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Rocket To Go To Moon Under DesignBeijing, China (XNA) Mar 09, 2010 A new heavy-thrust carrier rocket is under scientific research, with the goal of sending astronauts to the moon, scientists said. Although there is no official timetable yet for China's moon landing, scientists are researching a new powerful carrier rocket with a lift-off thrust of 3,000 tons, Liang Xiaohong, vice-president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, told China Daily on Thursday. "The heavy-thrust launcher's lift-off thrust will be three times that of the Long March-5 ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2010China said Saturday it was opposed to political interference in its exchange rate mechanism, amid growing international pressure for policymakers to let the yuan appreciate. "Sometimes, the exchange rate issue can be politicised. We are opposed to this practice," central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan told reporters on the second day of the National People's Congress, the annual parliamentary ... more 
Perth, Australia (AFP) March 4, 2010Australia's Fortescue Metals said it has billions of tonnes of iron ore, enough to supply China for decades, reinforcing claims the country is on the verge of a major commodities boom. Executive director Russell Scrimshaw said the world's fourth largest iron ore miner had up to 20 billion tons of ore, the basic ingredient of the steel that is key to China's mass industrialisation and urbanis ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 China Thursday announced plans for its second lunar probe in October ahead of its launch of an unmanned space module set for next year. The Chang'e-2 lunar probe in October would be launched on a Long March 3-C carrier rocket, said Liang Xiaohong, party chief of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Liang's announcement came a ... more |
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Isolated China will need payback for Iran sanctions: expertsBeijing (AFP) March 3, 2010 China, now the sole holdout resisting new nuclear sanctions against Iran, will likely approve a weakened UN text if it secures concessions from the West, experts say. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev this week made his most explicit threat yet to act against Tehran, but the public position of China - which has longstanding energy interests in Iran - remains in support of more talks. Beijing has a long history of opposing sanctions, but a UN Security Council resolution with little bite would a ... read more |
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