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Tiangong 1 Ready To Meet Shenzhou 9Scarborough UK (SPX) May 28, 2012 After Shenzhou 8 departed in November 2011, controllers raised the orbit of Tiangong 1 to preserve it from potential re-entry brought about by the air drag that causes all low orbits to decay. In order to conserve propellant, they chose an altitude (about 375 kilometres) that would use the same air drag to bring the orbit down to the standard 335 kilometre Shenzhou operating height for the spring of 2012. Originally, China seemed to be aiming for a Shenzhou 9 launch sometime around May. Then ... read more |
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 Sri Lanka plans to launch its first satellite in 2015 Sri Lanka is set to launch its first satellite by 2015 following an agreement with a Chinese company, officials said on Thursday. SupremeSAT, a local company said it has reached an agreement with th ... more | .. |
  Taiwan businessman jailed for spying for China Taiwan's supreme court has upheld a decision to sentence a businessman to three-and-a-half years in jail for spying for China, in a case local media said has spooked the island's own agents abroad. ... more | .. |
  China targets immigrants on North Korean border China has launched a crackdown on illegal immigration in its northeast region bordering North Korea, state press said Friday, in a campaign apparently targeting both North and South Koreans. ... 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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 Last-ditch salvage effort at tough Iran talks Iran and six world powers sought desperately Thursday to salvage something tangible from two days of talks that have revealed huge differences over how to resolve the crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Winemakers push China sales at top Asian wine fair Some of the world's top wine producers will attend Asia's biggest wine fair in Hong Kong this week, eyeing new consumers in the booming but still relatively untapped Chinese market. ... more | .. |
  Brother of China dissident Chen returns home: lawyer The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has returned to his village in eastern China after fleeing to Beijing to seek help for his son, who is in custody, a lawyer said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 New media deployed in battle to preserve history It started with an inflatable pig. ... more |
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Xi tells Biden support for Taiwan a 'red line' in ties
Fort Detrick Maryland chosen as permanent site for Wideband Military SATCOM training
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  Japan pledges $500m for Pacific islands Japan pledged aid worth up to half a billion dollars to Pacific island nations Saturday at a summit stressing the importance of maritime law in a region warily eyeing China's growing might at sea. ... more | .. |
 Vienna dismisses Beijing objections to Dalai Lama meet Up to 10,000 people came out to greet the Dalai Lama on Saturday after Vienna ignored warnings from China that ties with Beijing could be harmed by hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama urges real autonomy for Tibet The Dalai Lama and the prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Friday said they were open to dialogue with China and called for real autonomy for the region. ... more | .. |
China's Chen, in US, pledges to keep speaking out Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has vowed to keep speaking out against rights abuses in China as he settles into a new life in New York following his dramatic escape from illegal detention. ... more |
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 China calls US rights report 'prejudiced' China on Friday strongly criticised a US report accusing it of human rights violations, calling the document "fraught with prejudice", and issued a scathing critique of the United States' own record. ... more | .. |
  SEIA Statement on Chinese Ruling Against US Renewable Energy Programs Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released the following statement in response to reports that China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has preliminarily ... more | .. |
  Philippines names ambassador amid row with China Philippine President Benigno Aquino named a veteran diplomat as ambassador to China amid a tense standoff over disputed territory in the South China Sea, a presidential spokeswoman said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Oil bonanza eludes Cuba after fresh tests Cuba is reportedly sitting on vast underwater oil and gas reserves, but none came up in the latest exploration, a joint Chinese-Spanish undertaking. ... 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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  Ferrari recalls 56 cars in China: state media Ferrari's reputation in China took another blow on Friday when the country's quality watchdog said the luxury sports car manufacturer would have to recall 56 imported vehicles because of a defect. ... more | .. |
 US to welcome Philippine leader amid China tensions President Barack Obama will welcome Philippine President Benigno Aquino next month, the White House said Friday, as the United States steps up support to the ally locked in disputes with China. ... more | .. |
  China challenges US trade duties China signaled on Friday it will challenge anti-subsidy duties imposed by the United States on 22 products Washington deems to be unfairly subsidised by Beijing. ... more | .. |
 China welcomes resumption of Sudanese talks China Friday welcomed next week's resumption of talks between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to cooperate with international efforts to resolve issues linked to the recent civil war. ... more |
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  Shareholders vote to take China's Alibaba unit private Minority shareholders of Alibaba.com on Friday voted in favour of a proposal by its parent Alibaba Group Holding to take the Hong Kong-listed online trading unit private, the company said. ... more | .. |
 Rio Tinto chief dismisses China 'doom' Global mining giant Rio Tinto said Thursday it was not worried by talk of China's economy slowing and would press ahead with plans to expand its iron ore business, saying signs were robust on the ground. ... more | .. |
  7-inch Google tablet said imminent A 7-inch tablet computer is coming from Google and could hit the market in July, DigiTimes, a tech Web site based in Taiwan reports. ... more | .. |
  China at heart of ivory plunder surge, US Senate told Chinese-backed crime groups are leading a surge in African elephant poaching to meet China's thirst for ivory, and terror groups are elbowing in on the lucrative trade, US lawmakers heard Thursday. ... more |
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  China hits back at claims it is blocking climate talks China hit back Thursday at claims it was holding up global climate talks in Germany, saying the United States, Europe and other rich states were the ones applying the brakes. ... more | .. |
 US says rights in China deteriorating The United States said Thursday that China's human rights record was getting worse as authorities step up efforts to stifle dissent, even though Beijing let a top activist leave for New York. ... more | .. |
  Romney in new China dig at Obama Mitt Romney fired a fresh jab at President Barack Obama Thursday over his China policy, in a new web video vowing to make China "play by the rules" of global trade on his first day in the White House. ... more | .. |
 'Monkey' to go West again as cinema power shifts East Generations of Chinese grew up under the spell cast by Wu Cheng'en's "Journey to the West", the 16th Century adventure epic which is the subject of two major upcoming film adaptations. ... more |
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 China police interrogate party members over letter Chinese police have interrogated Communist Party veterans who publicly called for the ouster of the country's top security official ahead of a leadership change, two of the party members said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 EU warns climate talks at risk of floundering Europe warned at climate talks in Bonn on Wednesday that efforts to forge a new global pact to avert environmental disaster were in danger of floundering, and some pointed fingers at China. ... more | .. |
 Tokyo raises 1bn yen to buy China dispute islets The Tokyo city government said Thursday members of the public had pledged almost one billion yen ($12.5 million) to its drive to buy a group of uninhabited islands at the centre of a row with China. ... more | .. |
  China says US violates WTO on renewable energy China said Thursday that several US policies supporting the American renewable energy industries violate World Trade Organization rules. ... more |
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