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Three for TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 09, 2012 The closer we get to the launch of China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 space laboratory, the more confused space observers have become. We should have a firmer picture of the whole mission by now, but there are still some big unanswered questions. Media reports on the mission have been garbled and contradictory. What is going on? This author believes that planning for this mission has been anything but straightforward. The overall pattern of reportage and disclosure is different from r ... read more |
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  China cyber warfare skills a risk to US military: report China's cyber warfare capabilities have reached a point where they would pose a danger to the US military in the event of a conflict, according to a report prepared for the US Congress released on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Clinton urges China to prove intentions US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called on China to show in "concrete ways" that its rise is in the world's interest, saying that Beijing needs to take greater responsibility. ... more | .. |
 China tells US committed to 'peaceful development' China's foreign minister said Wednesday that the growing Asian power was committed to peaceful development as he warned the United States not to cause "setbacks" in relations over Tibet and Taiwan. ... 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 drone missing Taiwan's military said one of its drones was missing and believed to have crashed on Wednesday, the first such incident since the sophisticated pilotless aircraft was introduced two years ago. ... more | .. |
  UN sends aid chief to Syria as Obama rejects military force UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos headed for Syria on Wednesday to urge the regime to allow aid into battered protest cities, as US President Barack Obama insisted military intervention would be a "mistake". ... more | .. |
  China backs down from legalising secret detentions China has abandoned controversial plans to make it legal to "disappear" criminal suspects following a huge public outcry, in a move hailed as a victory for judicial reformers. ... more | .. |
  Evidence of iridescent feathers in a tree-hopping dino US and Chinese researchers have found the oldest evidence of iridescent black feathers in Microraptor, a dinosaur the size of a small crow that perched in forest tree branches 130 million years ago. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
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 Rebel China village revolution unlikely to spread Residents of a Chinese village who voted for new leaders in weekend elections after rising up against corrupt officials are hoping they will become a model of democracy in the one-party state. ... more | .. |
  Doctor looks to China for spinal injury 'cure' One of the world's leading researchers into spinal cord injuries says China could hold the key to a cure that he has been searching for since he met late actor Christopher Reeve in the 1990s. ... more | .. |
  Shift to green energy sources could mean crunch in supply of scarce metals A large-scale shift from coal-fired electric power plants and gasoline-fueled cars to wind turbines and electric vehicles could increase demand for two already-scarce metals - available almost exclu ... more | .. |
  Vietnam forges ahead with nuclear power Vietnam is pressing ahead with nuclear power, a government official said. ... more |
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  EADS says EU carbon tax blocking Airbus orders from China China has blocked purchases of Airbus planes by Chinese companies in reaction to a disputed European carbon tax, the head of the Airbus parent company EADS said while announcing strong annual earnings. ... more | .. |
  China's diplomacy juggle in Sudan-S.Sudan oil crisis As former foes Sudan and South Sudan try to break a long running deadlock over a furious oil dispute, economic giant China is forced into a difficult juggling of allegiances between the rivals. ... more | .. |
  Australia approves huge Chinese coal takeover Australia on Thursday cleared the way for China's Yancoal to take over miner Gloucester Coal in a multi-billion-dollar deal that gives Beijing a greater foothold in the resource-rich country. ... more | .. |
  Chinese named IMF secretary International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde tapped a Chinese IMF official Wednesday as the Fund's next secretary. ... 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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 Chinese governor lauds clamp down on birth agents China has fulfilled a promise to curb the number of pregnant mainlanders entering Hong Kong to give birth, the governor of southern Guangdong province said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese consumers becoming more emotional: study Chinese consumers will become more emotional and individualistic this decade, as the Asian giant's economic engine shifts gear from investment to consumption, a new survey showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US Congress approves China subsidy duties The US Congress voted Tuesday to authorize renewed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods from China and other countries considered to be state-run economies, a move aimed at countering unfair subsidies. ... more | .. |
 US, Philippines set joint military exercises The Philippines said Wednesday it would hold large-scale military exercises with the United States next month near an area where it is locked in a tense sea territorial row with China. ... more |
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 China hopes to send Long March-5 rocket into space in 2014 China has made key technological progress in developing Long March-5 large-thrust carrier rocket and it is hopeful that the new generation rocket will make its maiden flight in 2014, a rocket scient ... more | .. |
 Long March 7 carrier rocket to lift off in five years The Long March 7 carrier rocket, one of China's latest generation of rockets, is expected to make its first voyage within the next five years, an official with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Te ... more | .. |
 Upgraded carrier rocket ready for China's first manned space docking An upgraded carrier rocket has completed assembling and is ready for China's first manned space docking due between June and August this year, an official with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Te ... more | .. |
  China to launch moon-landing orbiter in 2013 China's third lunar probe, Chang'e-3, is expected to be launched next year and conduct a moon landing and lunar explorations, its designer said. Different from the previous two orbiters, Chang ... more |
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Next Starship Flight Test Scheduled for Tuesday with 30-Minute Launch Window
Navigating the Digital Skies: How Adtech is Revolutionizing Space Tourism Marketing
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  Iran offered new nuclear talks as Obama warns against war Global powers Tuesday offered to resume stalled talks with Tehran over its contested nuclear drive as US President Barack Obama urged proponents of a military solution to give negotiations a chance. ... more | .. |
 China urges US to respect its interests in Asia China on Tuesday called on the United States to respect its interests in the Asia Pacific, as Washington seeks to boost its influence in the region. ... more | .. |
  Small dams, big impact on Mekong River fish: study Plans to build hydropower dams along small branches of southeast Asia's longest river could have a devastating impact on millions of people who rely on the world's largest inland fishery, scientists said Monday. ... more | .. |
  SOA gains control of China's oceanic surveying satellite Control of China's oceanic surveying satellite Haiyang-2 was handed over Friday to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), by its manufacturer and launcher China Aerospace Science and Technology Cor ... more |
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 Tibetan teen self-immolates in China: exile groups A teenager has become the third Tibetan to self-immolate in China in as many days, exile groups said, as Beijing tightens security ahead of the sensitive anniversary of deadly 2008 riots. ... more | .. |
 Ecuador signs mining contract with Chinese firm Ecuador has signed an agreement with a Chinese firm to begin exploiting a massive copper mine in the Amazon, prompting protests by environmental activists. ... more | .. |
Chinese designer finds fashion home in Paris When Masha Ma first came to Paris the Chinese designer, who on Wednesday holds her first Fashion Week show in the city, had a style revelation as she was sipping coffee on a street corner. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices mixed as Iran risks weigh Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Tuesday as traders weighed geopolitical tensions over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme and weak economic data from Europe and China. ... more |
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