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the second hyperpower |
 Stockholm (AFP) June 8, 2009 
World military spending hit a new record in 2008, boosted by the Iraq war, the return of Russia as a global player and the emergence of China, a Swedish think tank said in its annual report Monday. World arms expenditure totalled 1.464 trillion dollars last year, a rise of 45 percent from a decade ago and representing 2.4 percent of global gross domestic product or 217 dollars for every ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2009China will require all personal computers sold in the country from July 1 to come with software that blocks access to certain websites, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The head of a software developer involved in devising the programme confirmed the news to AFP, saying it was aimed at protecting people from pornography. "We are offering the software to PC makers for free ... more
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Nvidia CEO Huang says US AI chip export controls a 'failure'
China slams US 'bullying' over new chip warnings Oil prices jump on report of Israel prepping Iran strike 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' After quitting WHO, US urges others to 'consider joining us': Kennedy Taiwan says 'willing' to talk to China as island boosts defences China slams 'separatist' Taiwan leader on one year in office: state media Stocks rebound as China cuts rates 
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Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2009Rescuers digging through landslide debris in southwestern China have found seven bodies but 65 people were still missing as rains threatened search efforts, the government said Monday. Rescuers had resorted to blasting through debris at the landslide scene in the Chongqing region in a frantic bid to find survivors of Friday's disaster, in which a whole mountainside collapsed onto several ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2009Investigators probing a bus blaze in southwest China that killed 27 people have issued a public appeal for help in identifying a person suspected of bringing petrol on board the vehicle. "From what we've gathered, someone brought flammable material -- gasoline -- onto the bus," investigator He Jiansheng said at a press conference late Sunday in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan ... more  
Tripoli (AFP) June 8, 2009Security forces aboard a Libyan oil tanker heading to China beat off an attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, an oil company official told AFP on Monday. "Pirates approached the vessel and began firing warning shots," said Tarek Youssef of the Libyan National Maritime Transport Company which leased the ship. "The captain refused to stop his ship and security members on board riposted ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2009Shares in China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines shares were suspended Monday, amid media reports that the government had ordered the two ailing carriers to merge. The two Shanghai-based carriers's shares were suspended pending an announcement on "important issues," according to a statement posted on the Shanghai stock exchange's website. "We received instructions from the ... 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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by Yu Zheng, Wang AihuaXinhua 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 ... 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  
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 |
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Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement
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