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Chinas space program continues to grow and improve
A Chinese Long March 2F rocket launches on the Shenzhou 9 mission, China's first manned space docking flight and first flight of a female astronaut, on June 16, 2012 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ...
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Great comeback for China
Zeng Chunlei (No.8) of China returns the ball to Puerto Rico at the 2013 China International Women's Volleyball Tournament in Shenzhen on Thursday. China rallied to win the match from two sets down (20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 15-11). China's final game in the tournament will be against Cuba on Friday night. Photo: ...
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Voice on China’s household registration which are required to attend the college entrance examinations locally
"You aren't eligible for the college entrance examination [in Beijing] without a Beijing residence permit, but you are if you become an American. That is an error in China's system."Xue Manzi, a Chinese angel investor, on China's household registration, which are required to attend the college entrance examinations locally, quoted on Sina Weibo on ...
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Intellectual property Fighting China’s hackers
IT SOUNDS like an airport thriller: a near-future in which American firms wage private cyber-combat against Chinese rivals. But precisely that scenario is being considered by former senior American officials, who report that intellectual property (IP) is being stolen on an unprecedented scale, and that passive defences no longer work. Annual losses from the theft of American IP are probably on ...
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Japan and North Korea The frogman cometh
The Yokotas have not lost hope FOR Shigeru and Sakie Yokota, their daughter seems at once far away and tantalisingly near. Megumi Yokota was kidnapped in 1977, at the age of 13, as she walked home from school. North Korean agents walked up the beach near her home and dragged her back to their boat. Her parents, now elderly, know that she married a South Korean who had also been abducted, and ...
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India and China Parsnips unbuttered
Reprints Yet the smiles were chiefly for show. Mr Li's trip, after all, comes only weeks after satellites and drones showed a Chinese military force camped 19km inside the Indian side of the line of control, high up in Ladakh, in the Himalayas. Brief incursions by both armies are routine, but this one, exceptionally, lasted for three weeks. Indians say Chinese diplomats appeared to be ...
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High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller
Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...
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Al Saleh Calls for the Need to Activate Cooperation Agreements Signed with Japan
Manama, May 23. (BNA) -- Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al-Saleh has lauded the advanced level of the Bahraini-Japanese relations strengthened thanks to the support of the two countries' leaderships, recalling the fruitful results of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's recent visit to Japan. This came as he received here the Bahrain-Japan Business & Friendship ...
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Why Japans stock plunge unnerved Wall Street
NEW YORK -- It took Japan's biggest one-day stock plunge since the tsunami in March 2011 to remind investors around the globe that even a white-hot stock market can cool in a hurry when information changes and investors get spooked enough to question their investment thesis. In a span of 24 hours, the perception of stocks as the only investment worth owning in a world of rock-bottom ...
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Markets fall as Japan stocks slide
23 May 2013 Financial markets around the world have fallen after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ...
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K-Wave in App Market Spreads Across Asia Pacific Region
http://eng.adlatte.com/ ), a leading company in reward-based mobile advertising scene, announces the multiple launches of its famous user-rewarding application 'AdLatte' in the Asia Pacific region including Australia, Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore, as part of their effort to target overseas markets. ...
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We are responsible for easing relations between India and Pakistan claims China
China has played a positive role in the continuous easing of the relationship between India and Pakistan, said a state-run daily which added, "China has not played balancing strategy, using one country against the other."An article in the Global Times said that when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his entourage flew from India to Pakistan Wednesday for a two-day visit, his plane was ...
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Kudo Higashinamed to squad for Australia match
Kashiwa Reysol’s in-form striker Masato Kudo and FC Tokyo midfielder Keigo Higashi received their first callups as Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni named a 26-strong squad on Thursday for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Australia. Kudo has scored 13 goals in the J.League and the Asian Champions League this season, including Kashiwa’s third in a 3-2 win over Jeonbuk Hyundai ...
