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April 15, 2013

Ecuador to launch first homemade satellite
Quito (AFP) April 13, 2013
Ecuador will launch its first satellite into space from China in two weeks, President Rafael Correa announced Saturday. "It's not a satellite bought in another country, it's a satellite made in Ecuador," Correa said proudly during his weekly address of the homegrown engineering team. The "Pegaso" (pegasus) nanosatellite will be launched from China aboard an unmanned rocket at 0513 GMT on April 26. Measuring just 10 by 10 by 75 centimeters (four by four by 30 inches), and weighing 1.2 kilogra ... read more

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Discovery of a Blue Supergiant Star Born in the Wild A duo of astronomers, Dr. Youichi Ohyama (Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica or ASIAA, Taiwan) and Dr. Ananda Hota (UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in the Basic Sciences or CBS, I ... more		Hollande to visit China: Beijing French President Francois Hollande will make a state visit to China next week, Beijing said Monday, his first to the world's number two economy. ... more		US 'committed' to defend Japan from N.Korea threats US Secretary of State John Kerry told Japan Sunday the United States would protect it from North Korea's threats, after securing a commitment from China to rein in the unpredictable regime. ... more
				China, US to work together to defuse N. Korea tensions US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Japan on Sunday after China and the United States vowed to work together to try to defuse nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula. ... more		'Chinese hackers' deface Philippines news website Suspected Chinese hackers defaced the website of the Philippines News Agency (PNA) on Sunday, officials said, a possible repeat of cyber attacks last year also blamed on China during a territorial row. ... more

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World spends less on military: SIPRI The world spent less on weapons and military services in 2012 than the year before, the first annual drop since 1998, a Swedish think tank said on Monday. ... more		Kerry backs S. Korea bid to ease crisis with North US Secretary of State John Kerry Friday demanded North Korea scrap an expected missile test and dial down its virulent rhetoric - but also backed new peace overtures by Seoul and appealed for reason to prevail. ... 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		Kerry hits back as North Korea threatens Japan US Secretary of State John Kerry Friday demanded North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as Pyongyang turned its nuclear threats on Japan amid a chilling new evaluation of its offensive capability. ... more
				Antony: India lags in army modernization India must speed up modernization of its army and air force in the face of China's military threat and Pakistan's backing of Taliban groups, an official says. ... more		China, US to work together on cybersecurity: Kerry China and the US, which are embroiled in a bitter dispute over hacking, have agreed to set up a cybersecurity working group, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. ... more

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US-China dialogue to be held July 8-12 The next US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be held in the US capital Washington July 8-12, the State Department said Saturday. ... more		Taiwan moves closer to setting up China liaison office Taiwan's cabinet Thursday approved regulations governing the opening of a China liaison office on the island, a priority in efforts to normalise relations with its former enemy. ... 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		ASEAN, China to meet on maritime code of conduct Foreign ministers from ASEAN and China will hold a special meeting to hasten progress on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, Indonesia's foreign minister said Thursday. ... more
				China H7N9 bird flu area spreads, two new deaths: govt China's H7N9 bird flu spread west to the central province of Henan on Sunday, as government websites and state media reported two deaths and 11 new cases nationwide. ... more		China invested $1.5bn in Algeria in a decade: envoy Beijing has invested more than $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros) over the past decade in Algeria, where 50 top Chinese companies and 30,000 workers are based, media reported on Sunday. ... more

Protests take shine off South American gold and copper mining

Santos: Latin America's top port faces logistical woes

Foreign firms expand in Latin America

Limiting greenhouse gas emissions from land use in Europe

Urban Grass Might Be Greener, but That Doesn't Mean It's "Greener"

'Sustainable fish' label comes under fire

China invested $1.5bn in Algeria in a decade: envoy

Alleged drug lord seized, but Africa trade grows

Sudan defence minister sees 'end' to Darfur uprising

China March auto sales hit record high: group

Yamaha plans $500 bike in India, eyes exports to China

US announces stricter gasoline standards

	China media urge eating poultry despite bird flu China's poultry industry lost 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in the week after the H7N9 bird flu virus began infecting humans, state-run media said Monday as they sought to discourage panic. ... more		Philippines discovers pangolins on Chinese poacher boat The Philippine coast guard said Monday it had found hundreds of frozen scaly anteaters, or pangolins, in the cargo hold of a Chinese boat that ran aground in a protected marine sanctuary last week. ... more		China media praise reformer whose death sparked Tiananmen Reformist Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, whose death led to the 1989 Tiananmen protests, was offered rare praise by a newspaper run by the ruling Communist Party on Monday, the anniversary of his demise. ... more		Bird flu vaccine 'many months' away US public health experts said developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu could take "many months", as China seeks to control an outbreak which had killed 11 people by Friday. ... more

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US, China agree climate change working group		First human H7N9 bird flu case in Beijing		Ancient Chinese Buddhist temple faces demolition		Tibetans who commit suicide 'not crazy': Dalai Lama		Kerry welcomes Japan move to join trade pact
China growth slows to 7.7% in first quarter		China March auto sales hit record high: group		China bank lending nearly doubles in March		Fukushima may delay nuclear energy growth		Yamaha plans $500 bike in India, eyes exports to China

US urges China to help rein in N. Korea

N. Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China official

China grapples with dependent yet defiant N. Korea

Taiwan, Japan sign disputed isles fishing accord

China targets bird flu rumours as cases rise

Residents in China ordered to cull birds: media

Activist silenced as China island forests destroyed

Chinese 'poachers' face jail in Philippines

Got baby milk? Chinese dealers strip shelves worldwide

H7N9 vaccine may take months: US agency

Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan

South Korea lawmaker brandishes nuclear option

Japan, Taiwan near accord on disputed isles fishery

US concerned at reports Chinese activist's family abused

France's Bourbon in $1.5 bn vessel deal with China's ICBC

China ex-railways minister charged with graft: media

China records March trade deficit of $880 mn

China, Australia agree on annual PM meetings

New evidence dinosaurs were strong swimmers

China lauds 'Thatcher's biggest compromise' over H.K.

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