This week Inhabitat shined a light on the future of high-tech architecture as we brought you 20 stunning sun-powered homes that are getting ready to battle it out in this year's Solar Decathlon - including Team New York's prefab Roof Pod, Canada's TRTL solar shell house, and China's Y Container home.

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In China TV shipments increased 13% y-o-y in Q3 driven by holiday shopping during the Golden Week holiday in October.

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Little is known about the Y-20, with a China Daily report stating the aircraft is believed to have been developed by the Xi'an Aircraft Industry, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp. of China, the major military aircraft manufacturer.

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En China, el presupuesto dedicado a las ciencias sociales y humanas ha venido aumentando entre un 15% y un 20% anual desde 2003.

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"The successful maiden flight of the Y-20 is important in promoting China's economic and national defense buildup, as well as improving its emergency response and humanitarian aid abilities, " the Ministry of National Defense said on its website.

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In other defence news, an editorial in bilingual Global Times hails China's successful test flight of its first heavy transport aircraft Y-20 as an "important step forward" in military modernisation.

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According to the latest reported data, China imported a total of 140 million tons of coal in first half of 2012, implying a 66% y-o-y growth.

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