Screenshot of a video by Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster China Central Television on November 12, 2025. On November 11 local time, California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) and frequently referenced China during the event, according to Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster China Central Television. In an interview with Yuyuan Tantian, Newsom said China is “at another scale” in tackling climate change. They (China) see the economic opportunity of changing the way they produce and consume energy and they’re doing it at scale, says Newsom. He also said China is very strategic about it, according to the video published by Yuyuan Tantian. China produces high quality goods and has partnerships sourcing around the globe and is driving technology, said the governor, according to the video by Yuyuan Tantian. He also mentioned in the video that China has some of the highest quality electric vehicles in the world and are building market share, dominating in batteries, and increasingly in software and technology. According to a post by CGTN Frontline on November 12 via its social media account, Newsom praised China’s competitiveness in clean technology, saying the country “deserves a lot of credit for not turning their back on climate change and climate policy.” At an investors’ summit in São Paulo earlier in the week, Newsom described the absence of federal climate leadership as “jaw-dropping,” noting that US inaction risks ceding the booming clean energy market to China, Carbon Herald reported on November 11. Global Times
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Thanks to the European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft XMM-Newton, astronomers have seen a powerful explosion of plasma erupting from a distant star for the first time. We have seen (and felt) plenty of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun, but even though we have long thought other stars expel such powerful outflows of superheated gas and magnetic field, astronomers had never before spotted them in any convincing way. This first extra-solar CME, which erupted from a red dwarf star, wasn't any run-of-the-mill stellar blast either. This CME was dense enough and carried enough energy to strip away the atmosphere of any closely orbiting planet, with the ejected material traveling at 5.4 million miles per hour (2,400 kilometers per second). That speed, around 3,500 times as fast as a Lockheed Martin F-16 jet fighter, is something that is only observed in around 1 in 2,000 CMEs from our sun. The atmosphere-stripping potential of this outburst means the observation of this CME could help astronomers better refine which extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting distant stars are capable of supporting life. "Astronomers have wanted to spot a CME on another star for decades," team member Joe Callingham of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) said in a statement. "Previous findings have inferred that they exist, or hinted at their presence, but haven’t actually confirmed that material has definitively escaped out into space. We’ve now managed to do this for the first time." The team's research was published on Wednesday (Nov. 12) in the journal Nature. The discovery of this extra-solar CME was aided by the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope, which is capable of detecting radio signals that are created by CMEs when they ripple through the outer layers of stars and emerge into interplanetary space. This creates a shock wave and an associated telltale burst of light in the radio wave region of the electromagnetic spectrum. "This kind of radio signal just wouldn’t exist unless material had completely left the star’s bubble of powerful magnetism," Callingham said. "In other words, it's caused by a CME." This extra-solar CME was first spotted in data from LOFAR thanks to a new data processing technique. XMM-Newton was then used to determine the temperature of the star that created it, its rotational speed, and its brightness in X-ray light. This revealed that this red dwarf, located around 130 light-years away, has around half the mass of the sun, but rotates around 20 times faster than our star and has a magnetic field around 300 times more powerful than the solar magnetic field. "We needed the sensitivity and frequency of LOFAR to detect the radio waves," team member David Konijn, a PhD student at ASTRON, explained. "And without XMM-Newton, we wouldn’t have been able to determine the CME’s motion or put it in a solar context, both crucial for proving what we’d found. Neither telescope alone would have been enough – we needed both." This research could also help us better understand the CMEs launched by the sun and how they drive space weather around Earth. "XMM-Newton is now helping us discover how CMEs vary by star, something that’s not only interesting in our study of stars and our sun, but also our hunt for habitable worlds around other stars," said Erik Kuulkers, an ESA XMM-Newton Project Scientist. "It also demonstrates the immense power of collaboration, which underpins all successful science. The discovery was a true team effort, and resolves the decades-long search for CMEs beyond the sun." The fact that the CME was fast and dense enough to strip away a planetary atmosphere also adds additional information to the criteria that define what a habitable planet is. "This work opens up a new observational frontier for studying and understanding eruptions and space weather around other stars," Henrik Eklund, an ESA at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, said. "We're no longer limited to extrapolating our understanding of the sun's CMEs to other stars. It seems that intense space weather may be even more extreme around smaller stars – the primary hosts of potentially habitable exoplanets. This has important implications for how these planets keep hold of their atmospheres and possibly remain habitable over time." Currently, to be considered habitable, a planet has to sit in the zone around its star that is neither too hot nor too cold to support liquid water, known as the habitable or "Goldilocks" zone. But, if the star at the heart of that zone is particularly active and is throwing out violent and frequent CMEs, not even a stable orbit in the Goldilocks zone will help it sustain an atmosphere, and thus the conditions needed for life to prosper. That is a significant discovery because red dwarf stars like this one are the most common stars in the Milky Way. Thus, more of these stars than was previously believed may be stripping their orbiting planets of their atmospheres. Correction 11/12: The star is located around 130 light-years away, not 40 light-years away, and the estimated speed of the CME is only seen in 1 out of 2000 CMEs, not in 1 out of 20. This article has been updated to reflect that.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on China and Canada to properly address each other's legitimate concerns to promote the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-Canada relations. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the appeal in a phone conversation with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, at the request of the Canadian side. Wang said that not long ago, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Mark Carney held a pivotal meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea. The two sides reached important consensus and provided strategic guidance on improving and developing China-Canada relations, a sign that China-Canada relations have been brought back onto the right track for growth after seven years of setbacks. He depicted it at the top of the agenda for bilateral relations to follow through on the consensus reached by the two leaders. China is ready to strengthen communication with Canada and take effective steps to accelerate the resumption of exchanges and cooperation in various fields, so as to consolidate the momentum for growing bilateral relations in a practical and constructive manner, Wang said. Diplomatic and commercial departments of both nations should enhance coordination, address each other's legitimate concerns in the spirit of mutual understanding, accommodation, and friendly consultations, so as to promote the healthy, steady and sustainable development of China-Canada relations, he said. Anand, for her part, said that just over a week ago, the two leaders held a candid, in-depth and productive meeting in Gyeongju, marking an important turning point in Canada-China relations. Canada is willing to seize the opportunity to enhance dialogue and communication with China at all levels and across various fields, deepen mutual understanding and trust, revitalize their strategic partnership, and achieve more mutually beneficial outcomes in areas such as trade, consular affairs, drug control and energy, in a joint effort to follow through on the important consensus reached by the two leaders, she said.
