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December 03, 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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				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

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				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		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

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Italy, China sign deals worth $1.27 bn

Philippines refuses to stamp Chinese passports

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