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International Team Installs First Of Three Telescopes In AntarcticaCollege Station TX (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 A team of scientists representing several international institutions, including Texas A and M University, has succeeded in installing the first of three Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3-1) at the Chinese Kunlun Station at Dome Argus, the highest point of the Antarctic Plateau. The telescope is the first of three, half-meter devices to be installed at PLATeau Observatory (PLATO-A), a fully robotic observatory established at "Dome A" in 2008 and intended to reveal new insights into the Universe onc ... read more |
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  N. Korean missile failure setback for Iran The failure of North Korea's latest missile launch could prove to be a setback for Iran's efforts to develop a missile that could threaten the United States and Europe. ... more | .. |
  N. Korea 'missiles' at parade were mock-ups: experts Apparently new long-range ballistic missiles displayed at a North Korean military parade this month were mock-ups, according to two German experts who termed the exercise "a nice dog and pony show". ... more | .. |
 US Confronts China Over N.Korean Rocket Launcher The White House has accused Beijing of supplying North Korea with technology for a missile launcher showcased in a military parade in Pyongyang last week. "We've raised the allegations with th ... 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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  The 'Missile Woman' behind Indian test launch Hailed as a trail blazer in male-dominated India, Tessy Thomas juggles domestic duties with her day job - as the country's top ballistic missile expert. ... more | .. |
  Pentagon seeks to maintain satellite export restrictions Beijing on Friday said it "firmly opposes" a Pentagon report that supported maintaining tight restrictions on exports of satellites and related equipment to China. The Foreign Ministry said the repo ... more | .. |
  China protests US relocation of Guantanamo Uighurs China condemned the United States Thursday for sending two former terrorist suspects with Chinese nationality to El Salvador for resettlement and warned they were dangerous. ... more | .. |
  Fallen Chinese leader spied on others: report Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai ran an extensive wire-tapping system that spied on top officials including the president and contributed to his downfall, the New York Times said Thursday. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
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 Panchen Lama addresses Buddhist forum in Hong Kong China's chosen Panchen Lama addressed a world Buddhist forum in Hong Kong in his first public appearance outside the mainland Thursday as Beijing sought to step up its influence over the religion. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam hosts US, China navies A Chinese naval ship is visiting Ho Chi Minh City, state media said Wednesday, as the US and Vietnam continue a separate week-long naval exchange amid rising tensions in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Son of disgraced Chinese leader Bo breaks silence The son of a disgraced Chinese leader being investigated for abuse of power has broken his silence to deny he enjoyed a lavish lifestyle paid for with the proceeds of corrupt business deals. ... more | .. |
  World's first handmade cloned transgenic sheep born in China Chinese scientists from BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, together with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Shihezi University, ... more |
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  Hong Kong holds nuclear accident drill Hong Kong held a nuclear emergency drill on Thursday involving over 1,000 officials and foreign experts, the city's first exercise since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
 Construction of Chernobyl shelter starts on anniversary Ukraine launched Thursday construction of a new shelter to permanently secure the stricken Chernobyl plant as it marked the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
  China pulls T-shirts featuring premier's quotes A Chinese fashion retailer has been forced to pull a line of T-shirts featuring quotes by Premier Wen Jiabao because they violated rules on depicting government leaders, state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from China province Hong Kong on Thursday suspended poultry product imports from the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning after chickens there were found to be infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. ... 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 shuts 'rumour' blogs in Internet crackdown One of China's most popular microblogging services has shut several accounts for spreading "malicious" rumours, as Beijing tightens control over the Internet after the ouster of a top leader. ... more | .. |
Major US exhibit opens for Chinese artist Wu The first major US retrospective of Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong opens Wednesday in New York, fulfilling the painter's dying wish to be better known in the West - and signaling the continued rise of Chinese art on the international stage. ... more | .. |
  Philippines seeks US defence boost amid China row The Philippines said Thursday it would seek more US military help during top-level talks next week, as it ignored a warning from China not to "internationalise" a tense territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
  China's next No. 2 to talk energy with EU The expected heir to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will seek to strengthen energy ties to Europe during an upcoming visit, officials said this week. ... more |
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  China and Poland pledge to double trade Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged at landmark talks in Warsaw on Wednesday to double bilateral trade turnover with Poland in the next five years. ... more | .. |
  China enjoying fruit of Apple's labor People in China are not only making coveted Apple gadgets, they are snapping them up as the booming nation becomes a top market for the trend-setting California company. ... more | .. |
 S. Sudan leader to cut short China visit South Sudan's president will cut short his visit to China amid violence between the world's newest nation and Sudan, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing unveiled plans to send a peace envoy. ... more | .. |
Apple profit soars on rocketing iPhone-iPad sales Apple's coffers continued to swell in the first three months of the year due to record sales of iPhones and iPad tablet computers, particularly in China and other parts of Asia. ... more |
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US Russian officials disagree over International Space Station leak severity
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US, Philippines in war games as China warns of force US and Filipino Marines armed with assault rifles and smoke grenades stormed a South China Sea island Wednesday in war games south of a real-life standoff between Manila and Beijing. ... more | .. |
  SUV makers flock to China as sales boom Automakers are rushing to cash in on China's growing passion for SUVs, with sales up five-fold in the last half-decade, as increasingly affluent urban consumers seek to showcase their wealth. ... more | .. |
 China's CNOOC says on track for growth targets China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd said Tuesday its first quarter revenue rose 3.7 percent year-on-year and it was on track to achieve its growth targets for this year. ... more | .. |
Philippines sees gas in China-claimed reef The Philippines said Tuesday it was hoping to help secure its energy future by developing a natural gas field in an area of the South China Sea also claimed by China. ... more |
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  China unveils $10 bn credit line for central, east Europe Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced Thursday a $10 billion special credit line for central and eastern Europe to support cooperation projects mainly in the ex-communist region's infrastructure sector. ... more | .. |
 US presses China to open to foreign investment The US on Thursday urged China to open its markets to foreign investors as "aggressively" as Beijing has spread its own economic influence into other countries. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu urges N.Korea to seek peace: Xinhua Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday told a visiting North Korean official that the two countries should work towards "peace and stability" after a missile launch by Pyongyang, state media said. ... more | .. |
 New Pentagon spy agency to focus on Iran, China The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence agency that will focus on Iran and China as it begins to pivot away from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times reported. ... more |
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