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China hands over NigComSat 1-R to NigeriaAbuja, Nigeria (XNA) Mar 26, 2012 China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) handed the recently launched NigComSat 1-R to its Nigeria counterpart on Monday at the Obasanjo Space Center in Abuja. NigComSat 1-R, which was launched on Dec. 20, 2011 and successfully positioned in its geostationary orbit a week later, has completed the in-orbit test and is ready to hand over to Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for commercial operation, said Yin Liming, the CGWIC president. CGWIC is fully prepared for the i ... read more |
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  Obama to meet Hu after blunt words on North Korea US President Barack Obama will Monday press China to persuade North Korea to abort its planned rocket launch, as his patience runs out with Beijing's handling of its belligerent nuclear neighbour. ... more | .. |
  China's carrier set for commissioning China will commission its first aircraft carrier into active although limited service Aug. 1. ... more | .. |
  Annan takes Syria peace plan to Russia Syrian peace envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Moscow on Saturday to gauge how far Russia was willing to push its Arab ally after joining a UN call on regime forces to pull back from protest cities. ... 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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  China installs alarm system to grab refugees: report China has installed a silent alarm system inside every house in a border town as part of its strengthened crackdown on fugitives from North Korea, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
  China bloggers skirt censors with noodles, Teletubbies Chinese web users frustrated by the blocking of sensitive terms have come up with a system of bizarre code words to allow them to post on a political saga that has gripped the blogosphere. ... more | .. |
  Self-made man to rule over Hong Kong's tycoons Hong Kong's incoming leader, Leung Chun-Ying, is the son of a policeman who carved out a fortune from real estate before entering politics as a relative outsider. ... more | .. |
 Ex-property consultant wins Hong Kong election Self-made millionaire property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election on Sunday, after the most divisive vote since the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
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  Farmland buy-up is a trigger for tensions, say experts Is it investment? Or a land grab? ... more | .. |
Hong Kong counts down to leadership vote Hong Kong's elites go to the polls Sunday to choose a new leader for the Asian financial centre, after an unusually fiery election process that has tested China's carefully crafted consensus model. ... more | .. |
  Huawei 'banned' from Australian broadband project Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been blocked from tendering for equipment contracts with Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) due to security concerns, a report said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Poisonous gas prevents rescue of 17 Chinese miners Poisonous fumes were preventing efforts to rescue 17 Chinese miners trapped underground for three days, an official and state media said on Sunday. ... more |
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  Asia gets new budget airline eyeing Chinese flyers Australian flag carrier Qantas and China Eastern Airlines said Monday they will launch a new Hong Kong-based budget airline next year aimed at cashing in on China's booming aviation market. ... more | .. |
  Oil spikes on Iran fears; other markets hit by China data Oil prices jumped late Friday on Iran supply tensions, but most commodities fell this week as worse-than-expected economic data from China and Europe stoked concerns over global demand. ... more | .. |
  Rising Chinese wages a headache for US firms After decades of US caterwauling about the crippling impact of China's low labor costs on domestic manufacturing, firms state-side now fret about the impact of rising Chinese wages. ... more | .. |
 Cessna signs agreements with Chinese manufacturer Aircraft manufacturer Cessna announced Friday that it was joining forces with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to manufacture a range of planes in the country. ... 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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 China in bid to rescue 17 miners trapped after deadly blast Chinese rescue workers battled Friday to free 17 miners trapped for more than 48 hours in a northeast colliery following a gas blast that left five dead, a local government official said. ... more | .. |
 Brazil's Rousseff to attend BRICS summit in India Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to travel to India next week for a summit of emerging powers and separate talks with Indian leaders on defense and bilateral trade, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China criticizes solar panel tariffs China says the U.S. Commerce Department's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels imported into the United States is "unjust." ... more | .. |
  China vows to slow reliance on executed inmates' organs A Chinese health official has vowed executed inmates will no longer be the main source of organs for transplants in three to five years, as the country sets up a donation system, state media said. ... more |
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  Tonga readies for king's state funeral The Pacific island of Tonga was Friday preparing to bid farewell its late King George Tupou V, rehearsing the funeral procession and declaring two public holidays to coincide with the mourning. ... more | .. |
  Tibetans call off UN hunger strike protest Three Tibetans who have been on hunger strike outside the UN headquarters for the past month ended their protest Thursday after the UN said investigators would look into events in Tibet, a protest organizer said. ... more | .. |
 China orders lawyers to pledge allegiance to communism China has ordered lawyers to pledge allegiance to the ruling Communist Party in a new edict that has caused outrage among rights attorneys, who say it goes against the rule of law. ... more | .. |
 Obama blames Congress for failed solar firm President Barack Obama distanced himself from solar panel firm Solyndra amid Republican charges that his administration improperly secured a $535 million government loan guarantee. ... more |
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 Vietnam, China in new spat over fishermen detentions China said Thursday the detention of two Vietnamese fishing boats and 21 crew near the disputed Paracel Islands was lawful, after Hanoi demanded their "immediate and unconditional" release. ... more | .. |
  China slowdown chills Australian surplus hopes Australia's mining exports to China saw it all but shrug off the financial crisis, but talk of the Asian giant slowing shook the market this week, casting a pall over Canberra's surplus hopes. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices tumble on weak Chinese data World oil prices tumbled Thursday in reaction to weak Chinese economic data and after France said industrialised countries were considering the release of crude stockpiles, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, even as government forces pounded rebel zones around Damascus and Homs. ... more |
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 Online rumour fills information void in jittery China Groundless rumours of a coup that have swept Beijing in recent days are a sign of nervousness after the sacking of political star Bo Xilai exposed rifts in China's ruling Communist Party, analysts say. ... 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 | .. |
 Kitchen sink joins list of US-China trade disputes US trade authorities on Thursday announced an investigation into yet another Chinese export product, this time the veritable kitchen sink. ... 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 |
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