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China’s Long March 6A rocket broke apart on August 6, creating nearly 300 debris pieces. After accomplishing a noteworthy milestone of launching 18 Qianfan satellites, China’s Long March 6A rocket broke apart on August 6, producing almost 300 pieces of trackable debris in low Earth orbit. The first wave of these satellites was supposed to…
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Imported cheese from Europe at a supermarket in Beijing, on August 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP European milk and cheese producers have become the latest target in a simmering trade war with China. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) that it would launch an investigation into subsidies given by the…
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Two Philippine Coast Guard vessels “illegally intruded” into waters adjacent to Sabina Shoal (file) Beijing, China: China’s Coast Guard said a Philippine vessel that had ignored its repeated warnings “deliberately collided” with a Chinese vessel in an “unprofessional and dangerous” manner in the disputed South China Sea, according to statements on Monday. A short video…
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“We sternly warn the Philippines to immediately stop its infringement, provocation, distortion and hype,” Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army statement said. File | Photo Credit: AP The Philippine military on Saturday accused China’s air force of “dangerous and provocative actions” against one of its planes patrolling over a disputed South China Sea…
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The country aims to build 100 carbon emission management standardisation pilots in 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters China will issue 70 national standards for carbon footprints, energy efficiency and consumption as well as carbon capture, utilisation and storage in 2024, in another step to reach peak carbon emissions. The country aims to build 100 carbon…
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Cities with a population of more than 10 million are at the forefront of this development. A city usually starts as a small town and grows in area after new buildings are made and boundaries are extended. However, in recent times, taller buildings are seen as one of the elements of any modern city. Now,…
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US Department of Justice has cracked down on what it calls “transnational repression” by US adversaries New York: A Chinese academic was convicted on Tuesday of illegally acting as a foreign agent in the United States by collecting information about New York-based activists supporting democracy in China and sharing his findings with Beijing. A jury…
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The week gone by has been a busy period for India in the Indo-Pacific. India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Laos and the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Japan. Jaishankar’s visit to Laos also featured a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, following their last meeting…
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The rains damaged nearly 900 homes and caused 1,345 road collapse (File) Beijing, China: Seven people died and three were missing after heavy rain and flooding hit central China’s Hunan province, state media reported Tuesday. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring…
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China claims most of the South China Sea as its own. Vientiane (Laos): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stressed the need for a substantive and effective code of conduct to secure sea lines of communication in the South China Sea which he said are critical for peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region,…