10月28日,中国林科院代表团访问奥地利林业研究中心,双方举行座谈交流会并成功续签合作谅解备忘录。中国林科院院长汪阳东与奥地利林业研究中心主任Peter Mayer分别代表双方机构签署文件。中国驻奥地利大使馆科教文参赞王仲成等共同出席并见证签字仪式。 会议指出,双方自2015年首次签署合作协议以来,在森林可持续经营、自然灾害防治、森林培育等重点领域取得了丰硕的合作成果,为推动中奥林业科技交流与合作做出了积极贡献。 此次访问与合作协议的续签,进一步巩固了中国林科院与奥地利林业研究中心的长期友好合作关系,为推动中奥林业高质量合作与可持续发展奠定了更加坚实的基础。未来,双方将继续深化森林可持续经营、生态保护、林业应对气候变化、林业教育与培训等领域的务实合作,共同应对全球林业发展面临的挑战。 访问期间,双方还举办了专题培训交流会。奥地利专家就气候适应性树种选择、自然灾害模型构建、树皮甲虫综合治理等前沿领域分享了最新研究成果。来自多个研究所和专业领域的中国林科院代表团成员与奥方科研人员围绕共同关注的议题进行了深入交流。
10月26日至27日,首届中国(国际)机器人辩论大赛在北京举行初赛。本次大赛汇聚了来自清华大学、武汉大学、湖北大学、人大附中北京经济技术开发区学校等院校,以及松延动力、加速进化等企业的共14支赛队,上演了一场场精彩纷呈的“人机思辨”对决。 大赛首创“人机协同—人机对抗——机机对决”的三层进阶赛制。初赛阶段,各队由人类辩手与自家机器人搭档出战,围绕一系列兼具前瞻性与思辨性的科技伦理与社会议题展开激烈辩论。辩题涵盖“大学生应用AI学习的利弊”“脑机接口技术的社会影响”以及“平台经济监管与自由竞争”等数字时代的核心争议。赛场上,机器人辩手或对答如流,或经过“深思熟虑”后娓娓道来,展现了人工智能在复杂逻辑构建和语言表达上的能力。评委团则从逻辑性、语言表现力、多模态交互、技能展示和临场应变五个维度进行综合评判。 “我们用了2个月时间,通过语义训练、对话算法的持续迭代以及引入关键词交互策略等方法,系统性地提升机器人的对话表现。” 宁夏大学新闻传播学院副院长朱俊松在分享参赛准备时介绍,这一过程既充满了技术攻关的艰辛,也体现了人机协同探索的乐趣。 中国技术市场协会荣誉会长陶元兴表示,本届大赛是尖端技术的“试金石”,考验的是机器对自然语言的深度理解、知识整合与逻辑构建能力,目标是打磨人工智能领域“皇冠上的明珠”。 在科普与产业推广层面,主办方人工智能与传播专业委员会理事长赵云泽教授认为,大赛是一场“全民性的科技启蒙运动”,既能激发社会对科技的热情,也有助于汇聚产业机遇、吸引国际人才,助力我国抢占全球人工智能产业制高点。 随着初赛落幕,晋级队伍将继续在复赛和决赛中,向着更高阶的“人机对抗”与纯“机机对决”挑战进发,持续探索智能体认知与交互能力的边界。
The northern lights could still be visible tonight (Nov. 13-14) as lingering effects from recent solar eruptions continue to ripple through Earth's magnetic field. Minor (G1) to strong (G3) geomagnetic storm conditions are still possible throughout the evening hours, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. A G3 storm watch remains in effect today with a gradual return to quieter space weather expected by Friday, according to the U.K. Met Office While geomagnetic activity is slowly subsiding, the current forecast still shows a good chance of auroras in parts of the northern U.S. Based on the latest NOAA aurora forecast map, the following 10 U.S. states appear fully or partially above the aurora view line: Alaska Washington Idaho Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Maine As always, keep in mind that auroras are not guaranteed. Sometimes they appear farther south than forecast and sometimes not at all. Many conditions have to align for a good display, including cloud cover, light pollution and the strength of the geomagnetic disturbance. The northern lights could be visible across 10 U.S. states (or maybe more) tonight (Nov. 13-14) as soon as it gets dark, so it's worth keeping an eye on the sky throughout the evening, especially in areas with clear, dark skies. According to NOAA's 3-day forecast, geomagnetic storm activity is expected to be highest earlier on in the night, with the best chances of auroras during the following key times: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. EST (2100-0000 GMT): Strong G3 storm levels possible 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST (0000-0300 GMT): Minor G1 storm levels possible If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states forecasted to catch a glimpse of the northern lights tonight, there are a few things you can do to give yourself the best chance of seeing them. Find a north-facing vantage point with a clear view of the horizon as far from light pollution as possible. Use your phone camera to scan the sky, as the camera is great at picking up faint auroras before your eyes spot them. This will give you a good idea of the direction you should be focusing your attention. Try to let your eyes adapt to the dark for at least 30 minutes; this will help your night vision develop. Wear warm clothing! Part of the fun of aurora hunting is the chase. Be prepared to sit or stand for hours if conditions are looking promising, as you won't want to miss the show when it starts! We recommend downloading a space weather app that provides aurora forecasts based on your location. One option I use is "My Aurora Forecast & Alerts," available for both iOS and Android. However, any similar app should work well. I also use the "Space Weather Live" app, which is available on iOS and Android, to get a deeper understanding of whether the current space weather conditions are favorable for aurora sightings. Our guide on how to photograph auroras is designed to help you capture the moment with a breathtaking photo. Editor's Note: If you snap a photo of the northern lights or southern lights and would like to share it with Space.com's readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.
