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China reports successful space flight before rocket lifts off
Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2008China's leading Xinhua news agency reported the successful flight of the Shenzhou VII hours before the nation's third-ever manned space mission had even lifted off. On Thursday morning, Xinhua posted a story on its website saying the Shenzhou capsule had been successfully tracked flying over the Pacific Ocean even though the rocket and its three astronauts had not yet been launched. ... more China's astronauts spend first day in orbit 
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 26, 2008China's three astronauts spent their first day in orbit Friday spoilt with a spicy 80-dish menu as they prepared for the most dangerous part of their mission - the nation's first space walk. The voyage of the Shenzhou VII, China's third manned foray into space, has proceeded without a glitch since it blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China late Thursday, state media ... more Reaching for the stars: a space travel timeline 
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Milestones in the history of manned space flight: -- 1st century AD: A simple explosive substance appears in China. To create a festive effect, containers filled with it are believed to have been thrown onto fires, whereupon they sometimes flew up into the air. -- 1232: The first documented use of "fire-sticks" as weapons -- by Chinese forces repelling a Mongol invasion. ... more NASA marks 50th birthday, looks to new frontiers 
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Half a century after NASA was created at the height of the Cold War when the United States sought to prove its superiority by winning the race to the Moon, the space agency faces new challenges ahead. At its conception NASA sought to assert American dominance over the Soviet Union, but in the new 21st century it finds an emerging rival in the space race: China. The birth of the National ... more In desert city, crowds keen to see China space mission 
Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Tourists and space enthusiasts were thronging into Jiuquan city in the vast deserts of northwest China Thursday, keenly anticipating the launch of the nation's third manned space flight. Eager Chinese from Vice President Xi Jinping on down were expected in the remote area for the evening launch of Shenzhou VII, which would carry three astronauts on the nation's most ambitious journey into sp ... more |
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Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Here are biographical details of the three Chinese astronauts due to blast off Thursday for the country's third manned space mission, including a first space walk. The details are impossible to verify as all China's astronauts are military personnel and their files are in the possession of the armed forces. China has treated all its space heroes as role models, especially for the young, ... more EU plans crackdown on high-risk Chinese food products 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 25, 2008The European Commission decided Thursday on safeguard measures in the face of the tainted Chinese milk scare, including plans to ban the most risky imports like biscuits and chocolate. Although Chinese dairy products like milk and yoghurt have been long banned from the 27-nation European union, the commission decided that consumers needed more precautions against products containing milk fro ... more India bans Chinese dairy products 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2008India banned Thursday the import of dairy products from China over concerns they could be contaminated with dangerous chemicals. A government spokesman told AFP the temporary ban was only a preventative measure since India does not import dairy products from China. India joined more than a dozen countries that have ordered bans or taken other steps to curb consumption following a scandal ... more Pressure mounts on China over tainted milk 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Pressure mounted on China Thursday over the tainted milk scandal, as the EU unveiled plans to ban some of its food products and the UN deplored attempts by dairy firms to deceive the public. The European Commission said it was preparing an "explicit, total" ban on all products originating from China for infants and young children containing milk, a spokeswoman told journalists. ... more |
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United Nations (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao urged rich countries here Thursday to double donations to the UN World Food Program over the next five years and to do more to cancel or reduce debt for poor countries. "I wish to propose that donor countries double their donations to the World Food Program (WFP) in the next five years and the international community do more to cancel or reduce debts owed by least ... more Storms batter China, 18 killed including Briton: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Torrential rains left at least 18 dead in China, including a Briton, and 17 missing, as Typhoon Hagupit pounded the south and another storm battered the quake-hit southwest, state media said Thursday. Ten people were confirmed dead in southern Guangdong province and Guangxi Zhuang region, where Hagupit toppled 18,500 houses, destroyed crops and brought reservoirs to the brink of overflowing, ... more China scrambles to salvage reputation amid milk scandal
Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2008China was scrambling Thursday to salvage its reputation after tainted milk sickened 53,000 babies and killed four, as UN agencies deplored attempts by implicated dairy firms to deceive the public. The government has set up working groups in nearly every single province, and has embarked on a sweeping drive to set up a series of new food testing centres and replace outdated equipment, officia ... more Microsoft courts Chinese consumers with slashed software price 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2008Microsoft said Thursday it had cut the price of one of its Office operating system products by more than 70 percent in China as it tries to encourage consumers to turn away from pirated software. "Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition will be available for consumers at a suggested retail price of 199 yuan (29 dollars) for a limited time offer," Jim Lin, public relations manager at M ... more
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