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China sets dates for space launch

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Sun, 09/07/2008 - 12:49pm

China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, state-run news agency Xinhua reports.



 

Top Chinese university weighs a ban on swearing online

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 12:27am

Beijing University, one of China's top academic institutions, is considering a rule to ban its students form using obscenity or spreading rumors online, Xinhua reports.

Rules may also affect faculty.

It's not clear if the enforcement would include any online speech by students or if it would be ...



 

Chinese open up coal mine in one big blast

KEYE - CBS 42  Thu, 12/20/2007 - 3:46pm

Ruqigou coal field, in northwestern China's Ningxia province, was blasted with 5,400 tons of dynamite on Thursday, as mining operators began to mine Taixi coal, Xinhua reported.