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☆ China renamed its homegrown regional airliner to better sell it abroad. Here's how it compares to its closest rival.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The C909's closest competitors in size and range are the Brazilian-made Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2. China's state-owned planemaker, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, better known as Comac, has rebranded its regional aircraft to better compete with Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer. AdvertisementEmbraer's larger planes can carry more peopleComac data shows the C909 seats five abreast and can carry 78 passengers in two classes (or up to 97 in a high-density configuration). The Embraer E190-E2 has a shorter range than its sister jet. For example, Virgin Australia agreed to buy eight E190-E2 aircraft in August.

Persons: Comac, Yin Liqin, it's, Chen Duo, Syme, Pratt, Whitney's, Grinsven, Canada's, Cirium Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Jets, China News Service, Getty, TransNusa, Getty Images China Southern Airlines, Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Canada's Porter Airlines, Comac, Reuters, Hainan Airlines, Porter Airlines, Colorful Guizhou Airlines, Virgin Australia Locations: Brazilian, China's, China, Europe, Guangzhou, Indonesian, Manado, Amman, Western Europe, Toronto, Los Angeles, Hainan, Zhuhai

☆ Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Helen Regan | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from warmer oceans that threatens to bring more misery to the storm-weary Philippines. Satellite images from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center show the four storms spanning the vast West Pacific basin, from Vietnam to Guam. They are Typhoon Yinxing, Typhoon Toraji, Tropical Storm Usagi and Tropical Storm Man-Yi. The fourth storm on the heels of Usagi is Tropical Storm Man-Yi, which is currently about 430 kilometers (265 miles) east of Rota, Guam. Man-Yi is expected to continue moving west, reaching typhoon strength Friday morning, and could potentially hit the northeastern Philippines by early next week.

Persons: It’s, Yinxing, Trami, Charism Sayat, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, we’re, ” Marcos, ”, Toraji, Yi, Usagi, Rey, Gaemi Organizations: CNN, West Pacific, Japan’s Meteorological Agency, Typhoon, Tropical, Getty, Typhoon Kong Locations: West, Vietnam, Guam, Philippines, Polangui, Albay, South, Manila, AFP, China, Hainan Province, Cagayan, Iloco Norte, Luzon’s Aurora Province, Luzon, Rota, Bato, Camarines Sur province South, Typhoon, Asia, Southeast Asia

☆ Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The project at Leshan is dubbed the Longwei, or Dragon Might, Project and is also referred to as the Nuclear Power Development Project in documents. This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Nuclear Power Institute of China's Site No. The site is under the control of the Nuclear Power Institute of China, a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation, which is tasked with reactor engineering research and testing. The research does not, however, provide clues as to when a Chinese nuclear-powered carrier could be built and become operational, she said. Matthew Funaiole, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ China Power Project, said he doubts China’s next carrier will be nuclear-powered.

Persons: ”, Tong Zhao, Jeffrey Lewis, Jamie Withorne, Sarah Laderman, ” “, Laderman, Li Gang, Yuan Huazhi, China’s, “, Matthew Funaiole, Nick Childs, ” Childs, Childs, Zhao, ” Zhao, Xi Jinping Organizations: Thailand AP, Associated Press, “, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Washington , D.C, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Nuclear, Development, China’s Defense Ministry, Foreign, Ministry, Planet Labs PBC, Nuclear Power Institute, Middlebury, Nuclear Power Institute of China, China National Nuclear Corporation, China Ship Research, Design Center, Development Project, AP, Oslo Nuclear, Open Nuclear Network, PAX, Shandong, Xinhua, US Navy, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy, Center for Strategic, Studies, Power, Liberation Army Navy’s, International Institute for Strategic Studies, US, International, Pacific, People’s Liberation Army Navy, Defense Department Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, China, Beijing, United States, France, Washington ,, California, Leshan, Sichuan, Mucheng Township, Sichuan Province, Mucheng, Sichuan’s, Chengdu, Soviet Union, Oslo, Vienna, Sanya, Hainan Province, Soviet, Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian, Taiwan, Pacific, South China, China’s

