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March 05, 2025
ENERGY TECH
Nuclear fusion milestone: WEST sustains plasma for record 1,337 seconds



Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
The WEST tokamak, operated at the CEA Cadarache site in southern France, has set a new benchmark in nuclear fusion research by maintaining a plasma for an unprecedented 1,337 seconds on February 12. This achievement surpasses the previous record, recently established by China's EAST tokamak, by 25%. This breakthrough is a crucial step towards the development of ITER and other next-generation fusion reactors, which aim to sustain plasma for extended periods. A key challenge in fusion research is st ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
China is making steady strides toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, with research and development efforts progressing as scheduled, the China Manned Space Agency announced Mond ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XIX crew successfully tests pipeline inspection robot on space station
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
The crew of China's Shenzhou XIX mission has completed a pivotal in-orbit test of a pipeline inspection robot aboard the Tiangong space station, marking a major step forward in space station mainten ... more
MOON DAILY
Chang'e 6 Samples Confirm Global Magma Ocean on Early Moon
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
A recent analysis of lunar samples retrieved by China's Chang'e 6 mission has provided substantial evidence supporting the theory that the moon was once enveloped in a global molten "magma ocean" fo ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Narrowing the gap between air and space travel
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
Chinese scientists have successfully tested the world's first oblique detonation engine, powered by conventional aviation kerosene, a breakthrough that has generated significant interest. While some ... more
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China says to hike defence spending by 7.2% this year
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
China's defence spending will rise by 7.2 percent in 2025, the same as last year, Beijing said on Wednesday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernisation and eye deepening strategic competition with the United States. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea halts tours to border city near China: travel agencies
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
North Korea has halted international trips to a city near its border with China, travel agencies said on Wednesday, abruptly reversing Pyongyang's recent decision to reopen its frontier to tourism after five years of isolation. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
'China is strong': lawmakers bullish despite 'turbulent' world
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Chinese lawmakers told AFP Wednesday they were confident in the country's prospects despite a host of gnarly challenges, after a morning of meticulously choreographed fanfare at an annual political gathering in Beijing. ... more
AEROSPACE
Taiwan training jets resume flights after crash; Philippine fighter wreckage, crew bodies found
Taipei (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Taiwan's air force said Wednesday it has resumed flights of locally made Brave Eagle training jets, which were grounded for safety checks last month after one of them crashed. ... more

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Trade wars intensify as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take force
Washington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Mounting trade wars between the United States and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicked in, sparking swift retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
China's Earth observation capabilities have advanced with the recent launch of two new satellites, further expanding its remote sensing constellation. The newly deployed satellites aim to offer glob ... more
WIND DAILY
Berlin says offshore Chinese wind farm may pose security risk
Berlin (AFP) Mar 3, 2025
A Chinese-made offshore wind farm planned in the North Sea raises security risks, including espionage, that are being studied "very seriously", the German government said Monday. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan says US will 'not abandon' Asia-Pacific region
Taipei (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
The United States will "not abandon" the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan's defence minister said, days after US President Donald Trump's fiery clash with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky fuelled concern in Taiwan over US support for the island. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China's Xi meets Russian security chief in Beijing: state media
Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu in Beijing, Chinese state media said. ... more
CYBER WARS
Taiwan detains Chinese ship captain for severing subsea cable
Taipei (AFP) Feb 27, 2025
Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island, a court said Thursday. ... more
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US issues Thailand security alert after Uyghur deportations
Bangkok (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
The United States issued a security alert to its citizens in Thailand on Friday, warning of the possible risk of reprisal attacks after the kingdom deported dozens of Uyghurs to China. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump's Russia pivot keeps China guessing on Ukraine
Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
US President Donald Trump's abrupt pivot to Russia will remould Moscow's ties with China but is unlikely to prise apart its flourishing partnership with Beijing, analysts say. ... more
MILPLEX
Russia security chief Shoigu lands in Beijing: Russian agencies
Moscow (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu landed in Beijing on Friday, Russian news agencies reported, for a flying visit to meet China's top leadership. ... more
FARM NEWS
China says to impose fresh tariffs on US agricultural imports
Beijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
China said Tuesday it would slap fresh tariffs on a range of agricultural imports from the United States as of next week, in retaliation against a hike in levies by Washington. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
China launches two new satellites
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
China successfully launched a Long March 2C carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon, deploying two new satellites into their designated orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corpor ... more
WATER WORLD
Philippine ambassador to US 'confident' Trump-era ties will stay strong
Manila (AFP) Mar 3, 2025
The Philippines' ambassador to Washington said on Monday he was "confident" the two countries' military ties would remain strong under the Donald Trump administration, while also acknowledging the unravelling of the US-Ukraine relationship. ... more
SINO DAILY
Work, housing, marriage: issues at China's annual political meetings
Beijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Workers' rights, a housing crisis and marital disputes are among the issues that China's leaders will discuss at annual political meetings that open Tuesday in Beijing. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing
Bangkok (AFP) Mar 2, 2025
Nations failed to break a deadlock over the timing of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of climate change science after a marathon meeting in China that US envoys skipped. ... more
WATER WORLD
Climate crisis revives Soviet hydro plan in Central Asia
Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025
Central Asian countries are setting rivalries aside to build a giant hydroelectric plant originally planned in Soviet times, a bid to strengthen energy and food security and mitigate the effects of climate change. ... more
TRADE WARS
China eyes five percent growth despite US trade war
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
China set an ambitious annual growth target of around five percent on Wednesday, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit exports. ... more
SINO DAILY
China's goals for 2025: five things to know
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
China laid out its economic growth goals and spending for 2025 on Wednesday. ... more
CAR TECH
EU emissions reprieve for carmakers may slow EV shift
Paris (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
The European Commission's proposal to ease emission targets would enable struggling automakers to keep profits flowing from fossil fuel models but could potentially stall Europe's shift to electric vehicles and climate progress. ... more
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TRADE WARS
Trump's trade wars intensify as tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take force
Washington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Mounting trade wars between the United States and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicked in, sparking swift retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa. ... more
TRADE WARS
Markets fall on trade war fears after US, China tariffs
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Markets fell in volatile trade Tuesday on fears of a trade war after China announced fresh tariffs on US imports in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest levies. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trade war casts pall as China's leaders meet
Beijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
China's leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump's China tariffs eclipse first term, more hikes likely: analysts
Beijing (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Donald Trump's latest tariff hike targeting China is likely only the start of his intensifying trade war against Beijing, which may struggle to shield its already ailing economy, analysts warned. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
China aims to add 200 GW in renewables
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
China is poised to make another substantial push in renewable energy expansion this year, targeting the addition of more than 200 gigawatts of renewable capacity. According to the National Energy Ad ... more
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