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October 23, 2013

China creates 50 bln tonnes of rain annually
Beijing (XNA) Oct 23, 2013
A report submitted to China's top legislature on Monday said the country creates about 50 billion tonnes of artificial rain each year, but extra efforts are needed during natural disasters. The report on the implementation of China's meteorological law, was submitted to the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which runs from Monday to Friday. The report said a total of 2,266 counties in the country use weather modification, with artificial rain use ... read more

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Chinese no longer banned from NASA astronomy meet Six Chinese scientists who were banned from a NASA astronomy conference are now welcome to register, resolving an international row over academic discrimination, a co-organizer told AFP on Monday. ... more		Nation puts geospatial data system on the map China has established a national emergency geospatial data system to provide first-responders with detailed maps within two hours after a disaster, a senior official said. At the Chengdu Forum ... more		NATO wants say in Turkey-China missile deal NATO's chief said Tuesday he hoped Turkey would keep in mind the military alliance's views as it mulls a missile defence deal with China. ... more
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India PM leaves for Russia, China Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Sunday for a four-day trip to Russia and China aimed at strengthening trade ties and addressing a festering border dispute with Beijing. ... more		Seeing in the Dark The Yangtze finless porpoise, which inhabits the high-traffic waters near the Three Gorges Dam in China, is highly endangered, with only about 1,000 animals alive today. Scientists from Woods Hole O ... 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		Dangerous pollution levels blight Chinese city Thick smog enveloped a major Chinese city for a third day Tuesday, with schools and a regional airport shut and poor visibility forcing ground transport to a halt in places. ... more
				Large-scale deep re-sequencing reveals cucumber's evolutionary enigma In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Genetics, researchers from the Genome Centre of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), BGI, and other institutes present a cucumbe ... more		China paper's front-page demand for journalist release A Chinese newspaper published a front-page call Wednesday for police to free a journalist detained after reporting "financial problems" at a partly state-owned company, in a rare example of media defying authorities. ... more

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				Chinese city blanketed in heavy pollution Choking clouds of pollution blanketed a Chinese city famed for its annual ice festival Monday, slashing visibility to a few metres, shutting schools and halting transport in scenes that underscored the nation's environmental challenges. ... more		Britain looks to Asia to manage 'national shame' of elderly care Hundreds of thousands of elderly Britons are being ignored by society, the health minister said on Friday, saying people should look to Japan and China for lessons on how to manage this "national shame". ... more

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