☆ China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Satellite images appear to show a SIAR system on Triton Island in the South China Sea. China previously built a SIAR system on Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands, further south in the South China Sea and west of the Philippines. "This is an iteration on a long-term Chinese strategy to dominate the sensor space in the South China Sea," he said. AdvertisementLast fall, the Pentagon documented growth in China's intelligence-gathering capabilities in the South China Sea, especially at the Spratlys. China's new SIAR system on Triton Island helps grow its reconnaissance and surveillance network in the South China Sea.

Persons: —, Chatham House's John Pollack, Damien Symon, Maxar, Chatham, Gregory Poling, Michael Dahm, Dahm, Aaron Haro Gonzalez Organizations: Service, Business, Chatham House, Triton, Southeast Asia Program, Asia Maritime, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Pentagon, Aerospace, China Studies, Mitchell Institute, US, Communication, US Air Force Locations: China, South China, South, Chatham, Spratly, Philippines, Hainan, Beijing, Aaron Haro Gonzalez China

☆ As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

China conducted a large-scale military exercise surrounding Taiwan on Monday. China employed a number of warships, as well as its first aircraft carrier, and dozens of aircraft. AdvertisementIn a warning, China's military surrounded Taiwan during a military exercise on Monday, demonstrating its ability to blockade key ports, execute strikes, and assault positions. China's military, the People's Liberation Army, announced the "Joint Sword-2024B" exercises on Monday morning, with its Eastern Theater Command dispatching troops to conduct joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan and its outlying islands. In response to the Chinese military drills, Lai posted on X that China aimed "to undermine stability and the status quo, failing to live up to global expectations."

Persons: —, Li Xi, Li, Daniel Ceng, URfScDhgdj — Ryan Chan 陳, Lai Ching, X3SvV8sQY4 — Ian Ellis, Lai Organizations: Service, People's Liberation Army, Eastern Theater Command, PLA Eastern Theater Command, Getty, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, PLA, PLA Navy, Ministry of Defense, Liaoning, Sanya Naval, China PLA Navy Locations: China, Taiwan, Anadolu, Liaoning, Sanya, Sanya Naval Base, Hainan, South, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's, Beijing

☆ China’s censorship is among the toughest in the world. So why did it let Kanye West play?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hong Kong CNN —It seemed like an unlikely stage for Kanye West to unveil his new music. Music fans cheer during Kanye West's Vultures Listening Experience at Wuyuan River Stadium on September 15, 2024. One of the fastest-growing in the world, China’s music market became the fifth-largest market globally in 2022, according to IFPI, a trade body for the recorded music industry. China’s recorded music revenues grew 28.4% in 2022 from the year prior, compared with the global market rise of 9%, IFPI said. Bieber “engaged in a series of bad behaviors, both in his social life and during a previous performance in China,” China’s Ministry of Culture announced in 2015, without going into details.

Persons: –, Ye –, Ye, ”, Luo Yunfei, Xi Jinping, China “, Chen Dan, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Charlie Puth, Chen, Kanye, ” Chen, “, Ye’s, China’s, Hung Ho, fung, Bon, Jovi’s, Lama, Justin Bieber, Jay, Lady Gaga, Bieber “, Culture “, Ho, Johns Hopkins, it’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Kanye, Communist Party, German, Adidas, Sports, Chinese Communist Party, China News Service, University of, Travelers, Xinhua, Kanye West, Visual China, Johns Hopkins University ., Oasis, China’s Ministry of Culture, Ministry, Culture, China, Nanjing University, China Daily, University of Richmond Locations: Hong Kong, China, Hainan, Hainan’s, Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, “, Tokyo, British, Asia, Nanjing, Johns

☆ Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A satellite image shows China's two operational aircraft carriers docked together. Liaoning and Shandong were pier-side at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. AdvertisementA rare satellite image captured China's two fully operational aircraft carriers sitting pier-side together in the South China Sea earlier this week. CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, China's two fully operational aircraft carriers, pier-side at Hainan Island. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Shandong, China's second carrier, is the country's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier.