Most clicked story of the week: Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $387 million in unrestricted funds to eight historically Black colleges and universities in recent weeks. Each institution described their donation as one of the biggest, if not the biggest, in their history. Scott, who is largely out of the public eye, does not announce donation values unless the recipients do. Number of the week: 900+ The number of layoff notices the University of Southern California has issued since July. The private institution's leadership said last week that it is “on track” to eliminate its longstanding deficit by the end of the fiscal year, following the significant cost-cutting measures. Cuts and Closures Trinity Christian College, in Illinois, announced it will shutter at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year, citing ongoing financial issues such as persistent budget deficits and falling enrollment. In addition to establishing teach-out and transfer pathways, the private liberal arts college is allowing students to go over course load maximums with the goal of graduating as many as possible before closing. Another religious college in Illinois, the University of St. Francis, is taking steps to address budgetary issues. The university has laid off 18 staff and administrators following a $9 million deficit in fiscal 2024. It also notified "a number of faculty" that it was not renewing their contracts, which Joliet Patch reported as affecting another 18 employees. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is facing pushback against its chancellor's proposal to eliminate six academic programs. An internal advisory group voted to oppose ending four of the programs and raised concerns with the methods and pace UNL's leadership used to decide which degrees should be on the chopping block. Guidance for college leaders Colleges undergoing significant restructuring must be prepared to “craft a positive narrative” about it and their involvement, according to the latest edition of the regular opinion series Merger Watch. Throughout mergers, acquisitions and even closures, college leaders need to own these narratives — or others will craft them instead, writes Ricardo Azziz, a consolidation expert who pens the series. A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration must fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown — a decision the government has already appealed. Given the legal back-and-forth, it’s unclear when SNAP recipients will get their benefits, warned The Hope Center for Student Basic Needs, a resource and policy center at Temple University. The center is offering administrators and campus leaders a toolkit to help support food-insecure students during this "period of uncertainty." Quote of the Week: Under an August presidential order, Trump administration political appointees at federal agencies now have the power to ensure grant awards align with the federal government’s “priorities and the national interest” and don't promote undefined “anti-American values.” Academics and researchers like Lubell are raising alarms that the change — yet another significant departure from scientific funding norms — will erode U.S. research.
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中油测井地质研究院聚焦“党建保障年”,以高质量党建引领保障高质量发展。 文 ‖ 王 丽 万金彬 牟明洋 黄 宁 于 华 2025年是中国石油集团测井有限公司(以下简称中油测井)“党建保障年”,也是全面完成“十四五”规划目标的收官之年。 中油测井地质研究院坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导,聚焦“党建保障年”工作要求,以完善基层党建工作体系为抓手,以高质量党建引领保障高质量发展为目标,坚持稳中求进、聚力成势、提质增效,保持大局稳定,奋力推动建设一流研究院迈出新步伐、呈现新气象。 思想旗帜引领方向 地质研究院党委以党的政治建设为统领,坚持用改革精神和严的标准推进领导班子思想政治建设,旗帜鲜明坚持和加强党的全面领导,切实增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”。 深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想,特别是习近平总书记关于国有企业改革发展和党的建设的重要论述,全面落实党的二十大、党的二十届三中全会、中央经济工作会议和全国两会精神,坚持目标导向、行动导向,着力锻造政治素质好、发展业绩好、创新效能好、党建作用好、作风形象好的干部队伍。 结合“转观念、勇创新、强管理、创一流”主题教育活动,领导干部带头深入基层宣讲形势任务,层层讲、月月讲,推动形成“四个以学”长效机制。通过学习培训、宣讲宣传、调查研究、务虚研讨,进一步巩固“十四五”末及“十五五”深化改革部署,确保研究院发展始终沿着正确的政治方向。 明确党建“三联”责任点,详细制定党委班子成员联系党外代表人士、联系青年科技人才、联系服务专家工作方案,建立线上线下协同机制,健全经常性联系、走访慰问、听取意见等制度,鼓励引导专家人才靠前服务,推动技术骨干下沉基层现场,积极引导各类优秀人才承担科研项目、服务重大活动、参加进修培养,当好高端人才的“政治靠山”。 以“号、手、岗、队”活动为载体,引导研究院青年在各项业务中争先锋、当表率。深化青年创新创效平台,打造研究院青年创新工作品牌,依托青年创新工作室,广泛开展导师带徒、创新人才培养、青年创新成果转化等工作,用党的科学理论武装青年、用党的初心使命感召青年,持续提升青年干事创业的战斗力、创新力。 “研究院为我们青年员工搭建多元成长平台,让我们工作有方向、奋斗有动力、思维有活力。”地质研究院青年员工张哲豪说。 党建引领支部建设 地质研究院加强基层党支部建设,持续深化以“党建抓在科研现场、功夫下在油田现场、能力强在服务现场、业绩出在油气现场”为核心的“四个现场”党建品牌建设,切实把党的政治优势、组织优势转化为业务创新优势和企业发展优势。 在此基础上,以“抓党建从管理入手、抓管理从党建出发、强管理从职责入手、强党建从业务出发”为抓手,拓展细化本部党支部“党建抓在业务现场、功夫下在岗位现场、能力强在职责现场、业绩出在基层现场”的工作理念,以高质量党建引领保障解释评价业务高质量发展,推动工作行稳致远。 “基层管理的核心是岗位责任制,岗位责任制的灵魂是岗位责任心。要做到明责定岗、知责奋进、履责笃行、担责敢为,事不避难,力戒浮华。”地质研究院党委书记在给员工讲授党课时提出了“四责”工作要求,并大力推进以“学习型、创新型、服务型、价值型、共享型”为内涵的“五型”研究院建设,进一步增强党建品牌影响力和业务核心竞争力。 坚持大抓基层鲜明导向,通过理论联学专题辅导、红色基地现场教育、党建成果交流座谈、技术创新经验交流等系列活动,持续深化基层党建“三基本”建设与 “三基”工作有机融合,推动实现基层组织坚强有力、基础工作持续加强、基本功训练扎实有效。 创新以“一本账、一张图、一份表、一批点”为主要内容的“四个一”工作机制,通过建立一本党建工作基础台账、绘制一张党支部党建责任清单、定期发布一份党建工作计划表、培育一批党建工作示范点,推动基层支部建设全面进步、全面过硬。 文化自信凝聚力量 地质研究院认真贯彻执行集团公司、中油测井公司文化引领战略,大力推进文化建设,充分发挥文化引领方向、凝聚力量、提升管理、推动发展的作用,锻造强大的精神动力和坚定的文化自信。 以社会主义核心价值观和中国传统文化为引领,传承石油精神、大庆精神铁人精神,聚焦业务定位,在办公区域建设文化墙,在门户网站开辟《企业文化》专栏,举办精神宣讲、道德讲堂、“党课开讲啦”等活动,不断激发干部职工汲取思想伟力,扛起铁人旗帜,谱写奋斗新篇章。 地质研究院作为中油测井“两院”之一,肩负着解释评价技术引领者、找油找气主力军、市场开发先锋队的职责使命。从培育和践行社会主义核心价值观、弘扬中华优秀传统文化、传承石油精神到孕育特色文化,地质研究院始终将文化建设与高质量发展目标相结合,在“集中+靠前”服务模式中衍生出“背包文化”“靠前文化”,发展“善讲文化”“创新文化”,提出“勤学能干、会写善讲”的基本要求和“理论求严、方法求实、工作求细、成果求精”的工作标准,形成积极向上的“认真工作、快乐生活”工作生活观。这些成为员工的行为准则,成为传播、展示地质研究院品牌形象的重要抓手。 源浚者流长,根深者叶茂。地质研究院坚持党建引领、以人为本、创新驱动,锻造出了一支政治立场坚定、斗争意志顽强、技术水平高超、服务质量领先的新时代解释评价铁军队伍,形成了解释评价十大技术体系,助力油田取得了一大批重点发现井,获得了“国家科技进步奖”、集团公司先进基层单位、集团公司质量信得过班组等诸多荣誉,展现出自信自强、刚健有为的精神面貌。 责任编辑:陆晓如
