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China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» BEIJING - China's third aircraft carrier entered service this week, state media said on Friday, marking a key milestone in President Xi Jinping's drive to modernise the military.
China to showcase new missiles, drones, lasers at Beijing military parade
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» BEIJING - China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance.
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.
China, US to lift sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» BEIJING — The United States and China will lift sweeping tariffs on each others' goods for 90 days on Wednesday, after a temporary ceasefire in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains.
Wolves emboldened by parasite more likely to lead pack, says study
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» PARIS: Wolves infected with a common parasite are far more likely to become the leader of their pack, according to a new study, suggesting that the brain-dwelling intruder emboldens its host to take more risks.
China's Pelosi bombast shows insecurity over Taiwan: analysts
AFP, Published on 03/08/2022
» BEIJING: China's tough rhetoric around US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan reveals deep insecurity about Washington's shifting stance towards the island, analysts told AFP, as well as efforts to distract from economic woes at home.
Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into ultra-clean water
AFP, Published on 10/08/2021
» SINGAPORE: Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution.
Rise of the 'robo-plants', as scientists fuse nature with tech
AFP, Published on 06/04/2021
» SINGAPORE: Remote-controlled Venus flytrap "robo-plants" and crops that tell farmers when they are hit by disease could become reality after scientists developed a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.
Joshua Wong joins Hong Kong dissidents arrested for 'subversion'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures charged under a new security law, as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing's mounting crackdown in the finance hub.
Condemnation swells over Hong Kong opposition mass arrests
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities awoke to a chorus of international condemnation on Thursday following the mass arrest of pro-democracy opposition figures under a draconian national security law that Beijing imposed on the finance hub.