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March 13, 2025
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China's first commercial spaceport launches 18 satellites



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

DRAGON SPACE
Joint initiatives to propel China's commercial space industry forward
Sydney, 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
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
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-heat ... 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
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China urges 'diplomatic' Iran nuclear solution ahead of Beijing talks
Beijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
China called on Thursday for a "diplomatic" resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks. ... 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
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan plans to reinstate military judges for China spy cases
Taipei (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
Taiwan plans to reinstate military judges to hear Chinese espionage cases and other offences involving Taiwanese service members, President Lai Ching-te said Thursday. ... more

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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
SUPERPOWERS
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
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
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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
CAR TECH
Chinese company to buy bankrupt German flying taxi firm
Berlin (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
TRADE WARS
China calls for 'dialogue' to resolve US trade tensions
Beijing (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
ROBO SPACE
Generative AI rivals racing to the future
Las 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
ROBO SPACE
DeepSeek dims shine of AI stars
Las 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
ROBO SPACE
Beijing to roll out AI lessons for school students; as China turns to AI for aged care
Beijing (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
INTERNET SPACE
Albania ban only latest setback for TikTok
Washington (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
INTERNET SPACE
Trump says US in talks with four groups over TikTok sale
Washington (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
TRADE WARS
Chinese shoppers shrug off tariffs on US pantry staples
Beijing (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
TRADE WARS
Global art market slumps as Chinese auction sales plummet: data
Paris (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
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
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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
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