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Indonesian communications satellite Palapa D failed to enter a preset orbit after being launched at 5:28 pm Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China. The satellite was launched atop a Chinese-made Long March 3B rocket. The first and second stages of the rocket entered space normally, but the third stage failed during a second-time ignition. Experts are ... read more 
Beijing, China (RIA Novosti) Sep 01, 2009China will begin the construction of its own orbital space station in 2020, the Sina news service said on Monday, citing a top official with the country's manned spaceflight program. Gu Yidong said that China would sent two or three space labs into orbit in 2010-2015, while the basic module of the space station is to be orbited by 2020. The spacecrafts will "form the basic orbital ... more
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China suspends some non-tariff countermeasures after US trade talks
Stock markets fluctuate as China-US trade euphoria fades China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown China hands suspended death sentence to ex-chief of state chip giant China's Tencent posts forecast-beating Q1 revenue on gaming growth Equity markets swing as China-US trade euphoria fades Baidu plans self-driving taxi tests in Europe this year Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America Latin America mourns world's 'poorest president' Mujica, dead at 89 Bogota hails 'historic' China-Colombia Belt and Road deal 
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Beijing, China (XNA) Aug 31, 2009Astronomers from China and the United States are considering cooperating on the world's largest telescope, through which scientists will have a deeper insight into the very early stages of the universe. The Thirty-Meter-Telescope (TMT) was conceived and headed by University of California and California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and is expected to be completed in 2019. ... more  
La Paz (AFP) Aug 31, 2009Bolivia is looking to buy six combat aircraft from China or Brazil after the United States blocked the sale of Czech planes, Defense Minister Walker San Miguel said in remarks published Monday. "They could be Chinese or they could be Super Tucanos from Brazil, one or the other," San Miguel was quoted as saying an in interview with the newspaper La Razon. He provided few details on the ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2009The United States on Monday urged the military junta in Myanmar to halt attacks on ethnic minorities, saying it was "deeply concerned" about the fighting. The plea follows deadly clashes in a largely ethnic Chinese region of Myanmar as well as the junta's offensive in June against ethnic Karen rebels near the Thai border. "We urge the Burmese authorities to cease their military campaign ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2009Japan's Sharp Corp. said Monday that it had agreed to tie-up with a newly created Chinese company to produce liquid crystal display panels in Nanjing. Sharp will provide its LCD production technology to Nanjing CEC-Panda LCD Technology Co. to help it set up the plant, which is scheduled to start operating by March 2011. Financial terms were not disclosed. The new company is a joint ... more  
Riga (AFP) Aug 31, 2009China and crisis-hit Latvia signed agreements Monday aimed at increasing bilateral trade during a visit to the Baltic state by Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Hui Liangyu. "Latvia has always highly valued its relationship with China," Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters following talks with Hui Liangyu. "We're interested in continuing the bilateral dialogue, especially ... more  
Stockholm (AFP) Aug 31, 2009Air pollution has over the past 50 years led to a reduction of the light rainfall in China essential for the country's agriculture and water resources, a Chinese researcher said Monday. A recent study conducted in Sweden, the United States and China showed that the number of days with light rainfall (less than 0.1 millimetre per day) dropped by 23 percent in China from 1956 to 2005. ... more |
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