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EU seeks China investment accord as first step to free trade deal
Set up by Turner Broadcasting-promoted Cartoon Network’s former top official Jiggy George, this is the first time Dream Theatre will work on a local ...
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Thousands mourn literary giant Achebe at hometown funeral
hometown funeral of the man regarded as the father of modern African literature, best known for his seminal novel "Things Fall Apart." An overflow crowd outside the church where the funeral service was held gathered under tents or in the streets, where they stood atop cars to watch on two giant screens. Heavy security was in place throughout the small southeastern town of Ogidi, with ...
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At least 18 soldiers killed in gunbattle in Niger Military sources
military sources and a local official said. "There are 18 soldiers and four attackers dead in Agadez," said one source. "One of the attackers has taken two or three soldiers hostage and is holed up in a house. We have him ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall on China growth woes Fed concerns
Thu May 23, 2013 11:37am EDT * Weak Chinese factory, euro zone sentiment data hit global stock markets * Bernanke's comments on reducing bond-buying weigh on markets * Nikkei drops 7 pct, Wall Street down for second day * Yen gains more than 2 pct vs dollar and euro By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from ...
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Envoy Says North Korea Open to Dialogue
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UPDATE 1-EU trade chief to seek investment pact with China
Thu May 23, 2013 11:23am EDT * Agreement would protect EU investors in China * Could eventually pave the way for a free-trade deal By Robin Emmott and Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission will seek the support of EU governments to launch talks with China on an investment pact that could be a precursor to a free-trade deal if Brussels and Beijing can overcome growing ...
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Global Advocacy Group Urges Pakistan to Protect Press
ISLAMABAD -- A U.S.-based international press watchdog organization is calling for the incoming Pakistan government led by Nawaz Sharif to take urgent steps to stem "the murderous silencing" of the press by bringing to justice those who have attacked journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists said many reporters killed in Pakistan during the past decade were targeted and ...
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Gay Rights Activist Held in China
BEIJING -- A young gay rights activist was detained last week in the southern city of Changsha, following a rally organized by local groups to mark an international day against homophobia, his lawyer said. The man, 19-year-old Xiang Yuhan, was taken into custody early Saturday after police came to his hotel room. "He’s been put under administrative detention for 12 days on ...
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Death toll in China blast rises to 33
BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from a blast at an explosives plant in eastern China earlier this week rose to 33 Thursday as 20 missing people were declared dead, state media reported.Officials had said Tuesday that the explosion, which occurred the day before in the Shandong province city of Shangqiu, had killed 13 people and left 20 missing.Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, citing local ...
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Inside China’s thriving hacking culture
People walk past 'Unit 61398', a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai, Feb. 19, 2013. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, prompting a strong denial by China and accusations that it was in fact the victim of U.S. hacking. (Carlos ...
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Search continues for Canadian hiker missing in Australia for more than one week
Kosciuszko National Park is seen in this undated handout photo. The Canberra Times reports that an air search for Prabhdeep Srawn is focusing on a specific location within the Kosciuszko National Park, about 350 kilometres southwest of Sydney. Srawn, a 25-year-old Brampton, Ont., man hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass. (Westpac Life ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks fall on China data Fed worries
* Weak Chinese manufacturing hurts commodities stocks * Global markets open lower after Bernanke's comments * Brazil's Bovespa down 1.5 pct; Mexico's IPC falls 0.27 By Danielle Assalve Sao Paulo, May 23 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks fell on Thursday on surprisingly weak economic data from key trade partner China and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus ...
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Chinese shipping industry is not the only one causing environmental incidents
The recent highly publicized grounding of a Chinese bulk carrier on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia attracted the scrutiny of the world on the Chinese shipping industry with some commentators saying that the accident was indicative of a dysfunctional health and safety record throughout the industry in China.
China’s shipping industry is primarily made up of the state-owned and run COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), and it is this company to whom the Shen Neng 1 belongs. The Shen Neng 1 is not the only COSCO ship to be involved in a notable maritime accident. Read more
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