2025 • Dec 24
China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery." ...
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2025 • Dec 23
‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches
Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatheringsThe knocks came at 2am. Hiding out at a friend’s house in a Beijing suburb, Gao Yingjia...
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2025 • Dec 23
Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro
Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US...
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2025 • Dec 20
ByteDance confirms TikTok will be controlled by US owners
Closing TikTok deal avoids 2026 ban, but app may be buggy, “100% MAGA.” ...
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2025 • Dec 20
Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high
South Korean rocket startup Innospace is poised to debut a new nano-launcher. ...
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2025 • Dec 16
Governments and rights groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territoryGovernments, institutions and rights groups across the world have conde...
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2025 • Dec 15
Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom
Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades
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2025 • Dec 14
Hong Kong’s last major opposition party disbands amid Chinese pressure
Senior DP members previously allege being told to disband or face severe consequences including possible arrestHong Kong’s last major opposition party has disbanded after a vote by its membe...
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2025 • Dec 11
Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses
Exclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassmentSexually explicit letters and “lonely housewife” posters about hig...
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2025 • Dec 10
‘The bullying can’t go on’: the film-maker following Filipino fishers under siege by China
Baby Ruth Villarama’s documentary Food Delivery depicts those struggling with the superpower to retain their trade. The director describes capturing their boats getting rammed by the Chinese coast ...
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2025 • Dec 10
US taking 25% cut of Nvidia chip sales “makes no sense,” experts say
Trump’s odd Nvidia reversal may open the door for China to demand Blackwell access. ...
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2025 • Dec 09
China’s record trade surplus reveals its biggest strength – and hidden weakness
Booming Chinese exports have driven trade surplus past $1tn but also reveal the extent of country’s reliance on foreign marketsA boom in exports that has pushed China’s trade surplus past $1...
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