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China's Shenzhou-8 Spacecraft To Carry Bio Sample For ESA
Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2009China has agreed to carry a bio sample for the European Space Agency on the country's Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project, said here Sunday. "China is actively gearing up international cooperation in the field of manned space," Zhang told reporters on the sidelines of China's parliament annual session, citing the agreement with Europe as ... more Indo Power Afloat In The 21st Century Part One 
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 6, 2009 "Anti-piracy operations" have given China's People's Liberation Army navy the best excuse to penetrate the Indian Ocean and station forces there permanently. As fighting piracy around the Gulf of Aden becomes a long-term mission, the PLA navy South Sea Fleet is likely to set up a sub-fleet to handle that task -- perhaps the "Indian Ocean Sub-fleet of the South Sea Fleet" -- and the PLA ... more Tensions high as China braces for Tibet protests 
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009Chinese authorities have imposed a security lockdown in Tibet as the Himalayan region this week marks the sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile. China's leaders are desperate to prevent protests by Tibetan monks and nomads after violent unrest last year embarrassed the leadership in the lead-up to the Olympics in Beijing. The Dalai Lama has c ... more China says Tibet crackdown needed for 'stability' 
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009China on Sunday sought to justify a security lockdown in Tibet with a commentary on state media saying it was necessary to protect people against fresh violence in the Himalayan region. The article, published by the Xinhua news agency, appeared aimed at countering any foreign criticism of dramatically tightened security ahead of Tuesday's sensitive anniversary of an anti-Chinese uprising. ... more China still mum on number of students killed in quake 
Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2009China declined on Sunday to reveal how many schoolchildren were killed in last year's devastating earthquake, saying the politically sensitive figure still was not calculated nearly 10 months later. Schools bore the brunt of the May 12 quake in Sichuan province, with thousands collapsing on top of their students, fuelling angry charges from parents that official corruption had led to shoddy ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2009A top official warned Friday the security situation in China's restive region of Xinjiang would be "more severe" this year, sparking further concern of unrest ahead of sensitive anniversaries. The vast desert area of Xinjiang in China's remote northwest is home to more than eight million Uighurs, Muslims who have complained for decades of political and religious repression. China has acc ... more Hong Kong bird tests positive for H5N1 
Hong Kong (AFP) March 6, 2009Hong Kong authorities said Friday that a dead chicken found in the southern Chinese territory had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus. The government said laboratory tests had confirmed that the chicken found floating in the sea off Hong Kong on March 2 carried the deadly strain. The statement said there were no poultry farms within three kilometres (two mile ... more China central bank surprised by loan growth 
Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2009China's central bank governor said Friday he was surprised by the steep rise in bank loans so far this year, but argued it was helpful in boosting fickle confidence. "Loans in January exceeded our expectations somewhat," Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, told a briefing in Beijing on the sidelines of an ongoing annual full session of parliament. "But if it can preve ... more Coke says investing two billion dollars in China 
Shanghai (AFP) March 6, 2009US beverage giant Coca-Cola said Friday it would invest two billion dollars in China over the next three years as it looks to dramatically increase its presence in the world's largest market. The ambitious development means the world's biggest soft drink maker will more than double the 1.6 billion dollars it has spent in China since the nation opened up to the world with economic reforms in ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2009China has started a new round of taikonauts selection, and five to seven will enter the final list, said an officer of the country's space program on Thursday. "The new taikonauts will mainly take missions related to China's planned space station," Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project, told Xinhua on the sidelines of China's parliament annual session. Zhan ... more Asia to lead world arms spending by 2016: consultancy 
Singapore (AFP) March 5, 2009Asia is expected to outstrip the rest of the world in defence spending within seven years as China and India upgrade their armed forces, a research consultancy said here Thursday. Asia's overall defence budget will account for 32 percent of global military spending by 2016, or 480 billion US dollars, up from 24 percent in 2007, Frost and Sullivan's regional director for defence practice Rata ... more China to modernise military across the board: Wen 
Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2009Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said Thursday that China's military needed to be modernised "across the board" as a 15.3 percent increase in defence spending was placed before parliament. "We need to make our army more revolutionary, modern and standardised, focusing on enabling it to fully carry out its historic missions," Wen said in his annual address to the National People's Congress. ... more Corruption linked to China TV tower blaze: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2009A top television executive arrested after a huge fire that gutted a tower built by China's state broadcaster and killed a fireman is being investigated for graft, Chinese media reported Thursday. Investigators of the blaze in Beijing said Xu Wei, the highest-ranking official to be arrested in the case, may have had orders from above to set off the fireworks that led to the inferno, this week ... more
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