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Dozens of activists protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Manila as tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea grow. IMAGES
Chinese coast guard ships are seen patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Chinese coast guard personnel aboard an inflatable boat approaches a group of Filipino fishermen collecting shells on the shallow part of the shoal. Beijing seized control of Scarborough Shoal -- known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal -- from Manila in 2012 following a tense standoff. IMAGES
A China People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft carrying 600,000 doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine lands at an airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Premier Hua Sen, who is at the airport overseeing the arrival of the vaccines, said in January China donated one million doses of the Covid-19 jabs to the Southeast Asian kingdom. IMAGES
Suivez @numerama pour anticiper l'avenir ! Les dégâts causés par les sangliers ont explosé en Chine. Résultat : certains utilisent des drones armés de flèches en métal pour tuer ces animaux.
The European Union announces extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports. German automobile giant Volkswagen describes the move as "detrimental" to the European market, while Beijing warns it could spark a trade war. "It is a means to correct an imbalanced and unfair competitive situation," says Eric Mamer, chief spokesperson for the European Commission. SOUNDBITE
A Long March 2-C rocket carrying a satellite jointly developed by China and France lifted off from a space base in Xichang, in southwestern China. The launch took place around 3:00pm (0700 GMT). The satellite, dubbed the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), will seek out gamma-ray bursts, powerful cosmic explosions that offer clues about the history of the universe. IMAGES
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