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Shenzhou 20 crew prepares for third spacewalk in coming daysTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station will conduct their third spacewalk in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency on Aug 14. The three person c ... more  
Years after an earthquake, rivers still carry the mountains downstreamSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ... more  
Geespace expands GEESATCOM network with launch of 11 new satellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 On August 9, 2025, Chinese aerospace company Geespace completed its fourth GEESATCOM orbital deployment, launching 11 satellites from waters off Rizhao, Shandong Province, aboard a single rocket. Al ... more  
China slams Germany for 'hyping' regional tensions in AsiaBeijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> China lashed out at Germany on Monday, warning Berlin against "inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions" after its foreign minister said Beijing was "increasingly aggressive" in the Asia-Pa ... more |
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New internet satellites expand China's orbital networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 China has placed another batch of internet satellites into orbit, marking the third deployment in just over a week. The latest mission, launched Monday evening from the Hainan International Commerci ... more  
China says opposes European sanctions over Iran nuclear programmeBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> China said Friday it opposed invoking sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme after three Western nations told the UN they would reimpose them if no diplomatic solution was found by the end ... more 
China's top diplomat to visit India for border talksBeijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2025 /> China's top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries eye resuming border trade five years afte ... more  
China advances crewed lunar mission with lander landing and takeoff trialTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 China has successfully carried out its first integrated landing and takeoff trial of a crewed lunar lander, marking a milestone in its manned lunar exploration program. The test took place Wednesday ... more |
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Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summitWellington (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that includes China, Taiwan and the United States. ... more |
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Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China SeaManila (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. ... more  
Marcos says Philippines would be dragged 'kicking and screaming' into Taiwan warManila (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos warned Monday that his country would be dragged "kicking and screaming" into any war over Taiwan, but must prepare for it. ... more 
9 dead, 3 missing in north China flash flood: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2025 /> A flash flood in Inner Mongolia killed nine people and left three missing, Chinese state media said Sunday. A group of 13 people were camping outdoors in Inner Mongolia's Urat Rear Banner wh ... more  
Rooms of their own: women-only communities thrive in ChinaLinan, China (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> Laughter erupts over a board game and coffee at a rural cottage in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, one of a growing number of women-only co-living spaces far from social pressures and male ... more |
 
Hong Kong court hears closing arguments in tycoon Jimmy Lai's trialHong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> Hong Kong prosecutors on Monday began closing arguments in the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, arguing he had shown "unwavering intent" to ask for foreign sanctions against Hong K ... more  |
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Solomon Islands says China not influencing diplomatic decisionsSuva, Fiji (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> Solomon Islands defended its move to bar some partners from an influential summit of South Pacific leaders, brushing aside claims on Thursday of a looming split or that China is influencing its ... more  
Ancient farming reveals deep roots of the AnthropoceneBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 An international team from Germany, the Netherlands, and China traced long term human impacts using a sediment core taken in 2005 during an expedition with the research vessel SONNE off East Java, I ... more  
China charts high yield low input pathway for staple cropsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China's scientists have reviewed two decades of green technology advances to answer a pressing question: how to raise output while cutting inputs and emissions. Their analysis of major food crops fr ... more 
Former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker granted asylum in AustraliaSydney (AFP) Aug 17, 2025 /> Former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui who is wanted by the Chinese city has been granted asylum in Australia, he said in a social media post, calling on Canberra to do more for those w ... more |
 
China files WTO complaint over Canada steel dutiesBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> China filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Canadian steel import restrictions on Friday, the commerce ministry said, escalating simmering trade tensions between Beijing ... more  
Football and falls as first humanoid robot games launch in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> The first World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday in Beijing with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre h ... more 
China retail sales growth lower than expected in JulyBeijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> China's retail sales and industrial production grew at a slower rate than expected last month, official data showed Friday, as the world's number two economy battles trade turmoil and persistent ... more  
China accelerates space computing as Geovis and Sugon map an orbital data networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 China is accelerating investment in the emerging space information, or space computing, sector that it frames as a future trillion-yuan growth engine, with leading firms joining to process satellite ... more |
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India and China eye border trade resumptionNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt the global trade order. Past tr ... more  
China's Tencent posts strong Q2 revenue growth as AI race heats upBeijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday reported a third consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth, beating forecasts, as it began rolling out AI services in its games and messaging ... more  
The semiconductors costing Nvidia, AMD dearlyBeijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 US semiconductor giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices will pay the United States government 15 percent of their revenue from selling artificial intelligence chips to China, according to media reports. ... more 
In China's factory heartland, warehouses weather Trump tariffsGuangzhou (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 Labourer Shuai Hang went a week without work earlier this year when sky-high US tariffs on Chinese goods overwhelmed the warehouse he works at and slowed the company's US-bound parcels to a trickle. ... more |
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Xi says China, Brazil can model 'self-reliance' for Global SouthBeijing (AFP) Aug 12, 2025 China's President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart Tuesday the two countries could set an example of "self-reliance" for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount. ... more |
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China the world's biggest plastic producerGeneva (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics a climate and energy research group. ... more 
Another baked Alaska -- Trump and PutinWashington DC (UPI) Aug 13, 2025 Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold an Alaskan summit over Ukraine on Friday. ... more 
Storm makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoonKaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Typhoon Podul weakened to a severe tropical storm when it roared ashore in southeastern China early Thursday, state media said, after carving a path across Taiwan, shutting down businesses, grou ... more 
Australia hails breakthrough in Vanuatu security talksSydney (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 Australia on Wednesday hailed a breakthrough in efforts to sign a security agreement with Vanuatu, a deal that could dilute China's influence in the Pacific island nation. ... more |
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