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August 25, 2025
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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 Dong most recently used the suit on Aug 15 during the Shenzhou XX crew's third series of extravehicular activities. This accomplishment marks the first time a Chinese spacesuit has met its extended service goal of sustaining 20 EVAs within four years. The suit has been worn by 11 astronauts across eight ... 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
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
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
WATER WORLD
Philippines, Australia aim to sign new defence pact in 2026
Manila (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
The Philippines and Australia plan to sign a new pact to develop the Southeast Asian nation's military infrastructure, their defence chiefs said on Friday, as they seek to counter China's "unila ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing in talks to sell up to 500 planes to China: Bloomberg
New York (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
US aviation giant Boeing is in talks to sell up to 500 aircraft to Chinese companies, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The deal would be a major win ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China says summit to provide stability, counter 'hegemonism'
Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
China slammed "hegemonism and power politics" on Friday as it touted an upcoming summit it is hosting for more than 20 world leaders as promoting stability and peace. The Shanghai Cooperati ... 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
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

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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
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan's Lai sets defence spending target at 5% of GDP
Taipei (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
Taiwan's government aims to increase defence spending to five percent of GDP by 2030, President Lai Ching-te said Friday, as the United States pushes Taipei to invest more in its own security. ... 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
CYBER WARS
Jury convicts US Navy sailor of spying for China
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
A US Navy sailor has been convicted of espionage for selling military secrets to China for $12,000, the Justice Department said Thursday. Jinchao Wei was found guilty by a federal jury in Ca ... 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
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SINO DAILY
Bird call contest boosts conservation awareness in Hong Kong's concrete jungle
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 24, 2025
The chirping of birds echoed through a packed lecture hall in Hong Kong, though there wasn't a feather in sight. Residents, some pressing the sides of their throats or contorting their bodie ... 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
WATER WORLD
Documents show New Zealand unease over Chinese warships in South Pacific
Sydney (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
China set off alarm bells in New Zealand when it dispatched powerful warships on unprecedented missions in the South Pacific without explanation, according to military documents obtained by AFP. ... 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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CC ... more
DEMOCRACY
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai's 'punditry' not criminal: lawyer
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's lawyer clashed with judges on Thursday over whether the pro-democracy newspaper founder's "armchair punditry" on social media and other platforms breached the c ... 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
ENERGY TECH
Bolivia candidate vows to scrap China, Russia lithium deals
La Paz (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
Bolivian right-wing presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga on Monday vowed to scrap billion-dollar lithium extraction deals struck by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected leader. ... more
THE PITS
China coal power surges even as renewables hit record high
Beijing (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
China saw a surge in new coal power in the first half of the year even as the country added record levels of clean energy capacity, according to a report published Monday. Coal has been a pi ... more
GPS NEWS
Real time navigation breakthrough with new algorithm OiSAM FGO
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
In the race to improve autonomous systems, researchers in China have unveiled a new algorithm that accelerates navigation while maintaining precision. Called Optimized iSAM-Factor Graph Optimization ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant fails
Taipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2025
A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Powe ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Nigeria deports wanted Chinese gang leader
Lagos (AFP) Aug 24, 2025
Nigeria's police service said Sunday it had extradited a Chinese gang leader wanted in his home country for organised violent crime, in an operation conducted with Interpol. A police statem ... more
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TRADE WARS
China Evergrande Group delisted from HK exchange; Asian markets rise on US rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
Shares in heavily indebted China Evergrande Group were taken off the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday, capping a grim reversal of fortune for the once-booming property developer. A committ ... 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
INTERNET SPACE
TikTok's UK content moderation jobs at risk in AI shift
London (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
Social media platform TikTok announced on Friday it will restructure its UK trust and safety operations, putting several hundred jobs at risk as it shifts to AI-assisted content moderation. ... more
TECH SPACE
Chinese tiger, French berets and space cannons mark Gamescom 2025
Paris (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
A new instalment in Chinese action saga "Black Myth", a long-awaited indie favourite and stereotypically French cosplay have all marked the vast Gamescom trade fair this week in Cologne. Her ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Nigeria deports 60 Chinese, 39 Filipino scammers
Lagos (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
Nigeria has deported 102 foreigners including 60 Chinese nationals and 39 Filipinos convicted of "cyber-terrorism and internet fraud", its anti-corruption agency said Thursday. The Economic ... more
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