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Collective fishing mission near Masinloc, Zambales. Photo by John Carlo Magallon. Source: Altermidya, used with permission Several groups led by Filipino fishers organized a sail mission towards the South China Sea (known locally as West Philippine Sea) on May 30 and 31 to challenge China’s four-month fishing ban. The annual fishing moratorium took effect on May 1 as China issued a warning that it will detain “trespassers” and other ships intruding on its maritime territories. According to Chinese state media outlets, the 3.5-month yearly fishing ban, which started in 1999, is an effort to “pr...
Global Voices
By Holmes CHAN et Anagha NAIR Hong Kong (AFP) - Sur les instructions de leur entraîneur de bateau-dragon, des sportifs malvoyants membres d'une même équipe "défient l'impossible" et pagayent à l'unisson sur une rivière de Hong Kong, tout en retrouvant confiance en eux. Les Darkness Fighters ("Combattants de l'obscurité" en français) sont la seule équipe de la mégapole financière à faire naviguer côte à côte des personnes déficientes visuelles et des bénévoles voyants pour concourir lors de la fête des bateaux-dragons, qui a lieu lundi à Hong Kong. Cette manifestation à la fois culturelle et sp...
AFP (Français)
The United States may have to increase its deployment of strategic nuclear weapons amid growing threats from China, Russia, and other adversaries, a White House official said on June 7. Pranay Vaddi, the White House's senior director for arms control, was speaking at a meeting of the Arms Control Association when he warned that "absent a change" in the nuclear strategy of Russia and China, the U.S. may be forced to expand its nuclear arsenal. "Absent a change in adversary arsenals, we may reach a point in the coming years where an increase from current deployed numbers is required," Vaddi said...
Kyiv Independent
The United States may have to increase its deployment of strategic nuclear weapons amid growing threats from China, Russia, and other adversaries, a White House official said on June 7. Pranay Vaddi, the White House's senior director for arms control, was speaking at a meeting of the Arms Control Association when he warned that "absent a change" in the nuclear strategy of Russia and China, the U.S. may be forced to expand its nuclear arsenal. "Absent a change in adversary arsenals, we may reach a point in the coming years where an increase from current deployed numbers is required," Vaddi said...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
The United States may have to increase its deployment of strategic nuclear weapons amid growing threats from China, Russia, and other adversaries, a White House official said on June 7. Pranay Vaddi, the White House's senior director for arms control, was speaking at a meeting of the Arms Control Association when he warned that "absent a change" in the nuclear strategy of Russia and China, the U.S. may be forced to expand its nuclear arsenal. "Absent a change in adversary arsenals, we may reach a point in the coming years where an increase from current deployed numbers is required," Vaddi said...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
By Peter CATTERALL Pékin (AFP) - Des parents émus qui accompagnent sous la pluie leurs enfants stressés jusqu'aux grilles des centres d'examens de Pékin : la Chine vit vendredi le premier jour du "gaokao", l'exigeant concours d'entrée à l'université destiné aux lycéens. Cet examen qu'ils préparent assidûment dès leur plus jeune âge, souvent à coup de cours supplémentaires incessants, battra cette année un nouveau record de participation avec 13,42 millions de candidats, selon le ministère de l'Education. "Les gens disent que cela marque vraiment le début d'une vie", explique à l'AFP Zhi Haihon...
AFP (Français)
Despite the odds being stacked against them, Thailand braved a hostile Shenyang Olympic Centre and earned themselves a potentially valuable point in a 1-1 draw with China in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on Thursday, which left their chances of qualifying out of Group C still open. Thailand had to endure an arduous trip to Shenyang for their qualifier match, with the city being located close to the North Korean border and with no direct flights there from Bangkok. The decision to have the match played there was seen as a tactical move from the Chinese camp, who seek to tire out th...
Football Tribe Asia
By Rebecca BAILEY Shanghai (AFP) - Sa première mondiale sur la face cachée de la Lune durant le weekend a rappelé les grands progrès accomplis dans l'espace par la Chine, qui espère que ses entreprises privées rivalisent avec le SpaceX d'Elon Musk. Certes, les start-ups du géant asiatique restent loin derrière les mastodontes américains comme SpaceX, qui a effectué jeudi le quatrième vol test de sa mégafusée Starship - la plus grande du monde. Mais l'écart se réduit, car la Chine soutient désormais activement son secteur privé, qui lui permet de renforcer ses capacités, expliquent des experts ...
AFP (Français)
Oil wells in Balkan Provence, Turkmenistan. Image via Wikicommons license (CC BY-SA 4.0) China is the biggest energy consumer and importer in the world. Oil, gas and coal imports to China account for around 85 percent, 40 percent and 7 percent of the country’s domestic consumption, respectively; and about 18 percent, 16 percent and 18 percent of the global trade of these commodities. China’s economy and energy industries were and still are heavily reliant on coal, which is posing environmental and health risks both at home and abroad. In order to reduce the country’s dependency on coal, the St...
Global Voices
On June 5, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Sun Weidong for political consultations, as reported by Ukraine's press service of the Foreign Ministry. "The sides discussed the issues on the bilateral agenda, outlined the steps to intensify contacts at the highest levels, to strengthen positive dynamics in trade and economic cooperation, as well as to develop further interaction within the framework of international organizations," the press service said. The ministry also reported that both parties emphasized the importance of upholding the...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
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