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October 15, 2025
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown - using Musk's Starlink



Beijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal. Satellite images and AFP drone footage show frenetic building work in the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border, which appear to be using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service on a huge scale. Experts say most of the centres, notorious fo ... read more

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Europe cannot let US, China be 'technological leaders': Nobel laureate Aghion
Stockholm Oct 13, 2025
One of the winners of this year's Nobel economics prize, France's Philippe Aghion, on Monday warned Europe that it must not let the United States and China dominate technological innovation. ... more
MILTECH
Australia must deploy 'unconventional' means to deter China, Russia: APSI
Sydney (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
Australia must learn from past guerrilla insurgencies and adopt an "unconventional deterrence" policy in facing down threats from China, Russia and elsewhere, one of the country's leading think tanks said Wednesday. ... more
CYBER WARS
US advisor on India accused of taking documents, meeting Chinese
Washington (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
A well-known US scholar on India who advised the US government was charged with retaining classified information and allegedly met Chinese officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. ... more
CHIP TECH
Nexperia saga: a '21st century spy thriller'
The Hague (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
The Dutch government has invoked a Cold war-era law to effectively seize control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands. ... more
CYBER WARS
UK govt faces growing pressure over collapsed China spy case
London (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
Britain's government vehemently denied Monday that it helped scupper a high-profile case involving two men accused of spying for China, as it comes under pressure over its stance towards Beijing. ... more
AEROSPACE
Washington mulls barring US-bound Chinese airlines from flying over Russia
Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
The United States has proposed prohibiting Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace while flying to or from American airports, a US document has shown, as the rival superpowers try to thrash out a trade deal. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
China sanctions 14 foreign firms over Taiwan ties, national security
Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
Beijing sanctioned on Thursday 14 overseas entities, including defence contractors and intelligence firms, accusing them of harming national security and aiding Taiwan. ... more
MILPLEX
US report says European giant, others sell to Chinese military-linked companies
Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
A US Congressional committee report released Tuesday said that five major semiconductor equipment manufacturers, including European giant ASML, sold $38 billion worth of critical technology to China in 2024, including to companies flagged as US national security threats. ... more

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China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed sea
Manila Oct 12, 2025
The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump says US 'wants to help China, not hurt it'
Washington (AFP) Oct 12, 2025
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States wants to help China, not hurt it, striking a conciliatory tone days after threatening an additional 100 percent tariff on the world's second-largest economy. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea's Kim hails 'cooperative' ties with China
Seoul (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hailed "friendly and cooperative" ties with China as he hosted Premier Li Qiang and other foreign dignitaries for celebrations marking 80 years under the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Friday. ... more
TECH SPACE
China bolsters export controls on rare-earth industry
Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
China's commerce ministry announced new controls on the export of rare-earth technologies and items on Thursday, adding to regulations on a critical industry that has been a key source of tension between Beijing and Washington. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea shows off 'most powerful' missile at military parade
Seoul (AFP) Oct 11, 2025
North Korea showed off its "most powerful" intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade attended by top officials from Russia and China, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday. ... more
FARM NEWS
China says 'no winners' in trade war after cooking oil threat
Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
China said on Wednesday that trade wars had "no winners", after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States could stop buying cooking oil from the country. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
In China, climate litigation starts with the state
Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere. ... more
FARM NEWS
US soybean farmers battered by trade row with China
Cordova, Maryland, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. ... more
SINO DAILY
China detains prominent 'underground' pastor in crackdown
Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
The founder of a prominent Chinese underground church has been detained along with more than 20 of its members in a sweeping national crackdown, according to his daughter and one of its pastors. ... more
TRADE WARS
China sanctions five US units of South Korean ship giant Hanwha
Beijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
China imposed sanctions on five American subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean on Tuesday, accusing them of supporting a US government investigation into the shipping industry, as tit-for-tat port fees took effect. ... more
CHIP TECH
Dutch tech giant ASML posts stable profits, warns on China sales
The Hague (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
Dutch tech giant ASML warned Wednesday of a steep fall in its China business next year, as it booked flat net profits in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. ... more
FARM NEWS
Africa's path to low-carbon food security
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Africa's agrifood system produces nearly 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year - over a quarter of the global total. A new comparative study examining Africa and China's agricultural trajec ... more
TRADE WARS
China consumer spending falls as pressure on economy builds
Beijing Oct 15, 2025
China's consumer prices continued to fall last month, with official data highlighting the battle leaders face in trying to kickstart domestic spending in the world's number two economy while fighting a trade war with the United States. ... more
OIL AND GAS
China, EU stand firm on shipping emission deal despite US threats
London (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
China, the European Union and several other members of the International Maritime Organization reaffirmed their support on Tuesday for ambitious plans to cut shipping emissions, despite US threats. ... more
TECH SPACE
EU working with G7 partners on response to China rare earth controls
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
The EU is coordinating with G7 partners on a response to China's "unjustified" export controls on rare earths, the bloc's trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic said Tuesday. ... more
CHIP TECH
Chipmaker Nexperia says banned from exporting from China
The Hague (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Chipmaker Nexperia said Tuesday the Chinese government had banned it from exporting goods from China, after Dutch authorities seized control of the Netherlands-based firm citing management concerns. ... more
TECH SPACE
Five things to know about Australia's critical minerals
Sydney (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Australia is pushing to lock in a critical minerals deal with the United States, dangling access to its vast reserves as an alternative to China. ... more
CHIP TECH
China's semiconductor body slams Dutch intervention of Wingtech
Beijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
China's leading state-backed semiconductor association said Tuesday it "firmly opposes" Dutch authorities intervening over a European subsidiary of Chinese chip firm Wingtech. ... more
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SINO DAILY
Trump admin fires US diplomat over relationship with Chinese
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump's administration said Wednesday it fired a State Department employee who did not acknowledge a romantic relationship with a Chinese national. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says will 'fight to the end' in US trade war
Beijing Oct 14, 2025
China said Tuesday it was ready to "fight to the end" in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100 percent tariffs on goods from the country. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
'She power' on the rise across China's sci-tech landscape
Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 10, 2025
The life of Wang Haoze, who is the third Chinese woman to embark on a manned space mission, has been marked by grueling training: desert survival drills with extreme temperature swings, claustrophob ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian stocks pare tariff-led losses, Tokyo hit by political turmoil
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Asian stocks sank Tuesday on fresh trade war worries after China imposed curbs on US units of a Korean shipbuilder, dealing a blow to hopes that a flare-up at the weekend had been settled. ... more
TRADE WARS
IMF meetings begin under fresh cloud of US-China trade tensions
Washington (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors got underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats between the world's two largest economies. ... more
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