Persons: —, Kuznetsov, Admiral Kuznetsov, Kevin Frayer, Pu Organizations: Sanya Naval, Service, South China, Business, People's Liberation Army Navy's, Ford, Getty Locations: Liaoning, Shandong, Sanya, Sanya Naval Base, Hainan, South China, South, People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning, Vietnam, CNS Liaoning, China's, China, Russia's, Fujian, Taiwan, Xinhua, East, Philippine, Pacific, Russia, Beijing, Scarborough, Philippines

☆ China to impose anti-dumping measures on EU brandy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

HAIKOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 17: People purchase brandies during the 26th China (Hainan) International Winter Trade Fair for Tropical Agricultural Products at Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center on December 17, 2023 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. China will start to impose provisional anti-dumping measures on brandy products imported from the European Union this week, according to a notice from the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. Chinese customs officials will collect security deposits from companies that sell brandy originated from the bloc beginning this Friday. The decision reversed a preliminary ruling in late August, when China said it would not impose any anti-dumping measures, despite concluding that European distillers had been selling brandy in China at a 30.6% to 39% margin. "The relevant brandy industry within China has been substantially damaged or threatened," the statement read.

Organizations: Trade, European Union, Ministry of Commerce, distillers Locations: HAIKOU, CHINA, China, Hainan, Haikou, Hainan Province, European

☆ What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A Russian Su-35 made risky, dangerous moves near a US F-16 late last month. “On Sept 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined intercept of Russian Military Aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ. Rules on aircraft behavior in international airspaces, create "an understood behavior so that we mitigate the risk" of problems. AdvertisementWhat the Su-35 pilot did was nothing of the sort. Russian military aircraft have also been involved in risky incidents, including a string of unprofessional intercepts of US Navy P-8As by Su-35s a few years ago and multiple incidents in Syria, among other places.

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☆ Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

China test-fired an ICBM this week, launching it into the Pacific Ocean for the first time in over 40 years. Though it was anything but, China's Ministry of Defense said the test launch was "routine." China's intercontinental ballistic missile test on Wednesday was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years. China's ICBM test comes less than a week before the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua/Lin Yiguang via Getty ImagesThe publicly announced ICBM launch comes as PLARF expands its nuclear arsenal and builds up its missile capabilities.

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☆ Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm to hit city since 1949
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

SHANGHAI — The normally bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca. The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, is the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city in more than seven decades. Packing top wind speeds of 94 miles per hour near its eye, Bebinca landed in the city of nearly 25 million around 7:30 a.m. (7:30 p.m. Sunday ET), state media reported, the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949. Resorts in Shanghai, including Shanghai Disney Resort, Jinjiang Amusement Park and Shanghai Wild Animal Park, have been temporarily closed and many ferries halted. Shanghai is rarely subject to direct hits from strong typhoons that generally make landfall farther south in China.

Persons: Bebinca, Typhoon Gloria, Rain Organizations: SHANGHAI, Shanghai, Typhoon, Resorts, Shanghai Disney Resort, Animal Locations: Shanghai, China . Parks, Jiangsu, China, Hainan

☆ Typhoon Bebinca lands in Shanghai, strongest storm to hit city since 1949
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pedestrians walk past a downed tree as they struggle with their umbrellas in strong winds and rain from the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2024. The strongest storm to hit Shanghai in over 70 years made landfall on September 16, state media reported, with flights cancelled and highways closed as Typhoon Bebinca lashed the city with strong winds and torrential rains. Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning as a Category 1 storm, the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades. Packing top wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) near its eye, Bebinca landed in the city of nearly 25 million around 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT), state media reported, the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949. Shanghai is rarely subject to direct hits from strong typhoons that generally make landfall further south in China.

