Video: China to start selecting third batch of astronauts this year

18:01, March 03, 2018

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  China to recruit civilian astronauts

  China will include civilians into the third group of taikonauts to serve its planned space station project, Yang Liwei, the country's first astronaut, said in Beijing Saturday.The new taikonauts could be selected from industrial sectors, research institutions and universities, Yang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, said on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th

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  Ford's China vehicle sales in February fall 30 percent year-on-year

  Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Friday its vehicle sales in China, hampered in part by a dearth of new products, fell a sharp 30 percent in February from a year earlier, as it continued to struggle in the world’s largest auto market.The U.S. automaker, whose sales in January fell 18 percent year-on-year, said sales volumes last month totaled 47,483

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  Tech, health care companies leading US stocks higher

  Technology and health care companies helped drive U.S. stocks broadly higher Friday as investors pored through the latest batch of company earnings and deal news. Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP led the gainers among technology stocks. Energy companies also rose as crude oil prices headed higher. Bond yields receded from the four-year highs they reached earlier this week.KEEPING SCORE: The