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Needed but shunned: Chinese toil in Russia's Far East
Komyshovka, Russia (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Beside well-tended fields in the deserted reaches of the Jewish Autonomous Republic in far eastern Russia, makeshift greenhouses await the return of the Chinese agricultural workers. Like their compatriots selling cut-rate clothes in the markets of Khabarovsk or labouring in the logging camps of the region's forests, the workers see in Russia a livelihood more difficult to come by in their ... more China set to launch record number of spacecraft in 2008: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 19, 2008China will launch a record number of spacecraft this year, state media reported Tuesday, amid a rise in tensions among world powers over the militarisation of space. China plans to send up more than 10 missions this year, said Yang Baohua, head of the China Academy of Space Technology, according to the China Daily. "China's space technology has entered a new stage. The design and manufacture ... more China Expresses Concern About US Bid To Shoot Down Damaged Satellite 
Beijing (XNA) Feb 19, 2008China has expressed concern about Washington's decision to shoot down a damaged satellite, urging the U.S. Government to fulfill its international obligation. Responding to a question on the U.S. plan to shoot down a damaged satellite, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said on Sunday that the Chinese Government is highly concerned about development of the situation and has ... more Taiwan presidential candidate delivers olive branch to Beijing 
Taipei (AFP) Feb 18, 2008The presidential candidate of Taiwan's ruling party on Monday delivered an olive branch to arch foe China, saying that if elected next month he would invite Chinese President Hu Jintao for a visit. Frank Hsieh, from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), made the rare gesture while visiting the fortified Taiwanese island of Kinmen, off the southeastern Chinese city of ... more China Sunergy Announces Signing Of A Supplementary Agreement With aleo solar AG 
Nanjing, China (SPX) Feb 19, 2008China Sunergy has provided information on a supplementary agreement it recently signed with aleo solar AG. Under the Agreement, more than 20% of the supply will now be in the form of high-efficiency selective emitter cells. aleo solar, a leading German solar module manufacturer, signed an initial solar cell supply agreement with China Sunergy in October 2007. The total shipment volume under ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2008Chinese leader Mao Zedong proposed sending 10 million Chinese women to the United States, in talks with top envoy Henry Kissinger in 1973, according to documents released Tuesday. The powerful chairman of the Chinese Communist Party said he believed such emigration could kickstart bilateral trade but could also "harm" the United States with a population explosion similar to China, according ... more Former Boeing Engineer Charged With Economic Espionage In Theft Of Space Shuttle Secrets For China 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 13, 2008A former Boeing engineer was arrested this morning after being indicted last week on charges of economic espionage and acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the People's Republic of China, for whom the engineer stole Boeing trade secrets related to several aerospace programs, including the Space Shuttle. Dongfan "Greg" Chung, 72, of Orange, Calif., who was employed by Rockwell ... more Sidley Austin Represents PT Indosat On 228.5 Million USD Financing For Satellite Project 
Singapore (SPX) Feb 13, 2008International law firm Sidley Austin recently represented Indonesian telecom company PT Indosat Tbk in obtaining US$228.5 million in financing to construct and launch a new satellite, the Palapa-D. The satellite is under construction by Thales Alenia France and will be launched into orbit by a Chinese launch vehicle manufactured by Beijing Talentway Technology Corporation. The financing wa ... more GyPSii Brings Mobile Location Lifestyle To Dopod Users In China 
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 12, 2008GyPSii has partnered with Dopod in China to provide new and exciting location-based information and content features and services, for use on the mobile phone or via the Internet. The new services will be available to members of Dopod Club the exclusive online community for Dopod device users in China, when members download the GyPSii mobile client ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2008The World Bank said Monday it had slashed its growth forecast for the Chinese economy in 2008 by 1.2 percentage points to 9.6 percent due to a weaker global outlook. The World Bank made the adjustment in its quarterly update on the Chinese economy, while also warning about growing signs of inflation. "The slowdown in the global economy should affect China's exports and investment in the ... more International Team Establishes Unique Observatory In Antarctica 
Dome Argus, Antarctica (SPX) Feb 04, 2008A team of scientists representing six international institutions, including Texas A and M University, has succeeded in reaching the summit of Antarctica - also a monumental achievement for ground-based astronomy - to establish a new astronomical observatory at Dome Argus on the highest point of the Antarctic Plateau. Two weeks after arriving Jan. 11 at "Dome A" for only the second time in ... more Mars In Their Sights 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2008U.S. and Chinese students are taking aim at the Red Planet using an ASU-designed camera on a Mars-orbiting spacecraft. The target lies millions of miles away, but for the 22 high school students in the first-ever China Youth Space Academy, Mars is square in their sights. Fifteen high school students from China are at ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility, collaborating with seven students from ... more China, US aluminum giants buy into Rio Tinto 
London (AFP) Feb 1, 2008Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco said Friday it and US peer Alcoa have bought a 12-percent stake in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto, setting up a possible takeover tussle with rival BHP Billiton. Analysts said the acquisition was a possible defensive move to prevent, or at the least complicate, any tie-up between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, two of the biggest miners and suppliers of raw mat ... more
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