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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 China's first commercial spaceport successfully launched 18 satellites into orbit early Wednesday, utilizing a Long March 8 carrier rocket from the Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan province. According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the state-owned enterprise overseeing the mission, the rocket lifted off at 12:38 a.m. from the spaceport's No. 1 launchpad. This event marks the inaugural use of the pad, which has been specifica ... read more |
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Joint initiatives to propel China's commercial space industry forwardSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 China's commercial space industry is gaining momentum, and experts are calling for collaborative efforts between government entities, trade organizations, and enterprises to develop a comprehensive ... more  
Chinese Remote Sensing Constellation Expands for Global MarketLos 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 
Helium Found in Earth's Core Suggests New Insights into Planetary FormationTokyo, 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-heat ... more  
NSSA Calls for Doubling U.S. Space Force Budget to Maintain Space SuperiorityLos 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 |
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China says to host Russia, Iran for nuclear talks this weekBeijing (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 |
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China, Iran and Russia to hold 'Security Belt' military exercise in Indian OceanWashington 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  
US shipbuilders, a shadow of what they were, welcome Trump's supportNew 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 
US takes rivalry with China to the high seasParis (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 
China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landingLos 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 |
 
China says to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian farm, food productsBeijing (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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port siteYangon (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  
Tibet lawmakers vow 'high pressure' against alleged separatistsBeijing (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  
Chinese company to buy bankrupt German flying taxi firmBerlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Insolvent German flying taxi firm Volocopter is to be bought by a Chinese vehicle parts maker, just weeks after another German company in the field, Lilium, collapsed. ... more  
China calls for 'dialogue' to resolve US trade tensionsBeijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 China on Thursday called for "dialogue" with Washington to resolve spiralling trade tensions that have seen the world's two largest economies impose a slew of tariffs on each other's imports. ... more |
 
Generative AI rivals racing to the futureLas Vegas (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models have been vying for the lead - with the US and China hotbeds for the technology. ... more 
DeepSeek dims shine of AI starsLas Vegas (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 China-based DeepSeek shook up the world of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) early this year with a low-cost but high-performance model that challenges the hegemony of OpenAI and other big-spending behemoths. ... more 
Beijing to roll out AI lessons for school students; as China turns to AI for aged careBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 All primary and secondary schools in Beijing will introduce artificial intelligence classes later this year, state media reported Wednesday, in China's latest efforts to accelerate AI development and foster talent in the sector. ... more  
Albania ban only latest setback for TikTokWashington (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 TikTok may boast more than one billion users worldwide, but a ban set to be enforced in Albania this week is only the latest setback for the social network that has been in the sights of regulators from Washington to Bucharest. ... more |
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Trump says US in talks with four groups over TikTok saleWashington (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the Chinese-owned app facing an uncertain future in the country. ... more 
Chinese shoppers shrug off tariffs on US pantry staplesBeijing (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Chinese tariffs on a range of US fruit, vegetables and other pantry staples took effect on Monday but locals at a lively Beijing market largely shrugged off the escalating trade war. ... more 
Global art market slumps as Chinese auction sales plummet: dataParis (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 The value of art sold at auctions globally fell by a third last year compared to 2023, with the Chinese market crashing by 63 percent, auction data published on Monday showed. ... more 
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 |
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What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistantBeijing (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 |
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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 
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffsBeijing (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 
China holds talks with Walmart on impact of US tariffs: local reportsBeijing (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 
Volkswagen profits hit as high costs, China woes weighWolfsburg, 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 |
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