Persons: Bebinca, Typhoon Gloria Organizations: Shanghai, Typhoon Locations: Shanghai, China, Hainan

☆ Typhoon Bebinca: Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said it packed top wind speeds of 130 kilometers per hour (80 mph), the equivalent of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane. The administration on Monday issued a red typhoon warning, its most severe alert, warning of gale force winds, heavy rainfall and coastal floods in large swathes of eastern China. The typhoon is expected to quickly weaken into a tropical storm as it moves inland toward the west. Bebinca is the second major storm to hit China this month, following deadly Super Typhoon Yagi, the world’s second most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year. Shanghai is generally not in the direct path of strong typhoons, which typically make landfall further south in China.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Bebinca, Yagi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong CNN — Shanghai, Typhoon Warning, China Meteorological Administration, Shanghai, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney, CCTV Locations: Hong Kong, China, Shanghai, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Bebinca, Hainan, Southeast Asia

☆ Visiting China in 2024: A guide to visas, mobile payments and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’ve put together a guide to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding China travel. China travel FAQsDo you need a visa to go to China? However, travelers visiting under these visa-free transit programs have more restrictions in terms of places they can visit. Exploring the country via China’s vast high-speed railway network is not an option for those entering under the two transit visa schemes. Beijing, China's capital city, accepts international travelers visiting under the 144-hour visa-free transit program.

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☆ Cautious Chinese travelers are taking more last-minute trips as economy struggles
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

HAIKOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 08: Passengers wait in line to check in at Haikou Meilan International Airport on September 8, 2024 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)Chinese travelers are taking more last-minute trips as they become more cautious with spending amid a lackluster economic recovery. Travelers are planning trips closer to departure as they try to "take advantage of last-minute deals," economists at Oxford Economics told CNBC, noting a shift in consumer preferences where "modern travelers prefer spontaneity in their travel plans." Chinese consumers have become more frugal on everything, from groceries to travel, as the world's second-largest economy grapples with a protracted property crisis and high unemployment. "While people still want to go on holiday, sentiment regarding incomes and consumption remains low," according to economists at Oxford Economics.

Persons: Luo Yunfei, Anthony Caputano, Patrick Body Organizations: China News Service, Getty Images, Marriott International, Bank of America, Lodging Conference, Oxford Economics, CNBC, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Locations: HAIKOU, CHINA, Haikou, Hainan Province, China

☆ Rapper Ye is set to perform a controversial show in China this week — and many are wondering why
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Serenitie Wang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"This is Hainan trying hard to forge its branding as an international destination," said Michael Zhou, founder of Jingjian, a consultancy specializing in China tourism. The tropical island of Hainan, dubbed the "Hawaii of China," has long been a top travel destination for domestic tourists. According to Zhou, the bulk of Hainan's tourism income comes from hotel stays and duty-free shopping. "As it is the largest duty-free channel in China, Hainan's duty-free sales decline is inevitable," said Charlie Chen, head of Asian Research at China Renaissance, a financial institution. Ye and the China connectionCDF Haikou International Duty Free City is one of many duty-free malls on the Chinese island of Hainan.

Persons: Du, Ye, Michael Zhou, Zhou, netizens, Ye's, Charlie Chen, Hainan's, Luo Yunfei Organizations: straitlaced Communist Party, Communist, Hainan's Provincial, of Statistics, Haikou, Asian Research, Duty, China News Service, Getty Locations: Hainan, Shanghai, China, Weibo, Beijing, Ye, Hawaii

☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

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☆ ‘Sponge’ cities combat urban flooding by letting nature do the work
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Turenscape/Courtesy The Cultural Landscape FoundationYu’s proposal is this: Create areas with porous earth where local plants can thrive with little or no maintenance. But whether this latest flooding crisis demonstrates the limitations of China’s sponge cities, or supports the case to expand them, is a matter of debate. Turenscape/Courtesy The Cultural Landscape FoundationTurenscape planted 5,600 seedlings of 360 local species, including rare trees indigenous to Thailand’s central river basin. Turenscape/Courtesy The Cultural Landscape FoundationThis may be another reason Yu’s services have been sought outside China. Last year, The Cultural Landscape Foundation awarded Yu the $100,000 Oberlander Prize in recognition of his pioneering work.

