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Rocket Plane RouletteHonolulu HI (SPX) Mar 07, 2007 SpaceDaily supports private spaceflight projects for the basic reason that Government space agencies have reached a state of total intellectual stasis with NASA�s plan to redo Apollo 50 years later, China's plan to redo Soyuz/Salyut at about 1/8 the pace managed by the USSR, and Russia's plan to redo Zond with billionares in place of turtles. ... read more |
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London (AFP) Dec 9, 2009Human rights are increasingly under threat in China, according to a British firm which analyses dangers for business worldwide, while also describing risks in Russia, Nigeria and India as extreme. While Afghanistan and Somalia are the worst countries in the world for rights, China has dropped five places in a global ranking and is notably poor on arbitrary arrest, freedom of speech and ... more  
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Dec 9, 2009 The Taiwanese government will push ahead with its proposed economic cooperation framework agreement with mainland China despite opposition gains in local elections. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said the ECFA remains a good deal for Taiwan and will help secure the island nation's economic future, a report on the Taipei-based China Post said. Ma's statements come after his ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Dec 9, 2009 China's monopoly on "rare earth" minerals, essential for green technologies, may not keep up with increasing demand. While China has 53 percent of the world's rare earth deposits, it provides about 95 percent of the world's supply. In the last 10 years, a 40,000-ton per year global market for rare earth has grown to 125,000 tons per year, according to the U.K. Times Online. By ... more |
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  Large natural gasfield discovered offshore China  China a bright spot on climate with energy-saving bulbs   Paleoasian Ocean Disappeared About 251 Million Years Ago |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2009Eight students were killed and 26 others injured in a stampede down a narrow stairway at a middle school in central China, state media reported on Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday night in the city of Xiangxiang in Hunan province as students at Yucai Middle School, a private boarding school, rushed down stairs after an evening study session, Xinhua news agency reported. ... more  
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2009Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists Lynn Price and Nan Zhou expected the long banquet and endless toasting. What they did not expect on a recent trip to a cement plant in central China was a three-hour variety show by the factory employees, complete with folk dancing, song-and-dance numbers and comedians. Even more surprising were the lyrics to one of the songs: "I started to ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2009China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's top oil producer, said Tuesday its listed arm aims to increase its capacity on joint venture projects to 15 million tonnes a year by 2015. The target for PetroChina Co is more than double the 6.57 million tonnes of oil equivalent its 23 joint oil and gas projects with foreign companies produced last year, CNPC said in a statement. Such ... more |
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 Vietnam vows peaceful resolution of maritime disputes   China urges 'reasonable' credit growth in 2010: state media   Stronger Chinese auto sales lift luxury German brands |
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