A view of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong Photo: VCGLeveraging its inherent business advantages and the dual opportunities under the "one country, two systems" framework, Hong Kong will continue to serve as a key two-way platform for attracting foreign investment and supporting Chinese mainland enterprises' global expansion, Ms Alpha Lau, director-general of InvestHK, told the Global Times in a written interview on Friday. These remarks came as Hong Kong companies take part in the ongoing 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, where 380 Hong Kong firms are participating this year, a record high. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has set up a task force to support Chinese mainland enterprises in going global and to further help companies expand overseas, Lau said. The task force provides a one-stop platform that coordinates government bureaus, departments, and relevant agencies to jointly tailor outbound expansion plans for enterprises, according to Lau. She added that it also works with partners including law firms, banks, and accounting firms to offer cross-departmental and cross-sector support, helping mainland enterprises accelerate their steps onto the global stage. This year marks InvestHK's 25th anniversary. Over the past quarter century, the agency has assisted more than 7,700 overseas and mainland enterprises in setting up or expanding in Hong Kong, covering sectors including finance, innovation and technology, professional services, and sustainability, said Lau. These investments have created over 95,000 jobs, with cumulative direct investment exceeding HK$440 billion ($56 billion). Lau noted that in the first nine months of 2025, InvestHK supported 482 mainland and overseas companies in setting up or expanding their operations in Hong Kong, up 10 percent year-on-year. Of these, 262 were from the Chinese mainland, making it the largest source. She said these companies are expected to bring more than HK$64.6 billion in direct investment and create over 9,200 jobs in their first year. When asked what support Hong Kong can offer to mainland enterprises expanding overseas, Lau said these companies often encounter challenges in international payments, settlement and risk management. Hong Kong can address these needs with its international financial products, as well as logistics, insurance, and arbitration. Lau highlighted Hong Kong's role as a key hub under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), providing financing and professional services to support infrastructure, energy, and technology projects in Global South economies. InvestHK is also working to attract more overseas banks and financial institutions to set up in Hong Kong, strengthening the city's role as a bridge for two-way capital flows, Lau told the Global Times. Meanwhile, Lau noted that many Chinese mainland enterprises are themselves major buyers or sellers of commodities such as energy, metals and raw materials, or are involved in engineering and infrastructure projects under the BRI. Hong Kong provides a platform for these enterprises to conduct direct commodity trading. Supporting mainland enterprises to expand overseas and serving as a key connector has long been an essential part of the city's policy agenda. The Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu earlier underscored support for mainland enterprises to "go global" in the 2025 Policy Address. Mainland enterprises going global can establish Corporate Treasury Centres and regional headquarters in Hong Kong for cross-boundary settlement, remittance, financing, and related functions, the document said. "They can also tap Hong Kong's professional, high value-added supply-chain services in fields such as accounting and law to help them explore overseas markets. In addition, they can leverage Hong Kong's strengths in marketing to connect with global buyers and build international brands," it added. "Hong Kong has long been the preferred platform for mainland enterprises seeking to expand globally," said Lau, adding that as of 2024, a total of 2,620 mainland companies had established operations in the city, and more than 1,400 were listed in Hong Kong. Notably, the city remains one of the world's most active IPO markets. As of September 2025, there had been 69 new listings in the city, raising more than HK$180 billion and providing strong capital momentum for enterprises, Lau told the Global Times. Hong Kong ranked first globally in total IPO proceeds, while local market turnover also hit record highs — the Hang Seng Index has gained more than 30 percent so far this year, with average daily turnover exceeding HK$250 billion, Lau added. The task force on supporting mainland enterprises in going global, with its events in Shanghai held alongside the CIIE, saw Hong Kong officials reaffirm the city's commitment to supporting mainland firms' overseas expansion. On Thursday, the chief executive of the HKSAR attended the event and reiterated that Hong Kong will continue to align proactively with national development strategies and work with the mainland to open a new chapter of win-win cooperation. Lee noted that Hong Kong is pleased to see a growing number of mainland enterprises using the city as a platform to raise capital, set up international headquarters, treasury centers, research and development hubs, and supply-chain management centers as they expand globally, according to the HKSAR's official website. He said Hong Kong will continue to strengthen its dual role as a "super connector" and "super value-adder," positioning itself as the best platform and partner for mainland companies going global. Prior to this, Lee visited the Hong Kong pavilion at the CIIE and voiced support for the participating enterprises. During the CIIE, Hong Kong companies promoted quality Hong Kong brands and products to mainland and overseas buyers, showcased diversified professional services and encouraged mainland firms to leverage Hong Kong's expertise and global platform to expand overseas and tap international business opportunities, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.
