Tianwen-2 Arrives at Earth’s “Quasi-Moon” Asteroid, Kickstarting China’s First Small-Body Sample Return Mission
BEIJING, July 7 — China has completed the outbound leg of its first dedicated small-body mission, with the Tianwen-2 spacecraft…
UK, Italy and Japan Sign £4.6 Billion Contract with Edgewing, Moving Sixth-Generation Fighter Programme Into Detailed Design Phase
The UK, Italy and Japan signed a 4.6-billion-pound contract with the Edgewing industrial joint venture on July 3, moving their…
Iran’s Khamenei Funeral Procession En Route to Qom Following Historic Turnouts in Tehran
Iran on Friday opened a six-day state funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a joint US-Israeli…
iFlytek Launches Central Asia Station of Its Open AI Platform in Uzbekistan
China's iFlytek opened the Central Asia station of its Open AI Platform in Uzbekistan on 1 July 2026, its fourth…
China and EU Launch Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism as Sweeping Tariffs Take Effect Today
BRUSSELS / BEIJING, July 1 — China and the European Union earlier this week formally inaugurated a ministerial-level Trade and…
South Korea Unveils $1.3 Trillion “Three Mega Projects” to Anchor Next Phase of Economic Growth
SEOUL, June 30 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled on Monday a massive package of long-term industrial projects that…
China Expands Export Controls on 40 More Japanese Entities, Citing Curbs on Tokyo’s ‘Neo-militarist Ambitions’
BEIJING / TOKYO, June 30 — China announced Monday that it has imposed new export controls on 40 additional Japanese…
Japan Approves Renaming of Air Self-Defense Force to ‘Air and Space Self-Defense Force’
TOKYO, June 27 — Japan’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that will rename the country’s Air Self-Defense Force…
Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 1.0% Amid Inflation Concerns and Currency Pressures
TOKYO (VGMG) — The Bank of Japan announced on June 16 that it would raise its policy interest rate by…
Tsinghua University Ranks Sixth Globally in U.S. News Rankings
BEIJING — Tsinghua University has climbed to sixth place in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, becoming the…