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China Ready For Another Lunar EncounterSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2010 China could launch its second lunar probe within days. The Chang'e 2 spacecraft was originally built as a back-up to China's first lunar orbiter, Chang'e 1, which was launched successfully in 2007. Rather than mothballing the spare spacecraft, China has sensibly planned a follow-up mission that will examine the Moon even more closely than the first. Chang'e 2 has been fairly camera-shy for the media, and we have received only a basic disclosure of its mission. We can expect that it will look prett ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 26, 2010She stood motionless on the pavement near Washington's National Mall, beams of late summer sun caressing her sleek body as dozens of men ogled her and made secret wishes. 'She', German luxury carmaker Porsche's new 911 GT3 R Hybrid, is the world's first hybrid GT racing car, and it was in the United States to compete in the American Le Mans Series, a proven ground for green technology race c ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 24, 2010Japan will soon start trialling electronic textbooks in primary schools, enhancing the role of IT in the classroom for a generation of "digital natives" born in the wired age. Under the "future school" project, 10 elementary schools will give all their under-12 pupils tablet PCs and fit their classrooms with interactive electronic blackboards starting as early as next month. The networke ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 26, 2010China's GOME will take centre stage this week in a bizarre corporate showdown pitting a jailed billionaire tycoon against executives of the country's biggest household appliance chain. From his prison cell, the company's founder Huang Guangyu has waged a bitter war against GOME management, asking shareholders to vote Tuesday on his proposal to oust chairman Chen Xiao while installing his sis ... more |
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Women entrepreneurs in China get a helping handTianjin, China (AFP) Sept 26, 2010 After losing her job in the Chinese telecommunications industry five years ago, Zhao Weimin decided to start a business selling children's gifts in the northern port city of Tianjin. Lacking money and experience, Zhao and her husband sought the help of the Tianjin Women's Business Incubator - a government-backed microfinancing programme that has helped thousands of laid-off women get back on their feet. "We had to do something," Zhao told AFP in an interview, explaining the couple's decision to ... read more |
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