The experimental space vehicle's 276-day journey in orbit was hailed as "an important breakthrough" in China's research on reusable and "affordable spacecraft technologies"

The images captured by US satellite imaging company BlackSky show a 100ft-long blimp in the middle of a kilometre-long runway

Marcos may discuss tensions over Taiwan with his counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on his visit, which starts on Monday, but the focus of talks will be trade and investment

Some 19 million journeys were expected on the country's vast rail network on Saturday, the first of the five-day holiday break, and 9 million flights although mostly to domestic destinations

Recent data shows that China is supplying computer chips, micro-circuits and similar items estimated at around $500 million a month, as well as huge purchases of Russian oil and gas

A satellite will be launched next year to enable communication with a mission to explore the moon and more are planned in coming decades for ventures into deep space, China says

A leaked US document shared online recently says China is looking to create cyber weapons to "hijack" enemy satellites, but the US is also developing defensive and offensive space weapons

China is reportedly considering an export ban on "rare-earth magnet technology" in retaliation for the US restricting exports of advanced computer chips

Macron has flown in with a 50-strong business delegation, while Von der Leyen has said the EU must move to cut risks in its trade ties with Beijing

The island's president Tsai Ing-wen has championed the idea of "asymmetric warfare" to make Taiwan's forces more mobile and harder to attack

A US Treasury report said a programme to block US investment going to advanced tech sectors in countries deemed to be a potential security threat would cost $10 million, if set up this year

China has a 'stunning lead' in most of the 44 critical emerging technologies, an Australian Strategic Policy Institute study said, adding that democratic nations need to collaborate more