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Launch of China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 scheduledBeijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2012 China will launch its manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft between June and August this year, as well as conduct a space rendezvous and docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module, a spokesman for China's manned space program said Friday. The space docking mission will be manually conducted by astronauts, giving China another chance to test its docking technology, the spokesman said. The Shenzhou-9's three crew members will board the Tiangong-1 after the docking is completed, livin ... read more |
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  China's Xi pleases crowd, gives little away on tour Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Thursday after a high-profile foreign tour that analysts say put a more human face on China's leader-in-waiting, but gave away little about his politics. ... more | .. |
  Iran scores own-goal with failed IAEA visit Iran has shot itself in the foot by failing to engage with the UN atomic agency, lowering the chances of renewed six-party talks and stoking speculation of military action, analysts said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea appeals to China on N. Korea refugees South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak urged China Wednesday to follow international norms in handling North Korean refugees, as his government pressed Beijing not to repatriate them. ... 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 to arm subs with US missiles: report Taiwan's navy will arm its submarines with anti-ship missiles for the first time ever beginning next year, a report said Wednesday, as the island boosts its defence capabilities against rival China. ... more | .. |
 Report: N. Korea develops new long-range artillery North Korea has developed new multiple rocket-launchers with an effective range of 170 kilometres (100 miles), based on Chinese and Russian technology, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China's Xi tells Turkey's Gul of regional stability hopes Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began a visit to Turkey on Tuesday saying that Beijing hopes stability would be restored in the region, while insisting that countries be allowed to handle their own domestic affairs. ... more | .. |
  Chinese leader begins Turkey talks amid Uighur protests Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday began talks with Turkey's leaders on issues including the crisis in Syria and trade after a flag-burning protest by activists from China's Uighur minority. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
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 India-US relations not aimed at China: Antony India Friday dismissed suggestions that its growing relations with the US were aimed at countering China, saying its armed forces were being strengthened primarily to protect and safeguard its terri ... more | .. |
S. Korea to seek UN support for N. Koreans in China South Korea will seek global support at a UN meeting next week for its efforts to rescue North Korean refugees recently arrested in China and facing repatriation, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China says N. Korean escapees are illegal migrants Beijing said Tuesday a group of North Koreans arrested in China and facing repatriation were illegal economic migrants and not refugees deserving protection, as Seoul battles to rescue them. ... more | .. |
  Penn researcher helps discover and characterize a 300-million-year-old forest Pompeii-like, a 300-million-year-old tropical forest was preserved in ash when a volcano erupted in what is today northern China. A new study by University of Pennsylvania paleobotanist Hermann Pfef ... more |
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  'China-backed' Hong Kong hopeful should quit: poll Two-thirds of Hong Kong people think China's reported favourite to become the city's next leader should quit the race, a poll suggested Thursday as analysts warned of a "crisis" if he is elected. ... more | .. |
 China's 'occupy' toilet protests spread A Chinese student is hoping to become a heroine for women around the world by launching an occupy movement of her own - in the men's toilets. ... more | .. |
  China company opens bear bile farm to media A traditional Chinese medicine company at the heart of an angry Internet campaign accusing it of cruelty to animals opened one of its controversial bear bile farms to journalists on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Shanghai dialect fights to survive in modern China When professor Qian Nairong published his dictionary of the Shanghai dialect in 2007, he was in some ways documenting a dying language. ... more |
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Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique
Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspect
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  New York eyes shark fin trade ban A group of New York legislators on Tuesday unveiled a draft law banning trade in shark fins, saying the practice, which serves the market for Chinese shark fin soup, was decimating the ocean predators. ... more | .. |
  China factory blast kills 13, injures 17 An explosion at a steel plant in northeastern China killed 13 people and injured another 17, a company official said Tuesday, in the latest industrial accident to hit the country. ... more | .. |
  China risks economic crisis if no reforms: report China could face an economic crisis if it does not implement major reforms in the next 20 years, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday, citing a report by the World Bank and Chinese government researchers. ... more | .. |
  Oil prices lower on weak Europe, China data Oil prices were lower in Asian trade Thursday, weighed by weak economic data from Europe and China, as well as an increase in US crude stockpiles indicating faltering demand. ... more |
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  China to boost use of rare earths in manufacturing China has called for greater use of rare earths for its own domestic manufacturing, as Beijing seeks to limit exports of the sought-after resources vital for everything from iPods to missiles. ... more | .. |
 China's CNOOC in talks on Uganda refinery: report Chinese oil giant CNOOC is negotiating with Uganda to invest in the African country's first oil refinery, state media said Thursday, as Beijing ramps up investment in the resource-rich continent. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan invests in Australian coal China Steel Corp., Taiwan's biggest steel producer, plans to invest in a coal mine in Australia. ... more | .. |
 China media calls for democracy at World Bank China's state-run Xinhua news agency called Wednesday for democratic and transparent elections for the next World Bank president, saying the US strangle-hold over the job was outdated. ... more |
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Navigating the Digital Skies: How Adtech is Revolutionizing Space Tourism Marketing
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 South Sudan expels Chinese head of main oil firm South Sudan has expelled the Chinese head of the country's largest oil firm Petrodar on charges of colluding with former civil war foe Sudan to "steal" millions of barrels of its oil, a minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China's Geely to assemble cars in Egypt Chinese automaker Geely said Wednesday it will begin assembling cars in Egypt this year with a local partner, marking its latest push overseas as domestic demand hits the brakes. ... more | .. |
  China train maker says plans to raise 7.1 bn yuan One of China's biggest train makers said Wednesday it plans to raise 7.1 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) through a rights issue, after a fatal crash last year starved the sector of funds. ... more | .. |
 China computer maker seeks Shanghai iPad sale ban A Chinese computer maker on Wednesday asked a Shanghai court to bar the sale of Apple's iconic iPad in the commercial metropolis in a long-running trademark dispute. ... more |
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  Italian fashion designers look to China for salvation Italy's top designer brands are looking to China for salvation this year with revenues falling due to a debt crisis that has cast an air of gloom as Milan Fashion Week kicks off on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Bird flu claims third victim this year in Indonesia Tests on a 19-year-old woman who died last week showed she had contracted the bird flu virus, Indonesia's third human death from the deadly disease this year, the health ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Tibetans in China to mark new year in tense climate Tibetan new year is usually a time for festivities in China's ethnically Tibetan areas, but this year some are choosing not to celebrate after deadly unrest and a huge security clampdown. ... more | .. |
 Chinese tycoons snap up Bordeaux chateaux The world's largest producer of alcohol from goji berries and an elusive tycoon have become the latest super rich Chinese investors to invest in Bordeaux wine estates. ... more |
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