Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly was an astronaut before going into politics, but also started a balloon company with a vision of space tourism, before evolved into offering surveillance.
Monthly Archives For July 2024
Cash-starved Pakistan engages in debt ‘reprofiling’ talks with China
Islamabad is asking that Beijing delay at least $16 billion in energy sector debt repayments and extend the term of $4 billion cash loan facility because of Pakistan’s economic troubles and dwindling …
Donald Trump Pledges Bitcoin ‘Stockpile’ to Counter China, Proposes Crypto-Friendly Policies
At the Bitcoin 2024 convention, Donald Trump promised to make the U.S. the leading cryptocurrency market, pledging to amass a Bitcoin stockpile and adopt crypto-friendly regulations to counter Chinas …
Italy’s Meloni signs deal to ‘relaunch’ ties with China
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is in Beijing to boost ties as concerns of a trade war with Europe grow. The two countries agreed to collaborate on green technology, including electric cars and …
China is itching to mine the ocean floor
S CATTERED ACROSS the ocean floor are trillions of lumps of nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. Companies have long wanted to mine them: these “critical minerals” are needed in vast quantities to …
At least 12 killed by mudslide in China as heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region
Before reaching China, the typhoon intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines, leaving at least 34 dead, and swept across the island of Taiwan, where the death toll has risen to 10.
China’s secretive spaceplane offers ‘dual use’ tech, could fulfil military goals
China’s spaceplane experiments with releasing and retrieving objects are similar to those conducted by the US X-37B, which Boeing describes as classified missions focused on exploring reusable vehicle …
China’s plot to seize control of the global jet market
Despite keeping a low profile at the annual Farnborough International Airshow last week, the Chinese planemaker Comac still managed to dominate conversation among the 30,000 daily attendees. At one of …
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni vows ‘relaunch’ of China ties in Beijing visit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she will “ relaunch ” Italy’s relationship with China just months after the country pulled out of the Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative.
Italy and China sign a 3-year action plan as Italian leader Meloni tries to reset relations
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Italy and China have signed a three-year action plan to implement past agreements and experiment with new forms of cooperation.
The Beijing Declaration and Chinese Diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, China has facilitated the “Beijing Declaration,” a key development in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Early Permian tetrapod track dating back 300m years discovered in Beijing
Chinese archaeologists on Friday announced the significant discovery of an early Permian tetrapod track assemblage known as the Mentougou fauna in the suburb of Beijing. Dating back approximately 300 million years,
Meloni vows to ‘relaunch’ Italy’s cooperation with China
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni vowed on Sunday to “relaunch” cooperation with China, signing a three-year action plan during her first official visit to Beijing since taking office.
