27 h. ago Critical mineral industries in China’s far west using Uyghur forced labor: report

Critical mineral industries in China’s far west using Uyghur forced labor: report  Radio Free Asia

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3 d. ago Japan spots Chinese navy’s show of force in west Pacific amid maritime row

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier has for the first time ventured into the easternmost edge of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, in what is seen as a show of force aimed at Tokyo, Washington and the broader region. The Liaoning – Beijing’s first aircraft carrier – and at least three accompanying warships were spotted on Saturday around 300km southwest of Minamitori, a remote Japanese island in the western Pacific, which serves as a bulwark for Tokyo to assert its maritime claims. The group, which...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces fresh charge of foreign collusion

Hong Kong national security police have levelled a fresh charge against jailed activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, accusing him of conspiring with fugitive ex-lawmaker Nathan Law Kwun-chung to collude with foreign forces five years ago. Police were seen strengthening security around West Kowloon Court on Friday as they awaited the arrival of 28-year-old Wong, who was escorted to court in a prison van. A charge sheet seen by the Post said Wong conspired with Law and others to instigate foreign...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong police officer arrested in connection with fatal road accident

A Hong Kong police officer has been arrested after the private car he was driving knocked down a pedestrian who later died in hospital, the Post has learned. Police said the officer, 46, was travelling along Nathan Road towards Yau Ma Tei at 3.16am on Thursday when he hit the man, who was crossing the street near the junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West. The victim, whom the force only described as a foreign man, became trapped under the car and was subsequently rescued. He...

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3 w. ago Fatal crash spotlights Japan military’s ageing aircraft, recruitment struggles

Safety concerns are mounting following another fatal military aircraft crash, amid warnings it could worsen a long-standing manpower shortage.

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3 w. ago BeiDou, China’s version of GPS, now being used over 1 trillion times per day

The Chinese navigation system has ascended to a dominant position in its home market, driving nearly US$80 billion of economic output last year.

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3 w. ago Chinese gyroscope could make navigation more stable for aircraft, ships and oil rigs

The device – which uses hollow optical fibres – achieved ‘world record measurement accuracy’, according to researchers that developed it.

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3 w. ago Chinese gyroscope may make navigation more stable for aircraft, ships, oil rigs

Chinese gyroscope may make navigation more stable for aircraft, ships, oil rigs  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Japan’s push to promote Mount Fuji Instagram spot backfires as overtourism irks locals

Locals living near the ‘Mount Fuji dream bridge’ complain about illegal parking and excessive noise from tourists.

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