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China worried over Pyongyang's satelliteBeijing (UPI) Mar 19, 2012 China added its voice to international apprehension over North Korea's announcement that it will launch a satellite next month. A statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun met with North Korean Ambassador Ji Jae Ryong "to express China's worry over the matter," China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Zhang said China has noted North Korea's intentions to launch a satellite but Beijing also noted reaction from the international community, X ... read more |
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  China to get lunar soil Preparations are on in China to launch a moon mission and bring about two kilogram of lunar soil samples to Earth, People's Daily reported Friday. The mission is part of the third phase of the ... more | .. |
  China's Lunar Docking Manufacturing has begun on China's first lunar lander, Chang'e 3, which is expected to launch in 2013. This spacecraft will release a rover onto the surface. If all goes well, we can expect the Ch ... more | .. |
 Five nations to press N. Korea on rocket launch: Lee Leaders of five nations will discuss ways to press North Korea to scrap a planned rocket launch when they meet next week at a Seoul summit, South Korea's president said in interviews published Wednesday. ... 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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  India world's largest recipient of arms; Pakistan third India is the world's largest recipient of arms while South Korea is second and Pakistan and China are tied in third place, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in a stud ... more | .. |
  Tibet protest monk dies in detention: campaign group A 20-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk has died in detention after he set himself on fire in a town in southwest China that has become a flashpoint for such protests, a US-based rights group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Research reveals carbon footprint caused by China's irrigation system China's groundwater irrigation system is responsible for polluting the atmosphere with more than 30 million tonnes of CO2 per year - according to research from the University of East Anglia. Groundw ... more | .. |
  Mystery human fossils put spotlight on China Fossils from two caves in south-west China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people and give a rare glimpse of a recent stage of human evolution with startling implications for the early ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
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  Cobalt and the Naval Air Warfare Center Team Up to Produce a Renewable Jet Fuel From Bio N-Butanol The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake has announced a contract award to Albemarle Corporation, a leading specialty chemicals company, to complete its first biojet fuel p ... more | .. |
  Westinghouse Completes Fabrication Of Fuel Assemblies For Sanmen 1 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 21, 2012 Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has completed fabrication of all 157 fuel assemblies and related components needed to operate the first-ever AP1 ... more | .. |
  China firms knock US duties on solar products Chinese firms have accused the United States of setting up trade barriers after Washington slapped duties on their solar products in the latest trade row between the two countries. ... more | .. |
  Shell signs shale gas deal with China energy firm Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday signed an agreement with Chinese state-run energy company CNPC to explore, develop and produce shale gas in southwest China, the Anglo-Dutch company said. ... more |
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China holding 21 Vietnamese fishermen: official Chinese authorities are holding two Vietnamese boats and 21 crew who were detained while fishing near the disputed Paracel Islands, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Japan, US, and EU to meet on rare earths Japan said Wednesday it will host the European Union and United States at a meeting on developing alternatives for rare earths as Chinese controls on the key minerals raise fears of a supply squeeze. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan opens swathes of economy to China firms Taiwan said Tuesday it will open big areas of its economy to Chinese businesses for the first time in a bid to encourage greater investment and create more jobs on the island. ... more | .. |
China hikes fuel prices by biggest margin in three years China on Tuesday hiked fuel prices by the biggest margin in nearly three years after a surge in the cost of global crude, the government and state media said. ... 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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S. America frets over slow China growth Latin American countries see a Chinese economic slowdown and eurozone crisis as major threats that could reverse their own gains in recent years, an Inter-American Development Bank report said. ... more | .. |
BHP sees iron ore demand 'flattening' Global mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday that Chinese iron ore demand appeared to be flattening as the world's second-largest economy slows, but prices were expected to hold up. ... more | .. |
 US sets duties on Chinese solar cells The US set duties on imported solar cells from China on Tuesday, after investigating complaints from US competitors that Beijing provides manufacturers significant subsidies. ... more | .. |
  Solitary waves induce waveguide that can split light beams Researchers have designed the first theoretical model that describes the occurrence of multiple solitary optical waves, referred to as dark photovoltaic spatial solitons. The findings by Yuhon ... more |
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  Suu Kyi seeks ethnic, Chinese vote in north Myanmar Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi reached out to ethnic Chinese and minority voters Saturday on the campaign trail in the north of the country ahead of April 1 by-elections. ... more | .. |
 Facebook-style microcredit site helps China farmers Dairy farmer Deligeerma needs $642 to buy fodder for her cows during the harsh winter months in northern China. So far, she has received $149 in pledges from four people around the world. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan immolation prompts big gathering: groups A Tibetan father-of-three set himself on fire in China, prompting a large gathering of monks and lay people, rights groups said, as tensions in Tibetan-inhabited areas show no signs of abating. ... more | .. |
 Australian ambassador to seek to travel to Tibet: FM Australia's ambassador in Beijing will ask authorities to allow her to travel to Tibet to observe the situation following a spate of self-immolations, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Monday. ... more |
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Next Starship Flight Test Scheduled for Tuesday with 30-Minute Launch Window
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 Carrefour forced to shut China outlet over expired meats French retail giant Carrefour has been forced to shut down a store in central China that allegedly sold expired meat products, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
 China firm sacks four over diseased ducks scandal A leading Chinese poultry company said Monday it had sacked four employees suspected of being involved in a food safety scandal that saw diseased ducks sold to unsuspecting consumers. ... more | .. |
  China will manage slowdown, says Australian bank chief The Chinese government will be able to manage the slowdown of its economy to avoid a hard landing and maintain strong growth in the future, Australia's Reserve Bank governor said Monday. ... more | .. |
 LatAm growth will depend on Europe, China: IDB Economic growth in Latin America is expected to hold strong in 2012 at a 3.6 percent average if Europe avoids a deep recession and China maintains steady growth, the Inter-American Development Bank said Sunday. ... more |
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 Singapore banker held in China without lawyer access: fiance Police in China have held a Singaporean banker for two weeks without allowing her access to a lawyer after her client allegedly fled the country with millions of dollars, her fiance said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Hundreds of millions embezzled from China rail link: govt Chinese auditors said Monday 491 million yuan ($78 million) of funds set aside to compensate residents when their homes were demolished to make way for a high-speed railway have been embezzled. ... more | .. |
 IMF chief cautiously upbeat on global economy IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Sunday measures taken to fight financial woes in Europe and the US were starting to pay off, in a cautiously upbeat assessment of the global economy. ... more | .. |
 China home prices largely down in February Home prices in nearly two thirds of China's major cities fell in February from the previous month, the government said Sunday, as moves to cool the red-hot property market continue to bite. ... more |
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