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China launches another satellite for independent navigation systemXichang, China (XNA) Oct 29, 2012 China successfully launched another satellite into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 11:33 p.m. Beijing Time Thursday, the launch center said. The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, was boosted by a Long March-3C carrier rocket. It was the 16th satellite for the Beidou system, or Compass system. The network is planned to officially provide services for most parts of the Asia-Pacific r ... read more |
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  'Sense of urgency' in S. China Sea row: ASEAN chief Disputes over sovereignty in the South China Sea could become violent but China and Southeast Asia are showing a sense of urgency in trying to ease tensions, the ASEAN chief said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Beijing denies knowledge of Taiwan spies Beijing denied it is connected to three retired Taiwan military officers arrested by Taiwanese police on charges of spying for mainland China. ... more | .. |
  Philippines to get five French patrol boats The Philippines will buy five patrol boats from France for about 90 million euros ($116 million), partly to guard disputed areas in the South China Sea, the coastguard said Tuesday. ... 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 dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile test Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has dismissed media reports about a planned test launch of an anti-satellite missile in November. "Such reports did not conform to the fact," Yang ... more | .. |
  China speeds up the Dragon's Flight program China speeds up its program to develop unmanned aviation. It has announced the creation in the Liaoning province of the first two drone military bases set up to monitor the situation in the coastal ... more | .. |
 China watches US democracy avidly, but without envy The world's two biggest economies choose their next leaders in early November, an accident of timing that lays bare the vivid contrast between China's opaque communist state and America's riotous democracy. ... more | .. |
Three Taiwan ex-officers arrested in China spy case Taiwan said Monday that three retired military officers have been arrested on suspicion of leaking military secrets to China, in what legislators described as one of the island's worst espionage cases. ... more |
  
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Three Taiwan ex-officers arrested in China spy case Taiwan said Monday that three retired military officers have been arrested on suspicion of leaking military secrets to China, in what legislators describd as one of the island's worst espionage cases. ... more | .. |
  Father of flying fish found in China: palaeontologists Palaeontologists in China said Wednesday they had found the world's oldest flying fish, a strange, snub-nosed creature that glided over water in a bid to evade predators some 240 million years ago. ... more | .. |
  More than 50 detained in China pollution protests China's eastern city of Ningbo detained more than 50 people over violent protests last week that successfully blocked a planned chemical plant, state media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  After rare trip, US envoy urges China on Tibet The US ambassador to China on Monday urged Beijing to re-examine policies toward Tibetans as he acknowledged that he had quietly visited monasteries during a spate of self-immolation protests. ... more |
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  China completes shale bidding The latest bidding round for exploration rights on 20 Chinese shale gas blocks attracted a record 83 companies, the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources said. ... more | .. |
  Air China reports 16% drop in 3Q profit Flag carrier Air China said late Tuesday that its net profit fell 16 percent in the third quarter compared to a year ago, hit by foreign exchange losses. ... more | .. |
  China's Guangdong mulls investing in Romanian nuclear plant China's Guangdong Nuclear Power Group has shown interest in building two new reactors at Romania's sole nuclear power plant, deputy economy minister Rodin Traicu said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Japan's Komatsu logs profit drop on weak China demand Japan's top construction machinery maker Komatsu said Tuesday its net profit dropped 30.2 percent in the first six months to September, citing weak demand in China and the yen's strength against the euro. ... more |
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  Nissan chief wary of China amid island row: report Nissan would think twice before making new investments in China, the firm's chief told the Financial Times, as Japan-brand auto sales dive amid a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing. ... more | .. |
 China approves Chery-JLR joint auto venture China has approved a joint venture which will see Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) make and sell luxury cars in China in partnership with domestic company Chery Automobile, official media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan PM to boost coast security amid China row Japan will "strengthen security" around its coasts, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Monday, as Chinese ships again plied waters near disputed islands. ... more | .. |
 China blocks discussion of report on premier Wen China's censors did their best Saturday to block discussion of a New York Times investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao, but analysts said the report would still likely reach tens of millions of people. ... more |
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 China protesters wary after chemical plant victory Protesters who forced a Chinese city to halt work on a new chemical plant massed outside government offices Monday in a wary response to a victory which highlighted the country's growing environmental activism. ... more | .. |
  Black rice and tea in Italy as China shows its green side As economic giant China ploughs ahead with modernisation and industrialisation, small-scale farmers and producers are creating pockets of resistance by going back to their roots. ... more | .. |
 Seven Tibetan self-immolations hit China in a week Two Tibetan cousins set themselves on fire in northwest China to protest against Beijing's hardline rule, taking the total number of self-immolations last week to seven, a London-based rights group said. ... more | .. |
 Wen family lawyers dispute NYT riches claim: report Lawyers for relatives of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have hit back at an "untrue" New York Times article which alleged the family has accumulated vast wealth, a report said Sunday. ... more |
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  China energy giant Sinopec sees Q3 net profit fall Chinese oil giant Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner by capacity, said Sunday that third-quarter net profit fell 9.4 percent from a year earlier due to a lower contribution from its chemicals business. ... more | .. |
 China Southern 3Q profits tumble 29 percent China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline by fleet size, said Sunday its third quarter net profit fell 29 percent compared to a year earlier due to foreign exchange losses. ... more | .. |
 Japan says four Chinese ships in disputed waters Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were spotted in territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Sunday, Japan's coastguard said. ... more |
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China halts chemical plant following riots Authorities in east China said Sunday work on a chemical plant would be halted after thousands of locals clashed with police during a protest over fears the factory would pollute the region. ... more | .. |
Family of Chinese PM has hidden fortune: NYT Relatives of China's reformist premier have amassed huge riches during his tenure, according to a report Friday that came as the Communist Party prepares for a pivotal handover of power. ... more | .. |
 China's Bo Xilai under formal criminal probe: Xinhua Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been placed under criminal investigation, state media said Friday, after he was expelled from the country's parliament and stripped of his legal immunity. ... more | .. |
 Japan approves $5.3 bn stimulus budget Japan on Friday approved a $5.3 billion cash injection to boost the stuttering economy, a move likely to add pressure for more central bank measures with a general election on the horizon. ... more |
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