Quad Summit Australia | Australia to Host Third In-Person Quad Summit Quad Summit Australia | The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad, is a strategic forum comprising India, Japan, the United States, and Australia. The Quad was established in 2007 but was later disbanded due to concerns about upsetting China. It was revived…
China has recorded the world’s first human death from the H3N8 strain of bird flu. The victim was a 55-year-old man from Jiangsu province, who had visited a live poultry market before falling ill. The H3N8 strain is common in birds and has been found in various species, including chickens and ducks. However, this is…
Chinese Company Space Pioneer Successfully Launches Tianlong-2 Rocket into Orbit Space Pioneer, a private Chinese company, has successfully launched its Tianlong-2 (Dragon-2) rocket into orbit. The rocket, which was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu province, is a major milestone for the country’s burgeoning private space industry. The Tianlong-2 rocket…
Title: Sanjay Jasjit Singh Assumes Charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff Sanjay Jasjit Singh has taken over as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff, succeeding Vice Admiral R Harikumar. The change of command ceremony took place at the South Block in Delhi. The newly-appointed Vice Chief of Naval Staff will be responsible for the…
Xi Jinping third term : Xi Jinping starts third term as China’s President China’s President Xi Jinping was recently elected for a third term, solidifying his grip on power and putting him on course to become the country’s longest-serving leader. Xi was re-elected at the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislative body, with…
Vietnam parliament elects Vo Van Thuong as new President Vietnam’s National Assembly has elected Vo Van Thuong as the new President of the country. Vo Van Thuong succeeds Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was appointed Prime Minister earlier this month. Vo Van Thuong was born in 1970 and is a member of the Communist Party of…
India Hosts Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On 3 March 2023, the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting was held in New Delhi, where the foreign ministers of India, the United States, Japan, and Australia participated. The Quad, short for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, was formed in 2007 to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Since…
China space program : China Resumes Orbital Launches with Zhongxing-26 Satellite Mission China’s space program has resumed its orbital launches with the successful launch of the Zhongxing-26 (Chinasat-26) satellite into orbit. The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center aboard the Long March-3B carrier rocket. The successful launch is a significant milestone for…
China Population Shrinks for the first time since 1961 China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its once-a-decade census report on May 11, 2021, showing that China’s population has shrunk for the first time since 1961. The report revealed that China’s population was 1.41178 billion in 2020, down from 1.4 billion in 2019. This decrease…
China hydrogen train | China Launches Asia’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train China has become the first country in Asia to launch a hydrogen-powered train, which is considered a major breakthrough in green transportation. The train, named ‘Haohua Zhongyun’, has been developed by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) and was launched in the city of…
