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Dust's Warming Counters Half of its Cooling EffectGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2012 Dust that routinely rises above the world's deserts causes a more significant localized warming effect than previously thought, a new study based on NASA field research shows. In April 2008, atmospheric scientists set up camp in Zhangye, a semi-arid region between China's Taklimakan and Gobi deserts. They sorted and prepared cargo that included two mobile laboratories housed in trailers, and an array of upward-looking instruments for measuring airborne dust particles. Then, the team waited for fav ... read more |
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  China's Communist Party prepares for power handover Top members of China's Communist Party are expected to debate leadership changes and oust disgraced figure Bo Xilai as they hold their last meeting starting Thursday ahead of a power transition next week. ... more | .. |
  China backs 'political resolution' for Syria: FM Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Wednesday the situation in Syria had reached a crucial stage but a political solution was the only way to end the bloodshed. ... more | .. |
 Attacks, air strikes hit Syria as death toll mounts Bomb attacks hit near Damascus and air strikes pounded rebel bastions on Wednesday as international divisions were again exposed over how to end an escalating conflict now said to have killed more than 36,000 people. ... 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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  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 | .. |
 '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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
  
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NKorea to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties
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  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 think-tank calls for end to one-child policy China should phase out its unpopular one-child policy and let families have two children by 2015, an influential think-tank with close links to the government has proposed. ... more | .. |
 Toy helicopters restricted as China tightens security Restrictions on the sale of radio-controlled helicopters and planes have been imposed in Beijing as China heightens security before a once-in-a-decade leadership change, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  BG Group says it sells Queensland gas interests to China's CNOOC British energy producer BG Group said on Wednesday it will sell interests in its Queensland Curtis liquefied natural gas project in Australia to China's CNOOC for US$1.93 billion (1.48 billion euros). ... more |
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  ArcelorMittal reports plungs into loss on weak Chinese demand for steel Top world steelmaker ArcelorMittal plunged into quarterly loss and slashed its stock dividend on Wednesday, blaming a slump in Chinese demand and operating losses in Europe, and sending its share price sharply down in Paris. ... more | .. |
  Ferrovial sells Heathrow stake to China's CIC Spanish construction group Ferrovial said Wednesday it had agreed to sell a stake in London's Heathrow airport to Chinese firm CIC International. ... more | .. |
  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 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 |
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Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant
Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  China launches another satellite for independent navigation system 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 ... 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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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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