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Building a Heavenly Palace in outer spaceMoscow (RIA Novosti) May 15, 2012 China's permanent space station, the Heavenly Palace, is to be launched into orbit within a decade. According to Chinese media reports, the 60-ton craft will include a central module and two laboratories, for a crew of three. So, it's really more like a country cottage than a palace. This all-Chinese project was unveiled earlier this week in the capital, Beijing. To the public at home, the announcement is no big news. In the West, by contrast, it has created a strong, largely negative, response. L ... read more |
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 Long March-2F rocket delivered to launch center A Long March-2F carrier rocket was recently delivered to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, a spokesman with the country's manned space program said on Thursday. The Long ... more | .. |
  South Korean activists detained in China: Seoul Four South Korean activists have been detained in China since March on suspicion of spying after they interviewed North Korean refugees living in hiding there, an anti-Pyongyang group said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Uighurs 'face fight for existence' against China Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer said Monday her people face a fight for their very existence against Chinese repression as a conference in Japan threatened to drive a wedge between Tokyo and Beijing. ... 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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  Taiwan deploying more 'carrier killers': report Taiwan is arming more of its fleet with its new "carrier killer" anti-ship missiles as China conducts further sea trials of its first aircraft carrier, local media said Monday. ... more | .. |
N. Korea absent from China summit declaration The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea have issued a post-summit joint declaration that makes no reference to North Korea's nuclear ambitions - one of the most pressing issues in the region. ... more | .. |
  F-35 to replace most US combat aircraft by 2020 The Pentagon plans to have the F-35 fighter jet replace most of the combat aircraft fleet of the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps by the end of the decade. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan to build 'stealth' warship fleet Taiwan is to build 12 new "stealth" warships in reaction to China's naval build-up, the island's navy announced Tuesday. ... more |
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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
NATO's largest artillery exercise underway in Finland
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 China, Japan, S. Korea warn N. Korea off atom test China, Japan and South Korea warned North Korea Sunday they will not tolerate further nuclear tests, the South Korean president said, amid fears that Pyongyang is preparing a third atomic blast. ... more | .. |
  Dalai Lama collects $1.8 mn prize after meeting Cameron Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday during a visit to London to receive one of the world's richest prizes, a government spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 Economic growth sows unhappiness in China China's economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society, according to a US analysis published on Monday. ... more | .. |
 China slams British PM's Dalai Lama meeting China said Tuesday British Prime Minister David Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama was an "affront to the Chinese people", and launched "solemn representations" with London. ... more |
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  US launches air pollution data in Shanghai The United States consulate in Shanghai has begun issuing its own pollution statistics, giving a much more pessimistic assessment of the city's air quality than official Chinese data. ... more | .. |
  Russia's Kuril Islands to become investment heaven In 2010, the then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Russia's Kuril Islands and approved an ambitious development programme for the ar ... more | .. |
  Australian FM China talks dominated by US military ties Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr's first visit to China has been dominated by concerns over Canberra's ties to Washington with Beijing criticising their close military alliance, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Philippines, China impose fishing bans in disputed sea The Philippines and China will both impose fishing bans in the South China Sea where the two countries have been involved in a tense territorial standoff. ... 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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 French Publicis to buy a fourth Chinese ad company French advertising group Publicis is pursuing growth in China and said on Monday that it would buy the domestic agency Lontuo, Publicis' fourth Chinese acquisition in four months. ... more | .. |
  Asia safe from Europe woes, no China hard landing: Fitch Asian economies are better shielded from Europe's financial woes than other regions and China is unlikely to undergo a "hard landing" despite recent gloomy data, credit watchdog Fitch said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Death for Chinese man accused of lethal blast A man was sentenced to death on Monday after being convicted of causing a blast in central China that killed two people and wounded several others, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 Beijing envoy in Khartoum amid Sudan-South tension A Chinese envoy was in Khartoum for talks on Sunday after his country backed a UN resolution that aims to halt border fighting between Sudan and South Sudan. ... more |
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 Australia's ANZ to invest another $300 mn in China Banking giant ANZ on Tuesday announced plans to invest another Aus$300 million (US$300 million) to expand its China operations, boosting the number of its outlets across the country from six to 20. ... more | .. |
  Macau opens liaison office in Taiwan The semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Macau opened its first representative office in Taiwan on Sunday, to be followed by Hong Kong on Tuesday, amid warming ties between between Taipei and Beijing. ... more | .. |
  China launches new remote-sensing satellite China successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XIIII Thursday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi, according to a press release from the center. ... more | .. |
  Putin to visit China after skipping US: report Russia's newly sworn-in President Vladimir Putin will make what could be his first foreign trip to China next month after deciding to skip the G8 summit in the US, a diplomatic source said on Friday. ... more |
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Big Bang: Trump and Musk could redefine US space strategy
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 Blind China activist says nephew targeted Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Friday his nephew is facing a charge of "intentional murder" after attacking officials who broke into his home, despite the fact no one died in the encounter. ... more | .. |
  40 die in Chinese hailstorm Forty people were killed when a brief but violent hailstorm and torrential rain swept through a mountainous region of northwestern China, the local government said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  US looks to broaden reform in Myanmar As Myanmar takes steps toward democracy, the United States is hoping that a broader section of the population will feel the fruits of reform, including potential foreign investment. ... more | .. |
Filipino-Chinese ocean comradery fades amid row For years Filipino and Chinese fishermen peacefully shared the rich harvests around a tiny South China Sea shoal, but today threats, harassment and fear have replaced ocean comradery. ... more |
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 Manila urges dialogue over shoal dispute The Philippines has reiterated it wants to settle the ongoing Scarborough Shoal dispute with China through dialogue and an international tribunal. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices fall on weak China data, Europe woes Oil prices dropped Friday as traders worried about disappointing Chinese economic data and debt-wracked Greece, where an election was almost certain after austerity opponents blocked a new government. ... more | .. |
 China says inflation eases slightly in April China said Friday that inflation slowed in April, easing worries of resurgent prices and giving room to loosen monetary policy to boost slowing growth in the world's second largest economy. ... more | .. |
 China's output growth at near three-year low China said Friday that output growth hit a three-year low in April, adding to pressure on Beijing to ease monetary policy after weak trade data the previous day fuelled fears over the giant economy. ... more |
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