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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 27, 2009 
The predicted launch time of China's first space telescope is in 2012, and will be used to observe space black holes, said the chief scientist of the program Thursday. The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) comprises three to four single telescopes equipped with hard X-ray detectors, instead of optical lenses, said Li Tipei, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ... read more 
Washington (AFP) July 26, 2009The United States and China will hold their first top-level "dialogue" on a broad range of issues in Washington this week that could set the agenda for the two megapowers for years to come. The US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue on Monday and Tuesday is to focus on bilateral, regional and global challenges on economic and foreign policy issues, as well as climate change. The two ... more
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Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media 'troublemaker' in Beijing's crosshairs
Hong Kong court to deliver verdicts on media mogul Jimmy Lai Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave CORRECTED: Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong Philippines says fishermen injured in China Coast Guard encounter Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai verdict set for Monday Asian markets track Wall St record after Fed cut 
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Bangkok (AFP) July 24, 2009East Asian nations will broadly welcome US moves to reengage with the region, with the world's most powerful country offering a counterweight to China's growing clout, analysts and diplomats said. Suspicions about China's hegemonic aims have also added to satisfaction at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's announcement during the region's biggest security forum this week that the "United ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2009About 30,000 Chinese steel workers clashed with police over plans to merge their mill with another company, and beat a manager to death, a Hong Kong-based human rights group has said. About 100 people were injured in the incident on Friday in the northeastern city of Tonghua, the Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said in a statement. A police officer at the Tonghua ... more  
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 27, 2009The air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics was cleaner than the previous year's, due to aggressive efforts by the Chinese government to curtail traffic, increase emissions standards and halt construction in preparation for the games, according to a Cornell study. Led by Max Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, the study indicates that such measures as ... more |
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Quito (AFP) July 24, 2009China has agreed to pay Ecuador one billion dollars in August as part of a deal to supply the energy-thirsty Asian giant with crude oil. State-run Petroecuador said a deal inked on Thursday committed Beijing to pay the sum next month, a payment worth 28 percent of the total contract. Under the deal China will receive millions of barrels of oil over two years. Ecuador is OPEC ... more  
Windhoek (AFP) July 24, 2009A Namibian court said Friday it will decide in two weeks whether to release the frozen assets of three suspects in a graft probe involving a firm linked to the son of China's President Hu Jintao. The court said bank accounts and other assets of two Namibians and a Chinese national will remain frozen pending a decision on August 7. The three were arrested last week in Namibia as part of ... more 
Taipei (AFP) July 24, 2009As political tensions ease and trade ties boom, China is taking on a new challenge -- to win over Taiwan with its culinary clout. A number of China's leading restaurant brands, notably Peking Quanjude, Tianjin Goubuli and Chongqing Cygnet, are aiming to expand their business to the island as early as this year, the companies and reports said. Others might follow, with a delegation from ... more |
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