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China Aims To Double Satellite Life Expectancy By 2010
Beijing (XNA) Nov 20, 2007China is likely to double the life expectancy of its homemade satellites by 2010, a vice minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence said on Sunday. Sun Laiyan, also chief of the China National Space Administration, said the country would strive to boost the life expectancy of its satellite designs in sun-synchronous orbit to four to five years b ... more China Completes Enclosure Of Land For Fourth Satellite Launch Center 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 20, 2007China has finished enclosing land for its fourth satellite launch centre near Wenchang City on the southern Chinese island of Hainan. The Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre covers an area of 20 square kilometres, it will include a command centre, in addition to a rocket-launching site, rocket assembly plant, and a space-science theme park. The most important part, the rocket-launching site, ... more China's Wen again vows food, product safety 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 19, 2007Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday reiterated his commitment to ensuring food and product safety, as his country tries to keep dangerous goods from reaching store shelves around the world. "We take product quality and food safety seriously and we will work to uphold the interests of both Chinese and foreign consumers," Wen said in a wide-ranging speech on the economy at the National Univer ... more First China Lunar Probe To Activate Observation Payloads On Monday 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2007China's first lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 will adjust its posture to get positioned to the moon late on Monday night, and activate probing facilities aboard afterwards to get ready for scientific exploration, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Sunday. The satellite has gone through a number of tests since it entered the 127-minute round polar circular orbit at an altitude of 200 ... more Taiwan man indicted for allegedly leaking national secrets 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 14, 2007A retired top Taiwanese military intelligence officer has been indicted on charges of collecting and leaking classified information that was published in his book, officials said Wednesday. Pang Ta-wei, a former deputy section chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau, was indicted on September 17, said Chen Jui, spokesman for the Prosecutors' Office of the High Court. "He was indicted o ... more |
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Taiyuan (XNA) Nov 12, 2007China launched a new remote sensing satellite "Yaogan III" Monday morning. The satellite was launched on a Long March-4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 6:48 a.m. (Beijing Time). It entered the preset orbit 21 minutes later. The 2,700-kilogram satellite will be used for scientific research, land resources surveying, crop yield est ... more China launches remote sensing satellite 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2007China on Monday launched a remote sensing satellite to carry out land resource surveying, just weeks after it sent off its first lunar orbiter. The "Yaogan III" satellite will also be used for collecting data for crop yield estimate and disaster prevention, Xinhua news agency reported. It was launched on a Long March carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launching Centre in the north ... more Autodesks Architecture Solutions Simplify Sustainable Design For China Project 
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 11, 2007At thGreenbuild Conference and Exposition,Autodesk has announced that its architecture and design visualization solutions have recently facilitated the design of several green projects around the world, including the Wuhan Blue Sky Prototype for China. Autodesk software allows designers to better understand and leverage how a building's design can reduce the amount of resources it will consume. ... more China to accept private funding for lunar missions
Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2007China will accept private investment to help put a man and a rover on the moon, seeking outside funding for its expanding space ambitions, state media said Thursday. The funding opportunities will be open to "competent institutions and enterprises," the Shanghai Daily quoted a spokesman for the China National Space Administration as saying. "They could include scientific research organs, ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Nov 7, 2007 Beijing's efforts to meet clean-air standards in time for the 2008 Olympics are drawing increased skepticism as the August deadline approaches. Worst-case scenarios depict marathoners coughing their way through smog to the finish line, prompting the International Olympic Committee to suggest that some competitions may be delayed due to pollution. Yet even if Beijing fails to meet Olympic expec ... more China warns companies evading new labour law 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 9, 2007Chinese companies are trying to evade a new law that will make it harder to sack employees, prompting a government warning that they may have to pay "a heavy price," state media said Friday. The Labour Contract Law, to take effect early next year, offers staff with more than 10 years of service at a company the right to sign a new contract that will make it harder to fire them, the China Dai ... more China to scrap May Golden Week holiday 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 9, 2007China will scrap its Golden Week holiday held in May, one of three week-long breaks initially set-up to boost retail sales and bolster the national economy, officials said on Friday. Instead, days off for Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, will be granted. "Recently there have been repeated calls by political leaders and society in general for adjus ... more Boeing Projects 290 Billion Dollar Southeast Asia Market For New Commercial Airplanes 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Nov 09, 2007Boeing forecasts that Southeast Asia airlines will need 1,930 airplanes worth $290 billion over the next 20 years. Strong demand for new airplanes will lead to a world fleet with significantly improved environmental performance, according to The Boeing Company's updated annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. The complete forecast, known as the Boeing Current Market Outlook, is avail ... more
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