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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 21, 2017 The Civil Aviation Administration of China has adjusted air routes around the world's largest radio telescope in southwestern province of Guizhou to protect the electromagnetic environment. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), which was put into use in September 2016 to probe space for the faintest signs of life, is sensitive to any electromagnetic interference. The aviation authority has set up two restricted flight zones in the area, canceled two routes, and added or ... read more |
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China showcases weapon systems to possible foreign buyersWashington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017 China this week presented its newest land-based weapons systems available for export to foreign military officers and procurement officials. ... more  
China opens its first 'cyber court'Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 China's first "cyber court" was launched on Friday to settle online disputes, as the legal system attempts to keep up with the explosion of mobile payment and e-commerce. ... more  
India clears $650 mn Boeing army chopper deal: defence sourcesNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 India approved a $650 million purchase of six attack choppers Thursday from US aviation giant Boeing, officials said, as it boosts its military might amid border tensions with China and Pakistan. ... more  
India, China troops in high-altitude clash: officialsSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long standoff between the two armies. ... more |
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Raytheon and Lockheed secure contract for foreign Javelin missile salesWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017 Raytheon/Lockheed Martin JV has received an additional $133.9 million for Javelin anti-tank missile sales to Jordan, Qatar and Taiwan. ... more  
Chinese crime writer arrested for murders 22 years agoBeijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 Life may be stranger than fiction for an award-winning Chinese crime writer who has been arrested in connection with a quadruple-homicide that took place more than two decades ago. ... more 
Outcry as UK publisher censors content for ChinaLondon (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 Cambridge University Press, the world's oldest publisher, said Friday it had blocked access to some of its own academic articles in China, prompting an international outcry among scholars. ... more 
Facebook discretely fields China photo-sharing appSan Francisco (AFP) Aug 12, 2017 Facebook's interest in China has led it to discretely create a photo-sharing application released there without the social network's brand being attached. ... more 
Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement leaders jailedHong Kong (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 Joshua Wong and two other young leaders of Hong Kong's huge Umbrella Movement rallies were jailed Thursday for their role in the 2014 pro-democracy protests, dealing a fresh blow to the campaign for political reform. ... more
Hong Kong activists fear more jailings; As Beijing defends crackdownHong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 Hong Kong democracy campaigners raised fears Friday that they too would be jailed after the city's Beijing-backed government succeeded in putting Joshua Wong and two other prominent activists behind bars. ... more |
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First winged mammals from the Jurassic period discoveredChicago IL (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 Two 160 million-year-old mammal fossils discovered in China show that the forerunners of mammals in the Jurassic Period evolved to glide and live in trees. With long limbs, long hand and foot finger ... more  
Japan launches study into suspected Chinese coral poachingTokyo (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 Japan on Wednesday launched a study into whether precious coral was being illegally poached by Chinese fishermen off its shores to be sold for use in jewellery. ... more  
Apple under pressure to dazzle as market slowsSan Francisco (AFP) Aug 20, 2017 As Apple and Samsung gear up to launch new flagship smartphones, the market leaders are seeking a wow factor that can help them fend off challenges from rising Chinese-based manufacturers. ... more 
Chinese teen internet addict dies after rehabBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2017 A Chinese teen has died after spending less than 48 hours at a centre that treats internet addicts, shining a spotlight on the controversial facilities that seek to unlatch people from their screens. ... more |
  Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017 
Chinese scientists have become the first to realize quantum key distribution from a satellite to the ground, laying the foundation for building a hack-proof global quantum communication network.
The achievement based on experiments conducted with the world' s first quantum satellite, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), was published in the authoritative academic journal Nature on T ... more Xi'an, China (XNA) Aug 14, 2017Xian Satellite Control Center resolves over 10 major satellite faults in 50 years  Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017China develops sea launches to boost space commerce Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 
The United States on Friday formally launched a trade investigation into China's intellectual property practices and forced transfer of American technology, which President Donald Trump had called for this week.
"On Monday, President Trump instructed me to look into Chinese laws, policies, and practices which may be harming American intellectual property rights, innovation, or technology dev ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Warning from history: Could Japan-style crash hit China  Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2017China's debt on a 'dangerous trajectory': IMF  Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2017China warns of retaliation as Trump launches trade probe |
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 Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long standoff between the two armies.
Chinese troops threw stones at Indian soldiers near Pangong Lake, a major tourist attraction in the picturesque mountain region of Ladakh on Tuesday, an Indian defence official said.
He said Chinese so ... more Eniwa, Japan (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Japan, US conduct live-fire drill amid regional tension  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Top American general says attack on Japan same as on US  Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Pentagon adjusts to life under unpredictable commander-in-chief |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
Despite repeated promises over the past 18 years, the US Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is unlikely to deliver on its mission to develop and demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor by the mid-21st century.
That is the conclusion of a new study from the University of California, San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, which used data ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Clashes at anti-nuclear demo in France  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 14, 2017RWE optimistic for 2017, boosted by nuclear tax refund  New York, NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017The Roadmap for Increased Safety and Viability of Nuclear Power Plants |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 
China's first "cyber court" was launched on Friday to settle online disputes, as the legal system attempts to keep up with the explosion of mobile payment and e-commerce.
