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Taiwan to get new powerful rocket system: reportTaipei (AFP) July 22, 2012 Taiwan is scheduled to take delivery next month of a powerful multiple-launch rocket system aimed at neutralising former rival China's amphibious landing capabilities, local media reported Sunday. The weapon, called Ray Ting 2000 or "Thunder 2000", will be put into service in August, said the Taipei-based Liberty Times, as the military plans to phase out the current rocket system introduced three decades ago. "After it is armed with the new weapons, the military will see its anti-landing capabil ... read more |
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  Looking Forward to Shenzhou 10 China's first expedition to a space laboratory was an outstanding success. The mission of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to the Tiangong 1 module has made headlines around the world and further cemented ... more | .. |
  Two Taiwanese jailed for spying for China Two Taiwanese businesspeople based on the Chinese mainland were convicted and sentenced Wednesday after they were found guilty on charges of spying for the island's former rival China, a court said. ... more | .. |
  Frenchman returns to China 'to help Bo Xilai probe' A French architect believed to have close ties to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has returned to China to help the probe into the country's biggest political scandal in decades, Cambodia said Wednesday. ... 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 cracks down ahead of leadership change China is ramping up internal security ahead of a once-in-a-decade leadership change and warned it will swiftly stamp down on social unrest, its powerful top police and judicial official says. ... more | .. |
  China's Ai Weiwei loses appeal against tax fine Chinese artist and fierce government critic Ai Weiwei said Friday his challenge against a $2.4 million fine for alleged tax evasion that he says is politically motivated had failed. ... more | .. |
  China doubles loans to Africa to $20 billion China said Thursday it would offer $20 billion in new loans to Africa, underscoring the relationship's growing importance, as Chinese companies agreed to operate more responsibly on the resource-rich continent. ... more | .. |
  Vietnam activists hold another anti-China rally About 200 protesters brought parts of central Hanoi to a brief halt on Sunday in the third rally this month against Beijing's perceived territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea. ... more |
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  China vows to keep tight grip on property prices China vowed Friday to maintain tight controls over the country's property market after house sales recently picked up despite a slowing economy. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Energy independence key In China, they are building things. Big things. Whether you're driving north from Beijing, through lesser known cities such as Qinghuangdou, or standing atop a high-rise in Shanghai, the view is the same: cranes that are erecting tomorrow's China. Some economic developers are starting to refer to these machines as the national bird. ... more | .. |
 China's downturn affecting coal China's coal stocks are increasing amid the country's economic slowdown. ... more | .. |
 Japan owner of disputed islands wants to sell The Japanese family that owns a chain of East China Sea islands at the centre of a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing said Friday it wants to sell the tiny archipelago "as soon as we can". ... more |
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  China launches US solar dumping probe China on Friday started a probe into alleged US dumping of solar products and government subsidies for the sector, the latest volley in a trade row between the world's top two economies. ... 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 | .. |
 US Solar Companies can Compete with China with a Bit of Innovation The US solar industry is undergoing some serious growing pains, with bankruptcies and mergers a necessary part of that process; meanwhile, competition from Chinese solar panels has many believing th ... more | .. |
 Russia seizes Chinese fishing boat: reports Russian coastguards have seized a Chinese fishing boat off the country's east coast after reportedly opening fire on the vessel, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspect
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 Frenchman returns to China 'to help Bo Xilai probe' A Frenchman connected to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has returned to China to help the investigation into the country's biggest political scandal in decades, Cambodian police said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Ban in China seeking tougher action on Syria UN chief Ban Ki-moon is expected to press China's leaders Wednesday to back tougher action to stop violence in Syria before a Security Council showdown over a resolution threatening sanctions. ... more | .. |
  China produces as much CO2 per person as Europe: report China's carbon dioxide (CO2) levels soared in 2011, putting its per capita emissions on a par for the first time with those of Europe, while global levels of the greenhouse gas hit another all-time high, a report released Wednesday said. ... more | .. |
  Two China workers killed in Singapore tunnel accident Two Chinese workers were killed and eight others injured in Singapore Wednesday when scaffolding at a subway construction site collapsed, officials said. ... more |
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  Somali pirates release Taiwan fishing boat A Taiwanese fishing boat seized by Somali pirates nearly 19 months ago was freed, and its crew members were taken to safety by a Chinese naval vessel, Taiwan's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Record tourists to France in 2011, Chinese numbers surge A record number of foreign tourists visited France last year, with 81.4 million people travelling to the country and a surge in visitors from China, official figures showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
ASEAN must push on with China sea code: Indonesia The Indonesian foreign minister met his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday, saying Southeast Asian nations must push forward with a "code of conduct" over the disputed South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Iraq inaugurates giant southern oilfield Baghdad's top energy official inaugurated a giant oilfield in south Iraq on Wednesday, with a group of Chinese, French and Malaysian firms set to pump 535,000 barrels of oil a day there within five years. ... more |
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  Titanic II to have 'safety deck': Australian tycoon Australian billionaire Clive Palmer Tuesday said his modern-day version of the Titanic will retain the first, second and third-class divisions of the original and include a new "safety" deck. ... more | .. |
 Astronauts in good shape after return The three astronauts who went on the country's first manned space-docking mission last month said on Friday that they are in good health as they recuperate from their 13-day stay in space. The trio ... more | .. |
Taiwan intelligence officer put on wanted list Taiwan has put a military intelligence officer on the wanted list after she failed to report to work following a holiday in Thailand last month, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese sub to dive in South China Sea: media A Chinese submersible that last month set a new national record will dive in the South China Sea next year, state media said Tuesday, as Beijing asserts its claim over the resource-rich area. ... more |
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 Teenage Tibetan monk 'self-immolates' in China A teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China Tuesday, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan finds H5N1 virus in birds smuggled from China Dozens of pet birds smuggled from southern China into Taiwan tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus and were destroyed, Taiwanese authorities said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Former US Treasury chief plays down anti-China rhetoric Former US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson expressed doubt Tuesday that election year criticism of China would hurt ties but said the world's two largest economies need to improve relations. ... more | .. |
Philippines thanks China for help amid sea spat President Benigno Aquino Tuesday thanked China for its help to finish a major Philippine water project, amid frayed relations between the two countries over disputed territory in the South China Sea. ... more |
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