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March 03, 2013

China plans manned space mission
Beijing (UPI) Feb 28, 2013
China has announced a tentative time period for its next manned space craft launch that will dock with the country's orbiting space laboratory. Three Chinese astronauts will man the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft when it launched sometime between June and August, the office of the country's space manned program said in a statement Thursday. It is intended to dock with the orbiting lab module Tiangong-1, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported. The Tiangong-1 was launched into orbit ... read more

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China says US-based hackers attack its military websites Hackers mainly based in the United States attacked two Chinese military websites including the Defence Ministry page an average of 144,000 times a month last year, the ministry said on Thursday. ... more		China to seal Xi's power after months of pledges Thousands of delegates from across China meet this week to seal a power transfer to new leaders who have raised expectations with a deluge of propaganda during their first months running the Communist Party. ... more		Taiwan to stage live-fire drill on disputed island Taiwan's coastguard said Friday it would stage a live-fire exercise next month in disputed South China Sea islands, a move that could raise regional tensions. ... more
				Japan scrambles fighters to meet China plane Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said. ... more		Japan PM quotes Britain's Iron Lady on island dispute Japan's prime minister on Thursday quoted comments by former British premier Margaret Thatcher about the Falklands War as he spoke about Tokyo's acrimonious islands dispute with China. ... more

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Retired Taiwan general charged with spying for China: media A retired Taiwanese lieutenant general has been charged with spying for China in the latest of a string of espionage cases to shock the island, according to media reports Thursday. ... more		Beijing residents bemoan smog and sandstorms Beijing residents were urged to stay indoors Thursday as pollution levels soared before a sandstorm brought further misery to China's capital. ... more		Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia 'Missiles will speak for themselves,' says Zelensky; Biden OKs deeper strikes in Russia NATO's largest artillery exercise underway in Finland		China village defies officials to demand democracy Villagers in southern China were locked in a stand-off with authorities Sunday and were demanding democratic polls after a violent clash with thugs linked to a local official over a land transfer. ... more
				Shark fin-hungry China drives 'chaotic' fishing in Indonesia Dozens of weary Indonesian fishermen sail into a busy port on the resort island of Bali celebrating their lucrative and controversial haul that is destined to end up at Chinese banquets. ... more		New pope faces old problem of divided China Church Chinese Catholics pack Beijing's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for Sunday Mass, praying and singing hymns beneath stained glass windows much like their brethren around the world. ... more

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Keep up censorship fight, urges acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Chinese filmmakers must fight censorship even if it means removing their name from their own work, one-time banned Chinese director Lou Ye told AFP in an interview ahead of this month's Asian Film Awards in which his crime thriller "Mystery" has been nominated in six categories. ... more		Hong Kong cracks down on baby formula trade A Hong Kong regulation came into force Friday barring people from crossing into mainland China with large quantities of baby formula following chronic shortages which have fuelled anti-Beijing sentiment. ... more		Living microbes identified in Earth's driest desert using new technique Eight dead, 17 hurt, in China school knife attack; Police formally arrest car ramming suspect COP16 biodiversity finance deal for 'early 2025': presidency		Stanford scientists help shed light on key component of China's pollution problem It's no secret that China is faced with some of the world's worst pollution. Until now, however, information on the magnitude, scope and impacts of a major contributor to that pollution - human-caus ... more
				Football author turned government critic splits China Once a football commentator who drew a huge following in China as he rooted out corruption in the sport, Li Chengpeng is now one of the government's fiercest critics - and lives in fear for his own safety. ... more		China Nobel winner Mo Yan defies critics Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan has hit back at critics who accused him of being too close to China's government, saying in a newspaper interview he does not write on behalf of the ruling Communist party. ... more

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	Taiwan turns plastic junk into blankets, dolls Some 40 people stand ankle-deep in used plastic bottles in the yard of a recycling station in Taipei, stamping them flat in the first step of a process that will transform the junk into usable goods. ... more		China "fully prepared" for currency war: banker A top Chinese banker said Beijing is "fully prepared" for a currency war as he urged the world to abide by a consensus reached by the G20 to avert confrontation, state media reported Saturday. ... more		China home prices rise for third month in February Home prices in China rose year-on-year in February for the third consecutive month, an independent survey showed Friday, citing strong credit growth as a key factor. ... more		Asian manufacturing growth mostly weak in February Asian manufacturing growth was mostly weak in February, surveys showed Friday, suggesting tepid recovery in the region's export-dependent economies. ... more

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