TAIYUAN， Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Wednesday.


The Gaofen-3 satellite was launched off on the back of a Long March 4C rocket at 6:55 a.m. Beijing time， according to the center. It was the 233rd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.


As China's first SAR imaging satellite that is accurate to one meter in distance， it covers the globe with an all-weather， 24-hour observation service and will be used for disaster warning， weather forecasting， water resource assessments， and the protection of maritime rights.


With 12 imaging modes， the high-definition observation satellite is capable of taking wide pictures of earth and photographing detailed scenarios of specific areas.


Gaofen-3 is also China's first low orbit remote sensing satellite that has a lifespan of eight years. It is able to provide high-definition remote sensing data for its users over long periods of time.


Since the inception of the Gaofen project in 2013， China has had an increasingly clear view of the planet.


Launched in April 2013， Gaofen-1 can cover the globe in just four days.


Gaofen-2， sent into space in August 2014， is accurate to 0.8 meters in full color and can collect multispectral images of objects 3.2 meters or longer in length.


Gaofen-4， launched in late 2015， is China's first geosynchronous orbit high-definition optical imaging satellite and the world's most sophisticated.


The Gaofen-3 and the Long March 4C rocket were developed by the China Academy of Space Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology， under guidance of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.




HO CHI MINH CITY， May 30 (Xinhua) -- A court in Vietnam on Monday handed down a life sentence to a 34-year-old Australian man for transporting nearly 3.4 kilogram of heroin， local media reported.


The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court gave the sentence to Jones Nathan Andrew James， who was arrested in the city's Tan Son Nhat airport in May 2013 when checking in for a flight to Australia with two suitcases which contained the drug.


The Australian man would have been given death penalty if he had not had restricted cognitive capability， online newspaper Phap Luat Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City Law) reported.


According to Vietnamese law， those convicted of smuggling over 600 grams of heroin or more than 2.5 kilograms of methamphetamine are punishable by death. Making or trading 100 grams of heroin or 300 grams of other illegal drugs also faces death penalty.




MELBOURNE， July 4 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been charged over the seizure of 275 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine， or ice'， found in the Australian city of Melbourne on Monday， in what is one of the nation's biggest drug busts.


One Malaysian and seven Australian men have been charged with drug offences after authorities discovered the ice' hidden under floorboards in three shipping containers.


Police were able to execute the drug bust after monitoring the delivery of the shipping containers to a Melbourne factory.


The drug bust was the result of a four-month investigation into a Melbourne drug importation gang by the Victoria Joint Organised Crime Task Force， Australian Customs and officers from both the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victoria Police.


According to police， the drugs have a street value of 206 million U.S. dollars.


Police said the accused men， all aged between 24 and 34， were charged with drug importation and trafficking offences.


AFP Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney said "following the money trail" was the key to tracking down the group.


"This was smart policing. Proactive intelligence targeting， identifying international money flows， we were able to identify the syndicate，" McCartney said at a Melbourne press conference on Monday.


PHNOM PENH adidas nmd cs2 primeknit black , March 10 (Xinhua) -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao on Tuesday pledged to provide continued support to Cambodia for socio-economic development, a Cambodian spokesman said.


Nakao made the pledge during a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace adidas nmd r2 uk , Eang Sophalleth, a spokesman for Hun Sen adidas nmd city sock uk , told reporters after the meeting.


"Cambodia is a fair society and I have a very positive view on Cambodia," Eang Sophalleth quoted Nakao as saying to Hun Sen. "ADB is very proud to be a partner of Cambodia and will continue working with Cambodia adidas nmd r1 uk , particularly in the fields of public reforms, rural development yeezy boost 650 price , and regional integration."


Nakao said it was his second visit to Cambodia after the first in 2001.


For his part, Hun Sen thanked ADB for supporting Cambodia in socio-economic development.


He said Cambodia targets the annual economic growth of seven percent for a medium term and reduces poverty rate at least one percent a year.


He said the nation's poverty rate had fallen from 53 percent in 2004 to 18 percent in 2014.


Nakao started a two-day visit to Cambodia on Tuesday. Earlier in the day yeezy 550 boost black , he met separately with Cambodian finance minister and education minister.


According to an ADB's press release, Nakao discussed recent economic and mid-term challenges yeezy boost 330 uk , and explored ADB's possible support to help the Cambodian government address development challenges.

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