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April 04, 2025
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CesiumAstro joins Taiwan's initiative to build LEO satellite network



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
CesiumAstro has secured a key contract with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to supply advanced communications payloads and ground systems for the nation's inaugural low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. This agreement supports Taiwan's Beyond 5G (B5G) satellite initiative aimed at creating a sovereign space-based communications infrastructure. As part of the contract, CesiumAstro will deliver both space and ground-based systems, including its Vireo Ka-band software-defined radio (SDR) payl ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
China highlights major strides in moon research and exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 03, 2025
China's lunar exploration initiative has seen consistent advancements across science, technology, engineering, and international partnerships, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese L ... more
TIME AND SPACE
The ticking frontier of thorium powered nuclear clocks
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 02, 2025
In a recent perspective featured in the National Science Review, Dr Xin Tong from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, outlines the ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China logs 15th orbital mission with launch of Tianlian II-04
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025
China executed its 15th space launch of the year late Wednesday night, successfully placing a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The Ch ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China floats battle barges in Taiwan invasion plans
Beijing (AFP) April 4, 2025
Vast new Chinese barges spotted off the country's south coast could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan, defence experts say. ... more
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China says ends two-day Taiwan drills with simulated strikes on key ports, energy sites
Taipei (AFP) April 2, 2025
China's military on Wednesday said it had completed two days of live-fire exercises that included simulated strikes on key ports and energy sites aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island it claims as its own. ... more
CYBER WARS
China arrests three Filipinos suspected of spying
Beijing (AFP) April 3, 2025
China on Thursday said it had "destroyed" an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China probes for key target weak spots with 'paralysing' Taiwan drills
Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2025
China's military drills around Taiwan this week aim to send a clear message to the island's leadership, analysts say - in the event of war, Beijing can cut them off from the outside world and grind them into submission. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China practises hitting key ports, energy sites in Taiwan drills
Taipei (AFP) April 2, 2025
China's military said it practised hitting key ports and energy sites during "live-fire" drills Wednesday as part of exercises aimed at Taiwan, the democratic island it claims as its own. ... more

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SINO DAILY
Philippines 'inevitably' involved if Taiwan invaded; As China holds large-scale naval drills
Manila (AFP) April 1, 2025
The Philippines' military chief said Tuesday his country would "inevitably" be involved if neighbouring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions. ... more
AEROSPACE
US approves $5.58 bn fighter jet sale to Philippines
Washington (AFP) April 2, 2025
The United States said Tuesday it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. ... more
SINO DAILY
Myanmar army fired warning shots in Chinese Red Cross incident: junta
Myanmar (AFP) April 2, 2025
Myanmar's junta said Wednesday its troops had fired warning shots when a Chinese Red Cross convoy failed to stop while approaching a conflict area to deliver aid to earthquake victims. ... more
DEMOCRACY
US lawmakers seek to rename street for Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy Lai
Washington (AFP) April 2, 2025
US lawmakers moved Tuesday to rename the street next to Hong Kong's Washington office after Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and media mogul jailed as China clamps down on the financial hub. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse
Bangkok (AFP) April 1, 2025
A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper - the only major building in the capital to fall in a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people in Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar. ... more
SINO DAILY
Australian judge sides with Hong Kong govt in ex-lawmaker case
Hong Kong (AFP) April 1, 2025
An Australian judge sitting on Hong Kong's top court sided with the government on Tuesday to rule against former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting who was jailed for revealing an anti-graft probe. ... more
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EXO WORLDS
China sends regenerative flatworms to orbit for biological research
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 26, 2025
China's space station will soon host an unusual biological subject for experimentation: the planarian, a species of flatworm distinguished by its extraordinary regenerative powers, according to a re ... more
INTERNET SPACE
TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US ban
Miami (AFP) April 4, 2025
TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisis
Cienfuegos, Cuba (AFP) April 4, 2025
Not far from the ruins of an unfinished nuclear power plant in the Cuban province of Cienfuegos, hundreds of workers are hastily installing 44,000 solar panels as the island seeks once again to reduce its reliance on oil to escape an energy crisis. ... more
CHIP TECH
Intel, TSMC reach preliminary chipmaking deal: report
Washington (AFP) April 3, 2025
Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) have reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to operate Intel's chipmaking facilities, tech news outlet The Information reported on Thursday. ... more
TRADE WARS
How Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs will impact China
Beijing (AFP) April 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump has slapped punishing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, deepening a trade war between the world's two largest economies. ... more
TRADE WARS
Fitch downgrades China's rating to 'A', outlook stable
Beijing (AFP) April 3, 2025
Global ratings agency Fitch downgraded China's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from 'A+' to 'A' on Thursday, noting weakening finances and debt concerns. ... more
TECH SPACE
Kazakhstan discovers its 'largest' rare earths deposit
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 2, 2025
Kazakhstan discovered its largest deposit of rare earth metals, containing around one million tonnes of the elements that are seen as vital for the future economy, the Central Asian country said Wednesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump orders end to duty-free relief for small parcels from China
Washington (AFP) April 2, 2025
US President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday to close a duty-free exemption for small parcels from China, in a move likely to severely disrupt the import of popular low-cost products. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump tariff blitz sparks retaliation threats, economic fears
Paris (AFP) April 3, 2025
Countries vowed Thursday to hit back at US President Donald Trump's global tariffs onslaught but left the door open to negotiations, as markets tumbled over fears his trade war would damage the world economy. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Chinese tourists pine for Taiwan's return as Beijing jets surround island
Pingtan, China (AFP) April 2, 2025
Chinese tourists visiting the country's closest point to Taiwan wished for the democratic island's return to Beijing's rule, as their leadership called its president a "parasite" and unleashed ships and jets in drills to encircle it. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China urges firms to follow laws after Bangkok building collapse
Bangkok (AFP) April 2, 2025
China's embassy in Bangkok called on Chinese companies operating abroad to comply with local laws after a Chinese construction firm came under scrutiny for a deadly building collapse in last week's earthquake. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Colombia seizes 54 tons of China-bound smartphone mineral
Bogota (AFP) April 2, 2025
Colombian police said Wednesday they had seized 54 tons of tin and coltan, a mineral used in smartphones, that had been illicitly extracted by leftist rebels and readied for shipment to China. ... more
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THE PITS
New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report
Bangkok (AFP) April 3, 2025
The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India. ... more
CAR TECH
Fatal Xiaomi crash raises questions about assisted driving tech in China
Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2025
Chinese EV maker Xiaomi said it would cooperate with a police investigation into a fatal crash involving one of its cars which had been in autonomous mode just before the accident. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Chinese sailors missing off Ghana in suspected pirate attack
Accra (AFP) Mar 30, 2025
Three Chinese nationals are missing after their vessel came under a "suspected pirate attack" off the coast of Ghana, authorities said over the weekend. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan says China deploys Shandong aircraft carrier group near island
Taipei (AFP) April 1, 2025
China has deployed its Shandong aircraft carrier group and other vessels around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Tuesday after Beijing announced military exercises to surround the self-ruled island. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan arrests Chinese man in rubber boat off outlying island
Taipei (AFP) April 1, 2025
Taiwan's coast guard said Tuesday it had arrested a Chinese man in a rubber boat trying to "illegally" enter one of its outlying islands, as Beijing staged large-scale military drills. ... more
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