China to transmit pop music from lunar-probing satellite (AFP)

BEIJING (AFP) - China will transmit 30 pieces of Chinese music to Earth next year aboard its first lunar-probing satellite, state media said. The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, which is in charge of the lunar project, is seeking recommendations from the public on which tunes to play, Xinhua news agency reported. The public will be able to choose from a list of 150 songs put forward by the commission, including music from the country's 56 ethnic groups, pop ...