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China rolls out BeiDou satellite messaging for emergency useTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 China has introduced a new satellite short messaging service that uses the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to maintain communication when ground-based mobile networks are unavailable. The service ... more  
The Race Is On: Artemis, China and Musk Turn the Moon Into the Next Strategic High GroundNew York NY (SPX) Feb 09, 2026 When Artemis II finally lights its engines and arcs away from Cape Canaveral, it will do more than send four astronauts on a ten-day loop around the Moon. It will fire the starting gun on a race tha ... more  
Ancient lungfish fossils refine early vertebrate storySydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 New research from Australian and Chinese scientists is filling key gaps in the evolutionary story of some of the oldest fishes on Earth, including early lungfishes closely related to land vertebrate ... more  
'Greenland moment': Macron urges Europe to invest in strategic sectorsParis, France (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to boost investment in strategic sectors or risk being swept aside in the face of competition from the United States and China, in an interview published Tuesday. ... more |
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China rejects US claims of secret nuclear testsBeijing (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 China on Monday denied US allegations it had conducted secret nuclear explosive tests, calling them 'outright lies' and accusing Washington of making excuses to start up its own trials. ... more 
Will Takaichi's win calm strained Japan-China ties?Tokyo (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide win handed her a strong mandate for her tough stance on China, which is set to include beefed up Japanese defence and potentially more statements Beijing won't like. ... more 
China says Japan's Takaichi must show 'actions' for dialogueBeijing (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 China insisted Tuesday that Tokyo must first show 'concrete actions' after Japan's newly elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi said she was 'open to various dialogues' with Beijing, effectively rejecting her overtures. ... more 
Trump says China's Xi to visit US 'toward the end of the year'Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 US President Donald Trump has said he will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House late this year, as the world's top two economies look to reset ties marred by a roiling trade war. ... more |
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China vows 'resolute response' to any reckless acts after Japan electionBeijing (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Beijing warned Tokyo on Monday that reckless actions would be met with a 'resolute response', a day after Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is viewed as critical of China, won a landslide election. ... more 
US says new nuclear deal should include China, accuses Beijing of secret testsGeneva (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, as it accused Beijing of conducting secret nuclear tests and dramatically swelling its arsenal. ... more  
Greek air force officer detained for spying, with China named by mediaAthens (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Greek authorities on Friday formally detained a senior air force officer accused of spying, his lawyer said, while another source and media said the intelligence was given to China. ... more 
China shuns calls to enter nuclear talks after US-Russia treaty lapsesBeijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 China rejected calls to enter talks on a new nuclear treaty after a US-Russian agreement expired on Thursday, ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two powers can deploy. ... more |
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Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?Beijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 China's leader Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump this week, timing analysts said on Thursday was rare and significant as Beijing positions itself as a stable global power. ... more 
Trump urges new nuclear treaty after Russia agreement endsWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for a brand new nuclear treaty after the last agreement with Russia expired, prompting fears of a new global arms race. ... more  
Taiwan's political standoff stalls $40 bn defence planTaipei (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's ambitious $40 billion defence spending plan is caught in a political deadlock as opposition lawmakers refuse to consider the proposal without government concessions, sparking criticism in Washington. ... more 
New START nuclear treaty 'was flawed': senior US officialGeneva (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 A senior US official on Friday criticised the last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States for failing to include Beijing, speaking at the United Nations a day after the New START deal expired. ... more |
 
Philippines aims to wrap up talks on South China Sea code this yearSingapore (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 The Philippines said on Friday it will seek to accelerate long?running talks on a South China Sea code of conduct to a conclusion this year as chair of the ASEAN regional bloc. ... more  
China's top general probe to 'remove obstacles' in military: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 China's anti-corruption probe into top general Zhang Youxia and other senior officials will "remove roadblocks" and strengthen the country's military, state media said Monday. ... more 
China's Xi calls for 'orderly' world in talks with Uruguay leaderBeijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 China's leader Xi Jinping called Tuesday for an "equal and orderly multipolar world" in the face of "unilateral bullying", in an apparent jab at the United States. ... more  
Former China justice minister handed life sentence for corruptionBeijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 A court in China said on Monday it had sentenced a former justice minister to life in prison after finding him guilty of accepting bribes totalling almost $20 million over more than a decade. ... more |
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Japan PM Takaichi basks in historic election triumph Tokyo (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Japanese shares rose to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives won a historic election landslide with a projected two-thirds majority. ... more  
North China factory explosion kills 8Beijing (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 An explosion at a biotech factory in northern China has killed eight people, Chinese state media reported Sunday, increasing the total number of fatalities by one. ... more  
French duo reach Shanghai, completing year-and-a-half walkShanghai (AFP) Feb 7, 2026 Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot. ... more  
Norway says Russia, China seek to up presence on SvalbardOslo (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 While global tensions have focused on Greenland, Norway's military intelligence service said on Friday that Russia and China were looking to increase their presence on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. ... more |
 
Anger mounts in Senegal over sanitary pad scandalDakar (AFP) Feb 4, 2026 Anger is mounting in Senegal over the alleged use of expired materials in sanitary pads and diapers by a leading Chinese firm, which denies any wrongdoing or bribery. ... more 
Chinese families ache for sons stolen in one-child eraBeijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 On a sweltering summer night 30 years ago, infant Li Yuanpeng was finally fast asleep, nestled between his parents, when a group of men burst into their home in southern China's Guangdong province. ... more
Exiled Tibetans choose leaders for lost homelandDehradun, India (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 Exiled Tibetans began a unique global election on Sunday for a government representing a homeland many have never seen, as part of a democratic exercise voters say carries great weight. ... more  
Experiments settle debate over how Molybdenum 93 isomer releases stored energyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 A team at the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborators has identified the dominant mechanism that releases energy stored in the nuclear isomer Molybdenum 93m. ... more |
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Engineered interface lifts perovskite solar cells toward market readinessTokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a new interface engineering strategy that significantly boosts ... more  
Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record dayHong Kong (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Asian shares extended gains Tuesday following a Wall Street rally, with Tokyo's Nikkei jumping more than two percent to another record after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's stunning election triumph. ... more  
AI videos create buzz for ByteDance after US TikTok dealBeijing (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Cinematic clips generated by ByteDance's latest artificial intelligence video model have sparked an online buzz for the Chinese company that recently ceded majority control of TikTok in the United States. ... more  
Taiwan says 'impossible' to move 40 percent chip capacity to USTaipei (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Taiwan's top tariffs negotiator said it would be 'impossible' to shift 40 percent of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island's chip industry would relocate. ... more |
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