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the second hyperpower |
 by Yu Zheng, Wang Aihua Xinhua science writers 
Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2009
China built the finest optical telescope to scan 10 million celestial spectra in the coming five-to-six years, one of the world's most ambitious astronomical endeavors to record key data betraying how the universe was formed. The Chinese government, which awarded the 235 million-yuan (34 million U.S. dollars) contract to a consortium of elite astronomers and ... read more 
Shanghai, China (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Actel has announced the winners of its 2009 Actel Cup China Students FPGA design competition. Chosen from more than 300 submissions by students from 190 universities, designs from Xian University of Electronic Science and Technology and South China Agricultural University were tied for first place, meeting the contest's very high standards for creativity, including three key qualifications: high ... more
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China conducted drills near Taiwan on Lai's one year in office: state TV
Oil prices jump on report of Israel prepping Iran strike China to host Pacific Island leaders, seeking closer ties China slams US 'bullying' over new warnings on Huawei chips Philippines, US coast guards join military drills in South China Sea Nvidia CEO Huang says US AI chip export controls a 'failure' China slams US 'bullying' over new chip warnings China slams US 'bullying' over new chip export controls UN body clears China's Minmetals for deep-sea mining testing China says it backs Pakistan in defending 'sovereignty' 
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Taipei (AFP) June 5, 2009Taiwan held a virtual military exercise Friday, simulating an invasion of the island by China despite warming ties between the once bitter rivals, a report said. The drill, part of the annual "Han Kuang" war games, was played out entirely on computers in a Taipei military command centre presided over by President Ma Ying-jeou, the United Evening News reported. The computers simulated a ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2009Hundreds of rescue workers and volunteers were Saturday searching for dozens of people feared buried alive when part of a mountain collapsed in a massive landslide in southwest China, officials said. Seventy-four people were missing after the disaster struck Friday afternoon in an iron ore mining district of the vast Chongqing municipality, a Chongqing government spokesman told a televised ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2009Initial investigations and eyewitness accounts suggest a fierce blaze that gutted a bus in southwest China, killing 27 people and injuring 74, may have been started deliberately, state press said Sunday. The packed single-decker bus burst into flames early Friday in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, after a fire apparently started inside and quickly engulfed the whole vehicle. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2009China has changed profoundly since 1989, but on one point the regime will not budge an inch: Mindful of its legitimacy, it insists that it was right in suppressing the Tiananmen protests, analysts said. The way the 20th anniversary of the crackdown passed last week -- with a muzzled Internet, a cowed press and a Tiananmen Square patrolled by hundreds of police -- once again demonstrated how ... more |
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Advanced 3D Satellite Component Layout Optimization Method Developed by Beijing ResearchersSydney, Australia (SPX) May 19, 2025 Researchers at the Defense Innovation Institute, part of the Chinese Academy of Military Science, have developed a novel method for optimizing the three-dimensional layout of satellite components, a ... more 
Ramon.Space Secures Eutelsat OneWeb Contract for Advanced Digital ChannelizersLondon, UK (SPX) May 15, 2025 Ramon.Space has secured a contract from Eutelsat to provide onboard digital communication channelizers for the expansion of its OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. This significant ... more 
HEO and BAE Systems Forge Partnership for Advanced Space Data AnalysisSydney, Australia (SPX) May 13, 2025 HEO and BAE Systems have announced a collaboration aimed at delivering a comprehensive geospatial exploitation solution that integrates HEO's resolved Non-Earth Imagery (NEI) with BAE Systems' lates ... more
  
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fallBoston MA (SPX) May 14, 2025 The United States population is older than it has ever been. Today, the country's median age is 38.9, which is nearly a decade older than it was in 1980. And the number of adults older than 65 is ex ... more 
Teaching Robots Theory of Mind to Boost CollaborationLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025 Researchers from Duke University and Columbia University have developed a novel approach to robotic collaboration by integrating Theory of Mind-a uniquely human cognitive trait-into robotic systems. ... more 
US states oppose AI regulation ban in Trump tax billSan Francisco (AFP) May 17, 2025 A mix of Democratic and Republican state attorneys on Friday called on Congress to reject a moratorium on regulating artificial intelligence included in US President Donald Trump's tax bill. ... more
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Shanghai (AFP) June 5, 2009A little-known Chinese machinery maker's plan to buy the Hummer brand from General Motors could face objections from Chinese regulators, media reports said Friday. Struggling US auto giant General Motors announced this week it had reached a tentative deal to sell the brand to privately-held Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co, a day after filing for bankruptcy. "Government ... more  
Sydney (AFP) June 7, 2009China may question the wisdom of investing in Australian resources after Rio Tinto this week spurned a multi-billion-dollar link-up for a joint venture with bitter rival BHP Billiton, analysts say. Rio hailed Chinalco -- Beijing's wholly-owned aluminium manufacturer -- as a white knight when it offered 19.5 billion US dollars for an increased stake in the debt-laden miner last February ... more  
Ashgabat (AFP) June 6, 2009China will grant energy-rich Turkmenistan a three-billion-dollar loan to develop a lucrative South Yolotan gas reserve, newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported on Saturday. "China will loan Turkmenistan three billion dollars for the industrial development of the huge gas field of South Yolotan in the country's south-east," the newspaper wrote. South Yolotan is estimated to hold up to 14 ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2009China said Friday it could invest up to 50 billion dollars in the International Monetary Fund's first-ever bonds, state media reported, in yet another sign of the nation's growing financial muscle. "If the IMF bonds meet our requirements in terms of safety and return on investment, we will actively consider buying up to 50 billion dollars of bonds," an unnamed official said, according to the ... more |
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