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China launches civilian technology satellitesTaiyuan, China (XNA) Oct 15, 2012 China successfully launched the Practice-9 A and Practice-9 B satellites into space at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center said. The satellites, launched from the center in north China's Shanxi Province, were boosted by a Long March-2C carrier rocket and sent into a predetermined orbit. The Practice-9 A and B are the first in a series of civilian satellites designed for technological experimentation. Developed by an affiliate company of the China Aerospace Science an ... read more |
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  Chinese political system could 'blow up', says US academic China's top-down political system, under pressure from a growing middle class empowered by wealth and social networks, is likely to "blow up at some point," US academic Francis Fukuyama told AFP in an interview. ... more | .. |
  Former Chinese official sheds light on dark side of power "Politics is an ugly business," says an official in Chinese author Wang Xiaofang's novel, "The Civil Servant's Notebook". "You always need to keep a knife in reserve, even for your own boss." ... more | .. |
 Beverage tycoon tops Forbes' China rich list Beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou regained his position as China's richest man this year, Forbes magazine said Friday, but the global economic slump took its toll on other billionaires. ... 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 Nobel winner defends prize -- and Mao Chinese author Mo Yan on Friday defended his Nobel prize from dissidents who accused him of being a communist stooge, and expressed hope for the early release of jailed fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan butterfly pioneer laments threat to species Chen Wei-shou, the pioneer of Taiwan butterfly research, remembers being spell-bound when as a boy of six he first saw "a flower that could move". A life-long obsession had begun. ... more | .. |
  China to up reforestation China has plans to increase its forest coverage to 21.66 percent by 2015 in an effort to improve the country's ecological environment, an official said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Chinese dissident author savages Beijing at German awards Chinese dissident author Liao Yiwu on Sunday tore into the leadership in Beijing, describing his homeland as an "inhuman empire with bloody hands" as he scooped a prestigious German book prize. ... more |
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  Obama crams for debate, Romney fires China shot President Barack Obama settled into a Virginia resort Saturday, plotting to transform his pitch to voters after a lackluster first clash with Mitt Romney dampened his re-election hopes. ... more | .. |
  China calls on US, Japan to fix their finances China said Saturday the failure by Washington and Tokyo to fix their fiscal problems was hurting the global economy, as it called for "bold, swift and decisive action" to reverse a slowdown. ... more | .. |
  China IMF boycott 'a sign of things to come': analysts China's top level boycott of global financial meetings in Japan this week is a sign of things to come, analysts say, as an economically emboldened Beijing shows struggling Western nations it doesn't need to play by their rules. ... more | .. |
 China central bank focused on inflation before growth China's deputy chief central banker said Sunday his top priority is to control inflation, despite calls by developed economies to ramp up consumer demand and domestic pressure to chase growth. ... more |
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China bank lending pulls back in September Chinese bank lending tumbled in September, official figures showed Friday, following a surge in the previous month on government efforts to bolster the slumping economy. ... more | .. |
China economy to dodge hard landing: IMF The International Monetary Fund on Friday all but ruled out a hard landing for China's slowing economy, saying it would expand despite increasing headwinds from battered markets in Europe and the United States. ... more | .. |
 China exports jump but weakness seen ahead Chinese exports rose 9.9 percent in September year-on-year to a record monthly high, the government said Saturday, but analysts warned the performance was unsustainable given the weak global outlook. ... more | .. |
 China's yuan hits record high amid US pressure China's currency hit a record high against the US dollar on Friday, in what analysts said could be a response to US political pressure over claims the yuan is vastly undervalued. ... 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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 World economy needs action from China, EU: Geithner US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday the global economy was on the mend, but more needed to be done to stoke domestic demand in China and fix Europe's fiscal woes. ... more | .. |
  China goes after big stake in Iraq's oil Chinese oil companies are showing a growing interest in Iraq's oil industry, which the International Energy Agency expects to more than double production by the end of the decade to 6.1 million barrels per day. ... more | .. |
  China denounces solar tariffs China has denounced the U.S. decision to raise tariffs on imports of solar panels by Chinese companies. ... more | .. |
 Zambian man arrested for Chinese mine manager murder Police in Zambia said Thursday they arrested a shaft operator at Collum Coal mine in connection with the death of mine manager Wu Shengzai in August. ... more |
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 Canada extends review of CNOOC's Nexen takeover Canada's industry minister announced Thursday a 30-day extension to review Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC's $15.1 billion takeover bid for the Canadian oil and gas company Nexen. ... 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 | .. |
  Chinese telecom firms' problems multiply The global dimensions of difficulties faced by state-controlled Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei Ltd. and ZTE Corp. are becoming known amid layoffs in the United States, India, China and elsewhere the businesses are active. ... more | .. |
 Japan calls for more Myanmar support Japan vowed Thursday to resume loans to a reforming Myanmar and called on global creditors of the one-time pariah state to chip in more, chiding China for skipping a key lenders' meeting. ... more |
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Japan sees US as deterrent in islands dispute Japan said Thursday that its alliance with the United States has served as a deterrent in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and a rising China as it called for calm in the row. ... more | .. |
 Mo Yan: Chronicler of a turbulent Chinese century Mo Yan has focused an unflinching eye on what he calls the darkness and ugliness of 20th-century Chinese society in a prolific writing career that on Thursday landed him the 2012 Nobel prize for literature. ... more | .. |
Mo Yan of China wins Nobel Literature Prize Mo Yan, one of China's leading writers of the past half-century, on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writing that mixes folk tales, history and the contemporary, the Swedish Academy announced. ... more | .. |
China bloggers expose more corruption: reports Chinese officials have launched a probe after microbloggers said they had uncovered another allegedly corrupt leader who owns millions of dollars worth of property, state press said on Thursday. ... more |
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'Stunned' Mo Yan welcomes Nobel prize Chinese author Mo Yan said Thursday he was "stunned" and delighted at winning the Nobel prize for literature as millions in China expressed pride and state-controlled media framed the achievement as an honour for the country. ... more | .. |
Liu still China's invisible man two years after Nobel Two years after his Nobel peace prize, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo remains imprisoned, relatives are under house arrest or cowed into silence and, supporters say, the democratic change he sought seems further away than ever. ... more | .. |
 China forced evictions on the rise: rights group Violent forced evictions are increasing in China as local governments seek to pay off debts by seizing land and selling usage rights to property developers, Amnesty International said in a report on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Lenovo tops HP as world's biggest PC maker Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has overtaken US-based Hewlett-Packard as the largest global vendor of personal computers, according to a survey Wednesday highlighting a struggling PC market. ... more |
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