Residents of the eastern city of Hangzhou - home to e-commerce giant Alibaba - can now register their internet-related civil complaints online and wait to log onto to their trial via videochat.
The cyber court will "o ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017US creates separate unified cyber warfare command; National Guard activates cyber-security task force  Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2017Silicon Valley's accidental war with the far right San Francisco (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Facebook discretely fields China photo-sharing app |
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017
Despite repeated promises over the past 18 years, the US Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is unlikely to deliver on its mission to develop and demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor by the mid-21st century.
That is the conclusion of a new study from the University of California, San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, which used data ... moreStrasbourg, France (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Clashes at anti-nuclear demo in France Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 14, 2017RWE optimistic for 2017, boosted by nuclear tax refund New York, NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017The Roadmap for Increased Safety and Viability of Nuclear Power Plants |
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 Richland WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
The same technology that enables soldiers to see in the dark can also help protect birds and bats near offshore wind turbines. Night vision goggles use thermal imaging, which captures infrared light that's invisible to the human eye. Now, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are using thermal imaging to help birds and bats near offshore wind farms.
... more La Ventosa, Mexico (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Wind energy blows up storm of controversy in Mexico  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Norway's Statoil reshapes hold of giant wind farm off the British coast  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Vertical axis wind turbines can offer cheaper electricity for urban and suburban areas |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017 
Lakes and ponds used by water utilities have long been viewed with a single purpose: holding water. Now a handful of pioneering water utilities are looking at their aquatic real estate with a new purpose in mind: solar energy generation.
Large-scale floating solar projects have been installed in Japan and China, as well as on ponds at California wineries. But solar energy has remained p ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 15, 2017Work begins in carbon-free site in Dubai  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 09, 2017ABB wins $30 million order to support integration of renewables in Germany  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Solar glasses generate solar power |
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 New York (AFP) Aug 16, 2017  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korea's leader for backing off on plans to fire missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam.
"Kim Jong-Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump stunned the world last week by warning North Korea it faced "fire a ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Joint exercises could send Korea tensions soaring again  United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017UN chief offers help in N.Korea diplomacy efforts  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract for Trident II nuclear missile |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
"While various ceramic materials possess high hardness, they fail easily when pulled apart. That is, when subjected to tensile forces. The amount of tension that these materials can withstand before failure, is a small fraction of the compression they can withstand. As a result, high velocity impact of bullets and fragments causes extensive cracking and fragmentation of the material, reducing it ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Lockheed wins Special Operations logistics contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017SAIC to support Marine Combat Operations Center in $39M task order |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017 
China this week presented its newest land-based weapons systems available for export to foreign military officers and procurement officials.
China Daily reports that the presentation held by the state-owned China North Industries Group Corp, or Norinco, was made at a firing range on Wednesday in Inner Mongolia.
About 230 officers from more than 50 countries - mostly military att ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Kratos receives $46.2 million contract for Saudi Arabian defense services  Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017DOD's acquisition, technology and logistics office to get a makeover  London (AFP) Aug 2, 2017BAE plans defense hub in Australia; as group profits soar |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Building on recent breakthroughs in autonomous cyber systems and formal methods, DARPA has announced a new research program called Assured Autonomy that aims to advance the ways computing systems can learn and evolve to better manage variations in the environment and enhance the predictability of autonomous systems like driverless vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
"Tremendous a ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Northrop Grumman to demonstrate autonomous networked unmanned vehicles  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 19, 2017AI revolution will be all about humans, says Siri trailblazer  Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 14, 2017SSL and NASA complete preliminary design review for on-orbit robotic servicing spacecraft |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
A 128-nation treaty to curb exposure to the dangerous heavy metal mercury entered into force Wednesday, the United Nations announced on the convention's website.
Adopted in 2013, the Minamata Convention on Mercury was named for the Japanese fishing town in which thousands were poisoned by the deadly element in the mid-20th century.
The toll was caused by discharge from a chemical factory ... more Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Ottawa (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Canada looking to add environmental protections to NAFTA |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017 
China on Monday said it had lodged an official protest with the United States following the passage of a defence spending bill that could lead to American warships visiting Taiwan.
Beijing has long objected to any military assistance from Washington to the self-governed island, which it considers a breakaway province.
"China firmly opposes any forms of official exchange and military cont ... more Taipei (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Taiwan urges restraint after China plane enters defence zone Taipei (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Taiwan protests Indonesia deportations of suspects to China Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2017Beijing says US apologises for 'Republic of China' gaffe |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
US President Donald Trump will meet Friday with his national security team at Camp David, as he mulls whether or not to send more American troops to war-ravaged Afghanistan.
The administration is split over what stance to adopt on the longest-running war in US history.
Possible plans include sending thousands more troops into the nearly 16-year conflict, or taking the opposite tack and p ... more Hagerstown, United States (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Trump mulls new US strategy in Afghanistan  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Mattis backs US Afghan commander; Two US soldiers killed in Iraq  Baghdad (AFP) Aug 12, 2017US urges Iraq Kurds to postpone independence vote |
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