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  Johnson Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 28, 2026 President Donald Trump on Friday announced the creation of a "Space Academy" to train future civilian and military recruits for an arena where the United States faces rivalry with China. Speaking at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump said the institution would be modeled on the famed US military academy at West Point. "It's called the U.S. Space Academy. That's a big deal," Trump said as he signed an executive order creating the new school. "It'll serve both the United States Spac ... read more |
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Russia wants AI, digital cooperation with China, Putin tells XiBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 Moscow aims to cooperate with Beijing in the field of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, Russian President Vladimir Putin told China's Xi Jinping on Monday as the leaders met in Kyrgyzstan. ... more  
Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit beginsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping began talks Monday in Kyrgyzstan, where a dozen other heads of state also gathered for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West. ... more 
How China block of AI deal could stop 'Singapore-washing'Tokyo (AFP) April 28, 2026 When is a Chinese AI startup not a Chinese AI startup? When it's based in Singapore, or elsewhere, to distance itself legally and politically from Beijing. ... more  
Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objectionsMbabane, Eswatini (AFP) May 2, 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini - Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa - after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits. ... more |
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Pacific Islands summit opens in shadow of China-Taiwan tensionsKoror, Palau (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 The Pacific Islands' annual summit opened on Monday with a pointed message that outside partners 'do not choose our destination', as five leaders skipped the talks shadowed by China-Taiwan tensions. ... more  
UN, Nepal warn of climate threat after deadly floodsKathmandu, Nepal (AFP) Aug 29, 2026 Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China. ... more  
Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disasterNuwakot, Nepal (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 Rescuers struggled on Monday through mud and debris for a sixth day, as the number of missing people soared to nearly 4,500 since tsunami-like glacial floods roared down from the China-Nepal border, creating an 'unimaginable' disaster. ... more 
Trump says AI data center opponents want to be 'backwards and poor'Washington, United States (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked opponents of artificial intelligence data centers, saying they would end up 'backwards and poor' and were helping rival China. ... more |
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Shein valued at $26.3 bn in Hong Kong market debutHong Kong (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 Fast-fashion giant Shein raised $1.7 billion in its long-awaited Hong Kong initial public offering, valuing the online retailer at around $26.3 billion, the company said Monday. ... more  
China's Huawei sees first-half net profit drop 36%Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 Chinese tech giant Huawei saw net profit drop 36 percent in the first six months of the year, the company said on Monday, attributing the slump to AI-related research and rising costs. ... more  
China Moves To Convert Underused Airspace Into A New Industrial Growth EngineBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2026 For decades, China's economic growth has largely unfolded on land - across factory floors, highways and ports. Now the country is turning its gaze upward. What was once empty airspace below co ... more  
Phase Change Foam Sustains Solar Desalination Through Low Light And DarknessTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 03, 2026 Researchers from Ocean University of China and Huzhou University have developed a phase-change photothermal foam that continues to produce freshwater after sunlight fades, addressing one of the core ... more |
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 Crystalline buffer layer pushes organic solar cells to 20.21 percent efficiency  
More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocksKathmandu, Nepal (AFP) May 3, 2026 As global fuel markets reel from the Middle East war, motorists in Nepal are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, with high demand putting a strain on dealerships. ... more 
Cheaper, cleaner electric trucks overhaul China's logisticsBeijing (AFP) April 29, 2026 At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge - just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks. ... more |
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Chinese EVs, flying cars take centre stage at world's biggest auto showBeijing (AFP) April 24, 2026 Thousands squeezed into the world's biggest car show Friday, snapping selfies beside Chinese electric vehicles as automakers showcased AI, humanoid robots and flying-car ambitions in a cut-throat market. ... more 
'Joint venture in reverse': foreign carmakers seek edge with China partnersHefei, China (AFP) April 27, 2026 In a sprawling office in Hefei, the eastern Chinese electric vehicle hub, hundreds of employees and several robotic arms sat refining software developed jointly by German behemoth Volkswagen and Chinese EV maker XPeng. ... more 
