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China's Mystery SpacelabSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2010 We could be less than a year away from the launch of Tiangong-1, China's first space laboratory. We've been expecting this launch for years, but relatively little is still known about this mission. We have grown used to seeing computer-generated artwork of this small, stubby laboratory module, not much larger than the Shenzhou crew-carrying spacecraft that will dock with it. China Central Television has also broadcast short video ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2010More than 210 million passengers are expected to crowd China's railways during the upcoming Chinese New Year, as officials scramble to accommodate the record surge, a rail official said Wednesday. "During the 2010 Spring Festival travel period..., we expect up to 18.2 million more passengers than last year, an increase of 9.5 percent," Gao Xiaobing told journalists. "Although China's rai ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2010Beijing college student Zhao Fang says he admires Internet giant Google for standing up to China, but admits that won't make him any more likely to use the world's top search engine. "Baidu is better for Chinese users," Zhao said, referring to China's search market leader, as the 22-year-old clicked through a jobs website in a cybercafe. "I have never felt as comfortable using Google ... more  
New York (AFP) Jan 20, 2010Oil prices weakened Wednesday amid market concerns that a credit squeeze in China and swelling US stockpiles could dampen demand for the key commodity. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for February delivery, shed 1.40 dollars to 77.62 dollars a barrel. London's Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March eased 1.31 dollars to 76.32 dollars a barrel. Oil investors reacted ... more |
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  China launches orbiter for navigation system: state media   China Aiming To Have Its Own GPS In Place By 2012   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Xichang, China (XNA) Jan 18, 2010China took one step forward in its ambition to build an independent global navigation network capable of rivaling foreign congeneric systems with the successful launch of a new orbiter into space early Sunday morning. Boosted by a Long-March-3III carrier rocket into a geostationary orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, it was the third orbiter China has launched for the network ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 20, 2010Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean yesterday and is now headed for a landfall in Vietnam. NASA satellite data shows that the system is weakening as it continues on its track through the South China Sea. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, managed by NASA and the Japanese Space Agency flew over Tropical Depression 01W (TD01W) on Monday ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2010China on Tuesday rejected reports that Indian government computers had been attacked by Chinese hackers as "groundless", one week after US Internet giant Google made a similar accusation. A source in the office of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed an attempted hacking to AFP last Friday, but said nothing had been compromised. The origin of the cyber attack was unknown at thi ... more |
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  Celebrations muted as Japan-US security pact turns 50  US plans more talks with China on Google row: diplomat   Russia asks China about chemicals fire near border: reports |
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