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Dannie Peng
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
Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ against Japan’s nuclear ambitions.
State visit unfolds amid turbulent global landscape where South Korea must delicately navigate US-China rivalry and China-Japan tensions.
Pioneering scientist takes up new position at Westlake University to seek ‘fresh exploration’ with greater freedom and inclusivity.
Scientists aim to reclaim thousands of hectares of desert using cyanobacteria that can stabilise sand and create foundation for plant growth.
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A once-struggling Chinese coal city turns the traditional fossil fuel into nylon, manufacturing popular fashion from sportswear to lingerie.
Top diplomat Wang Yi hosts two days of talks with Cambodian and Thai counterparts to consolidate a border ceasefire.
The ear was torn off in an industrial accident and was successfully reattached to the woman’s scalp several months later.
China is catching up fast in mRNA-related fundamental research and technological development, Hu says.
Foreign ministry says NDAA undermines sovereignty, development interests, as Taiwan Affairs Office slams ‘misguided signals’ to separatists.
US State Department approves massive deal that includes billions in Himars and howitzer equipment, drones and software.
Mainland visitor numbers rose just 3% in November after flight cuts and travel warnings took effect as diplomatic strains escalated.
In China, unhealthy lifestyles, pollution and work-related stress are cited in public health discussions around declining sperm quality.
Beijing and Washington battle for tech domination with next-gen plans to launch supercomputers into orbit and transform global connectivity.
Tributes to the ‘distinguished architectural educator, scholar and curator’ from Syracuse University say he was killed on Monday.
Lead-zinc mine in Kunlun Mountains of Xinjiang sits at an altitude surpassing the world’s highest human settlement, in the Peruvian Andes.
New biotech allows ‘seeds’ planted in the brain to differentiate into new nerve cells, reshaping its neural network.
Sacrificial victims in mass burials were mostly male, while burial attendants for nobles or elites were overwhelmingly female, study finds.
Sudden death marks China’s latest loss of a leading science mind at the height of their research career.
Frustrated by Western delays, top scientists have joined China’s BEST fusion project as it nears ‘uncharted territory’.
Researchers find that the radical new approach has a similar effect on the brain to the use of ketamine or electroconvulsive therapy.
Top defence university pilots scheme aimed at solving ‘bottleneck’ engineering problems amid tech race with US.
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology says it has fired Guo Wei over the accusations of academic misconduct.
Controversial Nobel Prize winner helped to lay the groundwork for China to become a genomics and biotech powerhouse.
Return of pioneering scientists’ latest generation prompts more attention than usual among a growing trend.
Emerging tech that uses light to boost computer power is already being used in aerospace, biomedicine and finance.
Those who master ‘manufacture in space will gain the initiative in future space economic development’, according to Institute of Mechanics.
The research team’s straightforward alternative to expensive, complex and dangerous production method hailed as ‘Nobel Prize level’.
About half of the world’s under-construction nuclear power plants are in China as the country races to boost electricity supply and meet emissions reduction pledges.
The list fuels concerns about the pressures researchers face, but critics warn it may not provide an accurate picture.