The November full moon put on a magnificent show for stargazers on Nov. 5, as the largest and brightest supermoon of 2025 flooded the sky with reflected sunlight mere hours before it reached its closest point to Earth in its 27-day orbit. November's full moon is also known as the "Beaver Moon", in reference to the period when the buck-toothed mammals become particularly active in preparation for the long winter months. It is also known as the Frost Moon and the Digging/Scratching Moon, to reflect the time when bears build their winter dens, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. Photographers around the world captured a treasure trove of magnificent lunar portraits as the disk of Earth's natural satellite climbed over the eastern horizon last night, rising close to ancient monuments and modern skyscrapers along with breathtaking natural landscapes. Read on to see a selection of beautiful images of the November full moon — and if you missed the show on Nov. 5, there's no need to worry, as the lunar disk will appear near-full to the casual observer for several nights to come. Photographer Kevin McCarthy captured a strikingly detailed view of the Beaver Moon hanging in the sky over Charlotte, North Carolina, using a Canon 7D camera with a Sigma 160-600mm telephoto lens on Nov. 4, one night before the full moon phase. "I never tire of photographing all phases of the moon, but supermoons are special because of their closeness to the Earth and brighter illumination," McCarthy told Space.com in an email. "My goal when shooting a supermoon is to try and capture as much detail as possible. I was especially satisfied with this shot because it was hand-held." On that same night Omer Urer captured the moon rising over 5,000 miles (8,050 kilometers) away above a thematically correct neon-lit sign in the city of Düzce, Turkey, revealing the sweeping expanses of ancient lava fields darkening the lunar surface. This gorgeous view of the yellow supermoon shining above the Sydney Opera House was captured by Robbie Pesiwarissa close to sunset on Nov. 5, as crowds gathered in the evening air. "In contrast to last month, when the full moon was obscured by overcast weather, Sydney was fortunate this time," said Pesiwarissa in an email to Space.com. "Throughout most of the day, the sky remained clear, providing the perfect conditions to observe a magical full moon." Luis Gutierrez melded sport and astronomy by snapping the moon shining next to the floodlights of the Fernando Valenzuela stadium in Hermosillo, Mexico, on the night of Nov. 5, during a baseball match between Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Algodoneros de Guasave. Our next shot is a wide-field view of the world-famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, lit in gold with the light of the full moon shining from behind a delicate formation of dappled clouds, as captured on the night of Nov. 5 by photographer Thibaud Moritz. Moritz also employed a telephoto lens to give us a beautifully detailed shot of the moon's fully-lit disk peeking out from behind the vast steel structure of the iconic monument. This atmospheric shot of the full moon glowing over the Monserrate Sanctuary in Bogotá, Colombia was captured by Juancho Torres on Nov. 5, as Earth's natural satellite climbed high above the eastern horizon. The moon's silvery light was captured shining in the heart of an artificial star as it rose above the Shandong Province of China on Nov. 5. The striking image is a composite shot that required multiple shots to balance the light of the foreground and distant lunar subject. This view of a yellow moon shining close to the summit of the Monte Prena peak in the L'Aquila region of Italy was captured on the night of Nov. 5 by Lorenzo Di Cola. It's unusual hue is the result of a phenomenon known as Rayleigh Scattering, which disrupts the bluer wavelengths of the moon's reflected light as it lies close to the horizon, where the atmosphere is thickest, while allowing redder wavelengths to pass through relatively unhindered. Photographer David Balogh managed to catch a well-timed shot of a commercial jet appearing to gently nose a yellow full moon from his vantage point near Budapest Airport in Hungary, as the lunar disk climbed higher in the darkening sky. Next, we have a wide-angle view of the moon shining over Gaza City in Gaza, as captured by photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on the night of Nov. 5, as fishermen plied the placid coastal waters. Photographer Kirill Kudryavstev snapped the plume of a commercial airliner darkening the lunar surface from Frankfurt in western Germany as the supermoon hung low in the sky on Nov. 5, revealing the presence of bright craters contrasting against sprawling lunar seas. Finally, Didem Mente lined up a beautiful shot in which the disk of the full moon appears to form a halo over the head of the Monumento a la Inmaculada Concepcion in the Spanish city of Seville on Nov. 4, a day before Earth's natural satellite reached its full moon phase. If you missed the November full moon there's absolutely no need to let your mood crater. Both the December 2025 and January 2026 full moons will take place as the moon nears its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit — a period known as perihelion — giving rise to a string of spectacular supermoons. Photographers interested in capturing these lunar events should check out our guide to photographing the moon, along with our roundups of the best lenses and cameras for astrophotography in 2025. Editor's Note: If you would like to share your lunar astrophotography with Space.com's readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand to answer a question during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee at the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan on November 12, 2025. Photo: VCG Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi blatantly claimed at the Diet that a "Taiwan emergency" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, implying the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Straits. This is a