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Chinese firm to send Spanish rover to moon in 2014Madrid, Spain (XNA) Aug 22, 2012 China Great Wall Industry Corporation will send a Spanish rover to the moon in June 2014, according to the Galactic Suite company which heads the "Barcelona Moon Team" that is competing in the Google Lunar X Prize contest to the moon. The rover will be launched by a Long March 2C/CTS-2 rocket from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The Barcelona Moon Team is the only team based in Spain to take part in the Google Lunar X Prize, which challenges participants to create a robot that can m ... read more |
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  Is China Going to Blast Past America in Space? 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 spe ... more | .. |
  Australia urges China to respect its rights on US troops China must respect Australia's sovereign right to have United States Marines deployed in its north as Washington enhances its presence in the Pacific, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Taiwan won't work with China in Japan row: Ma President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday Taiwan would not join hands with China against Japan in a territorial dispute involving an archipelago in the East China Sea claimed by all three sides. ... 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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 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  China study warns rural wealth gap near 'danger' level China's countryside is facing a widening wealth gap as hundreds of millions of residents abandon farming for better paid work in cities, a report said, warning rural inequality was approaching "danger" levels. ... more | .. |
Canadian body parts victim was Chinese-Canadian: police Canadian police on Tuesday identified a woman whose severed body parts were discovered scattered throughout Toronto as a Chinese-Canadian spa owner and a single mother of three. ... more |
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  Tibetan Plateau may be older than previously thought The growth of high topography on the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan, China, began much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of geologists who looked at mountain ranges alo ... more | .. |
China court gives Gu suspended death sentence for murder A Chinese court on Monday handed the wife of disgraced political leader Bo Xilai a suspended death sentence for murder in a case that has rocked the Communist party ahead of a 10-yearly power handover. ... more | .. |
  China's Geely H1 profit rises 9% as exports surge Chinese automaker Geely said Wednesday its first-half net profit rose nine percent year-on-year, as strong exports helped to offset a domestic slowdown in the world's biggest car market. ... more | .. |
  S.Leone, China sign $15mln fibre optic deal Sierra Leone and China have signed a $15 million (12 million euro) loan agreement for the installation of a fibre optic cable which will boost internet capabilities, national radio reported Tuesday. ... 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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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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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