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US Senate R&D bill to counter China shelved by GOP opposition By: The Associated Press June 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the United States more competitive with China and shoring up domestic computer chip manufacturing with $50 billion in emergency funds...

Pentagon recommends US military uses Chinese drones despite bipartisan opposition and fears of espionage 2 Jun, 2021 16:30 After years of spying allegations and restrictions, the Pentagon has allowed the military to use two Chinese-made drones. The move has already stirred controversy. A...

WHO approved 2 Chinese Vaccines: Should India Use Them?

Malaysia lauds WHO approval of China's Sinovac vaccine Published: Jun 02,2021 Kuala Lumpur: Khairy, who is also the coordinating minister for Malaysia's national Covid-19 immunisation program, said the move by the world health body showed the vaccine is safe and effective, the Xinhua news...

Malaysia-China joint rail project sees another tunnel breakthrough 2nd June 2021, 23:44 GMT+10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Malaysia's mega rail project constructed by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), has made another tunnel breakthrough...

S.Korea appeals to IOC over disputed islands on Japan Olympics map Sangmi ChaTakashi Umekawa June 2, 2021 South Korea asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pressure Japan to remove a reference to South Korea-controlled islands as Japanese territory on the Tokyo Games website, an...

What Went Wrong With California's High-Speed Railway

Chinese-made Double-decker Train for Austria Rolls Off Production Line

Thieving herd of elephants cause havoc roaming across China By The Washington Post June 2 2021 No one knows where they are going or why. Since last March, a family of wild elephants in south-west China has trekked more than 482 km, travelling north through fields, highways, villages and...

Sinopharm can provide more than 1 billion COVID-19 shots beyond China in second half of year Thomson Reuters Jun 2, 2021 | 9:03 AM BEIJING (Reuters) -China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has the capacity to provide more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world beyond...

How China’s space station could help power astronauts to Mars The Tiangong’s core module is set to become the first crewed vessel powered by ion drives – a technology that could slash journey times to the red planet The thrusters have been in use since the 1970s, but China hopes to develop them...

China's banks are bursting with dollars, and that's a worry June 2, 2021 A mountain of dollars on deposit in China has grown so large that banks are struggling to loan the currency and traders say it poses a risk to official efforts to control a fast-rising yuan. Boosted by surging export...

Chinese mainland ousts Taiwan as Apple's biggest source of suppliers despite Trump's trade war Number of US companies in supply chain also slides despite Trump's trade war June 2, 2021 12:24 JST TAIPEI -- China now boasts more Apple suppliers than any other country, a sign that Washington's...

Inside a plant in China producing the WHO-approved Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

China’s Naval Version Of J-20 Stealth Fighter Jets To Make Its Aircraft Carriers A Lethal Strike Force By EurAsian Times Desk - June 2, 2021 A naval variant of China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet will soon be developed to replace the carrier-based J-15 fighters, according to reports. Given the...

Apple increases reliance on Chinese suppliers, bucking talk of Apple reducing its reliance on the country By Mike Peterson | Jun 01, 2021 Nearly one-third of the companies that Apple has added to its list of suppliers in the past three years are from mainland China, bucking talk of Apple...

WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine,– the second Chinese vaccine to receive the WHO’s green light Agence France-Presse Tue 1 Jun 2021 20.01 EDT The World Health Organization has approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use – the second Chinese vaccine to receive the WHO’s...

China is gaining ground in space. Should the US be concerned? By Chelsea Gohd June. 1 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson holds up a photo snapped by China's Zhurong rover during a webcast news conference on May 19, 2021. (Image credit: NASA TV) This May, China landed a rover on Mars...

Here Are the Winners and Losers From China’s Surging Yuan Bloomberg News 2021年6月2日GMT+8 上午6:00 H shares, property developers to see advantages in yuan gain Exporters that rely on price edge will face squeeze: analysts China’s rising yuan has given equity investors a touchstone in their search...

China's PHL-03 long-range multiple rocket launcher in 60 sec This is China's PHL-03 long-range multiple rocket launcher (MRL). It is a 12-tube 300 mm MLR, mainly for destroying strategic group targets, like troops, airfields, and command centers. It can also be used to engage in counter-battery...