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July 08, 2025
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International deep space alliance launched in Hefei China



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA), the first global scientific body solely focused on deep space initiatives, was officially inaugurated Monday in Hefei, Anhui province. Over 100 participants, including scientists and officials from the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Ministry of Civil Affairs, Anhui provincial authorities, China Association for Science and Technology, and foreign embassies, attended the launch ceremony. Sixteen international organizations-am ... read more

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DRAGON SPACE
China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China will inaugurate the International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) next Monday, marking its first international academic body dedicated to aerospace. Based in Hefei, Anhui province, ... more
MARSDAILY
China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China has formally initiated its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, targeting a 2028 launch to collect and return Martian soil and rock for detailed study. Among the key contributors is Pro ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Experimental satellite enters orbit aboard Long March 4C from Sichuan
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 07, 2025
China successfully deployed an experimental satellite into orbit on Thursday afternoon, using a Long March 4C rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
LHAASO reveals hidden cosmic engines in high-energy Milky Way survey
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has unveiled a detailed high-energy gamma-ray map of the Milky Way, marking a milestone in the search for the origin of cosmic rays. Throu ... more
MOON DAILY
Chinese 3D printing system uses lunar soil to construct habitats
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
A pioneering 3D printing technology developed by Chinese researchers is enabling the creation of lunar structures using only soil collected directly from the Moon, eliminating the need to transport ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese Long March Rockets Make International Debut at Paris Air Show
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
The Long March 6A and Long March 12 rockets have made their first international appearance at the 55th Paris Air Show, signaling China's expanding role in global space launch capabilities. These med ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
China leads international drive to build global space weather monitoring network
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Chinese researchers, in partnership with global scientific bodies, have launched an international initiative to construct the most extensive ground-based monitoring system yet aimed at decoding the ... more
AEROSPACE
Berlin says China targeted German plane with laser over Red Sea
Berlin (AFP) July 8, 2025
Berlin on Tuesday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft participating in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea. ... more

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TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan says China opening flight path raises regional unease
Taipei (AFP) July 6, 2025
Taipei condemned Sunday China's move to open a sensitive aviation route that runs through the Taiwan Strait, warning the change could increase tensions between the two sides and "regional unease". ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Celebrations for Dalai Lama's 90th reflect challenges ahead
New Delhi (AFP) July 6, 2025
Leaders from India, the United States and Taiwan offered their support to Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday Sunday, a landmark anniversary raising geopolitical questions for the future. ... more
WATER WORLD
China says no ambition to build South Pacific military base
Sydney (AFP) July 3, 2025
China's embassy in Fiji has insisted Beijing is not seeking a military base in the South Pacific, saying aid pledged to developing island nations came with "no political strings attached". ... more
FLOATING STEEL
US aircraft carrier makes Philippines port call
Manila (AFP) July 3, 2025
The nuclear-powered US carrier George Washington arrived off the Philippine capital Thursday for a port visit, as the two allies increase defence cooperation aimed at contesting China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Chinese carrier Shandong moors in Hong Kong on 'great power' visit
Hong Kong (AFP) July 3, 2025
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong on Thursday, just days after the city marked 28 years under Chinese rule. ... more
TECH SPACE
US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jitters
Washington (AFP) July 2, 2025
The United States, Japan, India and Australia pledged Tuesday to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as worries grow over China's dominance in resources vital to new technologies. ... more
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NUKEWARS
North Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tour
Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2025
North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining a delegation of tourists to an international trade fair in October, a China-based tour operator told AFP on Monday. ... more
NUKEWARS
US busts network that helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work
Washington (AFP) July 1, 2025
The United States said Monday it has taken down a network that allegedly helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work with companies to raise millions of dollars in funds for the sanctioned country's weapons program. ... more
CYBER WARS
Swiss say foreign spying threat high, citing Russia, China
Geneva (AFP) July 2, 2025
The threat from espionage is high in Switzerland as global insecurity increases, with the main threats emanating from Russia and China, the country's Federal Intelligence Service warned Wednesday. ... more
CYBER WARS
2 Chinese nationals charged with spying in the United States
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 1, 2025
Two Chinese nationals made separate appearances in federal courts on Tuesday to face charges accusing them of acting as agents for the Chinese government. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
China detains principal over lead poisoning of 200 children
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025
A kindergarten principal was detained after more than 200 children in northwestern China fell ill with potential lead poisoning from date cakes and corn rolls, state media said on Tuesday. ... more
EPIDEMICS
China probes Wuhan ex-mayor who presided over Covid response
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan, Beijing's top anti-graft bodies said Tuesday. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
One dead, 28 missing in floods on China-Nepal border
Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) July 8, 2025
Floods triggered by torrential rains tore down a Himalayan mountain valley between China and Nepal on Tuesday, with at least one killed and 28 missing, officials and state media said. ... more
SINO DAILY
After the revolution, Bangladesh warms to China as India fumes
Dhaka (AFP) July 8, 2025
Protests in Bangladesh that toppled the government last year triggered a diplomatic pivot, with Dhaka warming towards China after neighbouring India was angered by the ousting of its old ally Sheikh Hasina. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China says Dalai Lama successor must be approved by Beijing
Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2025
China said on Wednesday that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama "must be approved by the central government", after Tibet's exiled spiritual leader said he would have a successor after his death. ... more
SINO DAILY
China's abandoned buildings draw urban explorers despite risks
Shanghai (AFP) July 6, 2025
Xu Pengcheng looks over his shoulder and, after confirming the coast is clear, helps his crew of urban adventurers climb through the broken window of an abandoned building. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Typhoon Danas kills two, injures hundreds in Taiwan; Woman killed during storms across northern Italy
Taipei (AFP) July 7, 2025
Typhoon Danas battered Taiwan's west coast early Monday, killing two people, injuring hundreds and leaving nearly 400,000 households without electricity, authorities said. ... more
INTERN DAILY
China hits back at EU with reciprocal ban on major medical equipment contracts
Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2025
China hit back on Sunday at an EU ban on Chinese firms from major medical equipment purchases with a reciprocal bar on European companies in the latest trade salvo between the two economies. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION
Tianwen 2 captures Earth and moon from deep space on asteroid mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025
China's Tianwen 2 probe has traveled over 12 million kilometers from Earth on its mission to collect asteroid samples, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Tuesday. Now more than ... more
WATER WORLD
Fiji says would not welcome China military presence in Pacific
Sydney (AFP) July 2, 2025
Fiji's prime minister said Wednesday that China should not be allowed to gain a permanent military foothold in the strategically contested South Pacific region. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
New method boosts solar cell efficiency by fine-tuning nanorod spacing
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 08, 2025
A team of Chinese scientists has developed a breakthrough technique to fine-tune the spacing of titanium dioxide nanorods-tiny structures key to improving solar energy conversion-without changing th ... more
TRADE WARS
Australian PM Albanese to visit China this week
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will begin a six-day visit to China on Saturday, as Canberra hailed a return to free-flowing trade after a tense tariff dispute came to an end last year. ... more
TRADE WARS
EU to seek trade 'rebalancing' with China at Beijing summit
Strasbourg, France (AFP) July 8, 2025
The EU will seek to rebalance economic ties with China, demanding it eases market access for European firms and loosen export controls on rare earths at a summit this month, the bloc's chief said Tuesday. ... more
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