June 25, 2024 marked a new “first” in spaceflight history. China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft brought back rock samples from a vast region on the moon called the South Pole-Aitken Basin. After Chang’e 6 landed on the “far side” of the moon, on the southern rim of the Apollo Crater, it returned with about 1.9 kilograms … Read more
Chinese freight containers on the map of Europe. Import of Chinese goods concept. 3D rendered … [+] illustration. getty The European Union has imposed preliminary fine increases on Chinese electric vehicles. European carmakers do not know when the expected retaliations will come and how severe they will be. The EU on Thursday raised tariffs to … Read more
June 25, 2024, marked a new “first” in spaceflight history. China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft brought back rock samples from a vast region of the moon called the South Pole-Aitken Basin. After landing on the moon’s “far side,” the southern rim of the Apollo Crater, Chang’e 6 returned with about 1.9 kg of rock and soil, … Read more
China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully delivered the very first samples from the far side of the moon to Earth. But what happened to the lander that collected the lunar material? Change 6 launched on May 3. The mission consisted of four spacecraft: an orbiter, a lander, an ascent vehicle, and a return capsule. The … Read more
To understand the origins of this carbon, the Chinese research team said a study of young lunar samples – just 2 billion years old – could help them unravel “the crystalline structure of the native carbon” present on the moon. After analyzing the graphene found in the sample, the researchers concluded that the moon may … Read more
Key learning points: The Chang’e-6 lunar module landed on Tuesday with up to 2 kilograms of moon dust and rocks inside. It is the latest space success for a country that is increasingly attracting US attention Experts say the space race between the US and China raises questions about claims to the moon’s resources. China … Read more
As soon as Chinese tech billionaire and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun took the wrapper off the world’s first car from a smartphone company, car enthusiasts knew the source of the design inspiration: the Taycan from 93-year-old German carmaker Porsche. Unveiled in December and launched in March, the Xiaomi SU7 has turned the world’s largest car … Read more
This image from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera shows China’s Chang’e 6 in the Apollo Basin on the far side of the moon on June 7, 2024. The lander is seen as the small cluster of bright pixels in the center of the image. Image is 552 meters wide; the north is up. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Chinese economy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. China’s mortgage-backed securities market has shrunk by almost two-thirds in the past year, following a wave of early redemptions by property owners, highlighting the country’s limited investment landscape. The size of the market stood at … Read more
By Natasha Anderson for Mailonline 3:38 PM June 11, 2024, updated 3:52 PM June 11, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A factory in China is developing hyper-realistic humanoid robots that can chillingly mimic human facial expressions and emotions in scientists’ latest attempt to replace workers with machines. Ex-Robots, a robotics company based in … Read more