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China Makes Breakthrough In Developing Next-Generation Long March Rocket
Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2008China has made a breakthrough in developing its next generation of space-launch vehicle Long March V, which is scheduled for operation by 2014, said sources with thenation's launch vehicle academy. Significant progress has been made on the rocket engine and the building of a production plant. The rocket's 120-tonne liquid oxygen-kerosene engine had passed initial tests and would be p ... more GPSi Asia Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal For China 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2008GPS Industries has announced that its Asian distributor, GPSi Asia Pte has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for China with the Shanghai Hangying Culture Media Ltd. dba GPS Media. GPS Media, based in Shanghai and with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, is a GPS provider to golf courses in China with a unique business model that includes advertising on the GPS units. ... more Iran appears to debate international offer on nukes: US 
Washington (AFP) July 7, 2008Iran appears to be gripped in a debate over how to respond to an international offer to stop its sensitive nuclear work, a senior US official said Monday. Iran is sending mixed messages to a package of incentives from Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. It appears ... more Protesters blast plans for Taiwan freeway 
Taipei (AFP) July 6, 2008Environmental activists protested Monday against a government plan to build a freeway in eastern Taiwan, saying it could do irreparable environmental damage to an area known for its lush parks. About 20 demonstrators chanted slogans outside the cabinet office in Taipei, demanding that Premier Liu Chao-shiuan abandon the plan and threatening bigger rallies if he moves forward. On Sunday, ... more Shanghai faces blackouts as temperatures sizzle: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) July 7, 2008Parts of Shanghai faced blackouts Monday as the Chinese economic hub's power network struggles to meet soaring electricity demand boosted by scorching heat, state media said. The city sizzled over the weekend when the mercury hit 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, the hottest July 5 ever since records began, the Shanghai Daily said. "The city's electrical grid is fully ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) July 3, 2008China faces serious challenges in ensuring it will have enough grain to feed its population in the decades to come, with urbanisation and climate change two major problems, Premier Wen Jiabao said. China's grain supply and demand are basically balanced now but the situation is expected to worsen in the long term, Wen said in a statement published late Wednesday on the website of State ... more Analysis: Controlling Tibet -- Part 2 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 Should China-India relations deteriorate to the verge of military confrontation and the riots in Tibet spread extensively, the first combat units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to be called to action would be the No. 52 and No. 53 Mountain Brigades under the Tibet Military Region. The No. 52 Brigade, stationed at Linzhi, is highly mechanized and armed with T-92 wheeled armored ... more Shenzhou VII Research Crew Ready To Set Out For Launch Center 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 02, 2008The research team that developed Shenzhou VII, China's third manned space launch, will start final testing after arriving at a northwestern satellite launch center in a few days, said a space mission official here on Tuesday. The research and development team of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) will set out for the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in early July, said ... more China's Shot Heard Around The Galaxy 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2008China's counterspace program - punctuated by the January 2007 successful test of a direct-ascent anti-satellite weapon - poses dangers to human space flight and puts at risk the assets of all space faring nations. --U .S. Department of Defense. The United States unquestionably holds the strategic high ground of space today. What is very much in question, however, is who will hold that ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2008A man angry over the demolition of an illegal structure he owned in central China blew up two bottles of compressed gas in an attack on Wednesday that hurt 12 people, state media said. The man, identified as Tian Kaiyou, lit the gas cylinders on fire and then drove them to a local government office in Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, the China News Service said. The resulting explosion ... more China pointing new missiles at Taiwan: newspaper 
Taipei (AFP) July 2, 2008A Taiwanese newspaper on Wednesday said China was pointing new ballistic missiles at the island despite improving ties that will see direct charter flights begin this week. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) have built a new ballistic missile base on China's southeastern coast opposite Taiwan and replaced missiles already deployed with improved versions, the China Times said. Taiwan's ... more Analysis: Controlling Tibet -- Part 1 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 The eruption of riots in Tibet in March reflected an increasingly complicated political situation there, involving both internal and external factors. Internally, the peaceful and non-violent approach of the Dalai Lama toward China has encountered greater resistance from the young generation of Tibetans, and the Dalai Lama's political relevance has been gradually marginalized as a ... more CTDC Starts Installation Of Advanced Production Line 
Hong Kong (SPX) Jul 03, 2008China Technology Development Group has announced that its current production line has successfully produced SnO2 base plates which meets the advanced specifications desired for commercial sales. The initial batch has already shipped to China Stream Fund Solar, a-Si thin-film modules producer in Jiangsu for pilot use. SnO2 base plates are key components of a-Si thin film PV products ... more
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