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Nicaragua negotiating satellite purchase with ChinaManagua (AFP) Sept 14, 2012 Nicaragua is in negotiations with China to purchase a $300 million satellite, which the Central American country hopes to launch into orbit by 2016, officials said. The accord between the Nicaraguan Telecommunications Institute (Telcor) and the Chinese firm Great Wall, which has manufactured satellites for several Latin American, African and Asian countries, could be signed in October. "In mid-October of this year, the two parties are going to conclude the negotiations on all aspects of this con ... read more |
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  Japan firms stop China operations after protests Japanese firms including Panasonic suspended operations at plants in China, companies and reports said Monday, after mass anti-Tokyo protests at the weekend over disputed islands in the East China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Pentagon chief calls for calm in Japan-China spat US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called for diplomatic efforts to resolve a worsening territorial spat between Japan and China on Monday, the day after warning disputes could draw East Asia into war. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protests again erupt across China Thousands of anti-Japanese demonstrators mounted protests in cities across China on Sunday over disputed islands in the East China Sea, a day after an attempt to storm Tokyo's embassy in the capital. ... 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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 China's leader-in-waiting resurfaces after two weeks China's Vice President Xi Jinping made his first public appearance in two weeks on Saturday following swirling speculation about the whereabouts of Beijing's leader-in-waiting. ... more | .. |
 Thousands protest at Japanese embassy in Beijing Angry demonstrators attempted to storm the Japanese embassy in Beijing Saturday, state media said, as tens of thousands of people across China protested against Japan over a growing territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
 Obama camp lashes Romney's China 'hypocrisy'W/LLL US President Barack Obama's campaign lashed Mitt Romney for "hypocrisy" on China Friday, claiming his tough talk was undermined by his business record of shipping US jobs to the Asian giant. ... more | .. |
 Six China ships near isles disputed with Japan Six Chinese ships sailed into waters around a disputed archipelago on Friday, with Beijing saying they were there for "law enforcement" around islands Japan nationalised earlier this week. ... more |
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Iran Guards unveil underground naval base
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  Zimbabwe's Mugabe inaugurates Chinese-built defence college Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday inaugurated a $98 million Chinese-built military college and claimed the West threatened a "military invasion" during the country's political woes. ... more | .. |
  Obama to launch China WTO action on autos President Barack Obama will launch a new WTO enforcement action against Chinese auto subsidies Monday, countering his Republican foe Mitt Romney's accusations that he is too timid towards Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Risks ahead if Asia to drive world growth: experts Asia must fight complacency and transform its economic and social models if it is to keep driving global growth in years to come as Europe and the United States slow, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Volvo Cars cuts consultant jobs Volvo Cars announced Friday it would cut up to 400 temporary consultant positions and has reportedly issued an ultimatum to its Swedish suppliers to slash prices by a fifth before 2015. ... more |
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  Australian FM hits back at critics of China investment Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr Friday hit out at critics of Chinese investment in the country, urging resistance to "nationalistic sloganeering" on the issue. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong warns of property bubble from Fed plan Hong Kong's Monetary Authority warned Friday that the loosening of monetary policy in the United States could lead to overheating in the territory's already hot property sector. ... 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 | .. |
  Amid US probe, China telecom firms defend record The leaders of a congressional probe into two Chinese telecom giants expressed fresh concerns Thursday about the firms' links to the Beijing government, as the companies defended their integrity. ... more |
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Companies slam delay on deep-sea mining rules
Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires
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Pentagon chief to visit China in Asia tour US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta departs this weekend on an Asian tour with stops in China, Japan and New Zealand, officials said Thursday, but it was unclear if he would meet Beijing's leader-in-waiting, whose whereabouts have been the subject of intense speculation. ... more | .. |
 China's missing leader-in-waiting resurfaces in state media Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has made his first public communication in nearly two weeks, state media said Thursday, amid swirling speculation about the whereabouts of Beijing's leader-in-waiting. ... more | .. |
 Beijing, Taipei turn on Manila for renaming sea Beijing and Taipei on Thursday dismissed Manila's renaming part of the South China Sea as the "West Philippine Sea", with both saying the designation did not affect their own sovereignty claims. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan takes delivery of first Thunderbolt The Taiwanese army has taken delivery of its first indigenously built Thunderbolt-2000 mobile rocket launcher system from the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology. ... more |
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  Samsung starts to build $7bn chip plant in China South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had started building a new $7 billion chip plant in the Chinese city of Xian - its biggest-ever investment in the country. ... more | .. |
  Cuba outage points to infrastructure flaws The worst reported power outage in recent Cuban history has spotlighted a flaw in President Raul Castro's plan to wean the country from communism into a Chinese-style "socialist capitalism." ... more | .. |
  Eyeing Israel, world powers pressure Iran at IAEA Russia and China on Wednesday joined Western powers in rounding on Iran at the UN atomic watchdog in a move aimed not only at pressuring Tehran but also persuading Israel that diplomacy must continue. ... more | .. |
  China's Hu says Taiwan policy to stay: Taipei envoy Chinese President Hu Jintao expects ties with Taiwan to remain the same despite an imminent, once-in-a-decade leadership change in Beijing, a top Taiwanese politician said on Wednesday. ... more |
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China refuses to address absence of leader-in-waiting China's foreign ministry on Wednesday again refused to answer any questions about Xi Jinping, as concerns about the health of the country's likely next leader mounted. ... more | .. |
 China signs North Korean port deal: state media China has bought the rights to use a North Korean port, state media reported Tuesday, giving Chinese exporters access to the Sea of Japan and bringing much needed income to Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
  Chinese man wrongly sent to labour camp: panel A Chinese man who served two years in a "re-education through labour" camp is entitled to compensation after a local panel ruled he was unlawfully sent there, his lawyer said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen vows to boost growth, defends legacy Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao hinted Tuesday at new stimulus measures to boost flagging growth, while vigorously defending his decade in charge of the world's second-largest economy as Beijing approaches a sensitive leadership transition. ... more |
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Nissan sees double digit growth in 2013 Nissan said Wednesday it expected double-digit sales growth this fiscal year due to demand in China, despite continued weakness in the European economy. ... more | .. |
  Philippines tags coast 'West Philippine Sea' President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday that the Philippines had officially named South China Sea waters off the country's west coast the "West Philippine Sea", in a move that could further raise tensions with China. ... more | .. |
  China's Huawei says to spend $2.0 billion in Britain Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday said it would invest $2.0 billion (1.5 billion euros) in Britain and roughly double its workforce in the country within five years. ... more | .. |
China aims to boost exports as economy slows China said Wednesday it has approved a package of measures aimed at boosting exports, as the world's second largest economy grapples with a slowdown. ... more |
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