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  Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2025 China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country's first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported. Beijing has ploughed billions of dollars into its space programme in recent years in an effort to achieve what President Xi Jinping describes as the country's "space dream". It has built a space station orbiting the Earth and plans to run a crewed mission to the Moon this decade ahead of establishing a permanent base ... read more |
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China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid and comet study missionWashington DC (UPI) May 28, 2025 China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A LongMarch 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. ... more  
China opens international call for instruments on Tianwen-3 Mars missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025 China is encouraging international researchers to join its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission by proposing scientific payloads for inclusion on the spacecraft. The China National Space Admin ... more  
India approves development of prototype advanced fighter jetNew Delhi (AFP) May 27, 2025 India's defence minister approved on Tuesday a programme to develop an advanced fighter jet prototype, the latest push to boost local arms production, nearly three weeks after a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan. ... more  
No top defence officials in China delegation at key summitBeijing (AFP) May 29, 2025 No top Chinese defence officials will attend a key regional summit in Singapore this week, Beijing said Thursday, despite ongoing tensions with the United States. ... more |
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South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping watersSeoul (AFP) May 24, 2025 South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a "no-sail zone" in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. ... more |
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Mango deal sweetens ties between Bangladesh and ChinaDhaka (AFP) May 28, 2025 Bangladesh waved off its first consignment of mangoes to China on Wednesday, a largely symbolic export as Beijing sweetens ties after relations soured between Dhaka and former ally and neighbour India. ... more  
Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atollTokyo (AFP) May 27, 2025 Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo said Tuesday. ... more  
Huge explosion reported at China chemical plantBeijing (AFP) May 27, 2025 A large explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday caused giant plumes of smoke to rise from the building, state media said, with no casualties immediately reported. ... more  
SE Asian leaders meet China's Li and Gulf states to bolster tiesKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 27, 2025 Southeast Asian leaders are looking to insulate their trade-dependent economies from geopolitical uncertainty, in particular US tariffs, as they hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf state dignitaries in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. ... more |
 
Deep mantle carbon flow influences diamond formation and craton stabilityTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025 A recent study led by scientists at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIG-CAS), in collaboration with international partners, uncovers how deeply subducted ... more  |
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Insect Predator Shows Remarkable Tool Use to Trap PreySydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025 Chinese scientists have uncovered an intriguing instance of tool use in the insect world, revealing that the assassin bug, Pahabengkakia piliceps (P. piliceps), uses resin from stingless bee nests a ... more  
Chinese students lament US plans to block visasBeijing (AFP) May 29, 2025 Chinese students lamented Washington's latest tirade against them on Thursday, accusing the Trump administration of acting "recklessly" and tarnishing their once-sparkling image of an American higher education. ... more  
SE Asian nations express 'deep concern' over US tariffsKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 27, 2025 Southeast Asian leaders expressed "deep concern" over US tariffs Tuesday, as they held a summit with China and Gulf states hailed as "a response to the call of the times" in a geopolitically uncertain world. ... more 
China steel subsidies 'distort' global market: OECDParis (AFP) May 27, 2025 Subsidies that China grants to its steel makers "distort" the global market and hamper decarbonisation investment in the industry, the OECD said in a report published on Tuesday. ... more |
Chinese ambassador lashes Australian plan to buy back key portSydney (AFP) May 26, 2025 China's ambassador in Australia has condemned a push to block a Chinese company running a strategically important Australian shipping port, calling it "ethically questionable". ... more 
Indonesia, China agree to bolster ties ahead of ASEAN summitJakarta (AFP) May 25, 2025 Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned on Sunday that the rise of "unilateralism and protectionism" could threaten the global economic and trade order, as he reaffirmed Beijing's ties with Jakarta on Sunday during his visit to Indonesia ahead of a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur. ... more 
China not trying to 'replace' US in Colombia: ambassadorBogot� (AFP) May 28, 2025 China is not seeking to "replace" the United States as the top trading partner of Colombia, Beijing's ambassador to Bogota, whose president has announced a pivot to China, told AFP on Tuesday. ... more  
Czech Republic blames China for cyberattack on foreign ministryWashington DC (UPI) May 28, 2025 The Czech Republic accused China on Wednesday of being responsible for a "malicious cyber campaign" that targeted an unclassified network of the foreign ministry. ... more |
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Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: reportSydney (AFP) May 27, 2025 The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think tank warned Tuesday in a new report. ... more 
SE Asian leaders meet China's Li and Gulf states to bolster tiesKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 27, 2025 Southeast Asian leaders are looking to insulate their trade-dependent economies from geopolitical uncertainty, in particular US tariffs, as they hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf state dignitaries in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. ... more 
Southeast Asian leaders meet to talk tariffs, truce and East TimorKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 26, 2025 Southeast Asian leaders met Monday in Kuala Lumpur for their first summit since US President Donald Trump's tariffs upended global economic norms, with the trade-dependent nations expected to issue a joint message of deep concern. ... more 
Misinformation casts shadow on US-China trade truceWashington (AFP) May 26, 2025 From false claims of Americans panic-buying Chinese goods to bot-driven attacks on US brands, a tide of misinformation is casting a shadow over a temporary trade truce between Washington and Beijing. ... more |
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France's Macron in Vietnam to offer third way between US, ChinaHanoi (AFP) May 26, 2025 France's Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Monday in Vietnam at the start of his Southeast Asia tour, an opportunity to test his "Indo-Pacific strategy" in a region caught in the middle of the confrontation between the United States and China. ... more |
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Merz urges Xi to back Western efforts for Ukraine truceBerlin (AFP) May 23, 2025 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to back Western efforts towards a Ukraine truce in their first phone call since Merz took office this month. ... more  
How the US-China chip conflict is evolving under TrumpBeijing (AFP) May 23, 2025 The United States has taken aim at China's Huawei over the cutting-edge chips powering artificial intelligence (AI), part of a shifting technology dispute between the two largest economies. ... more  
Trump admin revokes Harvard's right to enroll foreign studentsNew York (AFP) May 23, 2025 Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign nationals, putting the future of thousands of students at risk, with China on Friday slamming the "politicization" of educational exchanges. ... more 
Dismayed Chinese students ponder prospects after Trump Harvard banBeijing (AFP) May 23, 2025 Dismayed Chinese students feared for their international futures on Friday after US President Donald Trump revoked Harvard University's right to enrol foreign nationals. ... more |
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