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China Solar Energy Industry Research And Forecast For 2008-2010
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jan 07, 2008Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Solar Energy Industry Research and Forecast, 2008-2010 to their offering. Solar is one of the fastest growing energy technologies in the global economy and in the cleantech universe. As is envisioned by the U.S. space program, future solar energy power plants will be placed on an orbit of about 6,000 km above the earth, from which electric ... more China Reports Fourteen Potential Astronauts In Training For Three Seats
Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 03, 2008Up to fourteen astronauts, including China's first three astronauts, are reported to be competing for places on the nation's third manned space mission currently slated for October 2008. Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, and Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, who flew China's second mission as a dual mission, are said to be be in training along with eleven other potential astronauts Xinhua News r ... more First Chinese Satellite Conglomerate Beams Into Operation
Beijing (XNA) Jan 02, 2008China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Satcom), Sino Satellite Communications Company Ltd. (Sinosat) and China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Company Ltd. (China Orient) announced the start of their joint-venture here on Tuesday. Named China Direct Broadcast Satellite Company (China DBSAT), it was founded last December to merge all satellite-related assets, businesses and p ... more Eager new officials put China's economic control measures at risk: report
Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2008China's efforts to curb its red-hot economy are under threat from a batch of eager new leaders at the regional level keen to splash out on investment projects, state media said Wednesday. The central government has just appointed top officials in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin as a prelude to more local government reshuffles expected in the first quarter, the C ... more Taiwan leader says wants unconditional peace with China
Taipei (AFP) Jan 1, 2008Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday he wanted an unconditional peace accord with China to end decades of hostility and defended his plans for a referendum on the island's UN membership bid. In a New Year broadcast, his last while in office, Chen warned however that no pact would be possible if Beijing kept its 'One China' policy, which views Taiwan as Chinese territory awaiting re ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 24, 2007Chinese farmers will be given a 13-percent discount on televisions, mobile phones and other electrical appliances under a new subsidy scheme to boost rural spending, state press reported Monday. A pilot program will begin for three of the nation's major agricultural provinces under which the government will offer the subsidy for TVs, mobile phones and fridges, the China Daily reported, citin ... more Taiwan leader rebuffs US opposition to referendum
Taipei (AFP) Dec 22, 2007Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian on Saturday rebuffed criticism from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that a planned referendum on UN membership was provocative and raised tensions with China. "There is absolutely no provocative policy but only a policy that respects public opinions ... It is not Taiwan that is acting provocative today, it is China," Chen said. "Taiwan is not a pa ... more China's economy smaller in new study: World Bank
Washington (AFP) Dec 17, 2007The size of China's economy is overestimated by some 40 percent, but it remains the world's second largest using a ranking based on purchasing power, the World Bank said Monday. In a report ranking the world's economies for 2005, the World Bank said its updated survey using "purchasing power parity" (PPP) shows a much smaller value for China than earlier estimates which the Bank called "less ... more Taiwan Vice President Lu Raps China Over Air Space Move
Taipei (AFP) Dec 16, 2007Taiwan's Vice President Annette Lu on Sunday accused China of interfering with the island's upcoming parliamentary and presidential polls by trying to squeeze its air space. Lu said that on November 26 China, via Hong Kong's aviation authorities, added a new flight route in the Taiwan Strait that is 42 miles (67.2 kilometres) closer to the centre of the strait -- a "middle line" that has be ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2007China's space exploration should be used to help build the nation's social, economic and technological strength, President Hu Jintao said Wednesday, while stressing the endeavour will be peaceful. In a speech marking the success of China's first lunar probe, Hu called on the nation to support its fledgling space programme as a platform to advance competitiveness, build up human resources and ... more Truck-Safe Bamboo Bridge Opens In China
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2007In China bamboo is used for furniture, artwork, building scaffolding, panels for concrete casting and now, truck bridges. Yan Xiao, a professor at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering is the designer of a new span in the village of Leiyang, Hunan Province, which formally opens for traffic December 12. Made from pre-fabricated structural elements, the bridge w ... more Chang'e-1 Photographs Dark Side Of The Moon
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2007The charge-coupled device (CCD) camera on Chang'e-1, China's first lunar orbiter, has started imaging probes on the dark side of the moon and captured photos of parts of this region, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Tuesday. The CNSA said that the orbiter is operating normally in terms of flying, probing, land control and communication, as well as data transmitting and p ... more Scientists Develop New Measure Of Socioclimactic Risk
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 11, 2007As the United Nations climate negotiations proceed in Bali, Indonesia, researchers have taken a first step toward quantifying the "socioclimatic" exposure of different countries to future climate change. The research team from Purdue University and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, found that China, India and the United States - major greenhous ... more
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