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Pakistan's space program achieved a historic milestone on Friday as the country's first-even lunar orbiter lifted off from China's Henan Space Launch Site.
The launch of satellite ICUBE-Qamar will be telecast live from the Institute of Space Technology's (IST) website.
The quest to send a lunar orbiter started in 2022 when the China National…
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BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 48, local officials said Thursday, as adverse conditions complicated rescue efforts.
Heavy rains caused a stretch of road running from Meizhou city towards Dabu county to cave in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday (1810 GMT…
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NEW YORK:
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday for "doubling down on half-truths", after the global body published a document outlining its handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers.
WADA has been under fire since the New York Times reported last month that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive…
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A collapse of an expressway section in China’s Guangdong province caused vehicles to plunge and killed 36 people while injuring another 30, state media reported on Thursday, as millions in the country travel for the May Day holiday break.
The collapse, triggered by heavy rain, occurred at around 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday on the…
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Beijing: 24 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a part of the road collapsed in China's Guangdong province.
According to a foreign news agency, a part of the road collapsed in Guangdong, causing several vehicles to crash, killing 24 people and injuring more than 30.
As the road collapsed, about 20…
" World champion swimmer Lewis Clareburt hopes his second Olympics will be remembered for the action in the pool rather than rancour over a Chinese doping case that has dominated in the leadup to the Paris Games.
New Zealander Clareburt will bid for a first Olympic medal to add to his 400-metre individual medley (IM)…
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ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan, China and Iran will soon hold trilateral meeting on counter terrorism and security in another sign of growing role of Beijing, bringing together the neighbours on crucial issues.
The first meeting of Pakistan-China-Iran Trilateral Consultation on counter terrorism and security was held in Beijing in June last year.
The move was aimed at…
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At least 24 people died after part of a highway collapsed due to heavy rains in southern China's Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media said.
Guangdong, a densely populated industrial powerhouse, has been lashed by rainstorms in recent weeks, causing severe flooding and landslides in some areas.
State news agency Xinhua said that a…
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At least 19 people died when part of a highway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media reported.
State broadcaster CCTV said a stretch of road between Meizhou city and Dabu county in Guangdong province caved in at around 2:10 am (1810 GMT).
The incident caused 18 vehicles to become trapped…
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NEW DELHI:
Elon Musk's surprise visit to China this week won concessions for Tesla (TSLA.O) but left India feeling spurned after he cancelled a scheduled trip there for earlier this month, with Indian commentators calling the move a snub.
India's pained reaction highlights the increasing rivalry between India and China, Asia two largest countries by…
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BEIJING (AFP) - China said Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for "in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation".
"Representatives of the Palestine National Liberation Movement and the Islamic Resistance Movement recently came to Beijing," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, referring to the groups by their…
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ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan’s historic lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) will be launched on May 3 (Friday) at 1250 PST on board China’s Chang’E6 from Hainan, China.
According to the IST, the satellite ICUBE-Q has been designed and developed by IST in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University SJTU and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.
ICUBE-Q orbiter…
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The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon Tuesday at two of its vessels, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian country.
The incident happened near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, which has become a potential flashpoint in the disputed South China Sea.
“This…
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BEIJING: China said Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for “in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation”.
“Representatives of the Palestine National Liberation Movement and the Islamic Resistance Movement recently came to Beijing,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, referring to the groups by their formal names.…
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Australian swimmers to use China doping case as ‘fuel’ for Paris - Daily Times
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PARIS, France (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to make a state visit to France on May 6 and 7, Paris announced on Monday, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East expected to be high on the agenda.
The visit to France, which will be followed by trips to Serbia and…
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BEIJING (Reuters) - 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 demanding missions that will pave the way for an inaugural Chinese crewed landing and a base on the lunar south pole.
Since the first Chang'e mission in…
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Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and permission to transfer…
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BEIJING:
Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he is expected to meet senior officials to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Chinese state media reported that he met Premier Li…
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In southern China, hailstorms larger than tennis balls have caused destruction, many buildings have been destroyed, and blue alert has been issued across the country.
A video of the torrential rain and hail in Guangzhou, China went viral on social media. Snowballs bigger than a tennis ball can be seen falling from…
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US export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China’s economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview…
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Tornadoes wreaked havoc in America and China, 5 people died in various accidents while many buildings and houses were turned into piles of rubble.
Tornadoes in the US state of Nebraska and Iowa caused destruction for several miles, powerful tornadoes brought down buildings, trees and power poles, and many houses became piles of rubble.…
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ANKARA:
Three Chinese astronauts aboard Shenzhou-18 spaceship on Friday successfully entered China's space station, state-run media said.
The astronauts were welcomed by their colleagues on the Shenzhou-17 mission, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The six astronauts will live and work together for about five days.
On Thursday, the Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite…
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BEIJING:
The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch at an appropriate time at the beginning of May, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The combination of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket was transferred vertically on Saturday to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center…
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The launching ceremony of the first Hangor-class submarine constructed for the Pakistan Navy took place in China’s Wuhan. The navy said in a statement.
It said that the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf graced the occasion as the chief guest. While addressing the ceremony he highlighted the importance of maritime security…