News tagged with news agency

China's satellite navigation system live

China's home-grown satellite navigation system launched a limited positioning service Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency said, as the country seeks to break its dependence on foreign technology.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 5

China may send first woman into space

China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China plans Asia's biggest coal-fired power plant

China's Shenhua Group will build the largest coal-fired power station in Asia over the next five years, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, as the country struggles to meet its energy needs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Taiwan's Foxconn to use one million robots by 2014

Taiwan IT giant Foxconn -- hit by a spate of suicides at its Chinese plants -- plans to replace 500,000 workers with robots in the next three years, state media reported Monday.

Electronics / Robotics

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 34

China completes second space docking

China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

China water project to 'begin operating in 2013'

A massive project to divert water from China's south to its drought-prone north -- which has seen hundreds of thousands of people relocated -- will become partly operational next year, state media reported.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 8

China's next space mission to carry 3 astronauts

China's next space mission will carry three astronauts who will dock with and live inside an experimental orbiting module launched last year, state media said Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

China may send its first woman into space: Xinhua

China may send its first woman into space this year after including female astronauts in the team training for its first manned space docking, state media said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

China defends rare earth export restrictions (Update 2)

China said Tuesday that it would "properly deal" with a complaint by the United States, European Union and Japan over rare earth minerals, but defended its right to restrict exports of the elements.

Technology / Business

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China sets up rare earths industry group

(AP) -- China has set up a rare earths industry association to fend off trade complaints and help regulate the sector that is critical to global high-tech manufacturing.

Technology / Business

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Firm claims Apple infringing trademark in China

A Taiwan-linked company which claims ownership of the iPad trademark in China has filed lawsuits and lodged complaints against Apple for infringement, according to a lawyer.

Technology / Business

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

China 'river pig' deaths raise extinction fears

China says 16 endangered finless porpoises have been found dead since the beginning of the year and experts blame water pollution and climate change for pushing the species toward extinction.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China test-launches 3D TV channel

China's state broadcaster has test-launched a 3D television channel, state media said, in a bid to draw viewers and drive consumption by encouraging people to upgrade to 3D-capable sets.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

China writers seek $8 mln from Apple in piracy row

A group of Chinese writers who accuse Apple's online store for selling pirated copies of their books is seeking $8 million in compensation from the US firm, state media said Sunday.

Technology / Business

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

China spacecraft to launch soon to test docking

China will launch an unmanned spacecraft early next month that will attempt to dock with an experimental module, the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort to place a manned permanent space station in orbit.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

News agency

A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to organizations in the news trade: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.

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