blatant interference in China's internal affairs, a betrayal of the one-China principle, and a flagrant challenge to the post-World War II international order. Insightful individuals in both China and Japan have pointed out that Takaichi's statement marks the first time since Japan's defeat in 1945 that a Japanese leader has formally claimed that "a Taiwan contingency" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and link this to the exercise of right to collective self-defense, the first time a Japanese leader has expressed ambitions to attempt armed intervention on the Taiwan question, and the first time a Japanese leader has issued a military threat against China. Its intentions are extremely sinister, its nature extremely egregious, and its consequences extremely serious. The Chinese government and the Chinese people are strongly indignant about this and resolutely oppose it. Since modern times, Japanese militarism has engaged in rampant aggression and expansion abroad, committing countless crimes against China. In 1895, Japan forcibly annexed Taiwan through the Treaty of Shimonoseki, implementing a 50-year colonial rule, ruthlessly suppressing Taiwan compatriots' resistance, plundering massive resources, and causing severe damages to Taiwan's economy, culture, and livelihoods. In 1945, after 14 years of arduous and bloody struggle, the Chinese people achieved a great victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Japan signed the instrument of surrender, and formally accepted international legal documents that stipulated Taiwan's restoration to the motherland such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. China recovered Taiwan and resumed its sovereignty over the island. This was a glorious chapter in the Chinese nation's defense of national unity and an important part of the post-World War II international order. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration. The international community has long reached a broad consensus on adhering to the one-China principle. As a defeated nation, Japan should deeply reflect on its historical crimes, honor the commitments it made to China and the international community, and take concrete actions to fully respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. However, Takaichi has attempted to link China's Taiwan region to Japan's so-called "security interests," in an attempt to provide a pretext for Japanese military intervention in the Taiwan question, exposing Japan's sinister plot and ambition for military involvement in the Taiwan Straits. This not only sends a gravely wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces but also severely violates the core content of the one-China principle in the China-Japan Joint Statement, as well as the fourth political document between China and Japan, which affirmed their commitment that the two sides are cooperative partners and do not pose a threat to each other. It has seriously undermined the political foundation of China-Japan relations. Takaichi's fallacies about Taiwan are by no means isolated political nonsense; behind them lies the obsession and arrogance of Japan's right-wing forces in breaking through the constraints of the pacifist constitution and seeking the status of a "military power." In recent years, Japan has been rapidly accelerating its militarization, continuously undercutting its pacifist constitution, completely abandoning the principle of "exclusively defensive defense," and attempting to abandon the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles." Against this backdrop, Takaichi's linking of "Taiwan emergency" with collective self-defense is a pretext for Japan's military expansion, carrying dangerous signs of a resurgence of militarism. From her frequent visits to the Yasukuni Shrine to her denial of the Nanjing Massacre, and her persistent promotion of the "China Threat" theory, Takaichi's every step follows in the old footsteps of historical crimes, seeking to reverse the verdict on Japan's history aggression and revive militarism. Throughout history, Japanese militarism has frequently used the so-called ""survival-threatening situation" as a pretext for launching foreign aggression, including brazenly creating the September 18 Incident under the pretext of "exercising the right of self-defense" and provoking the war of aggression against China. Today, by bringing up similar rhetoric, is Japan attempting to repeat its historical mistakes? The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the reunification of China are unstoppable historical trends. The Chinese government and people are resolute in safeguarding the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Taiwan question is the core of China's core interests, and anyone who dares to touch this red line will not be tolerated by the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people or the entire Chinese nation! We once again solemnly warn the Japanese side that if it should dare to meddle in the cross-Straits situation, it would be an act of aggression and definitely meet a firm response from China. The Japanese side must immediately correct its provocative and cross-line words and deeds, retract its egregious statements, and cease its dangerous and reckless actions in the military and security fields; otherwise, it will bear full responsibility for the consequences. Eighty years ago, the Chinese people defeated Japanese militarist aggression. Today, the Chinese nation has the firm will, full confidence, and sufficient capability to defeat any form of "Taiwan independence" separatist schemes and external interference. Those who play with fire will end up burning themselves badly. Any force attempting to obstruct China's reunification will be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; it will face resolute countermeasures and complete failure. The article was originally published on page 3 of the People's Daily on November 14, 2025.
