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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 deploys anti-China missiles: report Taiwan has for the first time deployed cruise missiles capable of striking key military bases along the southeast coast of the Chinese mainland, local media reported on Monday. ... 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 | .. |
 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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  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 | .. |
  Japan must lock door against China: Tokyo governor Tokyo's controversial nationalist governor said Tuesday his plan to buy islands at the centre of a festering territorial row with China was akin to locking the doors to keep a burglar out. ... more | .. |
  Iran cancels $2 bn dam contract with China: reports Iran has cancelled a $2 billion contract with China to build a hydro-electric dam and handed the project over to its Revolutionary Guards, media reported on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Tongue Analysis Software Developed at MU Uses Ancient Chinese Medicine to Warn of Disease For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the me ... more |
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Xi tells Biden support for Taiwan a 'red line' in ties
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  Ex-Beijing mayor 'sorry' over Tiananmen crackdown Chen Xitong, who was Beijing mayor during the 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, said he was "sorry" and that the deaths could have been avoided, according to a book to be released this week. ... more | .. |
 China's main microblog restricts user posts China's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers. ... more | .. |
 Two Tibetans set themselves ablaze in Lhasa: reports Two Tibetan men have set themselves on fire outside a temple in Lhasa and one has died, reports said Monday, as a wave of self-immolations in China's Tibetan areas spread to the heavily guarded city. ... more | .. |
  Asia's biggest wine expo opens in Hong Kong The who's who of the wine world gathered in Hong Kong on Tuesday for Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair, hoping to tap the booming but still relatively young Chinese market. ... more |
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 Tiananmen victim's father 'commits suicide' in China The father of a 22-year-old man killed by Chinese soldiers during the 1989 crackdown on democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square has committed suicide, a support group said Monday. ... more | .. |
 China news agency breaks silence on 'serial killer' A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing 11 men in China, the official Xinhua news agency confirmed on Sunday, breaking its silence over the capture of a loner dubbed the "cannibal monster". ... 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 | .. |
  China's rising costs deter European business: survey One in five European companies operating in China may invest elsewhere in the future as wages are getting too high and regulations too cumbersome, according to a poll released Tuesday. ... 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 rail chief faces punishment for graft: media China's former railways minister will face prosecution for alleged corruption, state media said Monday, following reports he took bribes of more than 800 million yuan ($127 million). ... more | .. |
  India firms Myanmar ties during PM visit India agreed a raft of deals with Myanmar on Monday during a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh aimed at boosting trade and energy links and contesting the influence of regional rival China. ... more | .. |
  Japan's Renesas ups chip outsourcing to Taiwan giant Japan's Renesas Electronics said Monday it will boost the outsourcing of its chip production to Taiwan's TSMC, but it declined comment on reports it would cut about 30 percent of its staff. ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 |
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