China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes after lift-off
China’s Long March 7A rocket exploded shortly after lifting off from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan.

China’s Long March 7A rocket exploded shortly after lifting off from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan.








US curbs on foreign-made robots intensify its wider rivalry with China over AI, chips and industry.
The 20,000-square-metre site in London is set to become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Chinese-born MP to ‘go back to your own country’.
A large anchorage area off the coast of Malaysia is a major marketplace for sanctioned oil.
The action is part of a wider US effort to reduce reliance on Chinese technology.
New law enforcement operations could quickly escalate into a blockade of Taiwan, say analysts.

Footage shows the aftermath of Typhoon Noul after it battered southern China’s coastal regions.
There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.
Noul hit southern Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region.
China, Philippine coastguard vessels clash in South China Sea.