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the second hyperpower |
 Haining, China (XNA) Jul 24, 2009 
Chinese astronomers will set up a stronger telescope network on Dome A, the top of the south pole, after the initial success in January, 2008, an astronomer said at a symposium that concluded here Thursday. Gong Xuefei, an astronomer involved in the telescope project, said at a cross-Straits forum on astronomical instruments that the new telescopes are being tested and the first of them is ... read more 
Phuket, Thailand (AFP) July 23, 2009US President Barack Obama's administration is bidding to counter China's growing clout in Southeast Asia with steps to revive ties with a region of nearly 600 million people. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a friendship pact here Wednesday with the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amid complaints that Obama's predecessor George W. Bush had neglected the ... more
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China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chips
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 Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, first outside China China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird flu China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak Nvidia plans China research centre as export curbs bite: report Asian markets stagger into weekend as trade rally runs out of legs 
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Washington (AFP) July 22, 2009Governments and scientists around the world ramped up the hunt for a vaccine to battle the swine flu pandemic Wednesday, with Australia launching human trials for a serum. US officials announced they were searching for volunteers to run their own trials of two swine flu vaccines and a Chinese drug company said it would soon test its own preparation to fight the A(H1N1) virus, which has ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2009Four people were killed and 53 remained missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in a remote and mountainous area of southwest China on Thursday, the government said. The victims were construction labourers who had been working on a dam in Kangding county, an area traditionally populated by ethnic Tibetans in Sichuan province, according to a statement on the civil affairs ministry's ... more 
Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2009Up to 600 rescuers were digging through rock and mud with their bare hands in a desperate attempt Friday to find about 50 people left missing in a landslide in southwest China, state press reported. The rock slide in mountainous Sichuan province left four people dead early Thursday after it engulfed the makeshift office and living quarters of a road construction team along the Dadu river ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2009Chinese police have detained family members of a man whose death last month sparked a riot that resulted in thousands of people clashing with security forces, the government and media said Thursday. At least five relatives of Tu Yuangao have been detained and several others questioned by police in Shishou city, in the central province of Hubei, for their alleged roles in the unrest ... more |
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Glasgow Lab to Test Space-Bound 3D-Printed Materials for SafetyLondon, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025 A cutting-edge facility in Glasgow aims to address the risks associated with in-space 3D printing, a technology poised to transform how objects are manufactured in orbit. Researchers at the Universi ... 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 
Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbitWashington DC (UPI) May 10, 2025 A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. ... 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 
Self-Organizing Robots Poised to Revolutionize Marine OperationsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2025 Imagine a world where AI-powered robots autonomously organize themselves into collaborative teams, dynamically adjusting their configurations and strategies based on changing mission requirements. ... more
Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precisionBoston MA (SPX) May 12, 2025 MIT engineers are getting in on the robotic ping pong game with a powerful, lightweight design that returns shots with high-speed precision. The new table tennis bot comprises a multijointed r ... more
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Phuket, Thailand (AFP) July 23, 2009Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has met with his Chinese counterpart amid a row over the detention of a Rio Tinto executive in China, an Australian diplomat said Thursday. Smith "had a conversation" with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in the Thai resort island of Phuket, the diplomat told AFP. He would not give details of ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2009At least 23 miners were missing after torrential rains triggered a cave-in at a colliery in northeast China, state media reported Thursday. The accident occurred late Wednesday night in a mine in Jixi city in Heilongjiang province, Xinhua news agency said. Several hundred rescuers worked through the day Thursday to dig out the 23 missing miners without success, it added. China's coal ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) July 22, 2009Peering up through black protective glasses at an overcast sky, Glenn Evans let out an excited cry as the barely visible sun began to disappear completely behind the moon. "You can see it. It's already started!" Evans, a Shanghai-based cosmetics executive, called out to other eclipse-watchers. Evans was one of hordes of Shanghai residents and tourists who poured into the Chinese city's ... more 
Moscow (AFP) July 22, 2009Russia and China on Wednesday launched massive joint military drills aimed at fighting terrorism and ethnic separatism, Russian news agencies reported. The five-day exercises near the two nations' common border "must show the international community that Russia and China have the necessary resources to ensure stability and security in the region," Ria Novosti quoted the chief of Russia's gen ... more |
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