade Canada's prime minister heads to China on Tuesday in a bid to pry open more of the Chinese market for Canadian resources after Washington snubbed Canadian oil, in a visit that will also bring pandas to Canada. ... more |
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