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Planet delivers first light image from Pelican 6 satellite capturing Lhasa Gonggar AirportLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Planet Labs has released the first light image from its Pelican 6 Earth imaging satellite, highlighting Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, China, and demonstrating the new spacecraft's im ... more  
China geospatial information industry approaches 1 trillion yuan outputTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 China's geospatial information sector, a key component of digital mapping and positioning, is approaching a scale of 1 trillion yuan, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The indust ... more  
Satellite and model fusion boosts China solar radiation forecastsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 The intermittent output of solar power creates challenges for grid operators who must keep supply and demand in balance. Traditional numerical weather prediction models often handle cloud initializa ... more  
Space-traveled mouse gives birth as China names pioneering "flying mice" crewTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Of the four mice that recently flew aboard China's space station, one female has now given birth to healthy offspring on Earth, in a mission that also saw the public help name the pioneering "flying ... more |
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China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flightTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 China conducted the debut flight of the Long March 12A carrier rocket on Tuesday, with the launch mission succeeding while the recovery attempt ended in failure. A 70.4-meter-high Long March 1 ... more  
Lunar dust model maps how charged grains stick to spacecraftTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 Researchers from Beijing Institute of Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a theoretical model that links electrostatic forces and contac ... more  
Conventional photon entanglement reveals thousands of hidden topologies in high dimensionsLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, working with Huzhou University in China, have shown that a standard source of entangled photons used in quantum optics carries a r ... more  
South Korea's Lee visits China, hoping to sidestep Taiwan tensionsBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China on Sunday for a four-day visit, eager to boost economic ties with Seoul's largest trading partner while keeping a lid on potentially explosive issues such as Taiwan. ... more |
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China military drills near Taiwan 'unnecessarily' raise tensions: USWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 2, 2026 Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure." ... more |
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Taiwan's president vows to defend sovereignty after China drillsTaipei (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Thursday to defend the democratic island's sovereignty in a New Year's speech, after China carried out military drills. ... more 
China expert mocks Taiwan's HIMARS as 'porcupine in a glass box'Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 Taiwan's acquisition of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) has drawn a sharp rebuke from a mainland military strategist, who likens the systems to "a porcupine trapped in a one- ... more  
As Trump imposes 'Donroe' Doctrine, murky message to US rivalsWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 3, 2026 With a major attack to arrest Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump is showing that the United States will impose its will in its neighborhood - and the lesson may not be lost on Russia and China. ... more  
China launches twin Shijian-29 satellites to test space-target detection techTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 China has launched a pair of Shijian-29 satellites on a Long March 7A rocket, adding new technology-demonstration assets to its growing space-based surveillance and tracking capabilities. ... more |
 
China harnesses nationwide system to drive spaceflight and satellite navigation advancesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 China's manned space program has used a nationwide resource mobilization system to manage a recent contingency involving the Shenzhou-20 mission and to launch its follow-on Shenzhou-22 spacecraft wi ... more  |
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles in first test of 2026Seoul (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul's military said, a day after a major US military operation against Pyongyang's socialist ally Venezuela. ... more 
South Korea's Lee to meet Xi with trade, Pyongyang on the agendaBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2026 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Monday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda. ... more 
China says live-fire drills around Taiwan 'completed successfully'Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 China "successfully completed" military drills around Taiwan that included live-fire exercises aimed at simulating a blockade of key ports and assaults on maritime targets, its military said on Wednesday. ... more  
China slams countries that criticised Taiwan drills as 'irresponsible'Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Beijing slammed on Wednesday countries including Japan and Australia for their "irresponsible" criticism of China's military drills in waters around Taiwan. ... more |
Taiwan's president vows to defend sovereignty after China drillsTaipei (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Thursday to defend the democratic island's sovereignty in a New Year's speech, after China carried out military drills. ... more  
China rolls out 2 ton unmanned cargo aircraft to expand domestic aerial logisticsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 22, 2025 Shenyang Sunny Aeronautics and Space Adventure Co has rolled out its SUNNY T2000 unmanned cargo aircraft, capable of carrying up to two metric tons of freight, marking a step forward in China's effo ... more  
China tracks surge in geospatial information industryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 China's geospatial information industry is approaching a total value of 1 trillion yuan (about $143 billion), according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The ministry reported that by the end of ... more  
Multi core wildfire soot particles found to boost global warming impactTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Traditionally, climate models have represented black carbon particles as having a single carbon core surrounded by a shell, but new work on wildfire smoke shows that about 21 percent of particles, e ... more |
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Chinese homeschool students embrace freer youth in cutthroat marketShanghai (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 Fourteen-year-old Estella spends her weekdays studying Spanish, rock climbing or learning acupuncture in her living room as part of her homeschooling since she left China's gruelling public school system. ... more 
Beijing slams 'forced demolition' of Chinese monument at Panama CanalBeijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 China strongly criticized on Monday the weekend demolition by Panamanian authorities of a monument to Beijing's contributions to the Panama Canal. ... more  
China says to impose extra 55% tariffs on some beef importsBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 China said on Wednesday it will impose additional 55 percent tariffs on some beef imports from countries including Brazil, Australia and the United States that exceed a certain quantity from January 1. ... more  
6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off TaiwanTaipei (AFP) Dec 27, 2025 A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, the second major tremor to hit the island within days. ... more |
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Chinese villagers win battle against forced cremation after protestsBeijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Protests in rural China have thwarted government attempts to enforce cremation in place of traditional burials, demonstrators say, as economic pressures fuel unrest in poor areas. ... more |
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Disputed Myanmar election wins China's vote of confidenceLashio, Myanmar (AFP) Dec 23, 2025 Myanmar's military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll. ... more  
Orbital cycles control Jurassic shale oil sweet spots in Sichuan BasinTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 A high resolution study of Jurassic mudstones in the Sichuan Basin in southwest China links Earth's orbital cycles to the way organic rich shale formed in a lacustrine setting, providing a framework ... more  
China ramps up CHSN01 fusion magnet jacket for cryogenic reactorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 China has produced 30 tons of cryogenic jacket material made from its CHSN01 steel in continuous lengths of about 5 km for use in Cable-in-Conduit Conductors for future fusion reactors. The jacket i ... more 
Solar co-electrolysis process converts biomass sugars to low cost green hydrogenTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 Researchers in China and Singapore have demonstrated a solar-powered co-electrolysis route that produces hydrogen at projected costs below fossil-based hydrogen while upgrading biomass-derived sugar ... more |
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