The Oligarch’s Design: Tracing Power, Politics, Influence
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China has completed the first phase of its 6G technology trials, a key step in its bid to lead the global push toward next-generation telecommunications networks.
The announcement shows growing momentum behind Beijing’s efforts to shape the standards and industrial ecosystem for 6G, even as commercial rollout remains years away.
Officials said the initial trial phase focused on validating core technical capabilities expected to anchor future 6G systems, including ultra-low latency links, high-frequency spectrum use, integrated space-air-ground connectivity and strengthened security frameworks. Researchers also examined early applications ranging from autonomous manufacturing to immersive, real-time holographic communication.
The test results demonstrated “notable progress” across several fields, according to project leaders, and pave the way for the next round of system-level and high-capacity experiments. China launched its national 6G research initiative in 2019, drawing in major state-backed institutes, universities and telecom companies including Huawei, ZTE and China Mobile to coordinate development.
Global competition around 6G continues to sharpen as governments and industries look to secure advantages in the networks expected to support advanced computing, intelligent devices and new industrial applications. While experts expect commercial 6G deployment around 2030, early standard-setting work is seen as crucial to shaping future markets and technologies.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said the second phase of trials will broaden testing to cross-industry scenarios and contribute to ongoing international discussions on 6G standards. It added that China aims to engage more closely in global research partnerships as it works to present itself as an influential player in the next wave of telecom innovation.
Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday (12 December), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The JMA had earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela on Thursday, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas.
The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday (11 December) puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Sea nation's entry into the euro zone.
An extratropical cyclone has caused widespread disruption across Brazil’s São Paulo state, with powerful winds toppling trees and power lines, blocking streets and leaving large parts of the region without electricity.
Pakistan has indicated its openness to forming a regional bloc with Bangladesh without including India. The statement from Islamabad follows comments by Bangladesh’s top foreign affairs adviser, Md Touhid Hossain, that such an arrangement is strategically possible without India.
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Football superstar Lionel Messi has arrived in India to kick off his highly anticipated GOAT India Tour 2025, a three-day, four-city visit running from 13 to 15 December.
The upcoming meeting in Berlin between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European officials is set to focus on advancing a proposed peace framework, though analysts warn reaching a deal may be difficult.
Britain’s King Charles III said on Friday, 12 December, that his cancer treatment is expected to be reduced in the coming year, using a televised address to urge people across the country to take part in cancer screening programmes, officials confirmed.
Talks aimed at ending the war between Ukraine and Russia are set to continue in Berlin this weekend, with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and senior European leaders, a U.S. official said.
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