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March 25, 2013

World's lightest material created
Hangzhou, China (UPI) Mar 22, 2013
Chinese scientists say they have developed the world's lightest material, lighter than air, which could play an important role in tackling pollution. The material dubbed graphene aerogel or carbon aerogel, developed at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, weighs just 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter, a sixth that of air, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. The material, derived from a gel with the liquid component replaced by a gas, is easy to manufacture and has strong ... read more

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Taiwan to aim 50 medium-range missiles at China: report Taiwan is set to produce 50 medium-range missiles next year that will target military bases in southeast China, a media report said on Monday. ... more		US officials say China 'cooperative' on N Korea sanctions US officials involved in enforcing international sanctions against North Korea expressed optimism Friday that China was willing to cooperate to disrupt financing for Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. ... more		Papers link top China university to army 'hacking' unit Researchers at one of China's top universities collaborated with a Chinese army unit accused of carrying out hacking attacks on the United States, academic papers published online show. ... more
				China leader says Russia trip 'far exceeds expectations' China's new leader Xi Jinping said Saturday his first foreign trip as president to Russia had exceeded his expectations and hailed the strong partnership between the two countries after signing numerous energy deals. ... more		China's glamorous first lady steals the spotlight China's glamorous first lady has become a media and Internet sensation as she accompanies husband President Xi Jinping on a state visit to Russia. ... more

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China, Taiwan to consider exchanging liaison offices Taiwan and China have agreed to consider exchanging liaison offices in yet another sign of warming ties between the former rivals, officials said Thursday. ... more		Xi trip highlights China's Africa influence China's new president Xi Jinping heads to Africa this weekend as his resource-hungry country's influence on the continent soars, but with its torrents of money starting to provoke resentment. ... 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		S. Korea tracks cyber attack to China, North still suspect South Korea said Thursday it had sourced a damaging cyber attack on its broadcasters and banks to an IP address in China, fuelling suspicions that North Korea may have been responsible. ... more
				US, Japan review worst-case plans for island dispute US and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if China moves to seize them, US officials said Wednesday. ... more		Taiwan sets up Internet shield to tackle China 'hacking' Taiwan has set up a unit to create a comprehensive Internet shield against hackers, its intelligence chief said Wednesday, in response to what it claims is a growing cyber threat from China. ... more

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S. Korea tracks cyber attack to China, North still suspect South Korea said Thursday it had sourced a damaging cyber attack on its broadcasters and banks to an IP address in China, fuelling suspicions that North Korea may have been responsible. ... more		Chinese appetite makes peanuts the new 'gold' in Senegal High walls protect a Chinese peanut warehouse in central Senegal, where the product is becoming the new "gold" for farmers bypassing local traders to sell to Asia at inflated prices. ... 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		Japan air purifier sales surge amid China smog warning Japan logged a huge surge in air purifier sales last month, as Tokyo warned that smog was blowing into its territory from China, which is grappling with an air pollution crisis. ... more
				'Richest' China village sends off chief in high style Residents of China's "richest village" bid farewell Friday to the man who made Huaxi a socialist paradise, with a 20-vehicle funeral procession transporting his coffin and a helicopter flying overhead. ... more		China coastal waters increasingly polluted: govt China's coastal waters are suffering "acute" pollution, with the size of the worst affected areas soaring by more than 50 percent last year, an official body said. ... more

Outside View: TPP and Asian economies

China sets sights on S. America resources

U.K. envoy move eases Paraguay isolation

Study: Farming by man was long in coming

Understanding the continuous corn yield penalty

UEA research reveals catastrophic loss of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands

South Sudan rebel ambush kills 20 soldiers: official

Outside View: Can North Africa be saved?

Zimbabweans approve new constitution by landslide

Man creates car that runs on liquid air

Greener cars could slash US pollution by 2050: study

Volkswagen eyes Chinese growth after record profits

	24 dead as tornado, hailstorms lash south China At least 24 people died and scores were injured after a tornado carrying huge hailstones lashed southern China, causing widespread devastation and a ferry to capsize, domestic media reported Thursday. ... more		Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding Buried for 100,000 years at Xujiayao in the Nihewan Basin of northern China, the recovered skull pieces of an early human exhibit a now-rare congenital deformation that indicates inbreeding might we ... more		Study: Farming by man was long in coming It took thousands of years for people in what is now China to go from eating wild plants to growing them, suggesting farming was slow to emerge, scientists say. ... more		Hong Kong light pollution 'one of world's worst' Hong Kong is one of the world's worst cities for light pollution with night skies around 1,000 times brighter than globally accepted levels, researchers said Wednesday ahead of this year's Earth Hour event. ... more

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Chinese leader Xi, Putin agree key energy deals		Iran faces oil losses as Asian buyers balk		Economic liberalisation slowing in China: OECD		Solar giant Suntech declares bankruptcy		China solar giant Suntech falls back to Earth
China sets sights on S. America resources		NYSE eyes Suntech listing after bankruptcy filing		PetroChina says 2012 net profit falls 13%		Uranium mine workers in Niger stage 'indefinite' strike		India is fourth largest energy consumer

Thai students set for mass tablet computer handout

Chinese workers jailed for high-rise demo in Singapore

China manufacturing improves in March: HSBC

Oil prices mixed in Asia, China manufacturing picks up

Shanghai river's dead pig total approaches 15,000

China to become biggest online market: study

Hovering is a bother for bees: Fast flight is more stable

Taiwan row a first diplomatic test for Pope Francis

Dead pigs show dark side of China food industry

China's Xi tells US Treasury chief of 'shared interests'

China blasts US court for $162 mn price-fixing award

China foreign direct investment overseas soars 147%

Fake bureaucrat takes China authorities for ride

Solar giant Suntech defaults on debt

Shenzhou 10 - Next Stop: Jiuquan

Early birds had four wings, not two: study

Japan protests to France over military sales to China

Japan PM hopes to meet China, S. Korea heads to ease ties

Report: China censors Web in 'real time'

China Premier Li rejects 'groundless' US hacking accusations

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