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China increases naval UAV useFairfax, Va. (UPI) Apr 9, 2012 The China's People's Liberation Army Navy has begun deploying unmanned aerial vehicles aboard its ships. Foreign naval reconnaissance aircraft have photographed one Chinese naval-based drone and others have been reported in the Chinese media. China has been interested in developing UAVs since the 1960s when China shot down U.S. Air Force Ryan Firebee unmanned jet propelled reconnaissance aircraft. The wreckage was reportedly dissembled and reverse engineered, resulting in the Peop ... read more |
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  China calls on Japan not to host Uighur assembly in May China said Monday it had asked Japan not to host an annual meeting organised by an exile group championing the rights of ethnic Uighurs. ... more | .. |
  US ambassador endears China with frugal habits United States ambassador to China Gary Locke, who has repeatedly won the praise of Chinese for his frugal travelling habits, has again impressed after refusing to stay in a five-star hotel. ... more | .. |
  China plans to build research icebreaker China says it plans for a new icebreaker, now in the design stage, to be ready to begin polar research operations in 2014. ... 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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  Herbal remedy blamed for high cancer rate in Taiwan: study A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday. ... more | .. |
  Exiled Tiananmen leaders ask to visit China The exiled leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement and other Chinese dissidents have asked the government to allow them to visit their homeland, a rights group said. ... more | .. |
  ONR Grant Expands Research of Typhoons, Monsoons, Internal Waves in Asia-Pacific The University of Miami (UM) announced that it has received a grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to expand its use of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) in the Asia-Pacific Region. The new $1. ... more | .. |
  China expands oldest nuclear power plant China has expanded its oldest nuclear power plant. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
'Missiles will speak for themselves,' says Zelensky; Biden OKs deeper strikes in Russia
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 Turkey PM oversees nuclear agreements with China Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented stop in ethnically-tense Xinjiang. ... more | .. |
  Chinese inflation rate rises to 3.6 pct in March China's inflation rate edged up in March, driven by rising food costs, official data showed Monday, but analysts said there was still scope for Beijing to stimulate the slowing economy. ... more | .. |
  China sets up rare earth body to boost sector China has set up a rare earth industry group, the government said Monday, in a bid to streamline the sprawling sector and fend off complaints about Beijing's seemingly monopolistic control. ... more | .. |
  Anonymous says it will hack more Chinese sites The hacking group Anonymous said Friday it would continue targeting China, after announcing it had hacked hundreds of Chinese websites to protest against Internet censorship in the country. ... more |
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 China tries alleged smuggling mastermind: state media The alleged boss of a multi-billion-dollar smuggling and bribery scam that badly tainted China's government went on trial on Friday after a 12-year diplomatic battle to avoid deportation from Canada. ... more | .. |
 Writer fled China to 'publish book' on dissident A Chinese dissident who wrote a book critical of the country's leadership has said he fled into exile after being warned against publishing a biography of a jailed Nobel laureate. ... more | .. |
 Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi dies in US Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi, a key figure in the pro-democracy movement behind the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, has died in the United States, a fellow activist said Saturday. He was 76. ... more | .. |
  Iran navy rescues China crew from hijacked freighter The Iranian navy has freed 28 Chinese crew members less than a day after their cargo ship was hijacked by Somali pirates off the Islamic republic's south coast, Chinese state media said Saturday. ... 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
COP16 biodiversity finance deal for 'early 2025': presidency | .. |
 China shuts political websites in crackdown Two Chinese political websites said Friday they had been ordered by authorities to shut for a month for criticising state leaders, the latest move in a broad government crackdown on the Internet. ... more | .. |
China tries alleged smuggling kingpin: state media The alleged mastermind of a multi-billion-dollar smuggling racket whose extradition to China sparked a bitter diplomatic row with Canada went on trial Friday, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 China places six Uighurs on 'terror' list China has placed six men from the Uighur ethnic minority on a "terror" list, accusing them of involvement in terrorist training camps and of inciting attacks in the restive western Xinjiang region. ... more | .. |
 Japan, China agree to cooperate over IMF resources Japanese and Chinese finance ministers on Saturday agreed to cooperate over contributions to the International Monetary Fund amid efforts to help subdue Europe's sovereign debt crisis. ... more |
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 Boy in China sells kidney to buy iPhone: state media A teenage high-school student in China sold his kidney for an illicit transplant operation and used the proceeds to buy an Apple iPhone and iPad, state press said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  EU plays down financial impact of carbon tax on airlines The EU's climate commissioner played down the impact of the controversial carbon tax being imposed by the bloc on airlines, saying Friday it would cost less than a cup of coffee per passenger. ... more | .. |
  Mars missions race, India takes lead India aims at sending an orbiter to Mars in 2013. The race for the Red planet unwinds with NASA planning a launch for the same 2013 fiscal year and China somewhat lagging behind. Earlier this month ... more | .. |
 US miscalculates China military growth: study The United States has underestimated the growth of China's military as policymakers have taken public statements at face value or failed to understand Beijing's thinking, a study said Thursday. ... more |
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  Is rainfall a greater threat to China's agriculture than warming? New research into the impact of climate change on Chinese cereal crops has found rainfall has a greater impact than rising temperature. The research, published in the Journal of the Science of Food ... more | .. |
 New forage plant prepares farmers for climate changes Researchers, including plant researchers from the University of Copenhagen, have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very significant for food supplies in drought-pr ... more | .. |
  China calls for lifting of all Myanmar sanctions China on Thursday reiterated its call for all international sanctions on Myanmar to be lifted, after landmark elections in the long-closed nation gave Aung San Suu Kyi her first seat in parliament. ... more | .. |
  China Sunergy Begins Manufacturing Solar Modules in France China Sunergy is pleased to announce that the Company has begun assembling solar modules in France through OEM cooperation with KDG Energy, a French manufacturer of high quality PV modules. Th ... more |
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  GM's China sales hit record high for March US auto giant General Motors said Thursday that its China sales set a record for March, despite an overall slowdown in the world's biggest car market. ... more | .. |
  US sees promise in China economic reforms China's leaders are sliding their toes further into the tide of economic reform, exciting ripples of cautious optimism in the United States, where Wall Street and Main Street could benefit. ... more | .. |
  Australia, S. Korea create giant telescope Astronomers in Australia have linked radio telescopes in that country with counterparts in South Korea to create a giant instrument almost 5,000 miles across. ... more | .. |
  First US Marines arrive in Australia The first batch of 2,500 US Marines to be deployed in Australia began work Wednesday as Washington bolsters its presence in the strategically vital Asia-Pacific, to the irritation of China. ... more |
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