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China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
WENCHANG, China - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the...
May 3, 20243 min read
Taiwan reports second Chinese 'combat patrol' in a week
TAIPEI - Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday said that China had carried out a "joint combat readiness patrol" near the island for the...
May 2, 20241 min read
US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons
HONG KONG - A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only...
May 2, 20242 min read
Road collapse in southern China kills 36, state media reports
A collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong province caused vehicles to plunge and killed 36 people while injuring another...
May 2, 20241 min read
Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he...
May 2, 20241 min read
Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up
MANILA - The Philippines summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday to protest Beijing's use of water cannon against Filipino vessels at a...
May 2, 20242 min read
Taiwan on alert for post-inauguration Chinese drills
TAIPEI -Taiwan is on alert for China to carry out military exercises after the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te this month,...
May 1, 20242 min read
India 'shocked' as Musk's surprise China visit leaves them spurned
NEW DELHI - Elon Musk's surprise visit to China this week won concessions for Tesla but left India feeling spurned after he cancelled a...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
China to hold key party 'plenum' to further modernise country, amid challenges at home, abroad
BEIJING -The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal
BEIJING/MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday accused China's coast guard of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
BEIJING - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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