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China To Open Moon Probe Projects For Public Tender
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2007China will open part of the country's second-stage moon mission projects for public tender, to attract participation of competent institutions and enterprises in the moon program, said a spokesman with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) here Wednesday. "They could include scientific research organs, universities and also private companies", Li Guoping, the spokesman for the CNSA, tol ... more China Denies Timetable For Space Station 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2007China hasn't set any specific timetable for the development of a space station, a spokesman with China National Space Administration (CNSA) said here Wednesday. "According to the national outline for mid- and long-term scientific and technological development, and the outline for space technology development during the 11th-five-year period (2006-2010) issued by the State Council on May 10 this ... more Chang'e-1 To Start Lunar Probe In Late November 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2007China's first lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 will start its probing of the moon in late November when all the instruments aboard shall be put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said here Wednesday. "We expect the Chang'e-1 to send back the first lot of data and activate all its scientific instruments in late November," Li Guoping, the spokesman for CNSA, told a press confere ... more Gates reassures Hu on Taiwan 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2007US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday assured China's President Hu Jintao that the US government is "categorically" opposed to any moves by Taiwan towards independence. Gates met with Hu in Beijing's Great Hall of the People after two days of talks -- characterised by both parties as "candid but friendly" -- that raised US concerns about China's rapid military build-up and Iran's nucl ... more Trina Solar Named Fastest-Growing Company In Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2007 
Changzhou, China (SPX) Nov 07, 2007Trina Solar has announced that it has been ranked #1 in the prestigious "Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China 2007" program. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China program focuses on the technology, media and telecommunication (TMT) industry, ranking the fastest-growing technology companies in China based on their revenue growth over the past three years. "We are delighted to be named the fast ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007The China-Russia Friendship Year is finishing early this month with great pageantry. Economic contacts underlying the galas are asymmetrical-Russia has silently accepted the role of China's sales outlet and raw material supplier. The two countries' political and business leaders are gathering in Moscow, November 6, for a second bilateral economic forum to take stock of mutual interests. Chinese ... more Deal On Oil Pipeline Leg To China Won't Be Reached In Moscow 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 06, 2007A deal to build a leg of a major Russian oil pipeline to China will not be signed during Prime Minister Wen Jibao's visit to Moscow on Tuesday, a Russian government source said on Monday. In Moscow, the final destination in Jibao's tour of former Soviet states which comprised Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Belarus, the Chinese premier with meet with his Russian counterpart, Viktor Zubkov. Ru ... more Chang'e 1 To Skip Correction, Flies To Moon Directly 
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 05, 2007China's lunar probe Chang'e 1 will skip the scheduled orbital correction tomorrow as the orbiter is operating normally and is right on its planned trajectory to enter the moon orbit on Monday. The correction was the third scheduled one after Chang'e 1 skipped the first one planned on Thursday and finished its first orbital correction yesterday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. ... more ESA Transmits First-Ever Telecommands To Chinese Satellite 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 02, 2007For the first time, ESA tracking stations have transmitted telecommands to a Chinese satellite. This morning at 07:15 CET (06:15 UTC), China's mission control reported that commands transmitted from Maspalomas station had been successfully received by the Chang'e-1 Moon mission. ESA ground tracking support to China's Chang'e-1 successfully started on 1 November 2007 at 04:35 CET (03:35 UTC ... more |
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Haikou, China (XNA) Oct 30, 2007More than 6,000 people will be relocated in China's southern island province of Hainan to make way for a new space launch center. Mayor Yan Zheng of Wenchang city, on Hainan's northeastern coast, said at a meeting on land acquisition on Monday that 1,200 hectares would be obtained for the center. The city's Party chief, Xie Mingzhong, promised they would properly handle issues concerning those t ... more China to build fourth space launch centre 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2007China announced Monday it would build its fourth space launch centre, just a week after it fired off its first lunar orbiter. The new launch centre, to be built on the southern island province of Hainan, is scheduled to be completed in 2012 and start operating in 2013, Xinhua news agency reported. The location of the launch centre in Hainan, a low-latitude region, could help increase the ... more Outside View: China takes space race lead 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 29, 2007 What is most appealing about Oriental martial arts is the precise manner in which a set mission is accomplished, with an almost total lack of publicity. On Oct. 4, with Russia and the United States apparently unable to do more than talk about flights to the moon, China, strictly on schedule, launched a Long March 3A rocket carrying the satellite Chang-e 1 on a mission to map the moon's ... more Taiwan's Chen promises not to develop nukes 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 29, 2007Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Monday pledged that his government would not develop nuclear weapons, but said the island needed to boost its defences to counter China's military might. "On behalf of my countrymen, I hereby want to promise to you that Taiwan will by no means develop, introduce nor use nuclear weapons," Chen said in a speech to members of the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' ... more
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