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the second hyperpower |
 Beijing (AFP) July 13, 2009 
A Chinese businessman has bought the British satellite television channel Propeller and plans to use it to broadcast programmes promoting China in Europe, media reports said Monday. Ye Maoxi, chairman of advertising company Xiking Group, acquired Propeller in June after six months of talks, the City Express newspaper reported. Propeller, broadcast from Yorkshire via digital provider Sky ... read more 
Hong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2009Forty years after the United States landed a man on the moon, China's fledgling space programme is racing to get to the lunar surface before an American return and ahead of its Asian rivals. The United States - the only country to have sent men to the moon - is hoping to touch down on the lunar surface again by 2020, almost a generation after it first completed six historic manned lunar ... more
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Germany says China has 'a responsibility for global peace'
Taiwan coast guard says 'urgent need' for surveillance tech Denmark in 'frank' talks with China over backing Russia China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips Stocks, dollar drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating Markets drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating Asian markets drop after US loses last triple-A credit rating China factory output beats forecasts, weathering tariffs China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastic imports from US, EU, Japan Pakistan FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India over Kashmir 
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Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 10, 2009Based in Taiwan, ARKNAV is fast becoming a leader in the provision of superior Global Positioning System (GPS) peripherals and innovative integrated tracking solutions. ARKNAV designs, develops, and manufactures high quality GPS tracking products for B2B and OEM/ODM customers, including location based and personal tracking systems for the vehicle, medical and security markets. ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) July 13, 2009India is set to begin sea trials of its first nuclear-powered submarine later this month, joining an elite club that includes neighbouring giant China, defence ministry officials said Monday. The Indian-developed submarine, which would provide the South Asian nation with an underwater ballistic missile launch capability, will begin trials in the Bay of Bengal, off the southern Indian city of ... more  
Urumqi, China (AFP) July 13, 2009Police shot dead two knife-wielding Muslim Uighurs in China's restive Urumqi city on Monday, authorities said, as violence flared again despite a massive security crackdown. The shooting took place in a Uighur district of the city and triggered an immediate show of force by riot police who poured into the area carrying semi-automatic weapons and closing shops, an AFP reporter witnessed. ... more 
Urumqi, China (AFP) July 13, 2009Like many ethnic Uighurs, businessman Anwar hopes greater world interest in the Muslim minority following deadly unrest in this remote Chinese city could lead to long-time grievances being addressed. Sitting on an overturned bucket he uses as a chair in his cramped apartment, Anwar spoke in angry whispers about religious restrictions and other forms of repression many Uighurs say they suffer ... 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) July 13, 2009China Eastern Airlines said Monday it would acquire rival Shanghai Airlines through a 8.9-billion-yuan (1.3 billion dollars) share swap and raise seven billion yuan in a private share placement. China Eastern, the country's third largest carrier, will swap 1.3 of its Shanghai-listed A shares for each share in the smaller Shanghai Airlines, according to documents filed with the Shanghai Stock ... more 
Melbourne (AFP) July 13, 2009Australia Monday summoned China's top envoy for the third time in a week as it came under fresh pressure to win the freedom of a senior mining executive detained as a "spy" in Shanghai. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said officials pressed acting ambassador Hong Liang for details about Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, whose arrest has cast a shadow over a key trading and diplomatic relationship ... more  
Seoul (AFP) July 10, 2009This week's cyber attacks on South Korea and the United States came from 16 countries, Seoul's spy agency said Friday, highlighting the problems it faces in proving any North Korean involvement. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) told legislators the raids were tracked to 86 Internet protocol addresses in 16 countries including the United States, Japan, China and Guatemala, lawmakers ... more 
Beijing (AFP) July 12, 2009The number of people injured in ethnic violence in China's Urumqi has risen to 1,680, state media reported Sunday, quoting the regional government. The figure was a marked increase from the 1,080 injuries reported on Tuesday by the official Xinhua news agency. The report gave no new update on the death toll, which currently stands at 184 -- 137 of which were Han Chinese, 46 Uighur, and ... more |
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