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Several Chinese firms are developing large satellite constellations. Photo: Shutterstock

China plans space traffic management system amid commercial satellite boom

National space body says it needs to keep space ‘sustainable’ as projections show number of satellites in low Earth orbit could hit 100,000.

27 Apr 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

How the list of China-born leaders in global science is steadily growing

27 Apr 2025 - 2:54PM

China to harness nation’s resources to AI self-reliance ambitions

26 Apr 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Why does Chinese entrepreneur Dong Mingzhu shun jobseekers educated overseas?

Chinese businesswoman divides opinion by saying her company won’t hire overseas-educated executives due to security concerns.

26 Apr 2025 - 10:12AMvideocam

Dong Mingzhu (left), with President Xi Jinping at Gree’s moulding plant back in 2018, has divided opinion with her latest comments about overseas educated jobseekers. Photo: Xinhua

China-born scientist forged a rare-earth-free magnet. Will it help the West?

The race is on to commercialise technology that could overcome China’s dominance of the supply of critical minerals.

25 Apr 2025 - 8:21PMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

China’s stealth jet breakthrough, Thai ranger fired over slur: 7 highlights

From China unveiling a stealth jet advance to Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental hotel’s makeover, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

25 Apr 2025 - 12:35PM

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US scientists given access to moon rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 probe

Chinese space agency says American scientists will be among the international researchers allowed to study lunar samples.

25 Apr 2025 - 12:06AMvideocam

The Chang’e-5 lunar probe brought samples back to Earth in 2020. Photo: Reuters

Award-winning chemist Shang Rui will leave Japan to start a lab in China

Shang will join Westlake University, where he will establish a new laboratory focused on sustainable catalysis and functional molecules.

24 Apr 2025 - 10:57PMvideocam

China launches Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to install space debris defence devices

On board Tiangong space station, crew trio will conduct cutting-edge experiments on tissue regeneration, human-machine collaboration systems.

25 Apr 2025 - 3:11PMvideocam

China’s new journal publishing benchmarks set to boost scientific soft power

Beijing aims to assert voice in global academic discourse by overhauling grading system that covers thousands of Chinese scientific journals.

24 Apr 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

Researchers examine semiconductor materials in a lab. A new scientific journal ranking system introduced by Beijing is intended as a “positive guide” to help elevate the work of the nation’s leading scientists. Photo: Xinhua

Eat, prey, eat: fossil find in China reveals unusual dinosaur-mammal food chain

Fossilised remains of newly identified dinosaur species and mammal suggest they were both predator and quarry to each other.

24 Apr 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

The findings point to a complex dynamic between dinosaurs and mammals 125 million years ago. Illustration: Handout

China unveils drone-mounted quantum device for submarine detection in South China Sea

Chinese scientists’ breakthrough in magnetic detection technology could give China the edge in submarine warfare amid Sino-US tension.

24 Apr 2025 - 8:51PMvideocam

A Chinese cave expert found something extraordinary. He fears it will be wrecked

Experts say newly found karst cave has sediment ‘gene pool’ that hasn’t been seen before, but it needs to be protected before it’s too late.

23 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM

China on pace to land astronauts on moon by 2030, space agency says

Rocket, crew carrier and lander pass key early hurdles with testing ‘progressing smoothly’, as US Artemis programme navigates delays.

24 Apr 2025 - 1:26PMvideocam

An image of the lunar surface taken by the Chang’e-6 lander in June, 2024. Mission component tests for the 2030 lunar landing have progressed “smoothly” and large-scale tests are set to proceed, according to China’s space agency. Photo: National Space Administration

SCMP Highlights

China’s non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, scientist deaths: 7 science highlights

From China developing world’s fastest hard drive to deaths of AI scientists, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

23 Apr 2025 - 3:00PM

Chinese scientists used a 2kg bomb to generate a fireball that lasted 15 times longer than an equivalent TNT blast, according to a new study. Photo: 705 Research Institute

China cracks quantum code barrier. For how long will our data be safe?

By setting a new benchmark in quantum cryptology, Chinese researchers may have found new path for encryption research.

24 Apr 2025 - 3:59PM

China finds way to land its stealth jet on aircraft carriers. How does it work?

Chengdu engineers achieve uncanny precision in extreme weather with system that shares control with pilot, study said.

22 Apr 2025 - 5:26PMvideocam

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Can this study from Chinese, French scientists help unlock secrets of the mind?

Findings could help illuminate role of brain region in cognitive functions, such as memory integration and abstract thinking: paper.

22 Apr 2025 - 10:36AMvideocam

The claustrum orchestrates brain functions via connections with numerous brain regions but its molecular and cellular organisation are poorly understood. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Chinese universities are dominating global research on chips, US report says

While institutions from China take up most places on top 10 rankings for published papers and citations, there are none from the US.

22 Apr 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

5 jobs for a jobseeker: in China, PhD may have far more opportunities than in US

As the Trump administration slashes research funding and US universities impose hiring freezes, postdoc job vacancies in China are booming.

21 Apr 2025 - 2:49PMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

Russian tourists in China, non-nuclear hydrogen bomb test: 5 weekend reads

From French people discovering Taobao to Russian tourists in China, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

21 Apr 2025 - 12:15PM

The number of Russian nationals visiting the southern Chinese resort city of Sanya has soared over the past year. Photo: Xinhua

China tests non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, science paper shows

The weapon generates a white-hot fireball that lasts 15 times longer than TNT’s fleeting flash.

20 Apr 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Chinese scientists used a 2kg bomb to generate a fireball that lasted 15 times longer than an equivalent TNT blast, according to a new study. Photo: 705 Research Institute

Will the US hand space leadership to China by pulling Nasa out of Mars race?

Experts contrast Washington’s budget threat to Martian sample return programme and clear goals for Tianwen-3 mission and beyond.

19 Apr 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics

Likening its tech to Google’s Android, the state-backed X-Humanoid is seeking a greater role in China’s highly competitive robotics industry.

21 Apr 2025 - 6:13PMvideocam

China offers high-performance, low-cost satellites to belt and road countries

Breakthrough makes powerful sub-metre Kuanfu 02B the lightest on the market, Chang Guang Satellite Technology says.

19 Apr 2025 - 4:00PM

Chinese satellite maker Chang Guang Satellite Technology has launched 219 satellites. Photo: Handout

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