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 Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 20, 2009 
The launch of a Russian Phobos Grunt probe to Mars on October 16 has been delayed until 2011. The delay also affects China's first mission to Mars. The 240-pound Chinese Yinghou-1 spacecraft was to be mounted atop the Russian spacecraft for transport to the Martian orbit, where it was to be released before the Russian spacecraft landed on Phobos. The delay, however, gives us grounds to ... read more 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 19, 2009China now has about 1,500 missiles pointed at Taiwan, with no signs that the build-up is about to stop anytime soon, a spokesman for the island's government said Monday. The figure includes short-range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, the defence ministry spokesman told AFP on condition of anonymity. "The number of missiles has been rising. We don't know when it will stop ... more
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HRW warns new Macau security law open to government 'misuse'
Taiwan to skip WTO conference after labelled 'Province of China' Asian stocks rise on Trump U-turn but unease sees oil bounce Spain PM Sanchez to visit China April 13-15 Middle East war: global economic fallout Press Release from Business Wire: Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Taiwan opposition leader says talks with Xi a 'bridge' to peace Iran defies Trump Hormuz ultimatum with naval mine threat China limits fuel price hikes as oil costs surge: govt New Hong Kong rules force people to give up passwords in security cases 
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2009More than 50 years after a major overhaul of the way in which Chinese characters are written, a far less ambitious project to simplify just a few dozen ideogrammes has sparked huge controversy here. The government has put forward proposals to change 44 characters out of the 3,500 most used, or 1.25 percent of the total, "to adapt to the requirements of the information era, the evolution of ... more  
Nairobi (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier Monday northeast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, as the marauding sea bandits hunted their prey ever further from base to wrong-foot naval patrols. According to the European Union's anti-piracy naval mission (EU NAVFOR), the unnamed ship was seized 550 nautical miles (1,000 kilometres) northeast of the Seychelles and 700 nautical miles of ... more  
Lusaka (AFP) Oct 19, 2009China's government on Monday committed itself to investing in Zambia despite the global economic crisis as President Rupiah Banda officially opened the Chambishi Copper Smelter. "China will continue investing here because we treasure the relationship with Zambia. Despite the crisis, Chinese investors will not stop to come," said Chinese ambassador to Zambia Li Qiangmin. The 200 million ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2009Eight workers were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in central China's Hunan province, state media reported Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday when the workers were underground at the Jiahe mine in the city of Chenzhou, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local coal industry officials, without providing further details. China has a notoriously poor record for wor ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2009Authorities in central China plan to move 15,000 residents away from smelting plants in the area after nearly 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning, state media said Friday. Zhao Suping, mayor of Jiyuan city in Henan province, said the mass relocation would cost one billion yuan (146 million dollars), the official Xinhua news agency reported. Zhao said 70 percent of the cost ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2009China on Friday denied involvement with a large mining and oil deal in Guinea following accusations it amounted to supporting the west African country's military junta. Guinea's Mining Minister Mahmoud Thiam told AFP Thursday the country's junta-backed government had signed the seven-billion-dollar (4.5-billion-euro) deal with the China International Fund (CIF) and Sonangol, an Angolan partn ... more |
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