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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 30, 2022 Regarding space exploration as an integral part of the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, China has always kept an open attitude to international cooperation and it is committed to using its aerospace technology and space research findings to serve the common good. In contrast, the United States has never changed its zero-sum approach to space, and has never stopped militarizing it. The latest edition of the State of the Space Industrial Base report urges the United States t ... read more |
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Energy particle detector helps Shenzhou-14 crew conduct EVAsBeijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 The energy particle detector deployed on Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will help the Shenzhou-14 crew members carry out extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the C ... more  
Japan defence ministry asks for $40 bn budget with eyes on Russia, ChinaTokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 Japan's defence ministry requested a $40 billion budget on Wednesday, pointing to the war in Ukraine and warning that the world faces its "toughest challenges" since World War II. ... more  
Taiwan, China trade barbs over island drone incursionsTaipei (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Taipei and Beijing have traded barbs over a recent string of drone sorties from the Chinese mainland to an outlying Taiwanese island, as Taiwan's president Tuesday vowed "strong countermeasures" against such incursions. ... more  
Xi: China's most powerful leader since MaoBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. ... more |
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Taiwan vows 'counter-attack' if China breaches airspace, territorial watersTaipei (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 Taiwan said Wednesday it would exercise its right to self-defence and "counter-attack" if Chinese fighters and warships were to enter its territorial space, in the wake of Beijing's huge military drills around the island. ... more 
China hails Gorbachev's 'positive contributions' to Sino-Soviet tiesBeijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 China on Wednesday praised Mikhail Gorbachev for his part in improving ties between Beijing and Moscow in the 1980s and 1990s, following the death of the Soviet Union's last leader. ... more  
China's Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi's ruleBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported Tuesday, a landmark meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country's most powerful leader in decades. ... more  
UN rights chief leaving with China report still unreleasedGeneva (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Diplomats paid tribute to departing UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, despite her failure to release a long-promised report on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region. ... more |
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Reusable spaceplane completes key flight testBeijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 China on Friday carried out a key flight test of its reusable suborbital spaceplane, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The State- ... more 
Foreign forces arrive for military drills in eastern RussiaMoscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Soldiers from several countries have arrived in eastern Russia for joint military drills that China will take part in, Russia's defence ministry said Monday, amid tensions between Moscow and Western capitals. ... more 
Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan StraitWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. ... more  
Solomon Islands refuses to allow US ship to make port callWashington (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 The Solomon Islands has refused to allow a US Coast Guard cutter to make a routine port call - a further sign of the deteriorating relations between Washington and the Pacific nation, which is pursuing deeper ties with China. ... more |
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Long road to UN rights chief's Xinjiang reportGeneva (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 Michelle Bachelet's four years as the UN's human rights chief have been marked by her handling of alleged abuses in Xinjiang and China's treatment of the region's Uyghur minority. ... more
UN rights chief admits 'tremendous pressure' over Xinjiang reportGeneva (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 The UN rights chief said Thursday she was facing "tremendous pressure" over a long-delayed report on China's Xinjiang region and admitted that she was uncertain when it would appear. ... more  
China's space tracking ship sails for monitoring missionsBeijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 set sail for monitoring missions from its home port on Monday morning, according to China Science Daily. The vessel has prepared for the new missions as ... more 
China's Communist Party Congress to open October 16Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported Tuesday, a landmark meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country's most powerful leader in decades. ... more  
Chinese police rescue 150 cats headed for dinner tablesBeijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal welfare organisation said. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 
The energy particle detector deployed on Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will help the Shenzhou-14 crew members carry out extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The Wentian module has been operating stably in orbit for nearly a month, and the Shenzhou-14 crew have been training and preparing for their first EVAs during t ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 
Most Asian markets resumed their downward trend Wednesday, with traders fearing the Federal Reserve's determination to beat inflation with higher interest rates will tip the world's top economy into recession.
After bouncing from their June lows, global equities are once again taking a hiding from worried investors after Fed chief Jerome Powell warned last week the bank would need to tighten ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2022  Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
He joined the pantheon of Chinese leadership in 2012, two decades after bursting onto the scene as a graft-fighting governor.
The country's rubber-stamp parliament boosted ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2022  The US government urged Monday a complete shutdown of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as fighting intensifies in the area and international experts plan an inspection visit.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated calls to create a demilitarized zone around the facility, which was occupied by Russian troops in the early weeks of the six-month-old war and has experi ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 
Two phones owned by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be searched on national security grounds and are not protected by journalistic privilege, a senior judge ruled Tuesday in Hong Kong.
Lai, owner of the now-shuttered Apple Daily tabloid, will soon go on trial for "collusion with foreign forces", an offence that carries up to life in prison under the sweeping national security ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 The US government urged Monday a complete shutdown of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as fighting intensifies in the area and international experts plan an inspection visit.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated calls to create a demilitarized zone around the facility, which was occupied by Russian troops in the early weeks of the six-month-old war and has experi ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 
The European Union (EU), China and the United Kingdom (UK) operate the largest number of offshore wind farms in the world. This information is the result of an analysis of satellite data by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). The researchers used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to determine not only the number and locations of the plants, but also the devel ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2022 
Solar cells are vital for the green energy transition. They can be used not only on rooftops and solar farms but also for powering autonomous vehicles, such as planes and satellites. However, photovoltaic solar cells are currently heavy and bulky, making them difficult to transport to remote locations off-grid, where they are much needed.
In a collaboration led by Imperial College London, ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 
The United States on Sunday denounced Russia's "cynical obstructionism" after Moscow blocked adoption of a joint declaration on nuclear non-proliferation following lengthy international negotiations at the United Nations.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which 191 signatories review every five years, aims to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, promote complete disarmament and prom ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 
Slovakia said Tuesday it had concluded an agreement to buy 76 AMV-XP armoured vehicles from Finnish firm Patria in a deal worth 447 million euros ($447 million) as the NATO member country which borders Ukraine boosts its defence capabilities.
The delivery of the eight-wheeled vehicles that can be adapted to serve various roles, will begin in September 2023 and continue into 2027.
The veh ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 31, 2022 
Japan's defence ministry requested a $40 billion budget on Wednesday, pointing to the war in Ukraine and warning that the world faces its "toughest challenges" since World War II.
Japan's defence spending has risen almost annually over the last decade, but pressure has grown for more following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and China's growing pressure on Taiwan.
Prime Minister Fumio Ki ... more |
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 Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
Robotic arms are typically composed of joints, which help the arm move and perform a task. Each of those joints is capable of either rotating or extending-and the number of such possible independent movements is referred to as the robotic system's degree of freedom. The more joints in the arm, the higher the degree of freedom.
"In general, robotic systems are very high-degree-of-freedom sy ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 27, 2022  Britain's environment minister on Saturday defended government plans to tackle sewage releases into rivers and sea, after opposition parties and environmentalists slammed the measures as insufficient and costly for consumers.
Recent discharges of sewage into popular river and sea bathing areas have prompted widespread horror among the public, as well as alarm over waters shared with the EU. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2022  Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island.
In a statement, the US Navy said the passage "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait soared to their highest level in years this month a ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 
Diplomats paid tribute to departing UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, despite her failure to release a long-promised report on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region.
A long line of country representatives took the floor at a UN rights council to praise how Bachelet had handled the challenges of the past four years.
But while the former Chilean president was greeted with p ... more |
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