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[ad_1] People raise their hands after a successful moon landing by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, in a public viewing event in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 20, 2024. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japan staked its claim as a national space power on Friday, as its SLIM …

[ad_1] More than 20 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan, with 11 crossing a sensitive median line separating the self-ruled island from China, Taipei’s defence ministry said on Thursday, the first significant show of force since the weekend’s presidential election. The ministry, which releases data daily on the Chinese military …

[ad_1] Clothes at the Shein headquarters in Singapore on June 19, 2023. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s powerful internet regulator is conducting a security review of Shein as the fast-fashion giant gears up for its highly anticipated U.S. initial public offering, CNBC has learned.  The Cyberspace Administration …

[ad_1] China’s population has declined for the second consecutive year, marking a significant demographic shift with profound implications for the nation’s economic trajectory, Reuters reported. The National Bureau of Statistics reported a drop of 2.08 million people, or 0.15%, bringing the total population to 1.409 billion in 2023. This decline …

[ad_1] Scientists in China on Tuesday announced that they have cloned the first healthy rhesus monkey, a two-year-old named Retro, by tweaking the process that created Dolly the sheep. Primates have proved particularly difficult to clone, and the scientists overcame years of failure by replacing the cloned cells that would …

[ad_1] China and Switzerland agreed on Monday to speed up talks to upgrade their free trade agreement and to simplify visa procedures for travel between the two countries, Chinese state media reported. Bern and Beijing agreed to an early launch of formal negotiations to expand a free trade agreement in …

[ad_1] The South Pacific nation of Nauru announced on Monday it was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and would instead recognise China. The announcement came days after Taiwan elected the independence-leaning Lai Ching-te as its next president. In a media release, the Nauru government said it would no longer recognise …

[ad_1] The South Pacific nation of Nauru has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and would instead recognise China, according to a government post on social media. President David Adeang announced the decision on Monday in a national address posted to an official Facebook page, explaining “the Nauru …

[ad_1] Taiwan told China on Sunday to “face reality” and respect its election result, after voters defied Beijing’s warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president. Voters spurned Beijing’s repeated calls not to vote for Lai, delivering a comfortable victory for a man China’s ruling Communist Party sees as …

[ad_1] At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China, according to the local emergency management agency and state media. In a statement on Saturday, the agency said it would continue rescue operations at the mine in the city …