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November 30, 2012

S. Korea readies new bid to join global space club
Seoul (AFP) Nov 28, 2012
South Korea held a final dress rehearsal Wednesday for its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit and join an elite space club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India. After two previous failures in 2009 and 2010, the 140-tonne Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-I) is scheduled to blast off some time after 4:00pm (0700 GMT) Thursday from the Naro Space Center on the south coast. Success will mean a huge boost for South Korea, a late entrant into the high-cost world of space technol ... read more

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Sri Lanka partners Chinese communication satellite Sri Lanka's President Wednesday welcomed the first communications satellite launch in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company, to take television to rural areas of the island. ... more		NASA's TRMM Satellite Confirms 2010 Landslides A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the world. A recent NASA study published in the October issue of the Journal of H ... more		China successfully launches remote sensing satellite The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center confirmed that China successfully launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space at 12:06 a.m. Sunday. The satellite, launched from the center ... more
				Private company to launch Sri Lanka's first satellite Sri Lanka's maiden satellite launch done by SupremeSAT, a private company with collaboration from China's state owned China Great Wall Industry Corporation, is expected to take place on Tuesday, an ... more		Missile test fears shadow S. Korea-China talks South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for China Thursday for talks on North Korea, shadowed by signs that Pyongyang is preparing an imminent long-range missile test. ... more

China gives police more sea rights: state media China has granted its border patrol police the right to board and turn away foreign ships entering disputed waters in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, as the territorial row rumbled on. ... more		US 'welcomes' China participation in naval drills The United States welcomes China's participation in US-led joint naval exercises next year, navy secretary Ray Mabus said Wednesday during an official visit to the country. ... 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		Powers eye December talks with Iran in Turkey: sources World powers are proposing to Iran to hold their first round of talks in six months on Tehran's nuclear programme already in the first half of December in Istanbul, diplomatic sources say. ... more
				India to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia India plans to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia until 2012. The total number of the Su-30 fighter jets in the Indian air forces will reach 270, one of the chiefs of the Rosoboronexport ... more		Passport squabble irks Chinese travelers Vietnam is making its case against Chinese claims to disputed maritime territories by refusing to stamp the passports of Chinese tourists. ... more

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Chinese industrialist buys top wine estate in landmark deal A Chinese industrialist has completed the landmark purchase of Chateau Bellefont-Belcier, a leading estate in France's prestigious Saint Emilion wine-making area, sources involved in the sale said Thursday. ... more		Four Chinese drivers charged over Singapore strike Four mainland Chinese bus drivers accused of instigating Singapore's first strike since the 1980s were charged on Thursday with criminal offences that could land them in prison. ... more		Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China Space for Shore project tracks Svalbard glacier changes with Sentinel-1		China demand fuels illegal logging: report The preservation of the world's forests "is in China's hands", a top environmental campaign group said Thursday, accusing the biggest wood importer and consumer of fuelling the illegal timber trade. ... more
				Liao slams Chinese politicians' 'dirty wealth' Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu accused China's political elite of accumulating "dirty wealth" on Thursday, saying it had turned his country into "one of the biggest landfills in the world." ... more		Tokyo governor election kicks off The race to elect a successor to colourful and controversial Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara kicked off Thursday with his handpicked nominee expected to cruise to an easy victory. ... more

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Four more Tibetans set themselves alight in China

Island row dulls China land grab fears in Japan

China successfully launches remote sensing satellite

Scientists find clues to more disease resistant watermelons

Renault to set up in China: industry source

Myanmar copper mine protesters charged: police

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Scientists pioneer method to predict environmental collapse

India, China firms sign deals despite political tensions

Samsung finds unfair practices among China suppliers

China mine blast toll rises to 23

China mine blast kills 18: state media

Philippine minister tells cadets 'protect what is ours'

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