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Etihad Cargo completes transportation of UAE-built space mission probe from UAE to the United States
With the probe’s design, build and testing now complete,...
Europe space chief heads to Gulf as bloc looks beyond US
Europe space chief heads to Gulf as bloc looks...
UK aims to launch space junk relocation mission in 2029
The UK is to use giant robotic claws to...
ISRO’s GSLV rocket carrying navigation satellite lifts off
NVS-03 is the third satellite in next generation navigation...
Ethiopia Prioritises National Geospatial Data Infrastructure in New Strategy
The review aimed to build an evidence-based foundation for...
Russia Says It Will Launch Tanzania’s First Earth Observation Satellite in March 2027
Russia says it will launch Tanzania’s first Earth observation...
South Korea Tests First Indigenous Hypersonic Missile
South Korea conducted its first test-firing of an indigenously...
UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
Findings also recorded an increase in employment across the...
Japan targets 30 rocket launches a year by 2030s
TOKYO -- Japan's economy ministry plans to add new...
China’s LandSpace Launches 10 Satellites to Advance Orbital Computing and Communications
China has launched eight computing satellites developed by ADA...

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Monday, March 5th, 2012

Researchers Find Great Wall Section in Mongolia

Researchers say the structure, known as 'The Wall of Genghis Khan', wasn't built to keep in gazelles, as has been written in some history books. The journey was led by a British researcher and Great Wall enthusiast, William...

Friday, January 20th, 2012

India, China Sign Pact On Border Dispute

India and China said Tuesday they would work towards finding a peaceful solution to their dispute over the Himalayan border and establish a joint committee to manage the region. Foreign ministry officials from both countries yesterday signed the...

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

China Envoy Loses Cool Over Indian Map

The Chinese ambassador to India told a journalist in New Delhi to “shut up” in a heated exchange over a map that showed parts of India within China, newspapers reported. Reporters noticed that a map in a...

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Azerbaijan-Georgia State Border Stretches Along 480km Area

The delimitation of state borders of Azerbaijan with Russia and Georgia has been launched in accordance with the relevant decrees issued by the President and Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.  The statement came from Chairman of the State...

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Pending Land Swap Between India and Bangladesh May Move Forward

There is talk that a long-awaited land swap between India and Bangladesh may take place when India's prime minister Manmohan Singh visits Bangladesh later this year. The land along its northern border has been in dispute since...

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Value of a Map: North Korea – South Korea

This past week saw North Korea launch live ammunition into South Korea. The event has raised tensions in the region. While the original border between these two countries was mapped when the Armistice was signed in 1953,...