Sweden arrests Chinese captain of suspected 'shadow fleet' shipStockholm (AFP) May 4, 2026 The Chinese captain of a ship that Sweden boarded this weekend over suspicions it belonged to Russia's 'shadow fleet' has been arrested, the Swedish prosecution authority said on Monday. ... more 
China rejects US sanctions on refineris over Iran oil linksBeijing (AFP) May 2, 2026 China will not comply with US sanctions against five firms targeted for purchasing Iranian oil, Beijing's commerce ministry said on Saturday. ... more  
Machine Learning Drives High-Resolution Daily Soil Moisture Mapping Across ChinaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 A research team from Nanjing University has developed a high-precision, 1 km resolution soil moisture dataset for China covering the period 2000 to 2025, using machine learning techniques to overcom ... more |
  Deep Learning Reconstructs 32 Years of Global Nighttime Light Data  
Quantum Tunneling Drives Hydrogen Transport in Lanthanum Trihydride Near Practical TemperaturesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 For decades, ion transport in solids has been described as a classical barrier-climbing process, in which an ion must acquire sufficient activation energy to surmount an energy barrier before it can ... more  
Chang'e 7 Preps for South Pole Mission as China Charts Expanding Lunar ProgramTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China's Chang'e 7 spacecraft is undergoing final launch preparations at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026. The mission will tra ... more |
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China Breaks Foreign Monopoly with Mass-Produced Fingernail-Sized Atomic ClockTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China has achieved mass production of a chip-scale atomic clock the size of a fingernail that loses just one second every 30,000 years, a development with direct applications in low-Earth-orbit sate ... more 
China Identifies Two New Lunar Minerals from Chang'e 5 SamplesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 Chinese scientists have identified two new minerals in lunar samples returned by the Chang'e 5 mission in late 2020, bringing the total number of lunar minerals discovered by China to three and the ... more  
China's First Commercial Space Standards Aim To Cut Costs and Unify IndustryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China has released its first set of commercial space standards, marking a shift from an industry characterized by fragmented technical specifications to one with a shared regulatory framework. Yang ... more  
Long March 2D Orbits New Batch of Space-Based Internet Test SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China launched another batch of experimental satellites for its space-based internet program on Friday, using a Long March 2D rocket that lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichu ... more  
Smile launch reset for May 19 after Vega C reviewBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 The European-Chinese Smile mission is now due to launch on May 19, 2026, at 05:52 CEST on a Vega-C rocket after partners completed investigations into a technical issue found in the production line ... more |
Moon race: how China is challenging the USBeijing (AFP) Mar 30, 2026 Walking on the Moon by 2030, building a lunar base, and then perhaps on to Mars: after 30 years of honing its expertise, China is challenging the United States' supremacy in spaceflight. ... more 
Far side moon soil study points to stronger ground for future basesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 When China's Chang'e 6 mission returned to Earth in June 2024, it brought back the first samples ever collected from the far side of the Moon, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the regolith ... more  
Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to ChinaTokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. ... more  
China says opposes any targeting of new Iran leaderBeijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him. ... more |
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China slams Taiwan PM visit to JapanTokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 China slammed a weekend visit by Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai to Tokyo in which he watched a baseball game, even as Japan said Monday he had no contact with government officials. ... more 
Ships brandish China-links to weave through Strait of Hormuz; France, allies preparing bid to 'gradually' reopen chokepointParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Ships anchored in the Gulf or transiting the Strait of Hormuz are changing their tracking data to boast links to China in an attempt to evade Iranian attacks, according to data from shipping tracker Marine Traffic analysed by AFP. ... more 
Equities plunge as energy prices soar on Mideast crisisHong Kong (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Stock markets plunged Monday as oil and gas prices soared on fears about supplies from the Middle East with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up. ... more 
Nobel economist Aghion says no repeat 2008 financial crisis; France to host G7 finance meeting on MideastParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 The war in the Middle East is unlikely to trigger a collapse of the world economy on the scale of the 2008 global financial crisis, Nobel prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion said Monday. ... more |
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