Since the 1950s, unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have caught people’s attention, frequently evoking ideas of extraterrestrial life and cosmic secrets. NASA specialists encourage a more serious analysis of these puzzling phenomena, even though the idea of alien visitation has long been a popular theory. Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, the longest-serving associate administrator for the Science Mission […]
The United States and its allies clashed with North Korea, Russia, and China on Friday over Pyongyang’s failed spy satellite launch attempts and who is to blame for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The United States, Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, and Malta convened the open Security Council meeting to denounce the attempted launch, which […]
Russia hopes to increase its exports of marine products to China in response to China’s ban on Japanese seafood imports following the release of treated radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. Russia is one of China’s largest suppliers of marine products, with 894 Russian companies authorized to export seafood, according to Rosselkhoznadzor, the […]
Australia and China have pledged increased assistance to the Pacific Islands in their fight against climate change, while the leaders of four nations debate declaring the strategic region “neutral” as China and the United States vie for influence. The leaders of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and New Caledonia’s ruling FLNKS party met […]
Nvidia Corp. acknowledged that the U.S. may impose stricter restrictions on the sale of chips to China and warned that such a move would be detrimental to U.S. companies in the long run, echoing a widely held sentiment among the industry’s leading chipmakers. On a conference call with analysts late Wednesday, Nvidia’s chief financial officer, […]
Oil prices showed minimal movement on Tuesday, reflecting the prevailing pessimism surrounding China’s economic outlook and its impact on demand from the world’s foremost crude importer. By 0816 GMT, Brent crude was down 43 cents to $84.03 per barrel, while the more active US West Texas Intermediate October contract was down 37 cents to $79.95 […]
Russia and China aim to gain political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week. Leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa will meet in Sandton, Johannesburg’s financial district. Chinese Premier Xi Jinping’s presence underscores China’s investment in the bloc. Russian […]
China’s falling birth rate and sluggish economic recovery are expected to cause a double-digit decline in the country’s infant formula market this fiscal year, according to a2 Milk Co. Despite this, the company expects to capture a larger share of the infant milk formula market, which accounts for nearly 70% of its sales, by 2024, […]
Thursday in New York, China’s Evergrande Group, once the country’s second-largest property developer, filed for bankruptcy. The troubled company borrowed extensively and defaulted on its debt in 2021, triggering an immense property crisis in China’s economy, which is still being felt. Evergrande filed for Chapter 15 protection from bankruptcy, which authorizes a US bankruptcy court […]
China’s military has released a propaganda video that has raised eyebrows and concerns on the international stage. The video, titled “Reading the Strait,” was published on the official WeChat account of the Eastern Theatre Command on Thursday and depicts scenes of soldiers preparing for conflict in what appears to be the Taiwan Strait. The provocative […]
