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August 11, 2009
China Conducts Stringent Tests Of Would-Be Spacemen
Beijing (XNA) Aug 11, 2009
No scars, no history of serious illness in the last three generations of your family, and no tooth cavities - China imposes tough standards on its future astronauts. They must be close to perfection to meet the standards set for the men and women who will lead China into outer space, Monday's China Daily reported. Officials from the No. 454 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in ... read more

Dozens killed as typhoons hit East Asia
Beijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2009
At least 42 people died and scores more were reported missing Tuesday after typhoons battered East Asia, as parts of the region experienced their worst weather in half a century. Most of those killed were in Taiwan when Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island, dumping a record 3.0 metres (120 inches) of rain at the weekend. The storm hit mainland China Sunday afternoon, where it claimed ... more
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    Flying frog among 353 new Himalayan species: WWF
    Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 10, 2009
    A flying frog, the world's smallest deer and the first new monkey to be found in over a century are among 350 new species discovered in the eastern Himalayas in the past decade, the WWF said Monday. But the environmental group said the vital habitats of the mountain range were facing growing pressures from unsustainable development in the region, which spans Nepal, China, India, Bhutan and M ... more

    China installs nearly 3 million security cameras in six years: police
    Beijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2009
    Police in China have installed nearly three million cameras across the country since 2003 and will extend surveillance to rural areas, the Ministry of Public Security said Monday. "Since 2003... and up to now, over 268,000 alarm and monitoring systems have been installed in China, and more than 2.75 million cameras have been erected," the ministry said in a statement on its website. This ... more

    China frees 1,200 after Tibet unrest, holds 700 over Xinjiang
    Geneva (AFP) Aug 10, 2009
    China said Monday that it has released more than 1,200 detainees held over unrest in Tibet last year while more than 700 people are still being held following last month's riots in Xinjiang. "After the 1,231 suspects were punished, made to submit statements of repentance and educated by judicial authorities in Tibet, they were freed," Beijing said in a written reply to a UN hearing in Geneva ... more

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  • Lead poisons over 300 children in China: state media

  • Twenty-three dead, 56 missing in Taiwan flooding: rescue services

  • Taiwan, China to start regular flights at end of August

  • China property prices pick up further in July: govt

  • Canada, China to strengthen economic ties

  • China secrets official recycled Rio report's 'facts'
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    China To Finish High-Res Topographic Lunar Map By September
    Beijing (XNA) Aug 10, 2009
    China will complete a 3D topographic map of the moon by the end of September, according to a chief designer with the project on Wednesday, calling the map the "clearest" in the world. "Currently, most of the lunar topographic maps were made by data acquired by laser altimeter instruments. With the large amount of highly-detailed images taken by Chang'e-1, the map we are making will be of ... more

    China's first Mars orbiter in Russia for launch: state media
    Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2009
    China's first satellite to probe Mars has been transported to Russia for a launch later this year, state media reported Thursday. Yinghuo-1, the 110-kilogramme (242-pound) Chinese satellite, is scheduled to be launched along with Russia's "Phobos Explorer" aboard a Zenit rocket in October after final testing, the Beijing News said. After entering Mars' orbit - 10 to 11 months later ... more

    EADS lands next upgrade for Beijing TETRA
    Beijing (UPI) Aug 7, 2009
    EADS Defense & Security has won the latest contract to develop Beijing's TETRA communications system including a roll-out to police and the Public Security Bureau. The deal for phase 4 work on the terrestrial trunked radio, or TETRA, was just announced, although signed with the Chinese capital's telecoms service provider Beijing JustTop Communication several weeks ago. Deliveries ... more

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  • Pro-China, Uighur activists row over Australia film festival

  • China blames unrest on foreign-based separatists

  • Nearly one million flee approaching typhoon in China

  • Landslide threatens dam in southwest China: report

  • Mass evacuation in China after typhoon pounds Taiwan

  • Dog Suspected Source Of China Plague; Quarantine Lifted

  • China's 800 mln rural residents to get health records: report
  • China airport head executed for graft: report
  • China Internet rehab camp shut amid arrests over death: report
  • Dismal first half for Cathay Pacific as global crisis bites
  • China searches for high-tech leap forward
  • China nuclear chief latest official hit in graft crackdown
  • China auto sales up 63.6 percent in July: state media
  • Bank of China to pay 1.5 bln dlrs for high-speed rail stake

  • China keen to boost growth, avoid loan quotas: officials
  • China refuses to budge on greenhouse gases
  • Rio Tinto spied on China for six years: state bureau
  • US debates plan for stiff tariffs on Chinese tires
  • Chinese Astronauts Must Be Super Human
  • People trying to flee China plague town: residents
  • China murderer awaits trial after innocent man executed: report
  • Gas leak sickens more than 200 in China: state media

  • China probes top nuclear chief for wrongdoing: state media
  • Kadeer accuses China of 'psychological torture' of children
  • China-U.S. dialogue avoids confrontation
  • Uighur leader's children blame her for unrest: China media
  • Water crisis in parched northern China
  • Russia to boost border control after plague outbreak in China
  • China cancels summer camps over swine flu: state media
  • China suspends officials after pollution protest: state media



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