Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The government of China now possesses something that no other humans have ever encountered — rocks and soil from the far side of the moon. The successful return of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission with the historic […]
At an empty concrete lot in southwest China, Loulee Wilson scoops a handful of stones into a bag –- a memento from the site where she believes she was abandoned as a baby. Wilson, an American college student, was born in China but given away by parents presumed fearful of violating the country’s one-child policy, […]
Earlier this week, China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe landed in Inner Mongolia, delivering the first-ever samples collected from the far side of the Moon. The mission has the international scientific community excited — the far side of the Moon, which permanently faces away from the Earth, remains mysterious, with only China having touched down on […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s manufacturing contracted for a second month in June, an official factory survey showed on Sunday, keeping alive calls for further stimulus after a string of recent indicators showed the economy struggling to get back on its feet. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI), at 49.5 in June, was unchanged in May, […]
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Packed into a small room, a drone, bipedal robot, supermarket checkout and other devices showcase a vision of China’s software future – one where an operating system developed by national champion Huawei has replaced Windows and Android. The collection is at the Harmony Ecosystem Innovation Centre in the […]
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Packed into a small room, a drone, bipedal robot, supermarket checkout and other devices showcase a vision of China’s software future – one where an operating system developed by national champion Huawei has replaced Windows and Android. The collection is at the Harmony Ecosystem Innovation Centre in the […]
By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday his country needed to “do more” than protest the “illegal action” taken by China against his country’s navy during last week’s routine resupply mission in the South China Sea. “We have filed over a hundred protests, we have […]
China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully delivered to Earth the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon. But what became of the lander that collected the lunar material? Chang’e 6 launched on May 3. The mission consisted of four spacecraft — an orbiter, lander, ascent vehicle and reentry capsule. The lander touched down […]
(Bloomberg) — In many parts of China, the warehouses and industrial parks that used to be a magnet for international investors are grappling with a surprising slowdown in business activity. Most Read from Bloomberg Logistics hubs that were built in anticipation of a long-lasting boom in e-commerce, manufacturing and food storage are losing tenants, forcing […]
June 25 (UPI) — China’s Chang’e-6 mission successfully returned to Earth early Tuesday, bringing with it the first-ever samples retrieved from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 return capsule successfully landed in the Siziwang Banner area of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 2:07 p.m. local time, the China National Space Administration said […]
The first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon have touched down on Earth. China’s Chang’e 6 capsule landed on Tuesday in Inner Mongolia, carrying rocks that could confirm or debunk scientists’ current theories about the Moon’s origin. The samples could help scientists confirm the current hypothesis about the Moon’s origin: that molten Earth […]
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has accelerated its selling of shares in BYD, China’s largest seller of electric vehicles. Berkshire reduced its stake in BYD’s issued H-shares to 5.99% on June 19, according to a Tuesday filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. The stake had been 7.02% as recently as June […]