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President Lai meets delegation led by Japanese House of Councillors LDP Members’ General Assembly Chairperson Matsuyama Masaji

President Lai meets delegation led by Japanese House of Councillors LDP Members’ General Assembly Chairperson Matsuyama Masaji

TAIWAN, September 30 - Details 2025-09-30 President Lai meets US Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg On the afternoon of September 30, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Luke Lindberg, under...

Owner:  Taiwanese Government
China, Japan, ROK Reveal New Environmental Cooperation Framework
Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

In part 2 of our two-part series on generative artificial intelligence’s environmental impacts, MIT News explores some of the ways experts are working to reduce the technology’s carbon footprint. The energy demands of generative AI are expected to...

Owner:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In the Vortex of Great Power Competition: Climate, Trade, and Geostrategic ...

In the Vortex of Great Power Competition: Climate, Trade, and Geostrategic ...

Geopolitical tensions increasingly threaten global climate cooperation. Great power competition between the United States, the European Union, and China complicates effective climate action by embedding it within broader geopolitical conflicts....

Owner:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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China deploys robot dogs in simulated moon conditions ahead of lunar mission

China deploys robot dogs in simulated moon conditions ahead of lunar mission

Chinese researchers are testing and training robotic dogs in preparation for future exploration of the moon’s underground, an area of great scientific interest that is considered ideal for establishing human lunar bases. According to a September...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
China’s New K Visa Sparks Backlash Amid Comparisons to US H-1B
China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ brings hope but also hardship

China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ brings hope but also hardship

The green zone and the desert landscape in the Kubuqi Desert, in China's northern Inner Mongolia region - Copyright AFP Pedro PARDO Adrien SIMORRE and Agatha CANTRILL Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his...

Owner:  Janusz Uiberall
Climate reporter Bill Spindle shares insights about reporting in global energy battlegrounds

Climate reporter Bill Spindle shares insights about reporting in global energy battlegrounds

The University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability and the William Davidson Institute hosted a discussion by Bill Spindle, energy transition and global climate correspondent, on his career reporting as an environmental...

Owner:  University of Michigan
China's AS700 manned airship completes maiden low-altitude flight above 1,000 meters
China, Malaysia in talks for rare earths refinery project, sources say

China, Malaysia in talks for rare earths refinery project, sources say

KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING: China and Malaysia are in early talks for a project to process rare earths, with sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional likely to partner with a Chinese state-owned firm to build a refinery in the Southeast Asian nation,...

Owner:  AMSEC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysian Chinese Association
China launches new K visa to lure STEM talent amid tighter US H-1B rules

China launches new K visa to lure STEM talent amid tighter US H-1B rules

Will China’s K visa attract foreign talent? Edward Hu, immigration director at consultancy Newland Chase in Shanghai, said interest in the new K visa has been strong, with enquiries up more than 30% since August. Applicants are showing keen...

Owner:  Sontiyan Chuenruetainaidhama
Chinese comedian He Huang found her own sense of freedom with provocative humor

Chinese comedian He Huang found her own sense of freedom with provocative humor

He Huang found that stand-up comedy was the truest form of policy analysis, giving her a platform to "say whatever I want". The Chinese comedian explains that this freedom is precisely why her material, which challenges cultural norms, is...

Owner:  Zachary Newmark
China expanding rare earths dominance, in talks with Malaysia for refinery project: Report

Pacific Ocean portal launched

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The newly redeveloped Pacific Ocean Portal was launched at Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara yesterday. It is a transformative and user-friendly digital platform that offers open access to historical, real-time and predictive ocean...

Owner:  Loji Family
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