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Northrop Grumman to Supply Bridge Navigation Systems for Swire Group's Dry Cargo ShipsNew Malden, UK (SPX) Sep 05, 2012 Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to supply navigation bridge equipment for a series of 39,500-dwt dry bulk cargo ships being built in China for the China Navigation Company Pte. Ltd., Singapore, the deep sea shipping company of the Swire Group. Under the contract with Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd., Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will deliver four shipsets to the company's shipyard in Jiangyin, China, for installation. Each shipset will include a complete integrated b ... read more |
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  China Focus: Timeline for China's space research revealed A senior Chinese astronomer on Friday revealed a timeline for China's planned program of space research. In an interview with Xinhua, Zhang Shuangnan, an astrophysicist at the Institute of High Ener ... more | .. |
 Tiangong Orbit Change Signals Likely Date for Shenzhou 10 August 30, Tiangong 1's controllers raised its orbit by 11 kilometres, indicating that a target date for the Shenzhou 10 mission has probably been set. As August 30 dawned, Tiangong 1 was following ... more | .. |
  Tensions set to cloud APEC summit Asia-Pacific leaders gather in Russia's far east this weekend for talks aimed at promoting trade but territorial disputes and other regional tensions may cloud the event. ... 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 to buy islands disputed with China: reports Japan's government has agreed to buy islands at the centre of a territorial row with China, reports said Wednesday, as it tries to both placate nationalists and prevent ties with Beijing deteriorating further. ... more | .. |
 China, US soften tone on sea dispute China and the United States stepped back on Wednesday from sparring over the tense South China Sea as the Asian power told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it would work on a code to manage disputes. ... more | .. |
  China supports 'transition' in Syria China said Wednesday it supported a political transition in Syria and was not attached to President Bashar al-Assad as it defended its record during a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. ... more | .. |
 Clinton heads to China with hopes over sea tensions Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beijing Tuesday after talks in emerging US ally Indonesia, where she voiced hopes for progress in managing increasing tensions in the South China Sea. ... more |
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RTX's Raytheon secures $529 million contract to bolster Dutch Patriot air defense system
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  S. Korea's top nuclear envoy to visit China South Korea's top nuclear envoy will visit China this week to discuss ways to resume long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks on North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 India, China to resume joint military exercises India and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations. ... more | .. |
 Ferrari crash reports bring fresh political scandal in China China's leadership has been hit by a fresh scandal ahead of a 10-yearly power handover, with reports a close ally of the president was demoted following his son's death in a Ferrari crash. ... more | .. |
Clinton warns against 'coercion' in South China Sea US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Monday against coercion in the conflict-riven South China Sea and voiced hope that Beijing would find a peaceful resolution with Southeast Asian nations. ... more |
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India, China defence ministers to meet Tuesday Defence ministers of India and China were set to meet for talks on Tuesday with concerns over competing influence across South Asia likely to be high on the agenda, according to officials. ... more | .. |
  Bees, fruits and money Two thirds of the crops humans use for food production and the majority of wild plant species depend on pollination by insects such as bees and hover-flies. This ecosystem service, however, provided ... more | .. |
  GM says China sales grow despite slowdown General Motors' sales in China hit a record 220,996 vehicles in August, the US auto giant said Wednesday, despite an economic slowdown in the country with the world's largest car market. ... more | .. |
  Brazilian businesses should follow China: delegates Brazil should learn from China's economic prowess if it is to help its companies halt their faltering industrial competitiveness, delegates at a top-level business conference said Tuesday. ... more |
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Companies slam delay on deep-sea mining rules
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  Samsung violates Chinese workers' rights: report Samsung forces employees at its Chinese factories to work up to five times the legal overtime limit, bans them from sitting down and denies basic labor rights, according to a US-based watchdog. ... more | .. |
  Chinese coal mining a risk? A series of coal mine accidents in China have called attention to the safety of the country's mining sector. ... more | .. |
  Oil prices advance on China, Europe stimulus hopes Global crude oil prices rose Tuesday as weak manufacturing numbers from Europe and China lifted hopes of fresh central bank stimulus measures, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Philippines hails Clinton remarks on South China Sea Philippine officials praised US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, saying Tuesday she had bolstered Manila's stance. ... more |
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 China's Chalco scraps bid for Mongolia coal miner China's biggest aluminium producer Chalco said it had scrapped a planned bid to take a majority stake in a Mongolian coal miner, after Mongolia's government opposed the deal. ... more | .. |
 China's Baidu to invest $1.6 bn in cloud computing China's leading search engine Baidu will invest more than 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in cloud computing over the coming years, its chief financial officer said on Monday. ... more | .. |
Oil market steady amid weak Chinese data Global oil prices held steady on Monday as traders worried that contracting Chinese manufacturing activity could hit global demand for crude. ... 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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  Space-age food served up with seeds of success An eggplant the size of a basketball, and a cucumber half a meter long seem, at first glance, out of this world. They are, literally. Chinese scientists have created more than 120 varieties of plant ... more | .. |
 China says S. Asia ties 'no threat to third party' Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie says Beijing's increasingly close ties with South Asia are aimed at ensuring regional "security and stability" and are not intended to harm any "third party". ... more | .. |
  Congo, China, sign 975m-euro deal to rebuild Brazzaville Congo and China on Tuesday signed accords worth 975 million euros as part of a project to rebuild parts of the capital Brazzaville devastated by a deadly munitions depot blast in early March. ... more | .. |
  H.K. students protest over 'brainwashing' classes Hong Kong students and teachers protested Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls. ... more |
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  Taiwan to build six minehunters Taiwan plans to spend $1.2 billion on building six minehunters as part of efforts to negate China's ability to blockade the island in a future conflict, a legislator said Monday. ... more | .. |
 China starts reshuffle ahead of leadership change China's ruling Communist Party has announced a reshuffle to a key post, state press said Sunday, a move widely seen as ushering in a once-a-decade leadership transition later this year. ... more | .. |
 China villager bombs local government office A villager in rural east China unhappy over social injustice detonated an explosive in a local government building Monday, killing himself and wounding six others, state press said. ... more | .. |
  No escape from domestic politics for Clinton in Asia US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is missing the Democratic Party convention to build ties in Asia as the US relationship with China increasingly encroaches on politics back home. ... more |
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