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Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon. In a new study led by the University of Western Australia (UWA), researchers analyzed 3.7-billion-year-old feldspar crystals found within magmatic anorthosite rocks from the Murchison region — among the oldest surviving pieces of Earth's crust — to uncover chemical fingerprints from our planet's earliest days. These anorthosites are particularly intriguing because while they're very common on the moon, they are rarely found on Earth, hinting at a deep connection between the two worlds, according to a statement from UWA. "The timing and rate of early crustal growth on Earth remains contentious due to the scarcity of very ancient rocks," Matilda Boyce, lead author of the study and Ph.D. student at UWA, said in the statement. “We used fine-scale analytical methods to isolate the fresh areas of plagioclase feldspar crystals, which record the isotopic 'fingerprint' of the ancient mantle." Anorthosite rocks formed when molten magma slowly cooled deep beneath the surface, allowing large plagioclase feldspar crystals to grow and lock in chemical clues about the environment in which they formed. Because these ancient rocks have remained remarkably intact for billions of years, isotopic dating reveals when the minerals solidified, unlocking a direct glimpse into Earth's earliest crust and our planet’s infancy. Using this method, the team was able to measure isotopic ratios that reveal what Earth's mantle and crust looked like billions of years ago. Their results suggest that continental growth didn’t begin immediately after the planet formed, but rather started later, around 3.5 billion years ago — nearly a billion years after Earth's birth. Even more striking, the researchers found that the isotopic signatures from the Australian rocks closely resemble those found in lunar samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions. That chemical link supports the leading "giant impact" theory for the moon's formation, in which a Mars-size object slammed into early Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, ejecting material that eventually coalesced into the moon. Because intact rocks from this ancient era are so rare, the discovery offers a unique opportunity to peer directly into Earth's formative past. These ancient minerals may preserve a record of the chemical mix left behind by that cataclysmic collision — a link between the infant Earth and its newly formed satellite. "Our comparison was consistent with the Earth and moon having the same starting composition of around 4.5 billion years ago," Boyce said in the statement. "This supports the theory that a planet collided with early Earth and the high-energy impact resulted in the formation of the moon." The study, conducted with collaborators from the University of Bristol, the Geological Survey of Western Australia and Curtin University, was published Oct. 31 in Nature Communications.
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A first grade child, whose parents moved from El Salvador to New York City earlier this year, leans over to chat with his classmate about a word problem. Several states south, a father, fresh off a move from Mexico, walks into a school in Washington County, Virginia, to register his daughter for classes. These seem like ordinary occurrences in the K-12 world. The difference: The New York-based first grader is speaking into a new-age walkie-talkie, which then spits out English to her classmate. Similarly, the Virginia-based father wears eyeglasses that listen to his Spanish and translate the sentence through an app to the English-speaking school secretary. Schools are embracing artificial intelligence to help with language translation. While teachers previously had to make do by using Google Translate — or in even earlier days, flagging the nearby foreign language teacher for assistance — institutions are discovering that new technology helps integrate the growing number of English-learner students — who now number more than 5 million across the country — and their families. While institutions are not advocating for the replacement of dedicated services that help children acquire English skills for the long term, AI — much like in other capacities within a school — is being used to facilitate communication in the short term. “Last year I had students not participating, they didn't have a lot of confidence,” Madison Weidner, a first grade teacher at a Title 1 school in New York City, says. “Can you imagine sitting in a classroom and they're speaking a completely different language? I’ve noticed a huge difference with using [AI-enabled] tools. They’re not only participating in conversations with their peers but now they’re able to hear the gist of a lesson as well.” Despite teaching in a traditional classroom, roughly one-third of Weidner’s 22 students receive ELL — or English language learner — services, with some of her students speaking no English at all. “It seems crazy but we do find a way to communicate through hand gestures,” she says, although with ELL services, children get pulled for additional help as well. “Once you get to know the child, they find a way to communicate despite the language barrier. You may just miss a lot of key details.” When she arrived at P.S. 142 Amalia Castro last fall, she was introduced to four small devices in her classroom called Pocketalk, purchased by the school, which allow a student to press a button and speak into the device, which translates to the other student. She also uses Pear Deck, which provides translation tools for students to use during online-based lessons. For example, one of Weidner’s students spoke very good English but had trouble with math story problems. When using the “translate” tool, she began to drastically improve. “She went from, ‘I don’t think I can’ to straight up proficiency,” Weidner says. “She got the math part and could break down the word problem, it was just the language barrier.” Becky Huang, professor of multilingual language education at Ohio State University, says using AI-enabled devices can be a more common way to bridge the language gap, especially for students who need extra support and who are new to a school. “You want students to be able to leverage their native language,” she says. “Otherwise it’s sink or swim, which is not a good approach.” But both linguistics experts and educators who are experimenting with adopting the technology itself acknowledge the pitfalls that often go hand-in-hand with AI adoption, including continued concerns about data privacy, bias, and an over-reliance. Concerns to Consider Keith Perrigan, the superintendent at Virginia-based Washington County School District, offers four headsets called Duoecho Smart Glasses. It has a speaker on its ear piece that is connected to an app. When the speaker, typically Spanish-speaking in Washington County, says a statement, the app translates it to English, speaking the translation out loud for the other party to hear. He says while the district has several AI-enabled headsets to help with translation among parents — most often used when enrolling their child in the district — the English learner students within the district use them only when absolutely necessary. “It’s more of a crutch in the classroom,” he says, adding the students get inclusive services to help them become proficient in English. Roughly 130 out of 6,700 students in Perrigan’s district are English learners, with 13 native tongues represented among them. “Our number one goal is getting them fluent in reading, writing and understanding English as quickly as possible.” Victor Lee, who leads the Stanford Accelerator for Learning’s AI+Education, agrees on the importance of using AI tools as a bridge, not a replacement for English learning services. “On the one hand, it’s encouraging because it has the potential to increase participation and learning opportunities when differences in language are creating difficulty for them,” he says. “On the other side of it, I would hope as this technology gets used, it’s done so with caution and awareness of major limitations that exist, even with state-of-the-art