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New mineral found by Chinese scientists![]() Beijing (XNA) Sep 12, 2022 Chinese scientists have achieved a remarkable new feat in their research of the moon as they have discovered and identified the sixth new lunar mineral. The China National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Authority jointly announced in Beijing on Friday that the new mineral-Changesite-(Y)-was found by scientists at the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology from surface samples returned by the country's Chang'e 5 robotic mission and has been certified by the International Mi ... read more |
China and Russia building 'more just' world order: BeijingBeijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a "more just and rational direction", a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries' leaders prepare to meet this week. ... more
Lithuania delegation in Taiwan ahead of representative office openingTaipei (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 A Lithuanian trade delegation was on a visit to Taiwan, the island's foreign ministry said Monday, ahead of Vilnius opening a de facto embassy in Taipei. ... more
China-Russia bond tightens as Moscow sees Ukraine setbacksBeijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 Russia may be enduring big battlefield losses in Ukraine and punishing Western sanctions, but China is standing firm in its support of President Vladimir Putin and a "no limits" friendship. ... more
Foundation model improves accuracy for remote sensing image interpretationBeijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 A new foundation model dubbed RingMo has been developed to improve accuracy for remote sensing image interpretation, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy ... more |
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India, China troops begin disengaging from border area: New DelhiSrinagar, India (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 India and China began pulling back soldiers from a friction point along their border Thursday, New Delhi's defence ministry said, following a two-year standoff with sporadic deadly clashes. ... more
China warns UN cooperation 'in danger' after Xinjiang reportGeneva (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 China's ambassador in Geneva warned Friday that Beijing's cooperation with the UN rights office was "in danger" after it published a report listing serious abuses in the Xinjiang region. ... more
Xi and Putin to meet in Uzbekistan next week: RussiaBeijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian diplomat said Wednesday, in what would be the Chinese leader's first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic. ... more
French lawmakers visit Taiwan after China's war drill threatsTaipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 A group of French lawmakers landed in Taiwan on Wednesday, the first high-level European delegation since China conducted huge war drills to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... more |
UN rights council credibility at stake over China, Russia responseGeneva (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 Faced with allegations of grave violations in China and Russia, the UN body created to address rights abuses seems paralysed by uncertainty on how to respond. ... more
Sri Lankan 'white elephant' Chinese tower to openColombo (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 A huge green and purple communications tower in Sri Lanka financed with Chinese debt that has become a symbol of the ousted Rajapaksa clan's closeness to Beijing will finally open this week, its operator said Monday. ... more
'Very strong' Typhoon Muifa approaches Japan southern islandsTokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2022 Typhoon Muifa approached Japan's southern islands on Sunday, prompting officials to issue a warning for locals to seek shelter from the "violent waves and winds" before it made landfall. ... more
Hong Kong jails five for sedition over children's booksHong Kong (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 Hong Kong jailed five speech therapists for sedition on Saturday over a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves. ... more |
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Modi to attend regional summit with Russia, China, PakistanNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 11, 2022 India said Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. ... more
China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan this weekBeijing (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 China's President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week, Beijing said Monday - his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. ... more
Mongolia completes rail crossing with China to boost coal exportsUlaanbaatar (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Mongolia has launched a rail line that could help boost coal exports to China to 50 million tonnes a year, the country's president said, ending a decade-long wait for the crossing. ... more
Biden says US must develop chips to keep up with ChinaColumbus (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 President Joe Biden said Friday at a ceremony to break ground on a semi-conductor plant that making sophisticated computer chips is an issue of US national security in the face of an assertive China. ... more
US launches Asia economic forum to counter ChinaLos Angeles (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 The United States began a series of meetings with ministers from the Asia-Pacific in Los Angeles on Thursday at an economic summit aimed at countering China's growing influence in the region. ... more |
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Rocket to carry Mengtian space lab module arrives at launch site Wenchang, China(XNA) Sep 05, 2022
A Long March-5B Y4 rocket, tasked with sending China's space station lab module Mengtian into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency said Saturday.
The rocket will undergo final assembly and testing together with the Mengtian lab module, which arrived earlier.
Preparations for the launch mis ... more |
Asian markets rally, dollar dips as traders price in policy tightening Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
Asian markets rallied Friday following a healthy performance on Wall Street, with investors largely pricing in more interest rate hikes aimed at taming runaway inflation.
The more confident mood was reflected in a dip in the dollar, which has surged in recent weeks to multi-decade highs against its major peers owing to the Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt to tighter monetary policy.
