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China's First Lunar Probe Satellite Normal After Eclipse
Beijing (XNA) Aug 19, 2008China's solar-powered lunar probe satellite Chang'e 1 stood the test of a partial eclipse on Sunday as scientists altered its orbit and temporarily turning off some facilities. Based on the signals sent by the satellite after the eclipse, the Chang'e 1 was operating as expected, Monday's Beijing News quoted Liu Junze, of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC), as saying. ... more Venezuela To Launch Simon Bolivar Satellite In November 
Caracas, Venezuela (XNA) Aug 19, 2008The Simon Bolivar satellite will be launched into the space on Nov. 2, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday. Chavez made the announcement in his latest TV and radio program"Alo, Presidente." The satellite, made in China, was named after "Simon Bolivar," a hero who played an important role in winning Latin America's independence. Chavez said the Simon Bolivar satellite ... more Canada's PM lashed for snubbing China 
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 18, 2008Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper blundered by not attending the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, his predecessor said Monday, lamenting a relapse in ties with China. "You know, they have a collective memory there that is very important," said ex-prime minister Jean Chretien in a speech to the Canadian Bar Association. "It is the second-biggest economy in the world. In 50 ... more China's top lawmakers to review food safety law: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will debate a proposed food safety law next week, state media reported, after a series of industry scandals. The five-day session, which begins Monday, will review a raft of proposed legislation, including laws on patents, recycling and insurance, Xinhua news agency reported. However, the law on food safety ... more China to launch controversial maglev extension in 2010 
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 18, 2008China plans to launch a controversial project to extend Shanghai's magnetic levitation train in 2010 after deferring it for years amid radiation concerns, reports by state media said. The project, linking Shanghai to Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang province, appeared on a list of construction plans of the provincial government, the Shanghai Securities News reported Monday. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2008The foreign ministers of Japan and China were to meet Sunday to discuss joint development of gas fields in the East China Sea and North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, an official said. The talks between Japan's Masahiko Komura and China's Yang Jiechi come amid rapidly warming relations between the two Asian economic giants after decades of mistrust due in part to the legacy of ... more China's Tianjin building runway for Airbus test flights: report 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2008Airport officials in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin are building a second runway to test Airbus A320 planes built at a plant in the city, state media reported Sunday. The new runway would be ready for May 2009 and would also allow Tianjin, which is about 110 kilometres (70 miles) east of Beijing, to serve as a backup for the Capital International Airport, the Xinhua news agency reported ... more Foundation Laid For China's Largest Astronomical Station 
Kunming, China (XNA) Aug 15, 2008China on Monday broke ground on construction of its largest astronomical observation station in Yao'an County in the southwest Yunnan Province. The station, scheduled to be complete by 2010, is in Xihuling (Westlake Hill). Following an assessment, CAS experts found Yao'an fulfilled all the requirements for an observatory to monitor days of clear skies and nights. ... more Durham Scientist Explores Sichuan Fault 
Durham, UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2008Durham University expert, Alex Densmore, is to explore the fault lines that caused the May 12th earthquake in China that killed 69,000 people. Dr. Densmore, Director of Hazards Research at the Institute of Hazard and Risk Research at Durham University, is the first UK scientist to visit the region to research the faults and the effects and causes of the Sichuan earthquake since the disaste ... more |
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Ankara, Turkey (RIA Novosti) Aug 13, 2008Turkey plans to buy eight missile defense systems abroad to protect itself against possible missile attacks, an undersecretary for the Defense Ministry said on Monday. Murat Bayar said two missile shields are to be deployed in and around Ankara and Istanbul by 2010, and that Turkey is currently negotiating a deal with four countries: Russia, the United States, China and Israel. ... more 150 dead, missing after storms hit northern Vietnam 
Hanoi (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Vietnamese emergency services were Monday seeking to reach isolated and flood-hit northern communities after tropical storm Kammuri left at least 100 people dead and 50 missing over the weekend. Flash-floods and landslides since Friday have cut major highway and rail links to the mountainous region bordering southern China. The heavy downpours have also knocked over trees and telephone and ... more Twenty die in torrential rain in southwest China: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Twenty people have died in southwest China in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain, and 10 are still missing, state media reported on Monday. The rain fell on parts of Yunnan province for four days from August 7, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting the provincial civil affairs office. More than 810,000 people were affected by the rain, and direct economic losses were ... more Taiwan to push ahead with US arms purchases: Ma 
Taipei (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Monday said his administration would push ahead with plans to purchase arms from ally Washington while trying to improve ties with traditional rival China. Ma, who was elected in a landslide in March and took office in May, has pledged better relations with China. The two sides launched regular direct flights for the first time in nearly six decades last month. ... more
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