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China To Launch Second Lunar Probe Before End Of 2011
Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2008China will launch a second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, before the end of 2011, an official said on Wednesday, while announcing the start of the second stage of the country's moon mission. Chang'e-2, part of the second phase of the Lunar Probe Project, will conduct experiments involving five core technologies such as orbital adjustments and soft landings, according to Chen Qiufa, director of ... more NigComSat-1 Fails To Work Due To Technical Error 
Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2008China Great Wall Industry said the communication satellite NigComSat-1 designed for Nigeria had failed to work because of electricity power exhaustion. The Beijing-based company attributed the power exhaustion to a technical error of the satellite's solar wing. Commercial communication satellites involve complex technologies and are regarded as highly risky projects globally, said ... more Bush team determined to work on Iran nuclear issue 
Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2008A US envoy will meet his international partners in Paris this week to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions, as the departing Bush administration aims to "work the issue," officials said Wednesday. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood said William Burns, the number three at the State Department, will be in Paris on Thursday for talks on Iran with his counterparts from Russia, China ... more Taiwan's former leader held in graft probe 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 12, 2008A Taiwan court ordered former president Chen Shui-bian locked up Wednesday in a corruption probe, tightening pressure on the onetime leader whose tenure was marred by allegations of scandal and sleaze. The court order capped 24 hours of high political drama on this tiny island, which saw the defiant Chen led away in handcuffs, taken to hospital after claiming he had been beaten by police ... more China's Enemies Are All Around Part One 
Hong Kong (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 China's military preparedness and strategic deployment of weaponry take into consideration a whole range of potential enemies, an analysis of internal People's Liberation Army documents has revealed. In order of importance -- that is, the likelihood of actual military engagement -- those enemies are Taiwan, the United States and Japan -- as potential defenders of Taiwan, India, Vietnam ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2008The illegal trade in elephant tusks is thriving in Chinese markets and upscale hotels although there are signs the problem could be on the decline, an environmental group said Wednesday. Ivory continues to be smuggled into China despite a ban on imports that dates back to 1991, with the tusks mainly being sourced from Africa, according to the report released by TRAFFIC, a wildlife monitoring ... more Quake-hit China faces long road towards psychological recovery 
Yinghua, China (AFP) Nov 12, 2008Six months after thousands of school children lost their lives in the Sichuan earthquake, psychological counselling remains a dire need for families here. It is a huge effort which is made difficult not just due to limited resources, but also because the idea that emotional traumas can and should be treated is new and alien to many people in this rural part of China. "It's not that they ... more China's third taxi strike powers on: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2008A strike involving hundreds of taxi drivers in south China entered its third day on Wednesday, as they demanded the release of 21 colleagues who police detained for protesting, state media reported. There were no taxis in service in Sanya, a city on Hainan island, on Wednesday, and dozens of cab drivers were still gathered at the government headquarters, the official Xinhua news agency ... more Troubled GM says it is profitable in China, will continue to invest 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2008Troubled General Motors said Wednesday that it was making money in China and was continuing its investments in the large Asian market. "We are continuing our investment in China and actually we are very profitable in China," said Henry Wong, a Shanghai-based spokesman for the biggest US auto maker. He told AFP that various investment projects GM had committed itself to in the past were ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2008China objected strongly on Tuesday to comments by India's foreign minister in which he rejected Chinese claims over a border region long disputed by the two giants. "We express deep regret over India's public remarks that ignore historic facts," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said during a regular news briefing. Qin was responding to comments Sunday by Indian External ... more Six months after deadly China quake, jobs are key to recovery 
Wenchuan, China (AFP) Nov 11, 2008When the Sichuan earthquake struck southwest China on May 12, Zeng Shanjun and his wife saw their home collapse and the factory where they worked destroyed. Their world fell apart. Six months later, the pair are unemployed and have no idea what the future holds for them in their devastated home town of Yingxiu, which sits at the epicentre of the 8.0-magnitude quake here in Wenchuan county. ... more Ancient village at heart of China's quake tourism plans 
Taoping, China (AFP) Nov 11, 2008Zeng Yuyin points up to a narrow crack that runs from the fourth to the sixth storey of a 1,000 year-old stone fortress in Taoping village, home to China's ethnic Qiang minority. "That damage was caused by the earthquake," she said of the May 12 disaster in Southwest China's mountainous Sichuan province that left up to 88,000 people dead or missing. Although some of the walls in this ... more China defends responses to UN anti-torture panel 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2008China on Tuesday defended its responses to a UN committee on torture following accusations by the panel's chief that Beijing was being evasive on its record. "We have had constructive dialogue with the anti-torture committee and have had candid exchanges and answered their questions," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. "It is China's consistent stance that we oppose ... more
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