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August 21, 2025
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China accelerates space computing as Geovis and Sugon map an orbital data network



Tokyo, 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 and aerial data in orbit rather than entirely on the ground. Geovis Technology Co Ltd recently signed a framework agreement with supercomputer maker Sugon to co-develop an open and inclusive space computing network that links user devices, satellites, space-based infrastructure and ground platforms int ... read more

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TECH SPACE
Survey outlines advances and hurdles for orbital edge computing systems
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A team from the Space-based Intelligence Laboratory at the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has published a detailed review of orbital edge computing (OEC), ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Spacesuit milestone reached with 20 spacewalks on Chinese station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
The extravehicular spacesuit B aboard China's space station has achieved a major milestone by supporting 20 spacewalks, according to the China Astronaut Research and Training Center. Astronaut Chen ... more
DRAGON SPACE
AI assistant supports Chinese space station astronauts
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
The crew of China's Tiangong space station recently conducted their third spacewalk with the help of a new artificial intelligence system named Wukong AI, marking the first use of a large-scale AI m ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea has 'undeclared' ICBM base near China border: report
Seoul (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
North Korea has built a secret military base near its border with China which may house Pyongyang's newest long-range ballistic missiles, according to new research. The "undeclared" Sinpung- ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan plans defence budget increase to over 3% of GDP
Taipei (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
Taiwan's government plans to increase its 2026 defence budget to more than three percent of GDP, the premier said Thursday, as it faces US pressure to invest more in its own protection. Tai ... more
WATER WORLD
Solomon Islands says China not influencing diplomatic decisions
Suva, 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
CYBER WARS
New Zealand spy service warns of China interference
Sydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
New Zealand's spy service warned Thursday that China is the most active power engaging in foreign interference in the country, sparking a sharp rebuke from Beijing. New Zealand faces the "m ... more
WATER WORLD
Australia probes Nauru-China business deal
Sydney (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Australia was Tuesday investigating whether Pacific microstate Nauru breached a security treaty by inking a lucrative business deal with a Chinese company. Nauru last week announced it had s ... more

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NUKEWARS
Chinese man sentenced to 8 years for acting as North Korean agent
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 19, 2025
A Chinese national will spend nearly 10 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle weapons and sensitive U.S. technology to North Korea and accepting million-dollar bribes. ... more
NUKEWARS
India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
New Delhi Aug 20, 2025
India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The ... more
ROBO SPACE
Football and falls as first humanoid robot games launch in China
Beijing (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
MILTECH
China to showcase latest military hardware at September parade
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
China will unveil a slate of new domestically produced military hardware that will showcase its "powerful capability to prevail in modern war" at a parade next month, officials said Wednesday. ... more
SPACEMART
New internet satellites expand China's orbital network
Tokyo, 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
MOON DAILY
China advances crewed lunar mission with lander landing and takeoff trial
Tokyo, 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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SINO DAILY
China's Xi pushes development, ethnic unity in rare visit to Tibet
Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa on Thursday during a rare visit to Tibet, where he urged "ethnic unity and religious harmony" in a region where China is accused of rights ... more
FARM NEWS
China charts high yield low input pathway for staple crops
Tokyo, 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
WEATHER REPORT
Chinese troops swelter through rehearsal for major military parade
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Rows of neatly dressed soldiers marched in unison to shouted instructions at a training ground in humid Beijing on Wednesday, as China prepares to unveil new domestically produced military hardw ... more
DEMOCRACY
Defence begins closing arguments in Hong Kong trial of Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
A lawyer representing Jimmy Lai said Wednesday it was "not wrong to support freedom of expression" as the defence began closing arguments in the jailed Hong Kong media mogul's national security ... more
WATER WORLD
Hong Kong arrests 2 over suspected $6.7 mln water scam
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2025
Hong Kong police said Monday they have arrested two people over a suspected scam involving a water supplier that may have cheated the government in a contract worth nearly $7 million. A comp ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Ancient farming reveals deep roots of the Anthropocene
Berlin, 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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Years after an earthquake, rivers still carry the mountains downstream
Santa 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
FARM NEWS
China extends anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy products
Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2025
China on Monday extended its anti-subsidy investigation into European Union dairy imports, another blow in an ongoing trade row between the two giant economies. The investigation will be ext ... more
SPACEMART
Geespace expands GEESATCOM network with launch of 11 new satellites
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 18, 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
INTERNET SPACE
China's Baidu posts quarterly revenue drop as consumption flags
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Chinese internet giant Baidu recorded a slight drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, dragged down by a persistent slump in domestic spending as its push into artificial intelligence accelerate ... more
SINO DAILY
German minister says China's 'assertiveness' threatens European interests
Jakarta (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
China's assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait threaten international security and European interests, Germany's foreign minister said on Wednesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Japan hosts African leaders for development conference
Yokohama, Japan (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Novel nuclear battery design delivers high efficiency and durability
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
A research team led by Prof. Haisheng San of Xiamen University and Prof. Xin Li of the China Institute of Atomic Energy has developed a new class of 90Sr radio-photovoltaic cells (RPVC) that combine ... more
TRADE WARS
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting ... more
TRADE WARS
BHP books rise in profit on back of Chinese copper demand
Sydney (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Australian mining giant BHP on Tuesday reported a bump in yearly profits, as China's appetite for copper helped to counter slumping prices for iron ore and coal. Chief executive Mike Henry ... more
TRADE WARS
China files WTO complaint over Canada steel duties
Beijing (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
TRADE WARS
China retail sales growth lower than expected in July
Beijing (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
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