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China eyes next lunar landing as US scales backBeijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2012 Neil Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing marked a pinnacle of US technological achievement, defining what many saw as the American century, but the next person to set foot on the moon will likely be Chinese. As the United States has scaled back its manned space programme to cut costs - a move strongly criticised by Armstrong, who died on Saturday - Asian nations have aggressively expanded into space exploration. China, Japan and India all have their own space programmes. New Delhi, which envisages ... read more |
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  China, US to begin new arms race China intends to significantly increase its missile potential. According to the influential Jane's Defence Weekly, China has successfully test-fired the Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) intercontinental ballisti ... more | .. |
  Astronomy project hunts for Chinese helpers The online astronomy project - Galaxy Zoo - is searching for Chinese people to help categorize galaxies in the universe. The Zoo, which has no animals but more than one million galaxies, was set up ... more | .. |
 Japan unveils video of clash with pro-China activists Japan's Coast Guard on Monday released an edited version of video footage showing a clash between pro-China activists and its patrol ships near disputed islands earlier this month. ... 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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 Clinton's planned Pacific trip 'sends message to China' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare foray to the South Pacific this week, in a move analysts say is aimed at curbing China's growing influence among the region's small island nations. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan seeks voice through renowned author Acclaimed author Lung Yingtai felt the force of China's soft power when she spoke in New York this week on her first trip as Taiwan's culture minister aiming to win friends for the isolated island. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protesters march in Chinese city: state media Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of an eastern Chinese city on Saturday to demonstrate against Japan's claims to a disputed island chain, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  China returns refugees to Kachin war zone: rebels China has pushed thousands of refugees from Myanmar's Kachin minority back across the border into a province wracked by fighting between government troops and ethnic guerillas, the rebels said Friday. ... more |
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N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones
Strike hits south Beirut after evacuation warning; 20 militants killed in Israel strikes on Syria
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 Germany's Merkel to visit China: Beijing German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Beijing next week for talks with Premier Wen Jiabao, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China wrestles with acid rain threat An increase in automobile emissions exposed China's Guangdong province to damage from acid rain in the first half of this year, a report found. ... more | .. |
  Carbon efficiency failing to fight warming: study A surge in carbon emissions from power demand in the developing world is overwhelming progress by nations including China and the United States in improving efficiency, new research shows. ... more | .. |
  Quarry explosion kills nine in China: media A load of explosives accidentally went off on Monday at a quarry supplying a cement plant in southern China, killing nine people and leaving another missing, state media said. ... more |
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 Tanker-bus crash inferno kills 36 in China At least 36 people died in a fiery collision between a methanol tanker and a double-decker sleeper bus on Sunday in China's worst traffic accident in more than a year. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan braces for return of Typhoon Tembin Taiwan warned Sunday that Typhoon Tembin was likely to return as people struggled to clear mud-filled homes after the storm pounded the south of the island with the heaviest rains in more than a century. ... more | .. |
  India invites Chinese companies to invest India on Monday invited China to invest in its new flagship manufacturing zones as part of a push to broaden commercial links and cut a ballooning trade deficit with its Asian neighbour. ... more | .. |
  Chinese giant Sinopec sees net profit fall Chinese oil giant Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner by capacity, announced on Sunday that first-half net profit fell 41 percent year-on-year, reports said. ... 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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 China builds sewage facilities on disputed island China has begun building sewage and waste disposal facilities on a disputed South China Sea island, state media said Monday, a move likely to stoke a growing territorial row with its neighbours. ... more | .. |
  Australia's Sundance accepts revised Hanlong offer Australian iron ore company Sundance Resources said Monday it had accepted a revised takeover offer from China's Hanlong in a deal worth about Aus$1.4 billion (US$1.45 billion). ... more | .. |
 Trade to limit harm of East Asia island spats China, Japan and South Korea are loath to let tensions over sea claims damage their sputtering economies, analysts say, but the emotional disputes could still slow long-term trade integration efforts. ... more | .. |
 Wen says China needs to stabilise exports: report Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday that China needed more policies to stabilise the country's exports, Dow Jones Newswires reported. ... 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 | .. |
  Chinese buyer of Burgundy wine chateau identified A Chinese businessman whose purchase of a top Burgundy estate has triggered an angry backlash in France moved Friday to calm the row by promising extensive investment in his new acquisition. ... more | .. |
 Typhoon Tembin pounds Taiwan, injuring 5 Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan Friday, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago. ... more | .. |
 China bridge collapse kills three Three people were killed and five injured when an eight-lane bridge in northeast China collapsed early on Friday, only nine months after it opened, state media said. ... more |
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  China's single women compete for love and riches Young Chinese women in swishy dresses and strappy sandals sit in a row clutching forms that list their weight and measurements as they wait for an interview with the "appearance consultant". ... more | .. |
China blamed for fake goods seized in Italy Italy's police said Saturday they have seized so far this year 52 million counterfeit items, including train tickets, smartphones, condoms and detergents, with much of them coming from China. ... more | .. |
PetroChina invests in Middle East oil PetroChina, China's biggest oil and natural gas producer, warned economic growth would be slow in the coming months. ... more | .. |
  India's Reliance Power and China Datang ink deal India's Reliance Power announced on Friday it had signed a deal with China Datang Corp to develop and operate power and energy projects in the energy-hungry South Asian nation and abroad. ... more |
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  China to expand rare earths reserves: report China plans to add 18,000 tonnes of rare earths to its strategic reserves following an agreement with a domestic producer, a state-linked newspaper said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong apartment fetches record $61 million A luxury apartment in Hong Kong has sold for a record HK$470 million ($61 million), making it the priciest condominium in the Chinese city and possibly in Asia, reports said Friday. ... more | .. |
 China unveils ambitious space projects China will launch several space projects, including a hard X-ray telescope for black hole studies, between 2014 and 2016, according to a senior Chinese astronomer. Su Dingqiang, an academic at the C ... more | .. |
Tibetan monk tortured and imprisoned: rights group A Tibetan monk was beaten, tortured and imprisoned after his arrest in an area that has become a flashpoint for a wave of protests against Chinese rule, a press freedom group said on Thursday. ... more |
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