China’s Tianwen 2 asteroid sampling spacecraft has been on its interplanetary itinerary for more than four months, and is now over 43 million kilometers away from Earth, according to the China National Space Administration. The robotic probe is currently traveling on a transfer trajectory toward its destination, a near-Earth asteroid called 2016 HO3, and is in good working condition, the space administration said in a news release on Wednesday. It is about 45 million km from the celestial body, the administration added. The CNSA also released an image taken by…
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The radar cross section (RCS) of China’s J-35 series fighter jet is smaller than a human palm, thanks to its special fuselage design and metamaterial technologies exclusive to China, official media revealed on Sunday. An expert said this indicates the J-35’s world-class stealth capability, giving the Chinese warplane a significant advantage. The details on the J-35 series’ stealth capability were provided in an in-depth report by China Central Television (CCTV) News on Sunday. The report followed the announcement by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on September 22 that…
In response to question about reports that US President Donald Trump on Thursday local time signed an executive order to advance the plan for US and global investors to acquire TikTok’s US operations from Chinese company ByteDance, saying that the plan will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law, and US Vice President JD Vance said that the joint venture will be valued around $14 billion. When asked about “whether China’s Foreign Ministry can confirm the relevant valuation” at a regular press on Friday, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson…
Beijing: The Chinese military has successfully transformed its decades-old J-6 fighter jets into unmanned drones, giving a new lease of life to a Cold War-era aircraft. The repurposed drone made its debut at the recent Changchun Air Show, confirming long-circulating reports about China’s plan to upgrade its aging fleet. The J-6, based on the Soviet MiG-19, was originally produced in the thousands between the 1960s and 1980s. It is a second-generation supersonic fighter jet capable of flying at 1.3 times the speed of sound, with a combat range of 700…
China’s tech hub Shenzhen has successfully issued 2025 offshore yuan-denominated government bonds in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday, local news portal sztv.com.cn reported on Tuesday. The report said that the move marks the fifth consecutive year that Shenzhen has arranged for local government bonds to be underwritten, registered, and listed in Hong Kong, continuously advancing the interconnectivity of financial markets in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The total issuance size of the bonds is 4 billion yuan ($56 million), with maturities of 2, 5, and 10…
Renowned cellist, singer-songwriter, and actress Ouyang Nana signed with Universal Music Greater China, a division of Universal Music Group, a leading music-based entertainment company. The collaboration encompasses music development, global distribution, artist representation for music-focused activities, and brand partnerships, offering long-term support for the young artist’s cross-genre creative journey through the company’s global network. This renewed agreement comes 10 years after she released her debut album 15, marking a full-circle moment in her evolving artistic journey. Over the past decade, she has matured into a diverse artist, spanning music, acting,…
In response to remarks by US President Donald Trump during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his state visit to the UK — in which Trump again criticized the Biden administration’s Afghanistan policy, said his government was preparing to retake control of the Bagram Air Base, repeatedly stressed its strategic value, called such a move necessary, and even sought to link it to China by claiming the base is close to China’s nuclear facilities — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated on Friday that…
The container ship Istanbul Bridge completed loading its final container at Berth 7 of the Beiyi Container Terminal in Ningbo Zhoushan Port, East China’s Zhejiang Province, on Monday. It is scheduled to depart on September 24 for Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, via the Arctic shipping route, marking the official launch of the world’s first China-Europe Arctic container express route. The route, operated by the Chinese-invested shipping company Sea Legend, cuts the shipping period by 22 days compared with traditional routes and reduces carbon emissions by about 50 percent.…
China Meteorological Administration has activated the Level II emergency response for major meteorological disasters (typhoons) as Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful typhoon of this year, is approaching, CCTV News reported on Monday. The 18th typhoon of this year, Ragasa super typhoon level, was located about 570 kilometers northeast of Manila, the Philippines, at 8 am on Monday. The maximum wind force near its center reached above Level 17, 62 meters per second. It is moving westward at a speed of approximately 20-25 kilometers per hour and is expected to enter…
HEFEI — The list of 2025 China’s Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises was released Saturday at the World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province. Jointly issued by the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and the China Enterprise Directors Association (CEDA), the ranking has been published for 21 years in a row, highlighting the consistent progress of China’s manufacturing sector. Based on companies’ operating revenue, the list shows that the threshold for entry rose from 11.09 billion yuan ($1.56 billion) at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) to…