By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday (Feb. 3) after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the United States in what Washington called a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. The Pentagon
Read moreTag: balloon
China: Balloon over US skies is for research, wind pushed it
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – China said on Friday (Feb. 3) that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite US suspicion it was spying. The discovery further strained already tense relations between Beijing and Washington. The Pentagon decided not to shoot down
Read moreRush to catch balloon frogs amid the floods in Phayao
RESIDENTS of northern Phayao province turned the heavy flooding from two days of torrential rain into an opportunity as they enthusiastically caught balloon frogs for sale, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 20). Despite infrastructure in this province being badly flooded the residents waded in the floodwater to catch the balloon frog, also known as blunt-headed
Read more