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Experimental satellite enters orbit aboard Long March 4C from SichuanTokyo, 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  
China launches international association to boost global access to deep space researchTokyo, 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  
China says foiled foreign spying plots including 'honeytrap'Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2025 China said Thursday it had cracked three spying plots, including one in which a public servant was lured by the "seductive beauty" of a foreign agent, urging government workers to remain vigilant against overseas threats. ... more  
Taiwan kicks off military drills in face of China threatTaipei (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 |
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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. ... more  
Australia says China likely to spy on military drills with USSydney (AFP) July 13, 2025 Australia's government said Sunday it expects China to spy on major military drills it is conducting with the United States and other allies. ... more  
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  
Berlin says China targeted German plane with laser over Red SeaBerlin (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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North Korea bars Western influencers from trade fair tourBeijing (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 |
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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
Taiwan says China opening flight path raises regional uneaseTaipei (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  
Celebrations for Dalai Lama's 90th reflect challenges aheadNew 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 
China says no ambition to build South Pacific military baseSydney (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 |
 
US aircraft carrier makes Philippines port callManila (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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Chinese carrier Shandong moors in Hong Kong on 'great power' visitHong 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 
US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jittersWashington (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  
China heatwaves boost ice factory sales; Moscow sizzles in record-breaking heatwaveHangzhou, China (AFP) July 10, 2025 In a high-ceilinged room on the outskirts of eastern China's Hangzhou, workers use tongs to slide large blocks of frosty white ice along a metal track into a refrigerated truck. ... more  
China's 'new farmers' learn to livestream in rural revitalisationYantai, 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 |
 
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: expertsKathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025 Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday. ... more 
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmlandBeijing (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  
Exiled Chinese lawyers grieve loss of civil society decade after crackdownBeijing (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 
Five missing in landslide as rain lashes China's south and eastBeijing (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 |
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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  
After the revolution, Bangladesh warms to China as India fumesDhaka (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  
Belgium warned over 'tsunami' of packages from China; China's economy grew 5.2% in Q2Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 10, 2025 A Belgian state watchdog has warned the country is drowning under a flood of small packages from China, as the EU grapples to control the influx. ... more
China denies asking firms to collect data illegally after new EU probeBeijing (AFP) July 11, 2025 Beijing denied on Friday asking firms to "illegally" collect and store users' personal information, after an Irish regulator helping the European Union regulate data privacy began investigating Chinese social media giant TikTok. ... more |
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China speeds up renewables building spree: reportShanghai (AFP) July 9, 2025 China is accelerating its record-breaking renewable energy drive, installing 1.5 times more wind and solar this year than last - three-quarters of global capacity under construction, a report said Wednesday. ... more |
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Pakistan police arrest 149, including 48 Chinese, in scam centre raidIslamabad (AFP) July 10, 2025 Pakistan police arrested 149 people - including 71 foreigners, mostly Chinese - in a raid on a scam call centre, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said Thursday. ... more  
Volkswagen stops production at Chinese plant in electric pushFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) July 11, 2025 Volkswagen and its Chinese partner SAIC have shuttered production at a plant in China due to slowing demand for internal combustion engine cars, a Volkswagen spokesman told AFP Friday. ... more 
China says EU 'mentality', not trade, needs to be rebalancedBeijing (AFP) July 9, 2025 Beijing said on Wednesday that the European Union needed to rebalance its "mentality", not its economic ties with China, ahead of a summit between the two this month. ... more 
New method boosts solar cell efficiency by fine-tuning nanorod spacingTokyo, 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 |
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