Persons: Kongjian Yu, Yu, ” Yu, Turenscape, Xi Jinping, Faith Chan, ”, Chan, Elizabeth Mossop, ” Mossop, “ Organizations: CNN, redwoods, UK’s University of Leeds, Research, Global Times, University of Nottingham, Thai, Arsomsilp, Environmental, Landscape Foundation, University of Technology Sydney’s School of Design Locations: Nanchang, China's Jiangxi, China, Qinghuandao, China's Hebei province, Wuhan, Hainan, Sanya, China's, Guangdong, Turenscape, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, ”, Bangkok

☆ China launches its rival to Elon Musk's Starlink internet satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. China on Tuesday launched its first batch of internet satellites that will form part of a constellation it hopes will rival SpaceX's Starlink. Known as "Thousand Sails," the constellation is a low-Earth orbit set of more than 15,000 satellites that China has said will create global internet coverage. A Long March 6A carrier rocket took off from the Taiyuan launch center in the northern Shanxi province of China to deliver the initial 18 satellites into space, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which called the mission a complete success. By 2025, China is aiming to deploy 648 satellites in the first phase of the constellation's buildout, in order to create an internet network with global coverage, according to state media CCTV.

Persons: SpaceX's Starlink Organizations: Tuesday, Chinese Academy of Sciences Locations: Hainan province, China, Taiyuan, Shanxi

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☆ China’s summer of devastating floods shows steep challenge as it grapples with extreme weather
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Joyce Jiang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Villagers clean rubbish after torrential rains caused flooding in Meizhou, Guangdong province of China on June 19. John Ricky/Anadolu/Getty ImagesA man drives through a muddy street in the aftermath of flooding from heavy storms in Meizhou, Guangdong province last month. “All my hard work for a year has come to nothing.”A road is flooded following heavy rainfall in Jiangxi province on July 4. China’s government has mounted a top-down effort to revamp how the country responds to extreme weather in recent years after 2021 floods in Henan’s Zhengzhou killed more than 300 people. But there have been past issues of misappropriation of state recovery funds, for example following the deadly 2021 floods in Zhengzhou.

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☆ Beijing's 'monster ship,' the world's largest coastguard vessel, dropped anchor in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe world's largest coastguard ship dropped anchor in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea earlier this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. "On July 1st, the ship departed from Hainan and entered the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on the following day," he wrote. AdvertisementAn exclusive economic zone is an area of the ocean "beyond a nation's territorial sea, within which a coastal nation has jurisdiction over both living and nonliving resources." Tarriela later told a news forum that the Chinese vessel's moves were "an intimidation on the part of the China Coast Guard." China claims sovereignty over the reef and most of the South China Sea, but an international tribunal ruled in 2016 that China's claims to waters within its "nine-dash line" had no legal basis.

Persons: —, Jay Tarriela, Tarriela, We're, we're, Thomas Organizations: Service, coastguard, South China, Philippine Coast Guard, Business, China Coast Guard, BRP, BRP Sierra Madre, Crisis Group, US Naval Institute, Defense, Officials, Department of Foreign Affairs, ICG Locations: South, China, Hainan, Philippines, South China, BRP Sierra, Brussels

☆ China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns with first-ever samples from far side of the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Chang'e-6 probe being successfully launched from China's Wenchang Spaceport in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, on May 3, 2024. China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe returned to Earth on Tuesday, bringing back the first-ever samples from the unexplored far side of the moon. Chang'e-6 returned to Earth with soil collected from the South Pole-Aitken Basin — a massive crater in the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth. In total, Chang'e-6 mission took 53 days from its May 3 departure from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan, an island off China's south coast. The far side of the moon was first captured in images in 1959 by the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft.

