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September 30, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
Long March 2D reaches 100th mission milestone with dual satellite launch



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
The Long March 2D rocket has completed its 100th successful flight, placing two experimental satellites into orbit in a milestone mission for China's space program. The vehicle lifted off at 11 am local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, carrying Shiyan 30A and 30B. Both satellites were deployed into their planned orbits, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), which manages the launcher. Since its maiden launch in August 1992, the Lon ... read more

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MOON DAILY
Lunar soil melted into construction bricks by Chinese research team
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
At the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, researchers from China's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) presented a prototype machine capable of transforming lunar soil into construct ... more
SPACEMART
Chinese IoT satellite constellation completes first phase for global communications
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
A Chinese satellite network dedicated to Internet of Things (IoT) services has achieved global surface coverage, excluding polar regions, with the deployment of its first-phase constellation of 64 s ... more
SPACEMART
China sends 11th group of internet satellites into orbit for global constellation
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China has placed another set of internet satellites into orbit, advancing its plans for a global low-Earth orbit communications network. The mission contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technolog ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese astronauts complete fourth spacewalk of Shenzhou XX mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
Crew members aboard the Shenzhou XX spacecraft carried out their fourth extravehicular activity, completing critical tasks outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP
Hsinchu, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 19, 2025
Taiwan's space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the "clock is ticking" for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to secure internet and phone services during a potential conflict with China. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Top diplomats of North Korea, China agree to oppose 'hegemonism'
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 29, 2025
The top diplomats of North Korea and China met in Beijing and agreed to develop bilateral ties while resisting "hegemonism" and "unilateralism," both countries said Monday. ... more
THE STANS
China's President Xi makes rare visit to Xinjiang
Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping began a rare visit Tuesday to the northwest region of Xinjiang, home to numerous ethnic groups including Turkic-speaking Uyghurs, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 29, 2025
CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is completing development of its new Kinetica 2 rocket and aims to launch it before the end of 2025. The company confirmed that the first ... more

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Germany pledges EUR35 bn for space defence against Russia, China
Berlin (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Germany will spend 35 billion euros ($41 billion) on outer space defence by 2030, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday, citing the threat posed by Russia and China. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taiwan sentences 4 ex-ruling party members on China spying
Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
A Taiwan court handed jail terms Thursday ranging from four to ten years to four people, including a former staffer in President Lai Ching-te's office, for spying for China. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali junta
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 19, 2025
Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. ... more
TRADE WARS
Ukraine slams Chinese cargo ship for visiting occupied Crimea
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Ukraine on Tuesday slammed repeated visits by a Chinese cargo ship to the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea despite Western sanctions on vessels docking in the peninsula. ... more
UAV NEWS
China develops UAV defenses from spoofing detection to covert links and shipboard landing
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
Unmanned aerial vehicles are rapidly advancing as tools for agriculture, logistics, surveillance, and disaster response, yet their reliance on GPS, wireless communications, and complex landing maneu ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2025
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions. The test took place Friday at 3 pm at ... more
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SPACEMART
China launches experimental satellites to enhance mobile space internet
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
China has deployed four experimental satellites into orbit as part of efforts to advance integrated space-based internet capabilities, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. ... more
SPACEMART
Two Chinese Rockets Deliver 12 Advanced Satellites into Orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
China successfully carried out two separate rocket launches on Tuesday, deploying a total of 12 satellites into orbit. At 3:48 am, a Smart Dragon 3 rocket lifted off from a sea-based platform ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Fengyun satellite strengthens China global weather forecasting capacity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China successfully launched the Fengyun 3H meteorological satellite early Saturday to enhance forecasting, climate monitoring, and atmospheric research. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 3:28 am ... more
WATER WORLD
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
Riew, India (AFP) Sept 30, 2025
On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam - India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. ... more
WATER WORLD
China to donate over $400,000 in police gear to Vanuatu: minister
Sydney (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Vanuatu's interior minister has said China will donate hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of police equipment to the Pacific island nation, local media reported Tuesday, as Beijing deepens its influence in the region. ... more
WATER WORLD
China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal
Sydney (AFP) Sept 19, 2025
China cautioned Papua New Guinea against "undermining" its interests and sovereignty in signing a mutual defence pact with Australia widely seen as a counter to Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Dozens more Zambian farmers sue over toxic mining spill
Lusaka (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
More Zambian farmers have filed a fresh lawsuit against a Chinese mining company over a toxic waste spill, following a similar case earlier this month, court documents seen by AFP Thursday showed. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Low bar, high hopes: China unveils new climate goals
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
China has announced a new climate action plan at a UN meeting - its first pledge to include absolute targets for cutting planet-warming gases - setting a goal of reducing emissions by 7-10 percent by 2035. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Hong Kong's coastal businesses pick up pieces after typhoon
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
As the storm warning for Super Typhoon Ragasa passed, Mark Cholewka returned to his stylish Hong Kong restaurant to be met by overturned tables and the pungent smell of seawater. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
South China cleans up after powerful Typhoon Ragasa
Yangjiang, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up Thursday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong Province, ripping down trees, destroying fences and blasting signs off buildings. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Lithuania appoints pro-Ukraine government
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Lithuania's new social-democrat-led government was appointed on Thursday and has pledged to keep investing massively in defence and supporting Ukraine, as well as seek to normalise relations with China. ... more
WATER WORLD
17 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake bursts
Hualien, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
At least 17 people were killed when a decades-old barrier lake burst in Taiwan, government officials said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain. ... more
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Typhoon Ragasa hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan
Yangjiang, China (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China and Hong Kong on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa churned toward millions of people in Guangdong Province after killing at least 15 in Taiwan. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
What to look for in China and Europe's climate plans
Paris Sept 19, 2025
Dozens of countries are expected to announce new climate targets before the UN COP30 summit in November, but none will be as closely scrutinised as the pledges made by China and the EU. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
French zoo returns ill panda and partner to China
Tours, France (AFP) Sept 22, 2025
Two pandas at a zoo in central France will return to China in November after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, the park's director told AFP on Monday. ... more
ABOUT US
Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherers
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
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PHYSICS NEWS
Worlds most powerful centrifuge begins operations in China
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025
China has launched CHIEF1300, the worlds largest and most capable centrifuge, able to generate up to 300 times Earth gravity on a 20 tonne payload. The facility is a core element of the Centrifugal ... more
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