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September 03, 2013

China to launch lunar lander by end of year: media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2013
China will send its first probe to land on the moon by the end of the year, space administrators said Wednesday according to state media. Planning and construction for the unmanned Chang'e-3 mission have been completed and it has "officially entered its launch implementation phase" the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence said, Xinhua reported. It will be launched "at the end of this year", the official news agency said, adding that it will see a Chinese ... read more

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Japan eyes defence budget increase, Marines-like unit Japan's defence ministry is looking for its biggest budget hike in two decades, partly to create a Marines-like force, it revealed Friday, as neighbours fret about Tokyo's rising assertiveness. ... more		China warns US against meddling in Hong Kong politics The United States refused to back down Thursday in its support for democracy in Hong Kong after Beijing accused Washington's envoy to the city of meddling in China's internal affairs. ... more		Hagel issues warning over Asian maritime disputes Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel warned fellow defence ministers Thursday that a growing number of maritime incidents and tensions in disputed Asian waters increase the risk of a dangerous international confrontation. ... more		Indian gov't -- 66 terrorist groups active in India The Indian government told Parliament that as many as 66 terrorist groups are currently active in India. ... more
				China moves closer to electric propulsion for naval ships China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. said it has finalized its gas turbine electric propulsion system for naval ships, China Daily reported. ... more		Up to 23 dead in Xinjiang clash: reports A Chinese policeman was killed in an "anti-terrorism" operation in the restive region of Xinjiang, state media reported Thursday - an incident last week in which overseas reports said 22 Uighurs were shot dead. ... more

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Walker's World: China's worried elites Not since Mikhail Gorbachev began speaking of "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" in what turned out to be the twilight years of the Soviet Union has there been such ferment among policy intellectuals. ... more		China's N. Korea nuclear pointman in Pyongyang China's top negotiator on the North Korean nuclear issue, Wu Dawei, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported. ... more		N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones Strike hits south Beirut after evacuation warning; 20 militants killed in Israel strikes on Syria Hezbollah says fired missiles at Israel air base south of Tel Aviv		Japan could be 'main player' in Asia conflict: minister Japan could be a key participant if conflict breaks out in Asia, the defence minister said Monday, warning China is seeking to exploit difficulties between allies. ... more
				Taiwan puts troops on standby amid storm warning Taiwan put tens of thousands of troops on standby and shut schools and offices in an offshore island Wednesday as weather forecasters warned of torrential rain from Tropical Storm Kong-Rey. ... more		Detached pipe cap caused deadly China ammonia leak: officials An ammonia leak which killed 15 people at a food company in China's commercial hub of Shanghai was caused by a detached pipe cap, state media said Sunday. ... more

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China invests cash, expertise in Argentine dams, railroad China is entering a politically sensitive partnership with Argentina to build two new giant hydroelectric dams to showcase the Asian nation's expertise in a region ripe for more trade with Beijing. ... more		Girl, 3, killed by bulldozer in China land dispute A three-year-old girl was killed by a bulldozer during a land dispute in China, her father told AFP Thursday, the latest case highlighting the human cost of the country's breakneck urbanisation. ... more		Tajikistan lost 1,000 glaciers in 3 decades: minister Scientists urge swift action on microbial technologies to address climate crisis EU deforestation ban in chaos as parliament loosens rules		Bo trial ends, China prosecutors demand heavy sentence The dramatic trial of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai ended Monday with prosecutors pushing for a heavy sentence over a murder and corruption scandal that shook the Communist Party. ... more
				Amur flooding breaks records in China: state media The Amur River which marks the border between China and Russia has experienced its worst flooding in a century, cutting off roads to some areas, Chinese state media said Monday. ... more		Bo trial may not win over China public: analysts Chinese authorities tried to present Bo Xilai's corruption trial as an unprecedented open display of fairness, but with limits on publication and references to other leaders conspicuously absent, they may yet fail in the court of public opinion. ... more

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	Bo trial reveals lifestyles of China's rich and infamous The family's safes held more cash than an average Chinese might see in a lifetime. Their French villa was held through shell companies designed to avoid taxes and publicity. The son gallivanted around the world at huge expense. ... more		China to add 1,500 gigawatts of power capacity by 2030: study China will add some 1,500 gigawatts of power production capacity by 2030, or the equivalent of Britain's existing capacity every year, a study showed on Wednesday. ... more		China halts environmental approvals for oil giants China's environment ministry has suspended approvals of new projects by the country's two biggest oil firms for failing to achieve pollution reduction goals, it said Thursday. ... more		India manufacturing hits over 4-year low as China rebounds India's manufacturing shrank in August for the first time in over four years, dealing a fresh blow to efforts to boost a slumping currency, as rival China's factory activity rebounded, figures showed Monday. ... more

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