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China to conduct naval exercises in East China SeaBeijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2012 China will conduct naval exercises on Friday to practise defending territorial sovereignty in the East China Sea, state media said, amid strained ties between Tokyo and Beijing over a disputed island chain. Both sides have adamantly pressed their claims to the Tokyo-controlled islands - known as the Diaoyus in China and Senkakus in Japan - and the row has caused diplomatic and economic fallout between the historic rivals. "The exercise is aimed at... sharpening their response to emergencies in ... read more |
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  S. Korea urges China calm after fisherman's death South Korea on Thursday called for a "calm response" from Beijing after a Chinese fisherman was killed by a rubber bullet during a South Korean coastguard operation. ... more | .. |
  F-35A Completes First In-Flight Weapons Release An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation figh ... more | .. |
 France refuses to take sides in China-Japan islands row France has joined the United States in refusing to publicly take sides in the dispute between Japan and China over islands in waters between the two Asian powers. ... 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 to open ex-atomic site to tourists China plans so spend around $1 million cleaning up a former atomic bomb test sight and open it up to tourists. ... more | .. |
  US sets dumping probe on Chinese plywood The United States launched Thursday a probe of Chinese imports of hardwood and decorative plywood suspected of being sold at below-cost in the US market. ... more | .. |
  China to test driverless cars for 75 miles Engineers in China say unmanned automobiles will travel from Beijing to Tianjin, a distance of 75 miles, sometime next year in a test of driverless technology. ... more | .. |
  Optical vortices on a chip An international research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Universities of Glasgow (UK) and Sun Yat-sen and Fudan in China, have demonstrated integrated arrays of emitt ... more |
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Iran Guards unveil underground naval base
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  China economy slows further, but data point to pick-up China's economic growth eased for the seventh straight quarter, data showed Thursday, but analysts say the slowdown has almost bottomed out, just as the ruling Communist Party prepares for a pivotal meeting. ... more | .. |
  Japan's Hokkaido welcomes Chinese, despite row The governor of Japan's tourist haven island of Hokkaido said Thursday the doors were open for Chinese tourists and investors, despite frictions that have seen Beijing's warships skirting Tokyo's waters. ... more | .. |
  Oil prices slip as China slowdown weighs Oil prices eased Thursday as investors digested economic data on slowing growth in China, the world's biggest energy consumer. ... more | .. |
 WTO sides with US on Chinese steel import duties, again China did indeed break global trade rules when it imposed anti-dumping duties on US electrical steel imports, the World Trade Organisation ruled Thursday, confirming on appeal a previous ruling. ... more |
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 China's Wen: economy starting to stabilise China's Premier Wen Jiabao said the economy began stabilising in the past three months and should meet 2012 targets, state media said Wednesday, a day before third-quarter growth data are released. ... 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 | .. |
  Venezuela serious about producing drones Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is pursuing plans to develop a home-grown defense industry topped by a drone built reportedly with Chinese, Iranian and Russian help. ... more | .. |
 Obama dismisses Romney tough talk on China US President Barack Obama dismissed Mitt Romney's tough talk on China at their second debate, as the two sparred over how to handle ties with the world's number two economy. ... more |
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Chinese warships sail near Japan island: Tokyo A Chinese naval flotilla including two destroyers sailed through waters near Japanese islands on Tuesday, further fuelling tensions, in what one commentator said was a sign of things to come. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea holds 23 Chinese for illegal fishing South Korea's coastguard said Wednesday it was holding 23 Chinese fishermen in custody for questioning after a violent clash in the Yellow Sea that left one Chinese crew member dead. ... more | .. |
  Foxconn admits employing underage interns in China Taiwan's Foxconn has admitted employing children as young as 14 on assembly lines at a plant in China, a fresh blow to the tech giant that has been attacked over its treatment of staff after several suicides. ... more | .. |
  Canadians oppose Chinese takeover of energy firm Nearly six in ten Canadians believe their industry minister should block the proposed takeover of Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen by China's state-owned CNOOC, a poll showed Tuesday. ... more |
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BHP chief says China steel surge has peaked BHP Billiton chief Marius Kloppers said on Wednesday that China's steel surge had peaked and iron ore and steel growth was likely to decline, as the miner delivered a mixed quarterly production report. ... more | .. |
  China leads rise in Asia military spending: study Military spending by Asia's major powers increased dramatically over the past decade with China leading the way, as its defense budget quadrupled since 2000, according to a study released Monday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese warships sail near Japan island: Tokyo A Chinese naval flotilla including destroyers sailed through waters near Japanese islands on Tuesday, in what one commentator said was a sign of things to come as China flexes its military muscles. ... more | .. |
Chinese fisherman shot dead by S. Korea coastguard A Chinese fisherman died Tuesday after being hit by a rubber bullet during a raid by South Korean coast guard commandos on illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea, officials said. ... more |
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 Toyota to halt production at China plant: reports Toyota plans to halt production next week at its biggest assembly plant in China, reports said Tuesday, with demand for Japanese cars slumping because of a bitter territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more | .. |
 China views dim on Obama -- but not US values The Chinese public, once upbeat about US President Barack Obama, increasingly sees a hostile relationship with Washington but mostly still admires American democracy, a survey said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Spain raids Chinese mob, arrests 80 Spanish police arrested 80 people in raids on Chinese mobsters and accomplices, including a Spanish porn star, suspected of illegally laundering hundreds of thousands of euros, authorities said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China launches civilian technology satellites 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 ... 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 | .. |
  Taiwan probing allaged theft of technology for China Taiwan is investigating the alleged theft by two former executives of sensitive technology from leading flat-panel maker AU Optronics and its sale to a Chinese rival, officials said Monday. ... 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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