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Analysis: China imitates Su-27SK
Hong Kong (UPI) Feb 25, 2008 Based on the design of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27SK fighter, China has come up with its own domestic version, the J-11B multi-function fighter. Three J-11B prototypes have been manufactured since 2006. After their factory flight tests, they have been evaluated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force 1st Fighter Division, based in Anshan in China's northeast Liaoning province. A Chinese ... more China to spend 18 billion dollars to clean up Bohai Bay: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2008China plans to spend 18 billion dollars on cleaning up one of the country's most contaminated coastal areas, Bohai Bay, state media reported Monday. The 130-billion-yuan project will monitor seawater quality, set up treatment plants, tackle industrial pollution and establish marine parks, the China Daily reported, citing an unnamed State Oceanic Administration official. Bohai Bay, about ... more Woman dies in southern China, tested positive for bird flu 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2008A 44-year-old woman in southern China who tested positive for bird flu died on Monday, health officials said, in what is likely the country's third reported death from the virus this year. The migrant worker, surnamed Zhang, died after developing a fever and a cough following contact with dead poultry in Guangdong, the province's health department said, although authorities in Beijing did ... more China to launch second lunar probe in 2009: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2008China hopes to launch its second moon-orbiting satellite in 2009, state media reported Friday, as the country steps up its space programme. The news came after scientists regained contact with the country's first lunar satellite Chang'e-1 following a four-hour blackout, Xinhua news agency said. Ye Peijian, the chief commander of Chang'e-1, did not elaborate on his announcement ... more Bush's successor asked to beef up military, trade ties with Taiwan 
Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2008US President George W. Bush's successor should move to beef up Taiwan's military and forge a bilateral free trade pact as part of a common agenda to mend souring ties, an expert study said Friday. The report was prepared by a 11-member American group led by ex-State Department and Pentagon officials and comprising experts from the business, human rights and other fields. The current "bro ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2008The death toll from severe snow storms that have paralysed large parts of China this winter has reached 129, state media reported Sunday. In addition to the confirmed deaths, four are still listed as missing, while 1.7 million have been evacuated, the Beijing News tabloid said, citing Li Liguo, vice minister of civil affairs. Previously, state media had reported 107 fatalities from the ... more As China's inflation soars, world fears knock-on effects 
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 24, 2008As China's factory floors feel the pressure from spiralling costs, there is growing nervousness in the rest of the world that the Asian giant's next big export could be inflation. From air-conditioned US shopping malls to bustling African street markets and remote Asian villages, shoppers have become accustomed over recent years to the vast array of ultra-cheap Chinese goods on offer. ... more Woman seriously ill with suspected bird flu in China
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 25, 2008A middle-aged woman is in serious condition in southern China with suspected bird flu, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection said in a statement early Monday. The 44-year-old woman in Guangdong Province developed symptoms on February 16 consistent with the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the CHP said. The case has yet to be confirmed by the health ministry and the CHP is in ... more China Facing Great Hurdles Achieving Energy Conservation 
Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2008 The success of China's amended Energy Conservation Law, which goes into effect this April with stronger regulations for transportation and construction, and improved administrative oversight, remains dubious and depends on the nature of its implementation and enforcement. "I think they've made considerable progress. I see a real focus in this revised law on administration and supervision ... more |
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Washington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2008The most fascinating energy development of the last 14 months has been the furious, if covert, struggle involving Russia, China and the United States to develop Turkmenistan's vast natural gas deposits since the death of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006. Turkmenistan's estimated natural gas reserves are the fourth largest in the world; according to geologic analysis ... more Shenzhou VII Spaceship Airlock Module, Spacesuit Pass Initial Ground Tests 
Beijing (XNA) Feb 22, 2008China has passed initial ground tests for its Shenzhou VII spaceship airlock module and an extravehicular spacesuit, Thursday's China daily quoted a top scientist as saying. "Both the airlock module and the extravehicular spacesuit passed the tests, which simulated the zero-gravity environment of space," said Yang Baohua, head of the China Academy of Space Technology. "This boosts our conf ... more China calls on US to provide data on satellite shootdown 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2008China called on the United States Thursday to provide information about its shooting down of a defunct US spy satellite and voiced caution about the potential international consequences. "China is continuing to closely follow the possible harm caused by the US action to outer space security and relevant countries," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said when asked for a reaction to the ... more China, India speed climate change: Australian report 
Sydney (AFP) Feb 21, 2008The economic rise of China and India means climate change is occurring faster than previously thought, making efforts to fix the problem more urgent, an official Australian report found Thursday. The government-commissioned report called for stronger international commitment to addressing climate change, saying current efforts "still fall far short of getting deep cuts in global emissions ... more
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