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July 09, 2025
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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 Professor Yiliang LI, an astrobiologist at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), who leads a team focused on selecting a scientifically valuable landing site. As a core member of the Tianwen-3 science team and co-author of a recent perspective article in Nature Astronomy, Professor LI supports China's search ... read more

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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
DRAGON SPACE
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. ... more
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
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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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
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
TECH SPACE
China says German plane laser claim 'inconsistent with facts'
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Beijing dismissed on Wednesday claims by Berlin that the Chinese military had directed a laser at a German aircraft over the Red Sea as "completely inconsistent with the facts". ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan kicks off military drills in face of China threat
Taipei (AFP) July 9, 2025
Taiwan kicked off its largest military drills Wednesday with regular troops joined by a record mobilisation of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at defending against a Chinese invasion. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine says held two Chinese citizens suspected of spying
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 9, 2025
Ukraine's security service SBU said Wednesday it had detained two Chinese nationals who tried to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country. ... more
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
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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
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
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
FARM NEWS
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Beijing condemned on Wednesday new restrictions by Washington on Chinese purchases of US farmland as "discriminatory" and violating international trade rules. ... more
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FARM NEWS
China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisation
Yantai, China (AFP) July 9, 2025
Gao Chaorong knows what it takes to turn out good crops of sweet potatoes, peanuts and wheat, but tasty produce is no longer enough to draw China's app savvy crowd. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Five missing in landslide as rain lashes China's south and east
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Five people are missing after a house was buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in southwest China on Wednesday, authorities and state media said. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Exiled Chinese lawyers grieve loss of civil society decade after crackdown
Beijing (AFP) July 9, 2025
Ten years ago, human rights lawyer Li Fangping was enjoying a peaceful evening in his hometown in central China with his young son when he heard a knock on the door. ... 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
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