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Xi and Putin to meet in Uzbekistan next week: Russia Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2022
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian diplomat said Wednesday, in what would be the Chinese leader's first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic.
"In less than 10 days, our leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit" in Samarkand, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov said in comments s ... more |
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Russians killed two Zaporizhzhia nuclear staff, abused others: Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
Russian forces controlling Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have killed two staff at the facility and detained and abused dozens of others, the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency told AFP on Friday.
The Zaporizhzhia plant - the largest in Europe - was captured by Russian troops in March. An uptick in fighting around it in recent weeks has raised fears of a nuclear disaster ... more |
Ex-Google CEO says Ukraine proves value of IT in war Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022
Ukraine has been a very effective proving ground for the use of contemporary information technology in war, from satellite dishes to smartphone apps, Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, said Monday.
Schmidt, now a US government consultant on artificial intelligence, told reporters after a 36-hour visit to the country that the civilian tech sector has been crucial to Kyiv's defen ... more |
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Russians killed two Zaporizhzhia nuclear staff, abused others: Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
Russian forces controlling Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have killed two staff at the facility and detained and abused dozens of others, the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency told AFP on Friday.
The Zaporizhzhia plant - the largest in Europe - was captured by Russian troops in March. An uptick in fighting around it in recent weeks has raised fears of a nuclear disaster ... more |
Europe and China operate the largest number of offshore wind farms 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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Purdue researchers suggest novel way to generate a light source made from entangled photons West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Sep 09, 2022
Entanglement is a strange phenomenon in quantum physics where two particles are inherently connected to each other no matter the distance between them. When one is measured, the other measurement is instantly a given. Researchers from Purdue University have proposed a novel, unconventional approach to generate a special light source made up of entangled photons.
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N.Korea nuclear stance a 'threat to peace': France Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
France on Friday condemned the adoption by North Korea of a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes as a "threat to international and regional peace and security".
The foreign ministry statement came after North Korean state media reported earlier Friday that Pyongyang had passed a law allowing for preventive strikes - including in the face of conventional attacks. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Australia Team Demonstrates Joint Air Battle Management Systems Stewardship Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 01, 2022
Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed a demonstration of a sovereign, fifth-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) proposed solution supporting the Australian Defence Force.
Performed to the AIR6500 Program Office in the Department of Defence, the demonstration showcased the JABMS product solution and the modular, open systems architecture leveraging ... more |
Russia buying huge amounts of N.Korean ammunition for Ukraine: US Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2022
Russia is buying potentially millions of artillery shells and rockets from communist North Korea to replenish its stocks depleted by invading Ukraine, the White House said Tuesday.
"Our sense is you could include literally millions of rounds, rockets and artillery shells," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
Kirby, citing declassified US intelligence, stressed ... more |
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Solar-powered cyborg cockroaches could rescue humans, study says Washington DC (UPI) Sep 6, 2021
Scientists in Japan are tapping into solar power to harness cockroaches and their ability to access hard-to-reach areas for environmental monitoring, as well as search-and-rescue in the event of a natural disaster, according to a new study.
The cyborg cockroach study, published Monday in the journal npc Flexible Electronics, outlines how researchers at Riken research institute were able ... more |
Bin-opening cockatoos enter 'arms race' with humans Sydney (AFP) Sept 12, 2022
Australia's crafty, sulphur-crested cockatoos appear to have entered an "innovation arms race" with humans, scientists say, as the two species spar over the rubbish in roadside bins.
The white birds, which can grow nearly as long as a human arm, initially surprised researchers by devising an ingenious technique to prise open household bin lids in Sydney and other areas.
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French lawmakers visit Taiwan after China's war drill threats Taipei (AFP) Sept 7, 2022
A group of French lawmakers landed in Taiwan on Wednesday, the first high-level European delegation since China conducted huge war drills to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The trip came as Taiwan held two days of live fire drills on a strategic island that lies between its coast and China.
Taiwan is under constant threat of an invasion by China, which cla ... more |
China warns UN cooperation 'in danger' after Xinjiang report Geneva (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
China's ambassador in Geneva warned Friday that Beijing's cooperation with the UN rights office was "in danger" after it published a report listing serious abuses in the Xinjiang region.
"We cannot conduct cooperation as if nothing happened, when we were hurt by this exercise," ambassador Chen Xu told reporters in a virtual briefing organised by the ACANU association of UN correspondents. ... more |
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