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March 04, 2013
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China's first solid-fuel rocket to debut before 2016
Beijing (XNA) Mar 04, 2013
China's first solid-fuel rocket Long March-11 is expected to make its first launch before 2016, a senior official of the rocket's designing institute said on Saturday. Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said the rocket will be easy to operate and cost-efficient to launch. It can remain in storage for long period and reliably launch on short notice. "The development of the Long March-11 will greatly improve China's capabilities to rapidly enter the ... read more
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China plans manned space mission
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CYBER WARS

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


SUPERPOWERS

China enlists Jackie Chan to kick off political meeting
Film star Jackie Chan joined other celebrities Sunday at a meeting of China's highest-profile advisory body, a move seen by analysts as an attempt by the ruling Communist Party to cultivate "soft power". ... more
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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 NEWS

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
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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
SUPERPOWERS

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
TAIWAN NEWS

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
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BLUE SKY

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
SINO DAILY

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
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WATER WORLD

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
SINO DAILY

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
SINO DAILY

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
SINO DAILY
US firms' performance in China worsens: group

China "fully prepared" for currency war: banker

China breached trade rules over EU scanner duties: WTO


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Invention opens the way to packaging that monitors food freshness

Hong Kong cracks down on baby formula trade

Argentine soybean yield goes below budget


SINO DAILY
Independence won, freedom yet to come for South Sudan

Amnesty International accuses I. Coast army of abuses

Regional leaders sign peace deal for eastern DR Congo


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Study: Left-hand turn, cellphone don't mix

Formula E: China Racing join all-electric Formula E line-up

Mobile apps reshape urban taxi landscape

FARM NEWS

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
FROTH AND BUBBLE

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
TECH SPACE

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
TRADE WARS

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
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China home prices rise for third month in February

POLITICAL ECONOMY

Asian manufacturing growth mostly weak in February

AEROSPACE

Air China to buy 31 Boeing planes; As Cathay cancels freighters

ENERGY TECH

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TRADE WARS

US firms' performance in China worsens: group

SOLAR DAILY

EU launches solar glass probe against China

NUKEWARS

Outside View: Alarm on Iran's nukes

SINO DAILY

Football author turned government critic splits China

SINO DAILY

China Nobel winner Mo Yan defies critics

CAR TECH

Formula E: China Racing join all-electric Formula E line-up

Asia has the world's most billionaires: survey

China lawyer appeals 'state secret' pollution claim

China overtakes Japan on IT spending: German trade body

Taiwan to vote on nuclear facility

Hong Kong court hears landmark maid residency case

China turns to all-boys classes as girls progress

China defends record on tiger protection

Chinese oil giant CNOOC buys Canada's Nexen

China breached trade rules over EU scanner duties: WTO

Samsung defends working practices in China plants

Sinopec buys $1bn US shale stake from Chesapeake

EU MPs back temporary suspension of airline carbon tax

China slams Japan's Abe over interview comments

Russia, China proclaim unity ahead of Xi visit

China party mouthpiece laments spoiled generation

China admits pollution-linked 'cancer villages'

China ends Lunar New Year with molten metal showers

Phosphorus starvation linked to citrus disease

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