Dannie Peng
Senior Reporter, China
Dannie joined SCMP in 2023 and focuses on science stories in China, with a particular interest in the scientific community and societal impacts of scientific advances. She previously worked for China Newsweek, covering topics including China's healthcare system, public health and science. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting.
Dannie joined SCMP in 2023 and focuses on science stories in China, with a particular interest in the scientific community and societal impacts of scientific advances. She previously worked for China Newsweek, covering topics including China's healthcare system, public health and science. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting.
Areas of Expertise:
Science, health, techLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Inbound students made up over half of the 46 HIV cases found among nearly 40,000 tests, researchers say.
After 20 months of recovery, the 51-year-old man is walking indoors with a frame, manages daily tasks and has regained lower leg sensation.
In new assessment, China blames Philippines for environmental harm and coral loss at disputed Sandy Cay and Second Thomas Shoal.
The breakthrough is expected to provide a foundation for scalable quantum communications, computing and networked sensing.
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Described as tender and crisp, Cuimi delivers about double the yield compared with Shixia longan, say developers.
Thousands of trees die in Jinzhandian Park, a lush flood-storage wetland, amid exceptionally wet and rainy summer.
Candidates for postings in Henan were found to have paid officials for an advance look at the questions in an entrance exam.
Zhang Jianhua used his influence in and out of office to help third parties with approvals and investment.
Beijing is strengthening its aircraft carrier force as it improves capacity to operate in more distant seas and airspace, white paper warns.
Cai Qi meets frontier researchers, urging them to play their part in Communist Party governance.
After a successful trial, the cutting-edge devices will be rolled out nationwide to boost the power system’s reliability.
Scientist says child’s death reveals ‘serious failures in risk assessment, transparency and institutional oversight’.
Ancient plants were capable of producing resin to protect themselves 65 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds.
Expert calls for a change in approach after state media report alleged county officials misreported the size of rice fields to meet targets.
The system has been designed to provide ‘tailored’ services that help developing countries better prepare for extreme weather events.
The Tongji University professor, who specialised in the study of how cells age and form tumours, led several national research programmes.
Long macaque breeding cycles and fully pre-booked colonies have forced some researchers to put critical studies on hold.
The institution will replace English lessons with intercultural communication courses as translation tools bridge language barriers.
Researchers say their sensor can monitor levels of the neurotransmitter in real time, bringing at-home health management ‘closer to reality’.
Online ‘weather enthusiasts’ in China are posting typhoon predictions, prompting criticism from state media.
As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery.
Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence.
Tianwen-2 spacecraft is equipped with varying sampling modes to perform best in uncertain terrain of 2016 HO3 asteroid.
Analysis of 70 audit reports across 43 higher education institutions reveals misuse of funds and poor expenditure tracking.
Novel approach would ‘fundamentally change’ model for small liquid-fuel launch vehicles, including ending reliance on fixed launch pads.
Latest in-orbit results from prototype Qingzhou cargo spacecraft show China is testing cameras, refrigeration and bio-support capsule.
Solar-powered innovation has shown year-long stability with zero utility energy costs, thanks to a new type of photothermal material.
Report showing global progress on 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals shows gap between Chinese and US closed significantly since 2015.
Unprecedented downpours prompt warning that links and systems adapted to an arid past may struggle to cope with a wetter future.
