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the second hyperpower |
 Singapore (SPX) Jun 18, 2009 
Leveraging its global satellite fleet to meet growing demand for connectivity everywhere, SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES has announced at the CommunicAsia conference that IoGlobal has signed a multiyear agreement to create a new DVB IP platform on the NSS-11 satellite to keep NATO troops in Afghanistan connected with friends and family back home. IoGlobal's new Asia 9 platform on the China beam of ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009China has started building a railway to a remote desert region known as "the sea of death", state media said Wednesday, a place once used as a test site for nuclear bombs. The 360-kilometre (225-mile) railroad from the China-Mongolian border to the Lop Nur area in the northwestern region of Xinjiang will help the nation in its quest for resources, the Xinhua news agency reported. It will ... more
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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 Chinese weapons get rare battle test in India-Pakistan fighting Battery giant CATL ends up more than 16% on Hong Kong debut Equities rebound to track Wall St up as China cuts rates China says backs direct talks between Russia, Ukraine on ending war 
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Moscow (AFP) June 17, 2009The leaders of China and Russia on Wednesday vowed to beat the economic crisis by bolstering strong ties, as they put a brave face on a slowdown that has seen bilateral trade plummet. The warm smiles and optimistic statements were aimed at emphasising the strength of Moscow-Beijing relations and how they have recovered from the Cold War when the main Communist powers eyed each other with ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2009China said Tuesday it would "earnestly" implement a UN resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test, but warned countries against action that could aggravate the situation. Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang also refused to confirm or deny Japanese and South Korean media reports that North Korean heir apparent Kim Jong-Un and the nation's defence minister had visited ... more  
Paris (AFP) June 17, 2009A young dinosaur that fatefully wandered into a mudpool around 155 million years could help explain the mysterious evolution of birds, says the world's most famous fossil-hunter. A team led Xing Xu, a Chinese dino expert with scores of astonishing finds to his name, uncovered the fossilised remains of a small, exceptional dinosaur in the Shishugou Formation in western China's Junggar Basin. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2009China's top law official has warned social stability is under increasing threat from labour and business disputes in the midst of the global crisis, according to remarks published Tuesday. Senior Communist Party leader Zhou Yongkang said that in this situation China's security forces need to step up their efforts to quell unrest and protect people's lives and property. "We must clearly ... 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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Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009Officials in a northern Chinese city have clubbed 37,500 dogs to death since May to contain an outbreak of rabies, the local government said Wednesday, amid an online outcry over animal cruelty. Killing the dogs is necessary to rein in the epidemic, which has killed 13 people so far this year in the city of Hanzhong, said an official who works for the local agriculture department. "We've ... more  
Yekaterinburg, Russia (AFP) June 17, 2009Leaders from the world's top emerging economic powers on Tuesday delivered a warning-shot to the domination of the US dollar as their new forum flexed its muscle at a first ever summit. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China -- dubbed the BRIC nations -- called for a "more diversified" currency system after a meeting that came amid growing talk over the dollar's future as the global ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2009Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday the Asian giant's recovery was proceeding steadily, but efforts to reinvigorate the economy were at a critical stage, state media reported. "China's economic performance has started to show positive changes, favorable factors are increasing, and the overall situation has stabilised and is moving in a good direction," Xinhua news agency cited Wen as ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Jun 17, 2009 The biggest company in the world doesn't have its headquarters in the United States or Europe but, in a sign of the world economic tectonic shift, in Beijing. PetroChina, the China National Petroleum Corp.'s listed segment, began public trading in 2007 with an initial public offering of $8.9 billion. It recently topped a market value of $336 billion, passing U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil as ... more |
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