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China conducts first sea-based space rocket launch![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2019 China launched a space rocket from sea for the first time on Wednesday, its space agency announced, the latest step in Beijing's push to become a major space power. The Asian giant now spends more than Russia and Japan on its civil and military space programmes - unveiling ambitious plans for missions to the moon and beyond in the coming decade. A Long March 11 rocket was launched from a ship in the Yellow Sea just after midday, the China National Space Administration said in a statement. " ... read more |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) June 4, 2019 Japan called off its search for an F-35A on Tuesday, almost two months after the stealth jet crashed into the sea sparking a scramble to recover the pilot and secrets onboard. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 31, 2019 Northrop Grumman completed delivery of its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to Japan's military, the company announced on Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2019 Physics researchers and literature researchers have joined together to better understand the rare natural phenomenon of white and red auroras fanning across the night sky in Japan. Armed with drawin ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (VOA) May 30, 2019 At a May meeting in Washington, U.S. and Japanese officials affirmed the desire for continued scientific cooperation between the two countries. They collaborate on space exploration, space and earth ... more |
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![]() Colombo (AFP) May 28, 2019 Sri Lanka Tuesday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a controversial $500-million Chinese-run container jetty in Colombo harbour. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) May 23, 2019 The United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off "first-of-its-kind" naval drills near Guam, the US Navy said Thursday, amid mounting tensions with China and North Korea. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) May 17, 2019 The United States said Friday it had approved more than $600 million in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) May 27, 2019 Japan plans to buy 105 US-made stealth warplanes, Donald Trump said on Monday, which the US President said would give Tokyo the largest F35 fleet of any US ally. ... more ![]() ![]() Van Phong Bay, Vietnam (AFP) May 22, 2019 Toothless and nearly blind, grandmother Pham Thi Ca refuses to leave her plot of land even after bulldozers demolished her house - an extraordinary holdout against communist Vietnam's deepening addiction to coal. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Trump strikes dovish tone on N. Korea, Iran ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) May 23, 2019 Japan's Panasonic on Thursday said it would stop supplying some components to Huawei, joining a growing list of firms distancing themselves from the Chinese telecoms giant after a US ban over security concerns. ... more ![]() |
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![]() London (AFP) May 23, 2019 ARM technology is used in more than 130 billion chips worldwide and is ubiquitous in mobile devices, so losing access to the British company would be like losing a limb for China's embattled Huawei. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 22, 2019 The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its commander task force units began underway operations in the Indo-Pacific region, the Navy announced on Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() London (AFP) May 22, 2019 Four major Japanese and British mobile carriers said Wednesday they will delay releasing new 5G handsets made by Huawei amid a US-led crackdown on the Chinese tech firm over security concerns. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) May 22, 2019 Two of Japan's top mobile phone carriers said Wednesday they will delay releasing new handsets made by Huawei after a US ban on American companies selling technology to the Chinese tech giant. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 20, 2019 By using marine sediment cores from Northwestern Australia, a Japanese team led by National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) and the University of Tokyo revealed that the global ice sheet during t ... more |
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Collision sparks fresh debate over cruise ships in Venice Venice (AFP) June 2, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Keep the orbital neighborhood clean West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Earth's rotation is helping mix the water in Italy's Lake Garda Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Monitoring the lifecycle of tiny catalyst nanoparticles Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pentagon calls Turkey plan to buy Russian missiles 'devastating' Washington (AFP) May 30, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Luokung and Land Space to develop control system for space and ground assets Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Robots activated by water may be the next frontier New York NY (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hong Kong remembers Tiananmen, fearful for its own future Hong Kong (AFP) June 4, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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New mineral classification system captures Earth's complex past Washington DC (SPX) Jun 04, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years Hanoi (AFP) June 4, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Exomoons may be home to extra-terrestrial life Lincoln UK (SPX) Jun 06, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hong Kong to cull 4,700 pigs after second swine fever case found Hong Kong (AFP) June 1, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Boko Haram attacks military bases in Nigeria, steal arms: sources Kano, Nigeria (AFP) June 3, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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NASA opens space station to private astronauts, tourists and more Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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House panel looks to block funds for low-yield nuclear warheads Washington (UPI) Jun 4, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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