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November 10, 2012

Tiangong 1 Parked And Waiting As Shenzhou 10 Mission Prep Continues
Scarborough, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2012
Following the July-August period when controllers used Tiangong 1's thrusters for strict control of the orbit decay rate, things went quiet and Tiangong 1 settled down to a regime of orbit decay dictated by solar activity. As the solar wind increased and heated up the Earth's atmosphere, decay increased and it then slowed down again as the solar wind reduced. Early October, small inconsistencies in orbit data coming from SpaceTrack indicated that thruster firings were occurring but this time the e ... read more

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Hu says China should become 'maritime power' China Thursday stressed its intention to become a "maritime power" in line with its economic clout, as US President Barack Obama prepares to return to Asia amid regional anxiety at Beijing's rise. ... more		Japan says China must use sea power peacefully Japan called on China Thursday to use its sea power peacefully, after President Hu Jintao staked a claim in Beijing for his country to become a maritime force. ... more		China's Hu warns Taiwan against independence move China's President Hu Jintao warned Taiwan Thursday against any moves towards independence but called for the two sides to continue the exchanges that have helped ease their longtime rivalry. ... more		Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet 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
				China leader warns of 'collapse' at start of congress China's president Thursday warned the Communist Party faces "collapse" if it fails to clean up corruption and called for an economic revamp as he opened a congress to inaugurate a new slate of leaders. ... more		China says key Communist congress to last 7 days China's ruling Communist Party said Wednesday its highly anticipated congress would last for one week, as it signalled Vice President Xi Jinping had moved closer to taking the reins of power. ... more

Brazil's top farmers group to open office in China Brazil's main farming association said on Thursday it would open a representative office in Beijing next week in a bid to boost exports to the growing Chinese consumer market and lure investment. ... more		Six Tibetans set selves alight in China: exile government Six Tibetans have set themselves on fire in China in the last two days in an escalating wave of protests as the country's leaders gather for a once-a-decade power transition, exile leaders said Thursday. ... more		RTX's Raytheon secures U.S. Army contract for wireless power beaming NKorea to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles		As China's leaders talk reform, protesters dragged away The old woman had come to Tiananmen Square to draw the attention of China's rulers to her woes, but as the Communist elite met nearby to proclaim its commitment to a "people's democracy", police dragged her away. ... more
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China's all-powerful Communist Party opens its 18th congress on Thursday amid smothering security to unveil a new slate of leaders who will oversee the world's number two economy for the next decade. ... more

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A top Communist reformer has called for change in China on the eve of a 10-yearly power handover, saying that reining in the ruling party's unchecked power is the only way to modernise the nation. ... more

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