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 Shanghai, China (UPI) May 29, 2009 
China's first Mars probe has completed testing and is on target for launch, the Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology said Friday. The Yinghuo-1 is to be launched later this year by a Russian carrier rocket and will go into orbit around Mars in 2010 after a 10-month, 236-million mile journey, Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, reported Friday.
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Macau (AFP) June 1, 2009The latest giant Macau casino complex, City of Dreams, opened its doors Monday, a high-stakes test of whether a reclaimed swamp in the gaming haven can avoid sinking into obscurity. Backed by scions of two gaming dynasties, the 2.4 billion US dollar complex will eventually offer more than 500 casino tables and 1,500 gaming machines, as well as top-end restaurants, shops, hotels and a lavish ... more
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China Eastern says to buy 101 Airbus A320neo planes in $15.8 bn deal Labubu maker Pop Mart's shares fall 23% despite surging earnings Japan says Chinese embassy break-in 'regrettable' China shipping giant Cosco says resumes bookings to some Gulf countries Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns Rights group warns of 'dystopian' Hong Kong after bookstore arrests CORRECTED: Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation US still deciding how to resume nuclear tests: official 
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Washington (AFP) June 2, 2009Twenty years after the Tiananmen crackdown prompted vows to shun "the Butchers of Beijing," China is enjoying global clout like never before as its giant economy proves irresistible. The global economic crisis has even turned the tables to an extent, with China, long on the receiving side of criticism, now pressing the United States on the safety of its nearly 800 billion dollars invested in ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2009China ramped up security at Tiananmen Square days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on demonstrations there, questioning visitors and blocking journalists trying to report on Monday. The dramatically tightened controls appeared to reflect official fears of any attempts to commemorate the bloody crackdown that ended seven weeks of pro-democracy protests, leaving hundreds, perhaps ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2009Twenty years on, Ding Zilin's pain is still as raw as it was when her son was shot through the heart in the army crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in China -- an event that she says broke her. Jiang Jielian, 17, had been a keen participant in the seven weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in the spring of 1989 and, ignoring a curfew imposed by Ding on the evening of June 3 ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2009Twenty years ago, they were young and eager, and thought their bold demonstrations in the heart of Beijing would change China. Now entering middle age, many of the former Tiananmen protesters still believe they can make a difference, but now it is by using their skills as businessmen to contribute to China's economy, and avoiding any confrontation with the state. "There are some internal ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) June 1, 2009China is sending teams to Taiwan to buy billions of dollars of goods ranging from food to television screens in a gesture aimed at boosting the island's sagging economy, officials said Monday. The first of three Chinese procurement delegations arrived Sunday, with two further groups arriving late June and next month, officials said. The unusual plan launched by China's authorities -- for ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 1, 2009Taiwan's Prime View International (PVI) announced Monday it had bought US firm E Ink Corp., maker of the electronic paper display for the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, for 215 million dollars. "Combining E Ink and PVI creates a single public company that is dedicated to electronic paper," said Russ Wilcox, the co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Cambridge, Massachusetts ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2009US Treasury chief Timothy Geithner began a two-day visit to Beijing Monday by calling China and the United States indispensable partners in solving the economic crisis and other world issues. Geithner, who earlier this year described China as a currency manipulator, also used a speech at Peking University to urge his hosts to allow a more flexible exchange rate. "China and the United ... more 
Shanghai, China (XNA) Jun 01, 2009China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo-1, is expected to be launched in the second half of this year, an official of the Shanghai Academy of Space flight Technology (SAST) has said. The probe had passed test of the research phase, Zhang Weiqiang, deputy secretary of SAST Committee of the Communist Party of China, told the third Shanghai International Aerospace Technology and Equipment Exhibitio ... more |
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