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China Will Soon Have Its Own Moon Globe
Beijing (XNA) Dec 05, 2007China will make its own lunar globe soon, using pictures and data collected by its own moon orbiter, said an official in charge of the country's moon exploration mission on Tuesday. "I believe that China will soon come up with a full map of the moon," said Hu Hao, head of the lunar exploration center under the Commission of Science Technology and Industry of National Defense (COSTIND). "Th ... more China says space ambitions no cause for foreign concern 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Budding space power China on Tuesday sought to counter fears of an Asian space race and accusations it is ignoring the needs of its poor in pursuit of glory. "We will always adhere to the principle of the peaceful use of space," said Chen Qiufa, vice minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, in a government Internet forum. He added that China wo ... more China To Launch Mars Probe In 2009 
Beijing (PTI) Dec 05, 2007China, which sent its first lunar orbiter to probe the moon's surface recently, will launch its maiden Mars probe onboard a Russian rocket in October 2009, state media reported. Yinghuo-1 would reach the pre-set circling orbit and beam the first images of the red planet in September 2010, the state-run China Daily said, quoting a senior scientist. The prototype of the probe was now being ... more Chinese archaeologists dig up 4,000-year-old city 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Chinese archaeologists have dug up what is believed to be a 4,300-year-old city that could be the capital of China's oldest dynasty, state press said Tuesday. The ancient city is believed to be part of the Liangzhu culture dated back to neolithic times between 4,000 and 5,300 years ago, the China Daily said. The ruins are located in eastern China's Zhejiang province, with archaeologists ... more China denies lunar probe photos were faked: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2007China has denied allegations by Internet users that a photo taken by its first lunar probe was copied from previous images taken by NASA, state media reported Monday. China last week published the first photo of the moon taken by the Chang'e I orbiter, which was launched on October 24, with Premier Wen Jiabao hailing the image as evidence of the nation's rise as a space and technological pow ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2007China Investment Corp., a company established recently to handle 200 billion dollars of forex reserves, has vowed to play a "stabilising role" in global financial markets, state media said Friday. Lou Jiwei, the former vice finance minister in charge of the company, said no similar sovereign wealth fund had ever been a destabilising factor abroad, the China Daily reported. "They are stab ... more Keating Aims To Improve Communication With China After Port Call Rejections 
Washington DC (AFNS) Nov 28, 2007The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific said he�s concerned that China recently denied U.S. ships� requests for port visits in Hong Kong and plans to take the matter up during a trip he hopes to make to Beijing early next year. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said he found it �perplexing and troublesome� that the Chinese refused the Kitty Hawk Battle Group e ... more Dalai Lama rankles China with succession warning 
Amritsar, India (AFP) Nov 27, 2007The Dalai Lama stepped up a war of succession with China on Tuesday, warning that Tibet's next Buddhist spiritual leader will be chosen abroad if he dies in exile. The 72-year-old said he was looking at "different methods or ways" of selecting a successor after nearly five decades in exile, drawing a sharp rebuke from Beijing. "If my death comes when we are still in a refugee status then ... more Canadian Solar Signs Annual USD 60 Million Solar Cell Supply Contract 
Jiangsu, China (SPX) Nov 28, 2007Canadian Solar has announced that it signed an annual solar cell supply contract with long-term supplier Gintech Energy Corporation of Taiwan. Total shipments to CSI under the contract amount are between 17MW to 22MW with fixed pricing and delivery schedules in 2008. The shipment will start in January 2008. Scott Kuo, Chairman of Gintech commented, "Gintech is committed to delivering solar ... more |
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Kabul (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Afghanistan has chosen a Chinese bidder to lease a copper mine which is possibly the world's largest, in a contract that is set to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, the mines ministry said Tuesday. The 30-year lease has been offered to China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) to develop the Aynak mine 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Kabul, a Afghan mines ministry spokesman said. ... more Chinese plan manned space launch 
Beijing (UPI) Nov 20, 2007 Chinese space officials announced Tuesday a manned spacecraft is scheduled to be launched in October 2008, shortly after the Beijing Olympic Games. Three astronauts are scheduled to make the trip aboard Shenzhou VII, which includes a planned live broadcast of a spacewalk, the Oriental Morning Post in Shanghai reported. "This is the first time for us to do this and it will be very ... more New Rocket Set To Blast Off By 2013 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 21, 2007The country's next-generation launch vehicles for heavyweight satellites or space stations will be ready to blast off by 2013, a senior official has said. The Long March 5 launch vehicle, to be made in the Binhai New Area of the northern coastal city of Tianjin, will be 59.4 meters long, with a launch weight of 643 tons and a lift-off thrust of 825 tons, Zhang Yanhe, deputy director of the Tianj ... more Chang'e-1 Opens Facilities For Data Transmission 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 21, 2007China's first lunar orbiter Chang'e-1, which is now circling the moon at a stable altitude of 200 km, has opened its facilities to transmit data back to earth, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday. The facilities will be tested over the next few days which will help ensure smooth operation of the probe and reliable data transmission, spokesman Pei Zhaoyu sa ... more
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