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Two Women For TiangongSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 11, 2012 After a long and convoluted saga, we are finally approaching the launch of China's next human spaceflight mission. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft is expected to lift off in mid-June, carrying three astronauts to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory. It's been a long wait. China's last human space mission was Shenzhou 7, which flew in 2008. The gap between flights is almost four years! The gap between missions has been lengthened by the fact that China's human spaceflight program has reached a new ... read more |
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 Shenzhou 9 Ready For Manned Mission To Tiangong-1 With the June 9 rollout of the Long March launch vehicle from its assembly building, Shenzhou 9 has taken a major step towards orbit. The Shenzhou launch campaign has settled into a routine where th ... more | .. |
 China to launch manned spacecraft this month China will launch a spacecraft this month to conduct its first manned space docking, state media said Saturday, the latest step in a plan aimed at giving the country a permanent space station by 2020. ... more | .. |
  Hundreds march in Hong Kong over dissident's death At least 1,000 people marched through Hong Kong on Sunday over the death of Chinese dissident Li Wangyang, who was jailed for more than 22 years after the 1989 Tiananmen democracy protests. ... 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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  Like a jet through solid rock volcanic arc fed by rapid fluid pulses In the depths of the earth, it is anything but peaceful: large quantities of liquids carve their way through the rock as fluids, causing magma to form. A research team led by the University of Munst ... more | .. |
  China exports, imports rise sharply China's exports and imports shot up in May, but analysts cautioned the better-than-expected data released Sunday was no cause for joy amid global economic woes and a slowdown in the Asian powerhouse. ... more | .. |
  China revives key economic reform amid transition China's move to allow more competition in its state-dominated banking sector revives a reform shelved for nearly a decade and defies expectations of a policy freeze before leadership change this year. ... more | .. |
  China auto sales rise 16% in May Vehicle sales in China rose 16 percent year-on-year in May to 1.61 million units, according to industry data Saturday, indicating a strengthening recovery in the world's biggest auto market. ... more |
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Xi tells Biden support for Taiwan a 'red line' in ties
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  Obama backs Philippines on sea freedom The United States and the Philippines on Friday called for freedom of navigation in the tense South China Sea as the White House offered a robust show of support for President Benigno Aquino. ... more | .. |
 China to lower fuel prices China's economic planning ministry said Friday it will lower benchmark retail prices of gasoline and diesel by 530 yuan ($84) and 510 yuan per tonne respectively. ... more | .. |
 China industrial output grows disappointing 9.6% China's industrial output grew at a slower-than-expected 9.6 percent year-on-year in May, a faster clip than the previous month but still near three-year-lows, the government said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 China inflation eases, further stimulus 'likely' China's inflation eased to 3.0 percent in May as other data released Saturday indicated a slowdown in the world's second largest economy, giving Beijing more room to ease monetary policy to stimulate growth. ... more |
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 Japan data point to fragile economic recovery Japan's economy grew faster than first thought between January and March, official data showed Friday, but analysts warned of a slowdown caused by a strong yen, Europe's debt woes and weakness in China. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Trade deficit drag The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to report Friday that the U.S. deficit on international trade in goods and services was $49.3 billion in April, down from $51.8 billion in March. ... more | .. |
  Iran doubts P5+1 willingness for success in nuclear talks Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused major world powers on Wednesday of looking for ways to "find excuses and to waste time" in talks over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
 Top China dissident found dead Leading Chinese dissident Li Wangyang, jailed for more than 22 years after the 1989 Tiananmen democracy protests, died in strange circumstances in central China Wednesday, his family and rights groups said. ... 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 faces 'serious' epidemic of drug-resistant TB China faces a "serious epidemic" of drug-resistant tuberculosis according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of the size of the problem there, said a US-published study on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
China to tighten Internet control with new rules China said Thursday it planned to extend nationwide a requirement for microblog users to register with their real names as part of a sweeping update of rules governing the Internet. ... more | .. |
China allows autopsy of dead dissident: family Authorities in central China have agreed to perform an autopsy on Chinese dissident Li Wangyang, who died this week in allegedly suspicious circumstances, his family said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Incidence, types of marine piracy studied Chinese researchers say they can predict if a particular vessel with a specific cargo on a given area of ocean is likely to be targeted by pirates. ... more |
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China faces 'serious' epidemic of drug-resistant TB China faces a "serious epidemic" of drug-resistant tuberculosis according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of the size of the problem there, said a US-published study on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Sri Lanka's Chinese-built port opens for business Sri Lanka's first Chinese-built port, a strong symbol of Beijing's investment in South Asia, opened for international shipping on Wednesday with the arrival of 1,000 cars from India. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan's HTC denies Microsoft snub over Windows 8 Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC on Thursday denied reports that it would be excluded by Microsoft from adopting the new operating system Windows 8 in its products. ... more | .. |
 US pledges Philippines support on Aquino visit The United States pledged Thursday to help the Philippines step up its defenses in the face of a rising China as it welcomes President Benigno Aquino, seen by US officials as a promising partner. ... more |
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Gabon renegotiating Chinese iron mining deal Gabon is renegotiating a deal with China for mining rights to the massive Belinga iron ore deposits and may ditch Beijing for another partner, Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese and Japanese investors bid for Saab A group of Chinese and Japanese investors have submitted an offer to take over bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab, a spokesman said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 China cuts interest rates as economy slows China on Thursday cut interest rates for the first time in over three years and moved to allow rates to float more freely, in a bid to boost a slowing economy and advance financial reform. ... more | .. |
 Panama -- what? Nicaragua has $30-bn plan for its own canal China, Russia, Brazil and Japan are among six countries interested in funding a new $30-billion canal in Nicaragua linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the project coordinator said Wednesday. ... more |
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  China calls for inclusive development of outer space China advocates peaceful use of outer space and will strive for inclusive development of outer space, a senior Chinese diplomat said here Wednesday. The notion of achieving the inclusive development ... more | .. |
  China, Russia 'decisively against' Syria regime change China and Russia said Wednesday they were "decisively against" intervention or regime change in Syria as Arab and Western calls mounted for strong international action in the 15-month conflict. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen tells Iran: no nuclear arms in Mideast Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday told the visiting Iranian president that Beijing opposes any Middle Eastern country seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  Children injured in clash in China's Xinjiang Twelve children were hurt in a clash at an Islamic school in China's restive Xinjiang region Wednesday, police and an exile group said amid an escalating crackdown on "illegal" religious activities. ... more |
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