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China spacecraft set to return to Earth FridayBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2012 A Chinese spacecraft with three astronauts aboard will return to Earth Friday after a nearly two-week mission that included the country's first manual docking in orbit, state media said. The Shenzhou-9 will return to Earth around 10:00 am (0200 GMT) on Friday, the state Xinhua news agency said Thursday, quoting an unnamed space programme official. China launched the spacecraft carrying three crew, including the country's first female astronaut, from the remote Gobi desert in the nation's northwe ... read more |
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 China's Hu praises astronauts for space advance Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday told the three astronauts aboard a space capsule they had pushed forward China's space programme, after they carried out the country's first manual docking. ... more | .. |
 China to send foreign astronauts to space with its spacecraft someday It is believed that China will be able to train foreign astronauts with its own space technology and send them to space by Shenzhou spacecraft someday, the spokeswoman of China's manned space progra ... more | .. |
 Chinese astronauts set to return Chinese astronauts will return to Earth in several days after completing the major tasks, and measures have been taken to ensure a safe return, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said her ... more | .. |
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 Packing Up Tiangong The first crewed expedition to China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory is drawing to a close. Soon, the astronauts will board the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft that carried them to Tiangong 1 for the return to ... more | .. |
 Chinese astronauts complete major tasks in first six days in space Three Chinese astronauts have completed major tasks over the past six days inside the conjoint Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 space lab, before they succeeded in a manual docking on Sunday. Ch ... more | .. |
 Staying stimulated in space How are the astronauts' lives on their first day in the Tiangong-1? Will they feel bored? They have completed a lot of scheduled work and began to implement the same work and rest schedule as on the ... more | .. |
 Experts respond to rumors about Shenzhou-9 The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft has aroused many people's interests on the space flight. Of the various ideas on the Shenzhou-9, some are expectations and good wishes but some are rumors and misunderstand ... more |
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 China invests some 19 billion yuan in space docking missions China has planned about 19 billion yuan (about 3 billion U.S. dollars) in budget for the country's space rendezvous and docking missions, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China's first female astronaut excells in performance: spokeswoman Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman entering the space, had an excellent performance in past eight days, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said Sunday. The 33-year-old veteran pilot adapte ... more | .. |
 Arrangements for China's next space mission based on review of Shenzhou-9 The arrangements for the Shenzhou-10 mission will be decided after a full review of the Shenzhou-9 mission and status of orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module, said a spokeswoman for China's manned space p ... more | .. |
  China's influence grows in poor neighbour Tajikistan Extending credits worth almost $2 billion, mighty China is spreading its influence to its poor ex-Soviet neighbour Tajikistan in the hope of winning mineral riches and a loyal strategic ally. ... more |
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  Myanmar refugees in China 'desperate': HRW Thousands of refugees who have fled to China from war-torn northern Myanmar face a humanitarian crisis due to lack of adequate shelter, food, water and healthcare, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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 Walker's World: How does Turkey do it? As the economies of Europe, China, India and the United States all slow at once, how does Turkey do it? How does this country, poised at the intersections of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, grow its economy last year at close to 10 percent, lower its trade deficit and get its sovereign debt upgraded by Moody's? ... more | .. |
  China to invest in Earth monitoring system China says it will invest $81 million to build a national network to monitor movement in the Earth's crust and for other Earth sciences in the next four years. ... 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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  Software identifies censored China microblog posts Hong Kong researchers have developed software able to identify censored posts on China's main microblog, they said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  40 missing after China mudslide: state media Torrential rains in mountainous southwest China triggered a mudslide that left about 40 workers building a hydroelectric dam missing on Thursday, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 New York Times to launch Chinese news website The New York Times said Wednesday it was launching a Chinese-language news website to deliver "high-quality coverage of world affairs, business and culture" to readers in China. ... more | .. |
  Businesses push US to ratify Law of the Sea treaty American businesses are urging the United States to ratify the UN Law of the Sea Treaty, saying it is needed to boost crucial domestic energy production and end China's near-monopoly on rare earths. ... more |
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Hong Kong marks handover but chafes under China rule Hong Kong marks the 15th anniversary of its handover to China on Sunday, but protests targeting visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao will highlight growing misgivings over life under mainland rule. ... more | .. |
  US sees momentum on South China Sea code The United States said Wednesday it saw momentum in talks between China and Southeast Asia on agreeing to a code of conduct to ease deep friction over competing claims in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 China's Yancoal floats on Australian exchange Yancoal Australia, a new firm created by the merger of Gloucester Coal and China's Yancoal, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Thursday in the bourse's biggest debut in 18 months. ... more | .. |
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 Amnesty slams arms imports fuelling SSudan conflict Both South Sudan's army and rebel groups are using weapons imported from China, Ukraine and neighbouring Sudan in fighting that has claimed dozens of civilian lives, Amnesty International said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  South Americans to meet on Paraguay, China trade Foreign ministers of the South American trading bloc Mercosur meet here Thursday with the ouster of Paraguay's president and a proposed free trade agreement with China on the agenda. ... more | .. |
  Apple launches iTunes Store in 12 new Asia markets Apple launched its iTunes Store in 12 Asian markets on Wednesday, giving consumers access to millions of songs and movies, but regional giants China, India and Indonesia were not on the list. ... more | .. |
 EU, US, Japan step up rare earths battle with China The European Union, the United States and Japan asked the World Trade Organization on Wednesday to form a panel to resolve a dispute over China's export restrictions on rare earths. ... more |
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 Scientists twist light to send data A multi-national team led by USC with researchers hailing from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Israel has developed a system of transmitting data using twisted beams of light at ultra-high speeds - up ... more | .. |
  Researchers test carbon nanotube-based ultra-low voltage integrated circuits A team of researchers from Peking University in Beijing, China, and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has demonstrated that carbon nanotube-based integrated circuits can work under a supply ... more | .. |
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 | .. |
 Vietnam says China offshore oil auction 'illegal' Vietnam has denounced China's opening of offshore oil blocks to foreign companies in contested areas of the South China Sea as "illegal", as territorial tensions grow between the communist neighbours. ... more |
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