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Is China Going to Blast Past America in Space?Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 21, 2012 In recent weeks China has appeared prominently in the international media. To the layman it would seem that the Asian superpower is advancing its space technology and exploration program at warp speed and may overtake the American space program very soon. Most recently its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully docked with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab. This was the country's first space flight with a female astronaut and its first docking in orbit. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft lifted off on Ju ... read more |
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  Japan stands firm on China islands dispute Japan rejected Chinese protests Monday over the raising of a Japanese flag on disputed islands but sounded a placatory note, saying ties with Beijing are among the "most important" it has. ... more | .. |
 Bo Xilai: China's fallen political star Once a rising political star famous for busting gangs and reviving Maoist ideals, China's Bo Xilai suffered a dramatic fall from grace when his wife was accused of murdering a British businessman. ... more | .. |
  Uncle of N. Korean leader completes China trip A powerful North Korean official and uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un has returned home, state media said, after high-level talks in Beijing which are seen as a precursor to a visit by Pyongyang's young ruler. ... 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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  UN observers wind up Syria mission UN observers wind up their mission in Syria Sunday, after Damascus denied opposition claims that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more | .. |
Japan-China dispute: little islands, big problem The governor of Tokyo wants to buy them, Taiwan says it would like them back and China has made their return a national priority. But for the Kurihara family, the islands Japan knows as Senkaku are just a bit of land they would really rather sell. ... more | .. |
 Syria denies vice president has defected Syria denied opposition claims on Saturday that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan denies it still seeks F-16C-D jets A Taiwanese military spokesman denied media reports that Taiwan is pursuing a reduced order for F-16C/D jet fighters after being refused the purchase last year. ... more |
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  Taiwan: Japan 'furtively occupying' disputed islands Taiwan has accused Japan of "furtively occupying" disputed islands in the East China Sea which are at the centre of a territorial row between Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei. ... more | .. |
Japan deports pro-China island activists Japan on Friday deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed to a disputed island, as Tokyo moved swiftly to put an end to a potentially damaging row with China. ... more | .. |
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  China sees red over Europe wine imports A Chinese industry group has asked the government to probe European wine imports, claiming EU subsidies are harming domestic producers, state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
Tibet exiled 'PM' admits Dalai Lama's shoes hard to fill Tibet's "prime minister in exile" Lobsang Sangay on Monday described his complete surprise when the Dalai Lama last year handed him responsibility for the movement's political future. ... more | .. |
Gu Kailai: High-flying lawyer turned murderer As a high-flying international lawyer married to one of China's most promising politicians and with a son at Harvard, Gu Kailai appeared to have it all. ... more | .. |
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Tajikistan lost 1,000 glaciers in 3 decades: minister
Scientists urge swift action on microbial technologies to address climate crisis
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  Australia sees China chance in Chevron gas exit Australian officials on Tuesday welcomed Chevron's decision to bow out of Woodside Petroleum's massive Browse liquefied natural gas project as a chance for Chinese investors to buy in. ... more | .. |
China's CNOOC H1 profit down 19% Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC Tuesday said its first-half net profit fell 19 percent year-on-year amid rising costs and a drop in production after the closure of a major oil field. ... more | .. |
  Japan's Sharp may sell China, Mexico plants: reports Japan's embattled Sharp is considering selling television assembly plants in China and Mexico and shedding 3,000 jobs, boosting the number of planned payroll cuts to 8,000, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Anti-Japan protests erupt in China over island row Anti-Japan protests broke out in more than a dozen Chinese cities including Beijing and Hong Kong on Sunday as authorities allowed thousands of people to vent anger over an escalating territorial row. ... more |
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 Taiwan's China Airlines boosts Auckland flights Taiwan's leading carrier China Airlines said Monday it will boost its service from Taipei to Auckland, introducing daily flights from October in a bid to tap New Zealand's growing tourism market. ... more | .. |
  China's Yancoal Australia reviews expansion plans China-backed Yancoal Australia said Monday it has put expansion plans at all seven of its mines under review to keep costs down as weaker demand from key north Asian importers weighs on coal prices. ... more | .. |
 COMAC of China, Boeing Open Energy Conservation Technology Center Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing has opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercia ... more | .. |
  Record eurozone trade surplus, analysts divided on outlook New EU data out on Friday showed the eurozone logging a record trade surplus and bumper cash earnings in what some analysts said was evidence that austerity and structural economic reforms pay off. ... 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 | .. |
 Xiamen Airlines in talks to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAXs Xiamen Airlines is in talks with US planemaker Boeing to purchase 30 737 MAXs, a company official said on Friday - an order worth up to $3.2 billion at list prices. ... more | .. |
 More Chinese cities record new home price increases New home prices in more Chinese cities rose in July than in the previous month, the government said Saturday, amid cautious optimism the country's property market may be bottoming out. ... more | .. |
  Russia: Wayward rocket no threat to ISS A Russian rocket that failed to put its payload into orbit is not a threat to the International Space Station, Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos said. ... more |
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  First Chinese ship makes trip to Atlantic via Arctic route The first Chinese ship has travelled from the Pacific to Atlantic via the Arctic along the Russian coast, an Icelandic scientist who participated on the expedition said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan dies in China after fire protest: exile group A Tibetan monk who set himself on fire this week in a southwestern town that has become a flashpoint for protests against Chinese rule has died, an exile group said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 World presses Syria as regime accused of new atrocity The world community piled the pressure on Syria Thursday to end 17 months of bloodshed as rights groups accused Damascus of a new atrocity and the conflict threatened to entangle neighbouring Lebanon. ... more | .. |
  Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worse than thought The death toll from landslides is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, China and Latin America, according to a British study published on Thursday. ... more |
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