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Japan PM visits Okinawa over US military base moveTokyo (AFP) Feb 26, 2012 Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda flew to Okinawa Sunday on a tough mission to persuade local islanders into accepting a plan to move a controversial US military base to another part of the island. On his first visit to the subtropical island chain in the East China Sea since taking office last September, Noda was due to meet Okinawa's governor Hirokazu Nakaima on Monday. But Nakaima has already vowed to reject the long-stalled plan as he demanded the base - the Futenma marine corps air sta ... read more |
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  Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about human rights and green cards. ... more | .. |
  International talks seek Syria consensus International talks aiming to end bloodshed in Syria sought consensus on measures that could circumvent the problem of having to work without China and Russia, the two powers that continue to support Syrian President Bashar Assad. ... more | .. |
  S. Korean MPs to China: stop returning N. Koreans South Korean legislators on Friday condemned China's repatriation of fugitives from North Korea after Beijing reportedly sent nine back despite pleas from Seoul. ... 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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  Cuba denies entry to Taiwan mayor Cuba denied entry to a Taiwanese mayor and acting chief of its main opposition party earlier this week, her party said Friday. ... more | .. |
 China welcomes Annan appointment as Syria envoy China welcomed the appointment of former UN leader Kofi Annan as a special envoy on Syria on Friday, a day after saying it would not attend an international summit to try to end the violence there. ... more | .. |
 Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about human rights and green cards. ... more | .. |
  Panic after powerful quake rocks Taiwan A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake sent panicked people fleeing onto the streets in Taiwan's second-largest city of Kaohsiung on Sunday as rail services were temporarily suspended. ... more |
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  Hong Kong airline criticised over dolphin cargo Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. ... more | .. |
  15 tourists killed in China bus plunge Fifteen tourists were killed and another 19 injured when their bus plunged into a ravine, Chinese authorities said - the latest deadly accident on the nation's dangerous roads. ... more | .. |
  Seven arrested in US crackdown on rhino trade US officials announced Thursday the arrest of seven people in a crackdown on the illegal global trade in endangered black rhinoceros horns. ... more | .. |
  Thousands protest in Malaysia over rare earths plant Thousands rallied Sunday in Malaysia in the biggest protest yet against an Australian miner's rare earths plant, as the opposition vowed to shut down the facility if it came to power. ... more |
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 Asian mobile giants go ultra fast in race for smartphone pie Asian mobile telecom giants Huawei and LG on Sunday launched a new generation of ultra rapid smartphones, in a race to catch up with market leaders Apple and Samsung. ... more | .. |
  Brazil to slap quality control on China goods Brazil plans to impose strict quality control on imports from China and other Asian nations to prevent the influx of cheap goods, the daily O Globo reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
  China says Porsche to recall nearly 21,000 cars German automaker Porsche has ordered the recall of nearly 21,000 Cayenne models sold in China, due to defects in the car's lighting system, the nation's quality watchdog said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese firm says taking Apple legal battle to US A Chinese computer firm involved in a legal battle with Apple over the iPad trademark said Friday it is suing the technology giant in California for "unfair business and fraud". ... 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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  Mn-doped ZnS is unsuitable to act as a dilute magnetic semiconductor Dilute magnetic semiconductors (DMS) have recently been a major focus of magnetic semiconductor research. A laboratory from the University of Science and Technology of China explored the feasibility ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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-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 |
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  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 | .. |
 Gas leak at China steel plant kills three A gas leak at an east China steel works Thursday left three workers dead and 10 injured, the government said, in the latest industrial accident to hit the nation. ... more | .. |
 France, China can learn from Fukushima: French minister French Industry Minister Eric Besson said China and France could learn from Japan's nuclear disaster, during a Beijing visit Thursday to discuss joint development of a medium capacity reactor. ... 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 |
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Navigating the Digital Skies: How Adtech is Revolutionizing Space Tourism Marketing
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 links EU trade probe with eurozone debt help China said Thursday a European investigation into imports of Chinese-made specialised steel products would "undermine" efforts to combat the eurozone crisis. ... more |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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