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Chinese Astronauts Begin Training For Spacewalk
Beijing, China (Xinhua) Jul 19, 2007More than a year before China's third manned space mission, Chinese astronauts have begun training for their first spacewalk during the Shenzhou VII space flight mission. "As it's the first time that our astronauts will leave their capsule in space, the mission requires even higher physical, technical and psychological standards, so training is more intense than ever," said Yang Liwei, the first ... more Russia Ready To Consider Dismantling North Korea Reactors 
Beijing (RIA Novosti) Jul 19, 2007Russia is ready to discuss assisting in deactivating North Korea's nuclear facilities, a Russian envoy said Wednesday at six-party talks in China, aimed at pressing the Communist state to take further denuclearization measures. "Russian specialists are ready to discuss issues concerning the closing down of nuclear facilities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," said Vladimir Rakhmanin ... more Violent Thunderstorms Kill Dozens In China 
Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2007At least 32 people died as thunderstorms of unprecedented intensity rocked southwestern China, smashing rainfall records and paralysing transportation, state media reported Wednesday. Lightning struck more than 40,000 times in the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing during a frightening 16-hour downpour on Tuesday, the Beijing News reported. Heavy rains continued on Wednesday and were expect to rage ... more Bush Targets Import Safety Amid China Worries 
Washington DC (AFP) Jul 18, 2007US President George W. Bush ordered top aides Wednesday to review the safety of imports into the United States amid public outrage over a series of health scares centered on goods from China. "The American people expect their government to work tirelessly to make sure consumer products are safe," he said, after signing an executive order creating a high-level task force to assess US safeguards a ... more Shanghai To Build Artificial Wetlands To Replace Destroyed Natural Ecosystems 
Shanghai (AFP) Jul 18, 2007The Chinese metropolis of Shanghai is to build its own artificial wetlands to replace natural ecosystems trampled by the city's unchecked development, state press reported Tuesday. The city will construct a wetland of 15 square kilometres (5.7 square miles) in its Qingpu district to act as a filter for water supplies threatened by pollution, the China Daily newspaper reported. The wetland ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) July 15, 2007North Korea confirmed Sunday that it had shut down its Yongbyon atomic reactor under UN supervision, the first step in a process designed to rid the communist state of nuclear weapons. The closure of the facility, which produces plutonium for nuclear weapons, is the first step taken by Pyongyang toward ending its atomic programme since 2002, and the first phase of a six-nation disarmament deal r ... more Voracious China Gobbles Up Forests, Recycled Paper 
Washington (AFP) July 13, 2007China's soaring demand for paper on the back of rapid economic growth is threatening forests, even as it ramps up recycling of wastepaper from developed nations, a study showed Friday. The report by Washington-based Forest Trends, which conducts research on forestry trade issues, comes amid growing controversy over the influence of China's industry on the global market for paper and raw timber.< ... more China Glaciers Melting At Alarming Rate 
Beijing (AFP) July 13, 2007Massive glaciers in northwest China have melted at an alarming rate over the past 40 years, with global warming believed to be the culprit, scientists said in comments published Friday. China's remote Xinjiang region is home to nearly half of the nation's glaciers that supply the rest of the country and other parts of Asia with water. However they have shrunk by 20 percent and snow lines there h ... more Korea Nuke Talks To Resume As IAEA Expects Smooth Shutdown And Oil Flows North 
Beijing (AFP) Jul 13, 2007Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme will resume here next week in an effort to build on recent positive developments, China's foreign ministry said Thursday. "The heads of delegations of the six-party talks will resume discussions in Beijing on July 18 and 19," ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. He said China, the traditional host of the talks, and t ... more |
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London UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2007Climate change, and the resulting shortage of ecological resources, could be to blame for armed conflicts in the future, according to David Zhang from the University of Hong Kong and colleagues. Their research, which highlights how temperature fluctuations and reduced agricultural production explain warfare frequency in eastern China in the past, has been published online in Springer's journal H ... more Energy And Pollution Woes Need Urgent Attention In China 
Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2007China's Premier Wen Jiabao has reiterated that China needs to urgently face the challenges of climate change by curtailing its polluting inefficiencies, a government statement said Tuesday. "Cutting energy consumption and pollutant emissions and dealing with climate change are urgent, critically important tasks," Wen said in remarks posted on the central government's website. Wen was speak ... more Dongfanghong 4 Ready For More International Satellite Orders 
Beijing, China (XNA) Jul 11, 2007A Chinese space expert on Monday said China's reliable Dongfanghong IV satellite carrier is set to garner more international satellite contracts. After several days of adjustments and testing, Nigerian technicians have begun operating a Nigerian satellite designed in China and launched into orbit by Dongfanghong IV. "China has a totally integrated space technology offer -- we can design an ... more The China Pattern In Washington 
Washington (UPI) July 09, 2007There is an old rule among intelligence analysts that rather than focus on individual events in the vast floods of data, they should look for patterns. With that in mind, consider the number of recent events regarding China. The first is that both the leading Democratic candidates for the presidency, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama, have decided to support the bill from Sens. Chuck Schum ... more
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