devices. It’s considered one type of support for working across languages but there are many others that absolutely should be part of teachers' repertoire.” Weidner is also quick to acknowledge the AI systems are far from perfect. “I’ll notice when a student is telling me something, whatever it translates back doesn’t make sense; you can tell when you're saying something the child looks back at you, like, ‘Wait, what?’’’ she says. “And same with what they say back to me. As an adult I can use context clues, but it does happen a lot more often than I’d like it. I wish there was something that was 100 percent accurate, but there isn't that just yet.” Generative AI has trouble properly processing children’s voices, due to insufficient training data. “AI is trained on large language models, so if they don't have enough Mandarin-speaking children, they would mark everything wrong,” Huang says. “And there could be biases in language usage: Even in English, we have different varieties like British English. I think users, either students or teachers, have to think about what this particular AI is trained on.” Weidner added if a child is more soft-spoken — which is typical with her English learner students who may be more shy to speak up — the Pocketalk system also has trouble translating. Lawrence Paska, executive director of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), says translation apps, while useful in some cases, do not include important cultural context and nuance. “We’re still working on reliability and validity; the big issue with any computer-based tool is context,” Paska says. “You can hold Google Translate up to a sign and it can translate it, but do I understand the context, the dialect?” The ACTFL does not have specific guidelines on using AI for language learning. Paska says since the tech is “constantly changing,” the organization prefers to offer ongoing training, including webinars throughout the year and a focus group where members can share best practices. The National Education Association outlines several unintended consequences that could come from multilingual learners using AI, including Paska’s mentioned loss of cultural context, missed opportunity for learner-educator interactions and impeded peer interaction. Educators are often left to their literal own devices when it comes to AI and implementation, leading those with a propensity for education technology to step up. Weidner, for example, has her master’s degree in learning technology and experience design, and, along with her other first grade teachers, tasked herself with learning the AI technology tools. Weidner added she is careful with her students relying too much on the translation devices, should they be placed in a second grade classroom the following year with a teacher that is less technologically inclined. “If they go to second grade and their teachers don't use it, then they're back to square one,” she says. “There is part of accountability to release the scaffolding, to make sure they’re increasing their English vocabulary.”
Earth just endured one of its most extreme wildfire years on record — and scientists say human-driven climate change is the cause. A sweeping new analysis, the State of Wildfires 2024–25 report, finds that human-driven global warming dramatically increased the intensity and scale of wildfires across the globe, in some regions making severe fire seasons 25 to 35 times more likely than they would have been in a cooler world. The international study combines satellite data, weather reanalysis and land-surface models to show how heat, drought and vegetation changes converged into record-breaking fires from the Amazon to California. "Land surface models simulate how climate, vegetation and fire interact across the Earth’s surface," Douglas Kelley, a land surface modeler at the U.K. Center for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and a co-lead of the State of Wildfires annual report, told Space.com. Kelley and his collaborators used two approaches to study the impacts of global wildfires, first running thousands of simulations of past fire seasons with and without the effects of human-driven climate change. Then, they looked at models of the Earth's vegetation to see how the growth and death of plants can produce fuel for wildfires. "Together, these approaches show both how climate change has already influenced major fire events, and what the future might hold,” Kelley said. The team calculated that, from March 2024 through February 2025, wildfires burned 1.4 million square miles (3.7 million square kilometers), an area larger than the size of India. Certain regions saw truly staggering spikes. Fire emissions were higher than normal, with Bolivia seeing its highest carbon dioxide emissions total of this century (771 million tons), while Canada had its second year of reaching over a billion tons its CO2 emissions. Brazil's Pantanal region, considered the world's largest wetland, had six times the average carbon dioxide emissions for the area. As carbon dioxide helps contribute to greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, these emission increases are helping to propel a positive feedback loop, driving up global warming conditions even further, which, in turn, can lead to more extreme wildfires. The most powerful finding for the team was how clear climate change emerged as a variable in driving the intensity of the wildfire seasons worldwide. "Wildfires are shaped by a tangled mix of weather, vegetation, land use and chance — factors that usually make event-scale attribution incredibly difficult. To fully reflect that complexity, we pushed our methods to explore thousands of different ways that climate, people, and ecosystems might interact to influence fire," Kelley said. "Yet across all those possibilities, the conclusion barely wavered: human-driven climate change increased the likelihood of these extreme fires and amplified how much land burned...The science has now advanced to the point where the climate signal is unmistakable. But worryingly, climate change itself has advanced so far that this signal is visible in every extreme fire event we assessed,” Kelley said. Wildfires in 2024 and 2025 killed more than 200 people worldwide, including 100 people in Nepal, 34 people in South Africa and 30 people in Los Angeles. The Southern California blazes alone forced 150,000 evacuations and caused an estimated $140 billion in damages. Similarly, fires in Canada's Jasper National Park alone cost over US $1 billion in damages while Brazil's Pantanal’s agribusiness sector lost over $200 million due to wildfires. Besides carbon emissions, air quality impacts were also significant. Fine particulate pollution from fires in Brazil reached up to 60 times higher than the World Health Organization’s safe limits, exposing hundreds of millions of people to toxic smoke. For scientists, much of this evidence comes from low-Earth orbit. Satellites such as NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites have become indispensable for detecting active fires, mapping burn scars and monitoring atmospheric pollution from smoke plumes. Those space-based observations fed directly into the State of Wildfires analysis, which used them to validate fire-weather models and quantify how much climate change has altered conditions on the ground. The research team says future versions of the report will rely even more heavily on upcoming hyperspectral sensors and next-generation Earth observation satellites, which can track vegetation dryness, fuel loads and even early-stage ignition events in near real time. For researchers like Kelley, the question then becomes: what can humanity do about it? "We touch on this in our summary for policymakers, especially around climate finance and how wildfires affect nature-based climate solutions. However, we haven’t yet been in a position to explore in depth how local fire management decisions influenced each event: what worked, what didn’t, and what we can learn. Advances in scientific methods and ongoing study time will enable us to do this, and it's a key area for future work," said Kelley.
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