Korea II Satellite Launch Vehicle Launch © YONHAP / AFP Author: Lusa South Korea launched its first domestically built space rocket on Tuesday, months after a first launch failed, local authorities announced. Korea’s satellite launch vehicle II, a 200-tonne liquid-fueled rocket, informally named Nuri, was launched from Goheung at 16:00 (08:00 in Lisbon). Authorities are […]
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“Taiwan is China, we will achieve its reunification”: China’s Defense Minister
Chinese Defense Minister, whey fengheassured today that his country will “finally achieve reunification with” Taiwan”a self-governing island that Beijing considers a rebel province, though it has stated it will continue to try by peaceful means. “Taiwan is” China“It is an internal matter and China will certainly achieve its reunification,” Wei said during a speech delivered […]
Global Covid-19 Cases Increase as Asia Recovers
The spate of cases linked to the omicron variant in China and other East Asian countries has caused the global curve of weekly covid infections to rise again after five weeks of decline, according to the World Health Organization epidemiological report. † From March 7-13, the WHO registered 11.4 million new cases on the planet, […]