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China launches two navigation satellitesXichang, China (XNA) May 01, 2012 China successfully launched two satellites into space at 4:50 a.m. Beijing Time Monday, the 12th and 13th satellites for its Beidou global navigation and positioning network, the launch center said. The Beidou-2 satellites, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, was boosted by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and has entered the scheduled orbit. It is the first time China has launched two navigation satellites with one rocket, and the two sat ... read more |
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  Obama, Japanese PM meet at White House President Barack Obama welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to the White House Monday, as Japan and the United States look to reinvigorate defense ties after a rocky few years. ... more | .. |
 China, US face damaging fallout from activist's flight The escape of a Chinese activist championed by Washington and now said to be under US protection is hugely embarrassing for Beijing and comes at the worst possible time ahead of US-China talks, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 US shores up ties in Asia push The United States is embarking on two weeks of intense diplomacy on Asia as it seeks to rekindle friendly ties with Japan and India while managing an often fractious relationship with China. ... more | .. |
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 China's likely premier, Putin praise 'unprecedented' ties China's likely next premier Li Keqiang and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Friday praised close ties between the two giant neighbours as they met amid power transitions in both countries. ... more | .. |
  US pledges to consider Taiwan jet sales The White House promised "serious consideration" Friday to selling new US fighter jets to Taiwan, winning the support from a senator who had blocked a Pentagon appointment as a protest. ... more | .. |
  China says shuts Coke plant after chlorine reports Coca-Cola has been ordered to temporarily halt production at a bottling plant in northern China after media reports of chlorine in its products, according to a government statement. ... more | .. |
  Chinese activist in US embassy: fellow dissident Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is holed up in the US embassy in Beijing but is not seeking asylum, another rights activist said Monday as the spectre of a China-US diplomatic wrangle loomed. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
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 Hong Kong delays China patriotism lessons Hong Kong said Monday it would delay the introduction of mandatory "national education" classes, which have been criticised as a bid to brainwash children with Chinese patriotism. ... more | .. |
  China raises profile as Tonga rebuilds after riots Jason Ng wasn't living in Tonga in 2006 when riots, which had Chinese-owned small businesses among their targets, left eight people dead and the centre of the capital Nuku'alofa a smouldering ruin. ... more | .. |
 Disbelief in village over China activist's daring escape As the daring escape from house arrest of Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng makes world headlines, locals in his village expressed disbelief that "the blind man" could flee the intense security surrounding him. ... more | .. |
 Chinese activist latest held after Chen escape Outspoken Chinese government critic Hu Jia has been detained in the latest move by security forces against people linked to activist Chen Guangcheng, who is reportedly under US "protection". ... more |
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  Brazilian farming association to open office in China Brazil's main farming association will open an office in Beijing next year to attract investment and boost exports to the Chinese market, the group said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Student-devised process would prep shale gas for sale A team of Rice University students accepted a challenge to turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful, profitable and environmentally friendly products and did so in a cost-effective ma ... more | .. |
 China sets fines for Bohai oil spill China has ordered oil giant ConocoPhillips and China National Offshore Oil Corp. to pay $269 million for oil spills at a Bohai Bay oilfield run by Conoco. ... 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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 Kuwaiti MP questions oil deal with China A Kuwaiti opposition MP on Monday questioned what he called a "suspicious" deal to supply China's Sinopec with 300,000 barrels per day of oil for 10 years. ... more | .. |
 Philippines appeals for US help in building armed forces The Philippines, lamenting the poor state of its armed forces, appealed Monday for US and international help in building a "minimum credible defense" amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
  China vows to boost imports ahead of US talks Beijing on Monday unveiled guidelines aimed at boosting imports, just days ahead of a key meeting with the United States expected to address China's politically sensitive trade surplus. ... more | .. |
 China to loan South Sudan $8 billion, Juba says China has agreed to loan oil-rich South Sudan eight billion dollars for infrastructure development, Juba government spokesman Barnaba Mariel Benjamin said on Saturday. ... more |
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  Chinese tastes impact global car designs As more and more Chinese buy cars, automakers say consumer tastes in the Asian nation have a growing influence on vehicle design the world over. ... more | .. |
  Japan, Kazakhstan to jointly develop rare earths: report Japan will jointly develop rare earths with Kazakhstan as part of its efforts to secure supplies of the key minerals now controlled by China, a newspaper said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  China Eastern to buy 20 Boeing 777-300s China Eastern Airlines will buy 20 Boeing 777-300 extended-range aircraft, Boeing said Friday, announcing a deal worth nearly $6 billion at list prices. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
Russia hosts China's premier-in-waiting Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev were set Friday to host a top Chinese official who is tipped to become premier amid transitions of power in both countries. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan court upholds life term for spying general Taiwan's top court has rejected an appeal by an ex-general sentenced to life in prison for spying for China, the toughest punishment meted out in an espionage case in decades, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
Chinese blind lawyer escapes house arrest Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese lawyer who uncovered scores of rights abuses, has escaped from house arrest and appealed to Premier Wen Jiabao to keep his family safe in a video posted online Friday. ... more |
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 Philippines says US wargames boost defence The Philippines said war games with the United States that ended Friday had showcased its resolve to fend off external aggressors, amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
 US urges financial reform in China ahead of talks The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance of high-level talks next week. ... more | .. |
 Disgraced China boss's son drove Porsche: report The son of a disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai received three traffic tickets while driving a Porsche in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. ... 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 |
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