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ATK Conducts Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Flight Test
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Alliant Techsystems, the U.S. Navy, and the Italian Air Force announced today that the company's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) has successfully completed another challenging missile firing at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station on Feb. 21. This test was a critical milestone in the program and keeps it on track for low-rate initial production (LRIP). The missile was ... more Analysis: China's nuke expansion at sea 
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Some high-resolution images of China's Type 094 SSBN have shed new light on this mysterious strategic missile nuclear-powered submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Satellite photos released by Google Earth reveal two of these new submarines at the Huludao Shipyard in northeast China. The 094 SSBN's hull structure has been upgraded from the 092 SSBN, which means the later version ... more China And US Nuclear Talks Lead To New Military Hotline 
Shanghai (AFP) March 1, 2008China and the United States have agreed to deepen a dialogue on nuclear and Asian security issues following the end of high-level talks in Beijing this week, the US defence department said Saturday. The discussions were part of ongoing Sino-US defence consultations aimed at increasing mutual understanding and avoiding miscalculation between the two powers, said David Sedney, deputy assistant ... more British FM says China must prove itself 'responsible' 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 29, 2008China risks a wave of protectionism unless it proves itself a "responsible" nation, British Foreign Secretary David Milliband said Friday as he completed a five-day tour of the Asian giant. "We must be honest about the terms of a new bargain between Europe and China," he told an audience at Beijing's Peking University. "Europe can open up its markets to China and push others to do so. ... more 5.9 million Chinese short of drinking water: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2008The number of people facing drinking water shortages in China has more than doubled to 5.9 million because of a severe winter drought, state media reported. The figures released late Friday jumped from 2.43 million a week earlier, the Xinhua news agency said, citing figures from the State Flood and Drought Relief Headquarters. A spokesman was quoted saying the situation was due to linger ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Feb 29, 2008China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year, an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday. The Shenzhou VII spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu latein the year and the astronauts will leave their spacecraft for the first time, the official told Xinhua. The spacecraft ... more Analysis: New cyber chief faces Hill anger 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2008 The new job of Scott Charbo, the man President Bush has picked to head up the protection of U.S. computer networks, involves countering threats from Russian hackers, Chinese cyber spies and Internet Jihadis. But perhaps his most immediately dangerous adversary is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The two men will be face to face Thursday, when Charbo, the deputy ... more Public transport to go electric in gas-rich Qatar 
Doha (AFP) Feb 28, 2008The gas-rich Gulf state of Qatar on Thursday launched a public transport project that will use electric buses and taxis in a bid to cut air pollution. The battery-powered vehicles are being built by a China-based developer for Mowasalat, Qatar's public transport operator, and will enter service soon, the organisation's business development manager Ahmad al-Ansari said. "The developer is ... more Analysis: Nigeria, China boost energy ties 
Beijing (UPI) Feb 29, 2008Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is visiting China this week to talk about ways to broaden their already-extensive oil and gas ties. Yar'Adua, who arrived in Beijing Wednesday, is set to meet with President Hu Jintao and other senior Chinese officials during his four-day visit. The focal interest of the talks would be to "sign agreements on energy-related matters," according to ... more |
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Khartoum (AFP) Feb 27, 2008China's special envoy to Darfur on Wednesday urged the international community to step up peace efforts in the war-torn region and advised its ally Sudan to do more to cooperate with world powers. Liu Giujin was wrapping up a three day visit to Sudan undertaken amid a growing international outcry over China's alleged reluctance to use its influence on Khartoum to end the bloodshed in Darfur. ... more Toyota expects to produce 11.3 mln cars by 2012: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce 11.3 million of its own brand vehicles by 2012, up about 30 percent from 2007 amid rapid growth in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday. Toyota forecasts that its annual output, excluding affiliates Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., will continue to grow by 600,000 vehicles a year, the Nikkei business daily reported ... more Rice urges China to use maximum influence on North Korea 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged China to use all its influence with North Korea to ensure the reclusive Stalinist state moved ahead quickly with nuclear disarmament. With the clock running down on the Bush administration, Rice used her trip to China and a meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to call for a renewed push to end a two-month impasse with North Korea ... more River filth cuts normal water supplies for 200,000 in China: report 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Normal water supplies to more than 200,000 people in central China have been cut due to pollution in a local river, state media reported Tuesday. The water supply to more than 60,000 residents of Jianli county in Hubei province was cut Sunday after water in a branch of Hanjiang River turned red and foamy, the Chutian Metropolis Daily said. Authorities in nearby Qianjiang county also ordered ... more
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