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 Moscow (AFP) Sept 16, 2009 
Russia will pushed back its flagship satellite mission to Mars' moon until 2011 in a move which will delay the joint launch of China's first Mars probe, space sources were cited as saying Wednesday. "The prospects of the spacecraft Phobos' flight to Mars was discussed at a conference of scientist and space industry firms today. The dominant opinion was that this flight would be put off until ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2009The United States fingered emerging superpower China and resurgent Russia as its main challengers on Tuesday in new intelligence guidelines that highlighted the rising scourge of cyber-war. "A number of nation-states have the ability to challenge US interests in traditional and emerging ways," said the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) document. "China shares many interests with ... more
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US, China hail 'substantial progress' after trade talks in Geneva
US and China hail 'progress' after trade talks end in Geneva Washington hails 'substantive progress' after trade talks with China Washington 'optimistic' amid trade talks with China US-China talks resume as Trump hails 'total reset' in trade relations CORRECTED: Trump hails 'total reset' in US-China trade relations as talks continue Trump hails 'total reset' in US-China trade relations as talks continue Trump hails US-China trade 'reset' after first day of talks US, China conclude first day of trade talks in Geneva India claims Pakistan violated truce, says it is retaliating 
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2009Chinese police have arrested 75 people suspected of involvement in syringe attacks that heightened tensions in the restive northwest region of Xinjiang, state media reported Tuesday. The suspects were implicated in 36 attacks, including 16 in the regional capital Urumqi and the rest in other towns, Xinhua news agency quoted police official Huang Yabo as saying. A Chinese court Saturday ... more  
Dalian, China (AFP) Sept 16, 2009Once a simple port city on China's northeast coast, Dalian is now the hub of the country's booming outsourcing and IT industries, with dozens of the world's top high-tech firms on site. In little more than a decade, the city -- located where the Bohai and Yellow Seas meet -- has become home to seven massive business parks, spread out along 30 kilometres (20 miles) of rolling green hills. ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2009The top US military commander for Asia said Tuesday he was "cautiously optimistic" on forging a conflict-free path ahead with China, despite US concerns about Beijing's rapid military buildup. The assessment by Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the Hawaii-based US Pacific Command, came despite new US intelligence guidelines listing China and Russia as main challengers and warning that Beijing ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2009China began the construction of its fourth space launch centre Monday as the nation gears up for future manned space flights aboard a new generation of carrier rockets, state media reported. Work started on the Wenchang Space Satellite Launch Centre on southern Hainan island, which will become China's first coastal launching pad when completed in 2013, the Hainan Daily reported. ... more  
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2009The United States and five other powers will have a chance to present a "united front" in opposing Tehran's nuclear program when they meet on October 1, the State Department said Monday. Department spokesman Ian Kelly also said the five UN Security Council permanent members -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France -- plus Germany would push for more transparency from Iran at ... more  
New Haven CT (SPX) Sep 15, 2009A tiny bit of genetic material with no previously known function may hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer, researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Sichuan University in Chengdu, China report in two papers in the September 7-11 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the papers, Alan Garen of the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale ... more |
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