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January 24, 2013

Azerbaijan to launch telecom satellite
Baku, Azerbaijan (UPI) Jan 22, 2013
Azerbaijan will launch its first telecommunications satellite in early February, the country's information and communications technology minister says. ICT Minister Ali Abbasov made the announcement in Baku Monday, China's Xinhua News Agency reported. The Azerspace-1 satellite has already been delivered to the launch site at the Kourou space center in French Guiana, Abbasov said, where it will be launched into orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. The satellite has been leased from MEA ... read more

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Reshuffle for Tiangong 2013 is set to be an important year for China's space program. We expect to see the first landing of a Chinese spacecraft on the Moon, in addition to a sequence of Earth satellite launches. We also ... more		China buys Russian bombers China is to purchase Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers through a contract with the Russian Federation for 36 aircraft. ... more		China unmanned car to 'help driver sleep': reports The Chinese army is developing an unmanned road vehicle, official military media reported Wednesday, adding it could be put to civilian use to reduce fatigue at the wheel and allow drivers to "sleep in peace". ... more
				UN sanctions unlikely to bring N. Korea to heel: analysts The latest sanctions against North Korea will have little impact on its nuclear and missile programme, despite the added clout of China's support for the UN measures, analysts said Wednesday. ... more		Taiwan 'not ruling out' culture pact with China: official Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou would consider cultural agreements with China, an official said Wednesday, triggering an angry response from the island's anti-Beijing opposition. ... more

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Japanese PM holds out olive branch to China Hawkish Japanese premier Shinzo Abe held out an olive branch to China on Tuesday, sending a letter to Beijing's leader-in-waiting to be hand-delivered by a coalition ally. ... more		China media urge Obama to ease distrust Chinese state media said on Monday they were "cautiously optimistic" that in his second term US President Barack Obama would improve ties strained by distrust and fear. ... more		Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles; Borrell urges EU states to follow US on missile use Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms NKorea to boost economic cooperation with Russia alongside growing military ties		Three Chinese ships in disputed island waters: Japan Three Chinese government ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a dispute with Tokyo on Monday, the day after China rebuked the United States for comments seen as supporting Japan. ... more
				A relative from the Tianyuan Cave An international team of researchers including Svante Paabo and Qiaomei Fu of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, sequenced nuclear and mitochondrial DNA that ... more		Tibetan nomad dies in self-immolation: rights group A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire, a Western rights group said Wednesday, the latest in a string of self-immolations carried out in protest against Chinese rule. ... more

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China rights lawyer gets rare prison visit: wife China has allowed relatives to visit imprisoned human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng in the first confirmation in months that the prominent dissident is alive, his wife said Wednesday. ... more		Beijing vows efforts to fight pollution: state media China's capital Beijing will strengthen measures to combat pollution, state media reported Tuesday, amid public anger over the dangerous air quality in the sprawling metropolis. ... more		Electric field changes signal early warnings of extreme weather Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters Extreme heat disrupts land's carbon absorption abilities		China's Xi says 'no leniency' in corruption fight China's president-in-waiting Xi Jinping intensified calls for a crackdown on corruption Tuesday, saying there would be "no leniency" for party officials whatever their rank, state media reported. ... more
				China, Australia top 'carbon bomb' ranking China and Australia rank the highest among 14 planned oil, natural gas and coal projects that would increase global greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent, a Greenpeace report claims. ... more		Chinese film fans decry censors' cuts in 'Skyfall' Chinese cinema fans were up in arms Tuesday over cuts made to "Skyfall", complaining that the censors had ruined the latest film in the James Bond franchise, which hit screens this week. ... more

Japan logs record trade deficit in 2012

China manufacturing growth hits two-year high

US software engineer outsources his job to China

USDA Studies Confirm Plant Water Demands Shift with Water Availability

First Global Assessment of Land and Water 'Grabbing'

Cotton could be desert water source

Eritrean troops besiege mutineers in Asmara

Mugabe calls for peace as VP Nkomo buried

Hollande, in Gulf, defends France's Mali offensive

European collaboration to prepare European electricity networks for influx of electric vehicles

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Lexus to launch hybrid sedan in Japan, Europe

	Taiwan activists head for Japan-controlled isles A boatload of Taiwanese activists protected by the island's coastguard was Thursday heading for Japanese-held islands at the centre of a bitter international wrangle involving Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei. ... more		Japan logs record trade deficit in 2012 Japan on Thursday logged a record trade deficit for 2012 as exports were hit by a bitter diplomatic spat with its biggest market China and plunging demand in debt-wracked Europe. ... more		China coal plant shut by health chiefs Chinese authorities have halted production at a huge $2.7 billion coal-to-chemicals plant for breaching environmental regulations, media said Wednesday as pollution levels rose again in Beijing. ... more		China manufacturing growth hits two-year high China's manufacturing activity expanded in January at its fastest pace in two years, HSBC said Thursday, the latest sign of recovery in the world's second biggest economy. ... more

SpaceX set for Starship's next flight, Trump expected to attend

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Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique

China's Delicate Dance with North American Energy Interests		Philippines takes China to UN over sea row		Rumors of multiple iPhones from Apple		Wen urges 'healthy' economy as China slows		Foreigners can now take own phones to N. Korea
US seeks quick vote on N. Korea sanctions resolution		US position on Japan island dispute a 'betrayal': China		Clinton stands by Japan on China island row		US, China agree on N. Korea sanctions deal		China's own Lama still on charm offensive

Beijing to release own inequality index: state media

China labour camps set for abolition: legal official

China-Myanmar pipelines to open in June: Xinhua

Global Web censors use devices from US firm: study

S. Korea satellite rocket launch set for Jan 30-Feb 8

China media seize on Japan ex-PM's memorial visit

2nd Tibetan self-immolates in China in a week

Wild yaks making comeback in Tibet

China eyes $104 bn rail spending in 2013: state media

US software engineer outsources his job to China

Philippine group says China firm vital for gas project

Japan's Sharp in TV tie-up talks with Lenovo

China annual growth hits 13-year low

China Mining Corporation to list in Hong Kong this month

China moviegoers show Hollywood the money

China annual growth hits 13-year low

China to launch 20 spacecrafts in 2013

China working age population falls

Factory smoke clouds China pollution pledges

China official fired after jilted lover's lengthy online account

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