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March 12, 2025
EARTH OBSERVATION
Helium Found in Earth's Core Suggests New Insights into Planetary Formation



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A groundbreaking study from researchers in Japan and Taiwan has revealed that helium, an element typically considered chemically inert, can bond with iron under extreme pressures. Using a laser-heated diamond anvil cell, scientists observed this phenomenon, suggesting that substantial amounts of helium may exist in Earth's core. This discovery could challenge long-standing theories about the planet's internal composition and formation history while shedding light on the primordial nebula from which the ... read more

SPACEWAR
NSSA Calls for Doubling U.S. Space Force Budget to Maintain Space Superiority
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
The National Security Space Association (NSSA) has issued an official position paper titled "Double Down on the Space Force Budget," urging Congress to increase the U.S. Space Force budget to $60 bi ... more
NUKEWARS
China says to host Russia, Iran for nuclear talks this week
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan premier says hiking defence budget to 10% of GDP 'impossible'
Taipei (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
Taiwan's premier said on Wednesday raising defence spending to 10 percent of the island's gross domestic product is "impossible", despite US calls for such a hike. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
UK condemns Beijing's 'dangerous' South China Sea activity
London (AFP) Mar 10, 2025
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy slammed "dangerous and destabilising" activity by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, following a weekend visit to the Philippines. ... more
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China, Iran and Russia to hold 'Security Belt' military exercise in Indian Ocean
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 9, 2025
Iran, China and Russia will launch a joint military operation Monday called "Security Belt 2025," designed to promote security and trilateral cooperation in the Indian Ocean. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
US shipbuilders, a shadow of what they were, welcome Trump's support
New York (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Shipbuilding has been in steady decline in the US since the end of the Cold War but some in the industry now hope for a revival of the sector, as was promised last week by President Donald Trump. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
Paris (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
The United States may still have the world's most powerful navy but it seems to have realised that this is no longer sufficient to reassert US supremacy over the high seas. ... more
AEROSPACE
Taiwan detects record 11 Chinese balloons near island
Taipei (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single-day record, the defence ministry said Friday. ... more

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DRAGON SPACE
China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 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
FARM NEWS
China says to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food products
Beijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2025
China said Saturday it would slap tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork, after a Beijing probe into levies imposed by Ottawa on Chinese goods last year. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port site
Yangon (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Fierce fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic minority rebels closing in on the planned site of a strategic China-backed port has displaced 4,000 people, a local aid worker said on Wednesday. ... more
SINO DAILY
Tibet lawmakers vow 'high pressure' against alleged separatists
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Lawmakers from Tibet on Thursday hailed recent economic progress and vowed to keep "high pressure" on alleged separatists in the region, where Beijing stands accused of widespread repression of minorities. ... more
TRADE WARS
China wraps up key political meet with call for 'unrelenting struggle'
Beijing (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to "struggle unrelentingly" for the country's rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global Market
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 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
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ROBO SPACE
What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistant
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
TikTok says to add screen time limits for teens
Paris (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
TikTok said Tuesday it would allow parents to limit the time their teens spend on the app as the Chinese-owned social network confronts political fallout from rising claims that excessive screen time is damaging adolescents' mental health. ... more
TRADE WARS
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffs
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
China and the EU vowed Wednesday to strike back and defend their economic interests against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, moving Washington closer to an all-out trade war with two major partners. ... more
TRADE WARS
China holds talks with Walmart on impact of US tariffs: local reports
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
Chinese authorities have held discussions with Walmart after the US retail giant demanded local suppliers cut their prices, reports said Wednesday, as the wide-ranging impacts of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes begin to sink in. ... more
CAR TECH
Volkswagen profits hit as high costs, China woes weigh
Wolfsburg, Germany (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its annual profits nosedived during a torrid year that saw Europe's top carmaker increasingly struggle with high production costs and fierce Chinese competition. ... 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
CHIP TECH
Malaysia signs deal with Arm to bolster chip ambitions
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
British chip giant Arm Holdings signed an agreement with Malaysia on Wednesday to bolster the Southeast Asian country's efforts to produce high-end semiconductors amid the US-China tech trade war. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China army says will tighten 'noose' around Taiwan if separatism escalates
Beijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
China's military vowed Sunday to tighten its "noose" around Taiwan if separatism on the island escalated, warning independence proponents to step back from the "precipice". ... more
AEROSPACE
Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of 'torment'
Beijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2025
Relatives of Chinese passengers lost on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Beijing on Saturday seeking answers from authorities 11 years after the plane disappeared in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries. ... more
TRADE WARS
China-US trade war heats up with Beijing's tariffs to take effect
Beijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Trade tensions between the world's two leading economies are set to escalate on Monday, as Beijing begins levying tariffs on certain US agricultural goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest hike on Chinese imports. ... more
TRADE WARS
China consumption slump deepens as February prices drop
Beijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2025
Consumer prices in China fell last month for the first time in a year, with authorities in the world's second-largest economy struggling to kickstart spending and trade headwinds intensifying as US tariffs kick in under Donald Trump. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Philippine 'Angels' aim to de-escalate South China Sea encounters
Manila (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Seawoman Second Class Stephane Villalon's voice reverberated on the bridge of her Philippine ship as she issued a radio challenge to a much larger Chinese Coast Guard vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea. ... more
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TRADE WARS
China tariffs aimed at Trump fan base, but leave wiggle room
Beijing (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
China's retaliatory tariffs against US farm produce from corn to chicken are designed to hurt Donald Trump's voter base, analysts say, but remain restrained enough to allow room for the adversaries to hash out a trade deal. ... more
TRADE WARS
China to 'firmly counter' US trade pressure, foreign minister warns
Beijing (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
China's foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would "firmly counter" US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world's two largest economies. ... more
ROBO SPACE
DeepSeek success shows China's 'ability to innovate': official
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
The shock entrance of DeepSeek in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence has put the world on notice as to China's innovation prowess, a high-ranking Beijing official said Thursday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitor
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year's surprise tech star. ... more
MILPLEX
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
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