China alleges that in 2016, the Philippines entered into an unwritten agreement that restricted access by military and other official ships to islands in the South China Sea.

The injuring of Filipino crew and damage to Philippine vessels in the South China Sea is "irresponsible behaviour and disregards international law", U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a press conference on Thursday.

For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands. The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway,

The first-of-its-kind mission aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon and is the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program.

When the Chang’e-4 mission landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, China became the first and only country to land on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth.

China hopes to return samples from the far side of the moon in a mission that started Friday with the unmanned rocket launch from the Wenchang Space Launch Center. The Chang'e-6 probe will land on the dark side of the moon -- the portion that is away from the view of the Earth -- to collect samples and return them to Earth during the 53-day mission.

Apple’s revenue declined for the fifth time in the past six quarters, dragged down by ailing iPhone sales and new competition from smartphone rivals in China.Still, shares of Apple rose more than 6% in premarket trading,

The company continues to lean on customers’ appetite for apps and services, as demand for its devices weakens.

Apple's services revenue reached a new record for the March 2024 quarter, but iPhone sales dropped amid weak demand in the China region.