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China conducts first manual space dockingBeijing (AFP) June 24, 2012 A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country's first manual docking in orbit, a milestone in an ambitious programme to build a space station by the end of the decade. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft linked with the Tiangong-1 module just over a week into a manned space mission which includes China's first female astronaut, following an automatic docking on Monday. "The success of the manual docking mission represents a major breakthrough. It was a precise and perfect docking," Wu ... read more |
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 Man Versus Machine on Shenzhou The first attempt at a manual docking by a Chinese spacecraft has been a success, but it still raises issues to be explored. The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft successfully undocked from the Tiangong 1 space ... more | .. |
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  Spanish group sells stake in satellite operator to China Spanish infrastructure group Abertis said on Friday it had sold a 7.0-percent stake in leading European satellite operator Eutelsat to China's sovereign wealth fund. ... more | .. |
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That's No Lab, It's a Space Station Tiangong 1 is described by its Chinese builders as a "space laboratory". This term is has been widely adopted by journalists and space analysts. It's probably not inaccurate to call the Tiangong 1 s ... more | .. |
 Designer elaborates on challenges facing Shenzhou-9 mission In an interview, the general designer of the Tracking, Telemetry, Command and Communication System of the China Manned Space Engineering Qian Weiping said that, if we say the core mission of the She ... more | .. |
  Who dares wins: New ideas needed in Iran nuke deadlock World powers negotiating with a defiant Iran over its nuclear programme need to risk more and get more "creative" if they want to break a deadlock that threatens tipping into military conflict, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 UN sees China behind NKorea embargo breach: report A UN panel has found Chinese involvement in more than half of the suspected violations of the North Korean arms and luxury goods embargoes, a Japanese media report said Friday. ... more |
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  Chinese submersible aims for 23,000 feet China's deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, having surpassed the record for the nation's deepest descent, aims to dive to almost 23,000 feet, researchers 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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 Chinese premier in Uruguay on first stop of regional tour Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Uruguay Friday, his first stop on a multi-nation visit to South America. ... more | .. |
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 Greek exports to China leap 269% in quarter: official data Greek exports to China rocketed by 269.1 percent in the first quarter from the level for the same period last year, data from the Panhellenic Exporters Association showed on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Australia approves Hanlong's Sundance takeover Australia's Sundance Resources on Friday said the country's foreign investment watchdog had approved its Aus$1.65 billion (US$1.65 billion) takeover by Chinese suitor Sichuan Hanlong Group. ... more |
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China's manned spacecraft in final preparations for mid-June launch China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission ... more | .. |
 China to conduct first manual space docking Chinese astronauts are due to carry out the nation's first manual space docking Sunday, a highly complex manoeuvre that will bring the Asian powerhouse a step closer to building a space station. ... more | .. |
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 Ai Weiwei says 'cannot leave China' as bail ends Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Thursday he was still barred from leaving the country despite the expiry of a one-year bail condition imposed after his release from detention last June. ... more |
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Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China Two young Tibetans in a remote area of northwest China set themselves alight, state media and a rights group said Thursday, in the latest such protest against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
  China defends rare earths policy China issued its first white paper on the country's rare earth industry policies, saying it would introduce reforms. ... more | .. |
 Philippines seizes illegal China-bound ore Philippine authorities said Thursday they had seized a huge amount of iron ore intended to be smuggled to China, as part of a long-running battle against illegal miners. ... more | .. |
 China strongly protests Vietnam's claim over islands China said it summoned Vietnam's ambassador Thursday and strongly protested a law adopted by the Vietnamese parliament that places the disputed Spratly and Paracel islands under Hanoi's sovereignty. ... more |
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  China manufacturing stalls as Beijing consider relaxing FDI rules Chinese manufacturing activity hit a seven-month low in June, data from HSBC showed Thursday, putting pressure on Beijing to do more to boost the world's second-largest economy. ... more | .. |
Backup Plans for Tiangong So far, so good. The first crewed expedition to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory has been highly successful, with three astronauts travelling to the module and beginning work. In just a few days, ... more | .. |
 Rocket Scientist Who 'Spied for China' Freed The former head of a Russian rocket technology firm who was jailed in 2007 for selling state secrets to China has been released on parole, Radio Liberty reported. Igor Reshetin, the former dir ... more | .. |
  Two Russians convicted of treason over missile data Russia on Wednesday sentenced two professors from an engineering university to 12.5 and 12 years for handing over information about a new intercontinental missile to China, an official said. ... more |
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