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October 22, 2025
ROCKET SCIENCE
China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket passes key test to rival SpaceX



Washington DC (UPI) Oct 22, 2025
Chinese space authorities reached a new milestone this week as they tested a reusable rocket that they hope to use to join the United States, Japan and other nations in the bid for space dominance. On Monday, Chinese company LandSpace executed a static-fire test with its 217-foot-tall Zhuque-3 rocket launcher. The rocket is on the way to its inaugural test flight expected at some point later this year. "The vehicle will next proceed with planned vertical integration rehearsal, before ret ... read more

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SOLAR SCIENCE
Newly detected rhythmic radio signals shed light on solar atmospheric structures
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Researchers in China have unveiled a previously unknown pattern in solar radio emissions, observed during a major flare on May 8, 2024. The discovery comes from observations made using the Chashan B ... more
SPACEWAR
China deploys Pakistan's first hyperspectral satellite with Kinetica 1 rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
CAS Space successfully launched the ninth rocket in its Kinetica 1 series on Sunday, placing three satellites - including Pakistan's first hyperspectral imaging satellite - into orbit from the Jiuqu ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
China charts new path for integrated space and terrestrial connectivity
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China is accelerating its push to establish a globally competitive satellite communication network, with new national guidelines outlining a roadmap for large-scale deployment and integration with n ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Miniature chip spectrometer opens new window on the universe
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
Chinese scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking miniature spectrometer that combines ultra-high resolution with a wide field of view, enabling faster and sharper exploration of the universe than e ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China expands space capabilities with new lunar and deep space milestones
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China has recorded a series of landmark achievements in its ongoing quest for space exploration, spanning its crewed space station program, lunar far-side sample return, and interplanetary missions. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
AI model improves accuracy of atmospheric delay prediction for astronomy and geodesy
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
Researchers at the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a hybrid deep learning model that significantly enhances the accuracy of atmospheric delay pred ... more
SPACEMART
China deploys sixth batch of Spacesail communications satellites
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China has launched 18 communications satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, marking the sixth deployment phase of the growing Spacesail Constellation network. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
China commissions world's first mid-infrared solar magnetic-field telescope
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has announced that the world's first telescope dedicated to measuring solar magnetic fields in the mid-infrared band ... more

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TAIWAN NEWS
Trump says China 'doesn't want' to invade Taiwan
Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2025
US President Donald Trump voiced doubt Monday that China would invade Taiwan as he voiced confidence in his relationship with counterpart Xi Jinping, whom he will meet later this month. ... more
SINO DAILY
The economic reality facing China as leaders huddle
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
The top brass of China's ruling Communist Party is gathering in Beijing this week to devise a strategy that will steer the country through 2030 and shape its trade relationships. ... more
AEROSPACE
China says raised 'stern protest' with Australia after mid-air incident
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
China has issued a "stern protest" to Australia after a mid-air incident over the weekend involving military planes from the two countries, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry said Wednesday. ... more
GPS NEWS
China's satellite network group advances Beidou-internet integration
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China Satellite Network Group Co Ltd is accelerating the integration of satellite internet with the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, emphasizing the dual role of the company as both an innovator ... more
TECH SPACE
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals Monday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and said Washington's key ally would get its coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines. ... more
WAR REPORT
Myanmar junta recaptures town on China trade route
Yangon (AFP) Oct 18, 2025
Myanmar's ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country's war-wracked north. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL
Trump says Australia will get submarines as PM visits
Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Australia would get coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines and signed a deal on rare earth minerals with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday. ... more
CYBER WARS
China says US waged cyberattacks on national time centre
Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2025
China on Sunday accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks on Beijing's national time centre that could have caused severe damage to critical financial and telecommunications infrastructure. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China marks milestone 600th Long March rocket launch
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2025


China's Long March rocket series has reached a major milestone with its 600th flight, following the successful launch of a Long March-8A vehicle that deployed a new group of internet satellites in ... more

TRADE WARS
China's key trade negotiator removed from WTO post as China and US agree to fresh trade talks
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2025
Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang has been removed from his post as China's permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, state media reported on Monday, just days after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described him as "unhinged". ... more
MILPLEX
China expels two top-ranked generals from military in graft probe
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
China said on Friday it has expelled two top generals from the military and ruling Communist Party, part of corruption investigations into nine high-ranking army officials. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
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. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Artificial insemination raises hopes for world's rarest big cat
Mulhouse, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025
The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of the Earth's rarest big cat. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum
Paris (AFP) Oct 21, 2025
A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday. ... more
DEMOCRACY
China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2025
Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. ... more
PILLAGING PIRATES
UK seeks to repay victims of huge bitcoin scam
London (AFP) Oct 16, 2025
Britain has proposed compensating victims of a massive scam in China that resulted in what is believed to be the world's largest cryptocurrency seizure, lawyers told AFP on Thursday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Gaza may no longer be burning, but many other places are
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2025
For the moment, peace may be breaking out in Gaza. One must give great credit to President Donald Trump and other key world leaders for this extraordinary first step. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Sweden demands China free jailed bookseller; Hong Kong play axed after complaints it 'defames' city
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 17, 2025
Sweden's foreign minister said Friday during a trip to China that she had urged Beijing to release Chinese-Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2020 on espionage charges. ... more
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TECH SPACE
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign; EU, China to hold talks on rare earth exports
Sydney (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
China's total domination of rare earths production could soon be challenged, a leading miner said Wednesday after the United States struck a breakthrough minerals deal with Australia. ... more
CHIP TECH
China tells Dutch wants Nexperia row solved 'as soon as possible'
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
Beijing's commerce minister urged the Dutch government to resolve a deepening row over Chinese-owned but Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia "as soon as possible", accusing it of damaging the global semiconductor supply chain. ... more
CAR TECH
Baidu confirms robotaxi project with Switzerland's PostBus
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
Baidu will start testing self-driving taxis in Switzerland this year in collaboration with the country's PostBus public transport service, the Chinese tech firm said Wednesday. ... more
TRADE WARS
Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 22, 2025
Gold and silver sank for a second day Wednesday, bringing a rally in the precious metals to a juddering halt, while stocks were mixed after US President Donald Trump remarked that a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping might not take place. ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump expects China deal - but warns Xi talks may not happen
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to seal a "good" trade deal with China's Xi Jinping at a regional summit next week - even as he warned the highly anticipated sit-down might yet be cancelled. ... more
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