Persons: China's, Xi Jinping, Soviet Union —, Neil Armstrong Organizations: China National Space Administration, Soviet Luna, Washington, NASA Locations: Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, Inner Mongolia, Chang'e, Hainan, Beijing, India, Soviet, U.S, Soviet Union, Cold

☆ World’s best airline for 2024 named by Skytrax
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Barry Neild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

We look forward to more wins in the future.”Close-run contestSaudia was named by Skytrax as winner of the World's Most Improved Airline award. Singapore also won for Best First Class service and Best Airline in Asia. ANA, meanwhile, picked up the accolade for World’s Best Airport Services, as well as Best Airline Staff Service in Asia. Saudia was named World’s Most Improved Airline, beating Taiwan’s Starlux and Iceland’s Play into second and third places. Delta Air Lines was declared the Best Airline in North America, also picking up the award for Best Airline Staff Service for the region.

Persons: weren’t, ”, Edward Plaisted, Badr Mohammed Al, Meer, Saudia, Skytrax, Nicolas Economou, Tan, Tan Pee Teck, Taiwan’s Starlux, Singapore’s Scoot, Tony Fernandes, “, ISMOYO, Vistara, airBaltic Organizations: CNN, Qatar Airways, Hamad International, Dubai, Boeing, Airbus, Singapore Airlines, Dubai’s Emirates, ANA All Nippon Airways, Hong, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air France, Swiss International Airlines, Singapore, Best, ANA, World’s Best, Services, Best Airline Staff Service, AirAsia, Airline, Airasia, Rai International, Getty, Bangkok Airways, Fiji Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Hainan Airlines, China . Delta Air Lines, Airlines, Emirates, Cathay, Air, Swiss International Air Lines, Korean, British Airways, Iberia, Virgin, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, Saudi, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Garuda, Cathay Pacific Airways, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Transavia, Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, SKY, JetSMART, Aegean Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Rex Airlines, Azul, Royal Air Maroc, Porter Airlines, . Alaska Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, Korean Air Locations: Qatar, London’s, Abu Dhabi, Qatar’s, Tan Pee, Asia, Denpasar, Bali, AFP, India, Australia, Pacific, Eastern, China ., North America, Singapore, Air France, Saudi Arabian, Garuda Indonesia, Transavia France

☆ Suspected Chinese rocket debris seen falling over village after launch, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Nectar Gan | Yong Xiong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN geolocated the video to be filmed from Xianqiao village in Guizhou province, neighboring the launch site province of Sichuan to the southeast. Other videos circulating on Chinese social media platforms analyzed by CNN showed multiple angles of the falling debris. A screengrab taken from video shows suspected Chinese rocket debris falling over Xianqiao village, Guizhou Province, China, following a launch. Before each launch, China’s civil aviation authority typically issues a notice to pilots, known as NOTAM, to warn them against the “temporary danger areas” where rocket debris are likely to be falling. In 2002, a boy in northern China was injured when fragments from a satellite launch fell on his village in Shaanxi province.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Markus Schiller, unsymmetrical, ” Schiller, ”, Schiller, who’s, China –, Russia – Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, China Aerospace Science, Technology Corporation, State, Information Office, Residents, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, NASA, European Space Agency, ST Analytics Locations: Hong Kong, China, 3p.m, Sichuan, France, United States, Xianqiao, Guizhou province, Guizhou, Xinba, Guizhou Province, Stockholm, Jiuquan, Taiyuan, Hainan Island, Munich, Germany, Western, Russia, Hunan Province, Shaanxi province, “, Maldives

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