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April 18, 2025
SOLAR SCIENCE
Amount of sunlight at Earth's surface shows long-term shifts tied to pollution



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
While sunrise is constant, the intensity of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface is not. A new perspectives article by an international research team reveals that this solar variability occurs over decades, and is closely linked to air pollution trends and environmental policy. Published March 15 in Advances in Atmospheric Science, the study outlines the global phenomena of "dimming" and "brightening" and their specific impacts in China. "The amount of sunlight - which is solar radiative energy - ... read more

TECH SPACE
Two-dimensional semiconductors demonstrate space readiness for next-gen devices
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
In a landmark demonstration of material resilience, researchers at Tsinghua University's School of Materials Science and Engineering have confirmed that two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials ... more
MOON DAILY
Chinese study reveals lower water content in lunar farside mantle
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
Chinese researchers analyzing rock samples from the Chang'e-6 lunar mission have determined that the Moon's farside mantle holds significantly less water than the nearside. The study, led by Prof. H ... more
MOON DAILY
Drier far side of the Moon deepens understanding of lunar evolution
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
The Chang'e 6 mission has unveiled that the Moon's far side mantle holds significantly less water than its near side, offering crucial insight into the Moon's geological history. Analysis of rock sa ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US-China: the clash of the titans
Paris (AFP) April 17, 2025
As the trade war between the United States and China escalates, here is a point-by-point comparison of the world's two biggest economic powers. ... more
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China's Xi begins Malaysia visit in shadow of Trump tariffs
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) April 15, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for a highly anticipated state visit that comes as Beijing fights an escalating trade war with the United States. ... more
CYBER WARS
China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2025
Chinese security officials said Tuesday they had implicated three US "secret agents" in cyberattacks during February's Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Beijing slams 'manipulation and hype' over Chinese soldiers captured in Ukraine
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2025
China on Tuesday rejected what it called "manipulation and hype" around two of its nationals captured in Ukraine, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of dragging Beijing into its invasion. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Amnesty opens Hong Kong office in exile;
Hong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2025
Amnesty International relaunched its Hong Kong branch "in exile" on Tuesday, more than three years after the rights group quit the Chinese finance hub citing risks from a sweeping national security law. ... more

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS


TRADE WARS
China warns UK against 'politicising' steel furnaces rescue
Scunthorpe, United Kingdom (AFP) April 14, 2025
Beijing on Monday warned against "politicising" the rescue of Chinese-owned British Steel, as the UK government raced to secure raw materials to keep the country's remaining steelmaking blast furnaces running. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Trump resurrects ghost of US military bases in Panama
Panama City (AFP) April 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central American country that US military bases will return. ... more
AEROSPACE
Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare
Washington (AFP) April 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant's jets. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Xi calls on China, Vietnam to 'oppose unilateral bullying' on regional tour
Hanoi (AFP) April 14, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday called on his country and Vietnam to "oppose unilateral bullying", Beijing's state media reported, during a regional tour as leaders confront US tariffs. ... more
CYBER WARS
No proof Chinese ship cut Baltic cables deliberately: probe
Stockholm (AFP) April 15, 2025
Swedish authorities said on Tuesday they had found no evidence that a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier was intentionally dragging its anchor when it severed two subsea cables in the Baltic Sea last year. ... more
SINO DAILY
New York ex-cop jailed for hounding US residents for China
New York (AFP) April 16, 2025
A retired New York policeman was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for his role trying to force the repatriation of a man to China, which is accused of hounding its opponents around the world. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL
'West Philippine Sea' now visible on Google Maps without specific search
Manila (AFP) April 14, 2025
A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most users - the West Philippine Sea. ... more
TECTONICS
A new view on India Asia collision reshapes tectonic understanding
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025
The longstanding narrative attributing the rise of the Tibetan Plateau and the India-Asia continental collision to continuous Cenozoic convergence and Indian underthrusting beneath Tibet is now bein ... more
SINO DAILY
UK demands answers after MP denied entry to Hong Kong
London (AFP) April 13, 2025
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday said he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and said he would be urgently raising the issue with the Chinese authorities. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump trade war casts pall in China's southern export heartland
Guangzhou (AFP) April 15, 2025
The blistering tariff war launched by Donald Trump this month cast a shadow Tuesday as businesses met to strike deals at a trade show in southern China, for decades a key hub for exports to the United States. ... more
CHIP TECH
Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten sales
Beijing (AFP) April 17, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday, state media said, days after the United States curbed sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China. ... more
TECH SPACE
Cambodia's Chinese casino city bets big on Beijing
Sihanoukville, Cambodia (AFP) April 16, 2025
Once a collection of sleepy fishing villages, vast Chinese investments have transformed Cambodia's Sihanoukville into a half-finished gambling resort with signs everywhere in Mandarin. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's Xi arrives in Cambodia for state visit
Phnom Penh (AFP) April 17, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Thursday, capping a three-stop tour of Southeast Asia, according to live footage from Beijing's state-run CGTN. ... more
CHIP TECH
AMD says US rule on chips to China could cost it $800 mn
San Francisco (AFP) April 16, 2025
Chip developer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday said it expects new US licensing requirements for semiconductors exported to China to cost it as much as $800 million. ... more
OIL AND GAS
US sanctions second Chinese refinery in Iran pressure campaign
Washington (AFP) April 16, 2025
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a second China-based "teapot" refinery for purchasing Iranian crude, in the latest salvo of Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran. ... more
TRADE WARS
Chinese embassy slams UK politicians' 'arrogance' in British Steel row
London (AFP) April 16, 2025
The Chinese embassy in the UK lambasted "anti-Chinese rhetoric" of some British politicians, who criticised Beijing after a Chinese group said it would shut down the UK's last two steel furnaces. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Captured underwater drone sent messages to China: Philippine military
Manila (AFP) April 15, 2025
Five underwater drones found by Philippine fishermen were capable of gathering information that could aid in "underwater warfare", the country's military said Tuesday, noting at least one had relayed a signal to China. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
New system offers early warning of dust storms to protect solar power output
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
A new predictive platform called iDust is poised to transform dust storm forecasting and improve solar energy output in dust-prone regions. Developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Science ... more
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TRADE WARS
China says 'not afraid to fight' trade war with US
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025
China warned Wednesday it was "not afraid" to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated calls for dialogue, after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says appoints new trade envoy as tariff war bites
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025
China said Wednesday that it had appointed a new trade envoy, as the world's second-largest economy pushes back against US President Donald Trump's swingeing tariffs on imports that sent global markets tumbling. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's economy beats forecasts ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day'
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025
China said Wednesday its economy topped forecasts in the first quarter, as exporters rushed to shift goods ahead of swingeing US tariffs, but warned it faced "certain pressures" from Donald Trump's trade blitz. ... more
CHIP TECH
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
San Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2025
Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on the primary chip it can legally sell in China. ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
New York (AFP) April 15, 2025
US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing. ... more
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