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November 21, 2025
MOON DAILY
Chinese experiment tests lunar construction bricks after space exposure



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
China has advanced its lunar exploration program with the return of experimental lunar regolith bricks, which spent a year exposed to the space environment aboard China's space station. These bricks, developed by Ding Lieyun and a team from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, were retrieved last week on the Shenzhou XXI spacecraft and found in good condition during initial inspections. The project aims to support future lunar infrastructure, including plans for astronaut landings by 203 ... read more

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SPACEWAR
New satellites boost China's orbital technology capabilities
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
China launched three multifunctional satellites into orbit on Wednesday using a Long March 2C carrier rocket, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). Designated Shijian 30A, ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China returns research samples from space station to Earth for study
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
China's space station has delivered 46.67 kilograms of scientific samples from 26 experiments for analysis on Earth, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) un ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Resupply spacecraft prepared for Tiangong station after safe crew return
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
The China Manned Space Agency is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft, which will deliver provisions and equipment to the Tiangong space station. A senior engineer confirmed on ... more
MOON DAILY
Chang'e-6 lunar mission finds impact-created hematite and maghemite in SPA Basin samples
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS), and Shandong University have identified, for the first time, crystalline hematite and maghemite produced by a maj ... more
SPACEWAR
Germany beefs up defence in outer space as Russia threat looms
Berlin (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
Germany unveiled the country's first national space security strategy on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius vowing to expand military and civilian capabilities in orbit. ... more
CYBER WARS
US national in German court over China spying offer
Berlin (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
A US citizen went on trial in Germany on Wednesday accused of offering sensitive information to China while he was working for a civilian contractor at a US military base. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan president lunches on sushi in support of Japan; Taiwan charges 7 with spying
Taipei (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
Images of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holding a plate of sushi were posted on social media on Thursday in a show of support for Tokyo after reports that China will halt Japanese seafood imports. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Can America Beat China Back to the Moon?
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 17, 2025
The United States faces a narrowing window to claim its position as the first nation to return humans to the Moon in the 21st century. ... more

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Japan-China row over Taiwan highlights fragile ties
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
A diplomatic feud with China sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments about Taiwan has underscored the fragility of ties between the key trading partners. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan says China 'severely' impacting regional peace in Japan spat
Taipei (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Monday that China had "severely" impacted regional peace in its row with Japan, which was sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan. ... more
THE STANS
Syria to hand over Uyghur jihadist fighters to China: sources
Damascus (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Syria intends to hand over jihadist fighters from China's Uyghur minority to Beijing, two sources told AFP on Monday, but the foreign ministry in Damascus denied the report. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Chinese police issue bounties on Taiwanese influencers
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Chinese police on Thursday offered bounties of up to $35,000 for help arresting Taiwanese influencers Wen Tzu-yu and Chen Po-yuan on allegations that the pair disseminated "anti-China" content online. ... more
TECH SPACE
EU bows to pressure on loosening AI, privacy rules
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
The European Union is set next week to kickstart a rollback of landmark rules on artificial intelligence and data protection that face powerful pushback on both sides of the Atlantic. ... more
CYBER WARS
Alibaba denies report it helps China's military target US
Beijing (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
Chinese tech giant Alibaba denies helping Beijing target the United States, telling AFP on Saturday that a recent media report was "completely false". ... more
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CYBER WARS
Anthropic says Chinese state hackers deployed AI for autonomous attacks
Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has detected and disrupted what it described as the first documented cyber espionage campaign conducted largely autonomously by AI, marking a significant escalation in machine learning-enabled attacks. ... more
TECH SPACE
Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
As global temperatures rise and heatwaves intensify, a new textile innovation co-developed by University of South Australia scientists promises to keep people cooler, drier, and more comfortable in ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollution
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China FM pledges support for Syria in 'achieving peace'
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
China's top diplomat Wang Yi pledged support for Damascus on Monday in "achieving peace at an early date", as his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani made his first official visit to Beijing. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
CSES satellite tracks shifting South Atlantic anomaly and impact on solar cycle twenty five
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
The South Atlantic anomaly represents the region of Earth's radiation belts with the highest particle concentrations and weakest geomagnetic shielding. This area poses risks to the electronics aboar ... more
IRON AND ICE
Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geology
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
A scientific team in China has confirmed the discovery of the Jinlin crater in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. This impact structure, which has been preserved in a thick granite weathering crust, prov ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30: NGO
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Companies and groups backing carbon-capture technology, which critics slam as an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, have deployed more than 500 participants to the COP30 climate talks, according to a list compiled by an NGO and shared exclusively with AFP. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Wafer-scale capacitors produced in one second with rapid heating and cooling process
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Researchers led by Professor HU Weijin from the Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated a fabrication method for energy storage capacitors that completes in ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Uranium extraction from seawater progresses with engineered material for nuclear fuel supply
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers have developed a covalent organic framework material able to improve the process of extracting uranium from seawater, according to a study detailed by Dr Xishi Tai of Weifang University ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Alleged Chinese scam kingpin extradited from Thailand: police
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
An alleged Chinese racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar was extradited from Thailand to China on Wednesday, a police official in Bangkok told AFP. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
French writers sue TikTok over copyright: trade group
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
A trade group representing French authors and screenwriters said Thursday that it had launched legal action against Chinese social media group TikTok over alleged copyright infringements. ... more
TECH SPACE
Gaming growth pushes Tencent revenue to beat forecasts
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Chinese internet giant Tencent generated forecast-beating revenue during the third quarter, a statement showed Thursday, boosted by robust growth in its domestic games business. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
High efficiency and stability achieved in perovskite cells using fullerene derivatives
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers in China have enhanced the performance and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells by creating two new 56pi-electron fullerene derivatives known as C60-TFB and C60-TFP for use as e ... more
ENERGY NEWS
EU defends carbon tax as ministers take over COP30 negotiations
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Ministers took over UN climate negotiations in Brazil Monday as COP30 entered its final stretch, with nations split on key issues and the EU defending a carbon tax criticized by China and others. ... more
TRADE WARS
Japan warns citizens in China over safety amid Taiwan row
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 18, 2025
Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
Japanese tourism and retail shares dived on Monday after China warned its citizens to avoid the tourist hotspot in a spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. ... more
CAR TECH
Mexican car industry fears higher tariffs on China will drive its demise
Guadalajara, Mexico (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Mexico's car assembly industry, one of the biggest in the world, fears US President Donald Trump's tariff war will impede access to an increasingly indispensable component: digital dashboard touchscreens for which parts are sourced mainly in China. ... more
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