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CNSA Publishes 4 Series Of Moon Photos Taken By Chang'e-1
Beijing (XNA) Dec 10, 2007The China National Space Administration (CNSA) published four series of moon pictures and some data sent back by Chang'e-1, the country's first lunar orbiter, said CNSA spokesman Pei Zhaoyu on Sunday. The CNSA released the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1 on Nov. 26, marking the full success of its lunar probe project. All the instruments on the Chang'e-1 are in operation no ... more China-Made Satellite Navigation System To Support Olympic Games 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 07, 2007A leading engineer for China's indigenous satellite navigation system said the new system would be used in guiding traffic and monitoring sports venues during the Beijing Olympics in summer 2008. Ran Chengqi, deputy director of China Satellite Navigation Engineering Center, said the Compass Navigation Satellite System, which consists of five positioning satellites orbiting the Earth, will help a ... more China resists binding curbs on climate-change emissions 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2007China said Thursday it would not back any new proposals at a UN climate change conference that run counter to existing frameworks that exempt the booming country from reducing greenhouse-gas output. "We believe under current circumstances... we should not break away from the framework set by the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol," foreign ministry spokesman Qi ... more Youth crime in China explodes as social values decline: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2007The number of juvenile criminals in China has more than doubled over the past decade, as broken homes and a decline in social values have spurred youth delinquency, state media said Wednesday. An estimated 80,000 youngsters would commit crimes this year, up from 33,000 in 1998, the China Daily said, adding that as the number of young offenders had grown, their average age had fallen. "Of ... more 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 |
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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 Data From Chinese Lunar Orbiter Available To All 
Shanghai (XNA) Dec 04, 2007Scientists and astronomy enthusiasts all over the country all have access to data sent back from China's first lunar orbiter Chang'e-I, a leading scientist in the program said here Sunday. Ouyang Ziyuan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and chief scientist of the lunar exploration program, said at present the scientific instruments on board Chang'e-1 have all gone into operat ... more Workers in China strike over rising food costs: officials 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2007Police in southern China used batons and dogs to keep thousands of workers from leaving their factory premises after they went on strike over rising food costs, officials and reports said Monday. Workers at the Aigao Electronics Factory in Guangdong province went on strike on Wednesday last week after the company announced that it would raise food prices, a company official said. "The pr ... more Suntech Supports The Green Long March In China 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2007Suntech Power Holdings has announced its support of The Green Long March initiative to promote increased understanding of environmental successes and challenges in China, and encourage sustainable development. In early 2007, Future Generations and the Beijing Forestry University, with the support of the State Forestry Administration, launched The Green Long March -- a nation-wide youth program t ... more |
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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 China Publishes First Moon Picture
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2007China published the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1 on Monday morning, marking the success of the country's first lunar probe project. The framed black-and-white photo was unveiled by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The image showed a rough moon surface with scattered round craters both big and small. The area covered by the picture, abou ... more China Completes Enclosure Of Land For Fourth Satellite Launch Center 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 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 Has No Timetable For Manned Moon Landing 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2007China currently has no plan to send a man onto the moon, said Sun Laiyan, chief of the China National Space Administration, on Monday. "I've read reports by foreign media saying that China would carry a manned moon landing in 2020, but I don't think there has been such a plan," Sun told a press conference in Beijing. "So far, our moon mission only includes unmanned probing projects. The su ... more
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