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The Long March-10B rocket booster is safely recovered in the South China Sea on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
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China used a giant net to land a reusable rocket. Does the idea have legs?

It’s an unconventional approach that has sparked debate over how it stacks up against America’s landing-leg system.

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The young Chinese scientist behind ‘impossible’ breakthrough on sodium batteries

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Using AI could reduce exam scores by a fifth, a study on Chinese students finds

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US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions

Raising security fears, NSF moves from case-by-case approval to full ban on working with restricted entities and their employees.

The US National Science Foundation is moving away from Chinese collaborators that have been flagged as restricted entities by the government. Photo: Shutterstock
The US National Science Foundation is moving away from Chinese collaborators that have been flagged as restricted entities by the government. Photo: Shutterstock
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Pan Jianwei becomes first Chinese scientist to win top UN basic science prize

Father of quantum recognised for ‘seminal contributions to large-scale secure quantum communications and scalable quantum computation’.

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China to make car connectivity mandatory as US moves to tighten ban

New vehicles with smart driver assistance systems will have to support continuous safety monitoring, data recording and remote management.

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China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability

The successful capture of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket is a first step on the road to narrowing the decade-long head start of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Photo: Xinhua via AP
Photo: Xinhua via AP
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China supercharges AI with 100-fold faster optical chip breakthrough

Peking University researchers develop new all-optical interconnect system linking standard electronic chips with specific algorithms.

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Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake

Top planetary scientist will lead young university’s new astronomy department after decades shaping human understanding of the universe.

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Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?

Chinese scientists show how wireless electricity may become reality on the moon, with laser network to beam solar energy into dark craters.

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The Earth rises over the lunar horizon. China and the United States have stepped up efforts to establish a long-term presence on the moon. Photo: Shutterstock
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What happened before Chinese scientist Wang Danhao took his life in the US?

Promising researcher’s family and friends still await police report, which could provide critical details about events leading to his death.

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Wang Danhao had secured a faculty position at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, his alma mater, and was planning to fly back to China in May, according to a source. Photo: Handout
Wang Danhao had secured a faculty position at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, his alma mater, and was planning to fly back to China in May, according to a source. Photo: Handout
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China’s reusable rocket feat lights up the web: is SpaceX set to lose its crown?

The space race just became a real race again, says one online commentator, after net-and-cable recovery of rocket booster sparks awe.

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Chinese team’s wearable dopamine patch could be used to track depression

Researchers say their sensor can monitor levels of the neurotransmitter in real time, bringing at-home health management ‘closer to reality’.

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As Typhoon Bavi nears, Chinese bloggers warned AI storm forecasts may be illegal

Online ‘weather enthusiasts’ in China are posting typhoon predictions, prompting criticism from state media.

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Fishing boats in east China’s Jiangsu province are moored on Friday in preparation for Typhoon Bavi, which is predicted to hit the region this weekend. Photo: AFP
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US scientists use Chinese humanoid robot to carry out keyhole surgery

The robot, nicknamed Surgie, was remotely controlled by human surgeons as it carried out the procedure on a pig.

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The robots operate on a pig to remove its gallbladder. Photo: Handout
The robots operate on a pig to remove its gallbladder. Photo: Handout
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10 scientists and experts who have left US and UK for China so far in 2026

From a Nobel Prize winner to the creator of the first plant ID app, here are some of the scientists and experts who made the move.

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Long March-10B: China’s net-capture rocket joins space race with edge on SpaceX

Soon after launch, the first stage of the rocket returned vertically and was recovered via a sea platform, state media says.

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Exclusive | Asia’s top climate scientist warns of ‘humanitarian disasters’ as Earth teeters

Hong Kong-based expert paints grim picture of challenges, yet voices hope in next generation and nature’s resilience.

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A satellite image shows Super Typhoon Bavi as it churns in the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
A satellite image shows Super Typhoon Bavi as it churns in the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
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Meet Biomni: the free powerful biomed AI agent turning data into hypotheses

Stanford team that includes two Chinese among its main developers says system can turn a plain-language request into an entire research workflow.

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Up to 100 gigawatts: China unveils its high-power microwave weapon arsenal

Defence scientists say the technology could threaten low Earth orbit satellite networks such as Starlink at an extremely low cost.

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Active fault line threatens world’s biggest hydropower project: Chinese geologists

New analysis brings call for slope reinforcement for massive mega-dam project in Tibet to mitigate risks of landslides and collapses.

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An aerial view of a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo. Construction started on the mega-dam project in July last year. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
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Politics over progress: how US-China tensions slow scientific advancements

As Washington and Beijing lock horns over national security, political friction may be dismantling decades of fruitful shared discovery.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
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Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award

Chen Liquan and Ben De recognised for advances in solid-state energy storage and military aviation defence.

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Google DeepMind director Cao Liangliang makes a boomerang return to Hong Kong

After a journey including study under luminaries in computer vision and AI sectors, Cao brings Silicon Valley experience to PolyU.

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China achieves microwatt milestone with self-reliant carbon-14 nuclear battery

Cross-sector team says device, which marks significant step in long-life power sources, was developed without foreign tech or parts.

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Northwest Normal University and Gansu Zhulong Technology have released a carbon‑14 nuclear battery and silicon carbide (SiC) transducer. Photo: Gansu Zhulong Technology
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