China News From Sino Daily - Business, Environment and Technology

January 06, 2014

Wake Up Yutu
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2014
After two weeks of frigid lunar night, China's Yutu Moon rover and the Chang'e-3 lander that carried it will soon awake from their slumber. Surviving the lunar night is probably the last of the big challenges posed to this mission. Once China's twin lunar robots are functioning again, the mission will be on its way to a long spell of productive work. We have grown accustomed to seeing rovers on Mars, and also used to their longevity. We have just celebrated the tenth anniversary of the landing of ... read more

Previous Issues

Jan 03

Jan 02

Jan 01

Dec 31

Dec 30

China to upgrade homegrown GPS to improve accuracy China says it will have 30 satellites in its Beidou navigation system by 2020 to improve accuracy to within inches to better compete with the U.S.GPS. ... more		China's HD observation satellite opens its eyes China's high-definition Earth observation satellite, the Gaofen-1, has been formally put into service, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) ann ... more		US urges Tokyo to improve ties with neighbours after shrine visit US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has urged Japan to improve relations with neighbouring countries after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a controversial war shrine, an American official has said. ... more
				A tale of two leaders in China and Japan China's President Xi Jinping and Shinzo Abe of Japan are locked in a spiralling diplomatic standoff but their burgeoning rivalry contrasts with striking personal parallels between the two, analysts say. ... more		China plans joint military command system: state media China's armed forces plan to set up a joint operational command system to "enhance efficiency" in crisis response, state media reported Friday. ... more

China envoy compares Japanese militarism to Voldemort China's ambassador to Britain has invoked Lord Voldemort, the villain of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, in a diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Tokyo over the Japanese prime minister's visit to a controversial war shrine. ... more		Censored China paper insists on right to truth A Chinese newspaper at the centre of rare protests over government censorship last January when its New Year message was altered insisted on its right to "express the truth" in this year's article Thursday. ... 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		Beijing's aircraft carrier returns from South China Sea Beijing's first aircraft carrier has returned from a training mission in the South China Sea, state media said, completing a 37-day deployment carried out amid mounting regional tensions. ... more
				Colleague of China's ex-security chief sacked for graft A former close colleague of China's ex-chief of internal security Zhou Yongkang has been sacked for "suspected severe violations of disciplines", state media said Thursday, stepping up anti-corruption inquiries another notch. ... more		Commentary: 2014 New Year projections for 2014 conveyed, for the most part, pessimism. They seemed like a rerun of 2009's Annus Horribilis. ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

China voices anger over release of Uighur Guantanamo trio China voiced anger Thursday over the transfer of three Uighurs from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay to Slovakia, branding them "terrorists" who will pose a threat to their new home. ... more		Japan rescues Chinese balloonist trying to reach islands A Chinese man who tried to fly a hot-air balloon hundreds of kilometres to islands disputed between Beijing and Tokyo was rescued by Japan's coastguard after ditching in the sea, an official said Thursday. ... 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		Arson damages Chinese consulate in San Francisco An arsonist severely damaged the front door of China's consulate in San Francisco in a "despicable" attack, Chinese officials said Thursday, urging US authorities to protect diplomatic personnel. ... more
				China mulls revamping military regions: Japan report China is considering reorganising its seven military regions into five in a bid to respond more swiftly to a crisis, the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Wednesday. ... more		Uighur group urges independent probe into Xinjiang violence An exile Uighur group on Tuesday demanded Chinese authorities allow independent investigations into a clash in Xinjiang where eight "attackers" were shot dead by police, the latest deadly incident in the largely Muslim region. ... more

Chinese tycoon says he is in talks to buy New York Times

Finland looks to old foe Russia for new investment

Russia files first WTO complaint against EU

Chinese scientists create high-yield, salt-resistant rice variety

New study may aid rearing of stink bugs for biological control

Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle

Fighting across South Sudan despite peace talks: army

Attacks on Chadians in C.Africa will not go 'unpunished': president

C. Africa won't sap France's military: minister

Ford to unveil solar-powered hybrid car

GM, Ford to recall more than 1.5 mln cars in China

Japanese automakers' sales in China surge in November

	Japan's Abe should learn from Germany: Xinhua Chinese state media kept up the heat on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the first day of 2014, urging him to learn from Germany in dealing with divisive historical issues. ... more		China starts fifth national desertification monitoring China launched its Fifth National Monitoring of Desertification and Sandification on Friday. The State Forestry Administration said the campaign to collect information on the status and dynami ... more		US icebreaker heads to Antarctic to help stuck ships A US icebreaker was dispatched Sunday to assist an icebound Russian research ship and Chinese vessel trapped during a rescue bid in Antarctica, as the leader of a group airlifted to safety rejected criticism of their expedition. ... more		China probes almost 37,000 officials for graft China investigated almost 37,000 officials suspected of corruption in more than 27,000 cases between January and November, state media said Sunday. ... more

Starfish Space raises $29M to propel Otter satellite servicing vehicles

NASA's California-based Jet Propulsion Lab cuts 325 jobs after 500 in early round

Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742M years ago

Chinese scientists create high-yield, salt-resistant rice variety		China denies vaccine killed babies		Chinese ship used in Antarctic rescue stuck in ice		First Taiwan-born panda charms media		Hong Kong arrests 64 for smuggling baby formula
Researchers Find Simple, Cheap Way to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency		China foreign exchange regulator urges 'Tobin Tax' study		Westinghouse Announces Setting of AP1000 Plant Shield Building Conical Roofs		Bolivia opens China-built wind power plant		China loans Pakistan $6.5 bn for nuclear plants

China manufacturing growth slows in December: HSBC

Chinese tycoon says he is in talks to buy New York Times

China home price rises speed up in December: survey

Murdoch's Fox sells Star China TV stake

China says local government debt soars

GM, Ford to recall more than 1.5 mln cars in China

China's Zhejiang Loong Airlines confirms order of 20 A320s

Study pinpoints likely site of next big China quake

Fox meat makes an ass of Wal-Mart's China donkey product

Macau gambling revenue hits record $45 bn in 2013

Antarctic rescue bid back on as Chinese helicopter flies in

Increase in Iraq executions draws international ire

China activists push limit with demands to end 'dictatorship'

Thousands rally on New Year's Day for Hong Kong democracy

Hundreds monitored in Taiwan after bird flu case

Chinese officials set corpse ablaze in cremation row

Antarctic ship passengers to be evacuated by Chinese helicopter: Russia

Beidou to cover world by 2020 with 30 satellites

Space trips open to Chinese travelers

Abe 'not welcome' by Chinese people: govt

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement