24/7 News Coverage
August 30, 2012
SOLAR SCIENCE
China Exclusive: Scientists looking for site for giant solar telescope
Beijing, China (XNA) Aug 29, 2012
Chinese scientists are looking for a site for a giant solar telescope, which will be the world's largest in the next two decades with data helping to understand solar activities. The Chinese Giant Solar Telescope (CGST), or one of "the next-generation ground-based solar telescopes," will lead a field of solar observation in 20 years, if the construction is approved and starts in 2016, according to Prof. Deng Yuanyong, director of Huairou Solar Observing Station of the National Astronomical Observa ... read more

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SPACE SCOPES

Astronomy heritage sites get protection
World astronomers meeting in Beijing have announced a new Web portal dedicated to protecting astronomical heritage sites around the globe. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

US-China missile race
The United States says it's planning to build new missile defence in Asia. White House officials say early warning radar systems could be placed on a remote Japanese island and possibly in the Phili ... more
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Japan looks to buy disputed Senkakus
Japan's government is hoping to buy the private Senkaku Islands to bolster the country's claim to ownership in the face of increasing Chinese counter-claims. ... more
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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

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EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms

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SUPERPOWERS

Clinton to press on China disputes in Asia tour
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will warn against the use of force between China and its neighbors on a tour of Asia that comes amid mounting tension over sea disputes, officials said Tuesday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Euro crisis weighs on Merkel's China trip
German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week makes her second trip of the year to China, with the eurozone debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on the two global economic powers. ... more
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SINO DAILY

China official flees country with funds: report
An official in northeast China has fled the country, allegedly taking tens of millions of dollars with him, amid a probe into corruption, a state newspaper said Wednesday. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Death toll from S. Korea typhoon rises to 18
South Korean rescuers Wednesday recovered two more bodies near two wrecked Chinese fishing boats, bringing the confirmed death toll from a powerful typhoon to 18. ... more
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Hamas to free first 3 Israeli hostages Sunday if cease-fire takes effect
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FARM NEWS

Chinese buyer vows to honour French wine heritage
A Chinese businessman who sparked uproar in France when he bought a historic Burgundy vineyard pledged Tuesday to respect local traditions and restore the chateau to its former glory. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Two Tibetans die, burning protests top 50: groups
Two teenagers burned to death in southwest China, taking to over 50 the number of Tibetans who have set themselves alight in protest against Beijing's rule, rights groups said on Tuesday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

CNOOC adds offshore oil blocks
State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. is offering 26 offshore blocks, 22 of which are in the South China Sea, for joint development with foreign companies. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Sea row set aside as China, ASEAN seek trade boost
China and Southeast Asian nations pledged Wednesday to strive for closer economic ties, setting aside regional tensions over a territorial row in the resource-rich South China Sea. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Germany's Merkel due in China for eurozone talks
German leader Angela Merkel was due to hold top-level talks Thursday on her second visit to China this year, with Europe's debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on the two global powers. ... more
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THE PITS

China coal mine blast traps 50 underground: Xinhua
A gas explosion at a coal mine in southwest China has trapped 50 miners underground, state media said Wednesday, in the latest disaster to hit the country's troubled mining industry. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Threat forces Air China flight back to Beijing
An Air China plane bound for New York was forced to return to Beijing on Wednesday after receiving a "threatening message" but nothing unusual was found, the airline and state media said. ... more
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CAR TECH

China's Dongfeng sees profits slide in first half
Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Motor Group on Wednesday said its net profit in the first half of 2012 slipped 8.36 percent on the back of falling commercial vehicle sales and stiffer competition. ... more
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THE PITS

China coal mine accident kills six: report
Six miners have died in a coal mine accident in northwest China's restive Xinjiang region, according to the country's official Xinhua news agency. ... more
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CAR TECH

Hyundai Motor starts work on China joint venture
South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor said Tuesday its joint venture with a Chinese firm has started the construction of a truck plant in the world's fastest-growing vehicle market. ... more
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CAR TECH

Ford says it will bring luxury car brand to China
US auto giant Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would bring its Lincoln brand to China in two years, pitching the vehicle to the luxury segment of the world's largest car market. ... more
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AEROSPACE

China flag carrier reports 77% slump in profit
Flag carrier Air China said Tuesday that its net profit plunged 77 percent in the first half from a year ago, hit by weakness in air travel demand and higher fuel costs. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Egypt's new leader visits China seeking investment
Egypt's president met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, seeking in his first state visit outside the Arab world to win badly needed investment and expand diplomatic ties. ... more
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CAR TECH

China's BYD first-half profit down 94% on year
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said Tuesday its net profit slumped 94 percent in the first half from the same period a year ago, on weaker demand for cars and a loss in its solar business. ... more
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DRAGON SPACE

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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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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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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FROTH AND BUBBLE

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
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DRAGON SPACE

China eyes next lunar landing as US scales back
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. ... more
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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
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TAIWAN NEWS

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
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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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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SHAKE AND BLOW

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
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