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December 20, 2013

Bolivia to launch first telecoms satellite -- in China
La Paz Dec 20, 2013
Bolivia will on Friday launch a telecommunications satellite in China, an unprecedented event which the government in La Paz has encouraged citizens to follow via live broadcasts. The director of Bolivia's National Space Agency, Ivan Zambrana, said on national television that the mission, which was conceived just over four years ago, would take off from Xichang, in Sichaun province, at 1642 GMT. Bolivian President Evo Morales has traveled to China for the launch of the Tupac Katari satellite, na ... read more

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A new conceptual configuration for air-breathing hypersonic airplanes How to design a hypersonic airplane that travel from Beijing to New York in only two hours? Dr. Cui Kai and his group from State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechani ... more		China was 'irresponsible' in stand-off at sea: US China acted in an "irresponsible" way in a stand-off with a US naval ship this month in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday. ... more		Senator Baucus to be named US envoy to China: Senate source President Barack Obama will tap outgoing Senator Max Baucus to be the next US ambassador to China, a Senate aide said Wednesday. ... more
				Israel's Peres says world must keep pressuring Iran Israel on Thursday urged China and other world powers to keep up pressure on Iran as talks on implementing a landmark nuclear deal were set to resume in Geneva. ... more		S.Korea to return remains of Chinese war dead South Korea will repatriate the remains of more than 400 Chinese soldiers who were killed during the Korean War some 60 years ago, military officials said Thursday. ... more

Taiwan seeks to bring back missing agent from UK Taiwan plans to bring home from Britain a young military intelligence officer after she failed to return to the island last year, officials and media said Thursday. ... more		Asia's year in space triggers applause but also worry The past 12 months will be remembered as the year when Asia's economic powerhouses barged their way into the elite club of spacefarers. ... more		Poland opens long-awaited US missile base Europe has 'avoided bearing burden of its own security': Macron 'I had to gather my strength': Ukrainians abroad sign up to fight		China warship 'followed protocol' in stand-off: officials A Chinese warship "followed protocol" during an "encounter" with a US naval vessel, the defence ministry said Wednesday in Beijing's first official confirmation of what the US military described as a near-collision. ... more
				Taiwan grounds new US-made choppers over malfunction fears Taiwan Wednesday grounded its new fleet of US-made Apache attack helicopters for checks after a notice from Washington warning the model could malfunction. ... more		China's graft crackdown hits watches, luxury market Luxury watch sales fell in the key Chinese market this year in the face of a crackdown on corruption and extravagance, a global consultancy said. ... more

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Netanyahu warns Chinese foreign minister against nuclear Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday that Iran must not have the "capability" to develop nuclear arms, during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. ... more		Japan invests in new military kit as China row simmers Japan announced Tuesday it will buy stealth fighters, drones and submarines as part of a splurge on military hardware that will beef up defence of far-flung islands amid a territorial row with China. ... more		12,000-year-old stones might represent early wheel-like technology Bird fossil from dinosaur era reveals early avian intelligence origins China launches satellite for ocean salinity detection		UK to boost control over cyber centre run by China's Huawei Britain must boost its oversight of a cyber-security centre run by Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday, after lawmakers raised fears that the company's involvement could pose a threat to national security. ... more
				Restive Xinjiang needs 'ethnic healing': Chinese media China's state-run media Tuesday called for "ethnic healing" in the restive Xinjiang region, a day after two policemen and 14 members of the mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority were killed in a clash. ... more		Democracy dream sours in China's Wukan two years on After the Chinese village of Wukan rose up against its communist leaders, protest organiser Yang Semao was voted into office to reclaim the residents' stolen land - only to find it frustratingly unachievable. ... more

Bitcoin recovers after slumping on China bank measures

Bitcoin crashes after China bank measures

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Hanwha SolarOne Brings Light to Chinese Children in Need		France sends famed De Gaulle Citroen to China for anniversary		China outbound investment up 28.3% in 11 months		Yutu robotic rover begins lunar mission		Deep space monitoring station abroad imperative

Brazil, China to make new satellite launch in 2014

Bitcoin crashes after China bank measures

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US backs Philippines, warns China over air zone

US warship threatened China's security: state media

Rights abuses persist in China despite plan to scrap camps: Amnesty

Former China death row inmate awarded court payout

Ancient bones offer peek at history of cats in China

DEK Solar Continues Winning Streak

China natural gas represents 'golden opportunities'

Foreign investment in China up 5.48% in first 11 months

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