China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela (reprint)
XICHANG, Sichuan Province, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — China successfully sent a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite into space on the early morning of Thursday. It is China’s first contract of manufacture and launching service for a Latin American country. A Long March 3II rocket carrying a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Oct. 30, 2008. China successfully sent a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite into space on the early morning of Thursday. It is China’s first contract of manufacture and launching service for a Latin American country.(Xinhua Photo) Carried by a Long March 3II rocket, the [...]
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China, Russia issue joint communique on co-op (reprint)
MOSCOW, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — China and Russia issued a joint communique here Tuesday, pledging further efforts to strengthen strategic coordination and deepen cooperation in various fields. The communique was signed by visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the 13th regular prime ministers’ talks between the two countries. Chinese [...]