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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2009 
Qian Xuesen, the man widely regarded as the father of China's nuclear missile and space programmes, has died at the age of 98, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. Qian was born in the eastern city of Hangzhou but left the country in 1935 for studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. He later served as director of the Jet Propulsion laboratory at th ... read more 
Archbald PA (SPX) Nov 02, 2009Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) guidance kit. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package, significantly improving precision when compared to existing paveway II LGBs. The flight test consisted of two GBU-10s released from a U.S. Navy Super Hornet at the Navy's China Lake ... more
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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 Stocks tumble, oil jumps on Trump's Iran ultimatum Mideast war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks 
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2009China sentenced 19 people in restive Xinjiang to jail terms of three years to life for state security crimes, some in connection with deadly ethnic unrest in July, a US-based activist group said. The Uyghur American Association, in a statement emailed to AFP late Thursday, condemned the convictions of the men in the region's Yili prefecture, urging skepticism about the charges "in the absenc ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Oct 30, 2009Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday called on China to withdraw missiles targeting the island to ensure peace between the two former bitter rivals. China now has nearly 1,500 missiles pointed at Taiwan, with no signs that the build-up is about to stop anytime soon, according to defence officials here. "We hope that the Chinese communists will consider removing the missiles facing ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2009China and India could use their growing clout to shame developed countries into committing to a climate change deal in Copenhagen in December, the UN's top climate scientist said Friday. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, told AFP on the sidelines of a conference in Beijing the two Asian giants would have "a lot of moral force" at the ... more |
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New Haven, West Virginia (AFP) Oct 31, 2009Eyeing lucrative markets in China, India and beyond, French firm Alstom on Friday unveiled the world's largest carbon capture facility at a coal plant -- a technology backers hope will fuel a new multi-billion dollar industry and keep the coal industry alive. Banking that coal power plants will come under legal and financial pressure to reduce emissions as part of efforts to reduce global wa ... more  
Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced plans Thursday for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas. The venture's main companies include U.S. Renewable Energy Group, Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP, China's Shenyang Power Group and A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. The wind farm is to be located on 36,000 acres in West Texas, although the group did not ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Oct 30, 2009China on Friday called for a sweeping new era in ties with Australia including a free-trade deal, marking a dramatic turnaround in relations which reached crisis-point this year. Visiting vice premier Li Keqiang vowed to work for the long-awaited free-trade agreement and urged a "new level" in contacts beyond massive, multi-billion dollar iron ore and coal exports. "We should seize and l ... more |
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