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July 20, 2025
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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 18, 2025
A team of Chinese geologists has developed a high-fidelity Mars soil simulant, designated UPRS-1, that closely replicates the regolith of Utopia Planitia. This advancement is expected to aid upcoming exploration missions, including China's Tianwen 3 sample-return effort. UPRS-1 mimics the mechanical, spectral, physical and chemical characteristics of Martian soil based on data from the Zhurong rover, which landed in Utopia Planitia during China's Tianwen 1 mission, and NASA's earlier Viking-2 land ... read more

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MOON DAILY
Chang'e-6 mission reveals ancient volcanic and magnetic secrets from Moon's farside
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
The Moon's near and far sides differ dramatically in terrain, crust, and volcanic history-a mystery that has long perplexed scientists. This disparity is now better understood thanks to China's Chan ... more
MARSDAILY
China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China has formally initiated its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, targeting a 2028 launch to collect and return Martian soil and rock for detailed study. Among the key contributors is Pro ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that Beijing and New Delhi should work towards mutual trust and "win-win" cooperation, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, state news agency Xinhua reported. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taipei holds air raid drill to prepare for Chinese attack; US says Taiwan president transit routine
Taipei (AFP) July 17, 2025
Taipei came to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens forced people off the streets and into underground shelters in a rehearsal for a Chinese attack. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Chinese farmer makes splash with homemade submarine
Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2025
A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own "Big Black Fish" - a homemade submarine that can accommodate two people, dive eight metres and stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time. ... more
CYBER WARS
China jails Japanese national for espionage: embassy
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
A court in China sentenced a Japanese businessman to three-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for spying, Tokyo's ambassador in Beijing said. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
US to build Philippine boat repair facilities near contested South China Sea
Manila (AFP) July 16, 2025
The US Navy plans to build two repair facilities for smaller vessels operating in the western Philippines, the US embassy said Wednesday, with one about 240 kilometres (150 miles) east of a fiercely contested reef in the South China Sea. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Six Chinese universities to launch new low altitude space major this fall
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
In a concerted push to support China's rapidly expanding low-altitude space sector, six leading universities will introduce an undergraduate major in the field this fall. The program, approved in Ap ... more

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SUPERPOWERS
Japan says China's military activities could 'seriously impact' its security
Tokyo (AFP) July 15, 2025
Japan said Tuesday that China's intensifying military activities could "seriously impact" its security, citing the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into its airspace in an annual threat assessment. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China's Xi vows greater support for Russia as meets Lavrov
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday that their countries should "strengthen mutual support", state media said, as foreign ministers gathered in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China hails 'strategically valuable' Russia ties in Lavrov visit
Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed Beijing's "strategically valuable" relations with Moscow as he met his Russian counterpart against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and turbulent ties with the United States. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Five missing in landslide as rain lashes China's south and east
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Five people are missing after a house was buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in southwest China on Wednesday, authorities and state media said. ... more
ICE WORLD
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
Kathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
'Dialogue' must be at heart of China, Australia ties, PM tells Xi
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
"Dialogue" must be at the heart of ties between Canberra and Beijing, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday as he met President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital. ... more
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FARM NEWS
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Beijing condemned on Wednesday new restrictions by Washington on Chinese purchases of US farmland as "discriminatory" and violating international trade rules. ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Swatch profits plunge on weak China sales
Zurich (AFP) July 17, 2025
Swatch Group said Thursday that weak sales in China wiped out growth elsewhere in the first half of the year for the world's top watch company, leaving it barely profitable. ... more
CAR TECH
China moves to tame 'irrational competition' as EV price war persists
Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2025
Chinese officials are seeking to tame the country's swelling electric vehicle industry with policies to prevent "irrational competition", state media said, as a brutal price war ensnares top automakers. ... more
TRADE WARS
American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting China
Washington (AFP) July 16, 2025
More than a third of US companies surveyed by a US-China business group reported "negative effects" from Washington's export control policies, said a report released Wednesday, while flaring tensions and tariffs are chief among concerns. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors after it secured permission from the United States to sell chips to the world's second-largest economy. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Huawei reclaims top spot in China's phone market: data
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Tech giant Huawei topped China's smartphone market for the first time in over four years, outflanking US tech giant Apple as well as local competitors including Xiaomi, according to the US-based International Data Corporation. ... more
TRADE WARS
China, India, EU among Russia's main trading partners
Paris (AFP) July 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Russia's trading partners with tariffs of up to 100 percent if Moscow does not end its war on Ukraine by the beginning of September. ... more
ENERGY TECH
China tightens export curbs on some battery technologies
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
China tightened export restrictions on certain battery materials technologies on Tuesday, as Beijing pulls ahead in the emergent sector despite its trade war with the United States. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
EU climate VP seeks 'fair competition' with China on green energy
Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2025
The European Union is seeking "fair competition" with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc's vice president for the clean transition told AFP in Beijing on Monday. ... more
ENERGY TECH
US to impose steep anti-dumping duty on battery material from China
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2025
The United States unveiled on Thursday preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 percent on imports of a key battery component from China, after looking into a petition on the matter. ... more
TRADE WARS
China mulls economy-boosting measures to counter 'severe situation'
Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2025
China has a "plentiful" toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year, its commerce minister said Friday as he admitted it faced a "very severe and complex situation". ... more
CAR TECH
China's Baidu to deploy driverless cars on Uber
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its driverless cars on ride-hailing app Uber in Asia and the Middle East this year, the two companies said on Tuesday. ... more
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CHIP TECH
Nvidia's Huang says China's open-source AI a 'catalyst for progress'
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called China's open-source artificial intelligence a "catalyst for global progress" and hailed the country's innovation in the sector as he addressed an expo in Beijing on Wednesday. ... more
CHIP TECH
Malaysia clamps down on export, transit of US-made AI chips
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 14, 2025
Malaysia clamped down Monday on the export, transshipment and transit of all US-made artificial intelligence chips, seeking to stop illegal trade to countries including China. ... more
CHIP TECH
The US-China chip war in dates
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
The United States has in recent years sought to curb exports of cutting-edge semiconductors to China, with Nvidia and other US chip companies lobbying against its tough restrictions. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU sets stage for big battle over long-term budget
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 16, 2025
The European Commission will kickstart two years of tense negotiations when it unveils its proposal Wednesday for the EU's long-term budget including funding reforms that risk renewed confrontation with farmers. ... more
CHIP TECH
Trump unveils investments to power AI boom
Pittsburgh (AFP) July 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech's soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom. ... more
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