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After working on the frontline of computer chip development in Japan, a Chinese researcher is taking his skills home to China. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chip prodigy Da Bo returns to China after his role in TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan

The acclaimed researcher’s goal is to bring Chinese semiconductor equipment, materials and components up to global standards.

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Chinese scientists develop handheld cancer detection device

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China merges space programmes as race to the moon with US heats up

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Hong Kong’s first astronaut lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission

The payload specialist is a part of a three-person crew, one of whom will be spending a year in space.

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The Shenzhou-23 mission blasts off for China’s Tiangong space station from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu province on Sunday night. Photo: Reuters
The Shenzhou-23 mission blasts off for China’s Tiangong space station from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu province on Sunday night. Photo: Reuters
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Can China’s AI-powered food monitoring avoid US military-style meal complaints?

An integrated digital platform that tracks every step of the process is solving an age-old problem for Chinese forces.

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China’s desire for endless youth is wiping out donkeys – can scientists help?

Brazilian researchers are developing a lab-grown alternative to ejiao, a traditional medicine made from donkey skin.

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Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals

China is leaning into its industrial strengths to extract germanium, aluminium, lithium and gallium from fossil fuel.

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Amid a global energy shortage, coal piles sit near a chemical plant in Datong, as China turns coal into critical metals. Photo: AP
Amid a global energy shortage, coal piles sit near a chemical plant in Datong, as China turns coal into critical metals. Photo: AP
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Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker

Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms.

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Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission

The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist.

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Will science scandals ruin reputation of century-old journal Nature in China?

Chinese academic watchdogs and online detectives are exposing growing numbers of problematic papers in Nature journals.

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A former biomedical PhD student turned whistle-blower and science blogger, known as “Student Geng”, has made a string of claims about the integrity of articles in the prestigious science journal. Photo: Bilibili
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Chinese-Dutch team turns corn to sustainable plastic, inspired by spider silk

Up to 80 per cent of polymers derived from corn protein zein degrade within a month in simulated natural soil conditions, researchers find.

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Team made up of scientists from China and the Netherlands says their corn protein-based biopolymer could offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based plastics. Photo: Shutterstock
Team made up of scientists from China and the Netherlands says their corn protein-based biopolymer could offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based plastics. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s Tsinghua University honours German Gref, Russian banker sanctioned by US

Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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China swaps Middle East oil for Xinjiang coal. What does it mean for the world?

With the war in Iran choking global oil supplies, China is tapping its 390 billion tonnes of coal reserves to build its own energy source.

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Can China team’s Greek dig unveil an untold truth in ancient world history?

A joint archaeological project between Greece’s culture ministry and a Chinese team of researchers is breaking new ground.

The Aetolia-Acarnania region in Greece held particular significance during the Hellenistic period when there were extensive cultural exchanges across Eurasia. Photo: Wikipedia
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Omega-3 could hurt the brain, China’s new war on deserts: 7 science highlights

From China’s new war on deserts to Singapore-based physicist’s big move, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

A rare earth mine at Bayan Obo, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China, seen in 2011. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
A rare earth mine at Bayan Obo, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China, seen in 2011. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
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How a remote patch of Gobi Desert became central to China’s national security

A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining.

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SMILE: China-EU satellite to study Earth’s solar defence defies trade tensions

Launch of satellite to study Earth’s magnetic shield hailed by lead scientists as result of ‘true 50/50 collaboration’.

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How China and Russia could team up to shift global science ‘centre of gravity’

Scientists say they hope Xi-Putin summit will bring more support for collaboration as Moscow and Beijing sign deals on tech and innovation.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walk together during their meeting in Beijing on May 20, 2026. Photo: EPA/ Sputnik/ Kremlin Pool
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walk together during their meeting in Beijing on May 20, 2026. Photo: EPA/ Sputnik/ Kremlin Pool
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China ‘outpacing the US’ in biotech race to find cure for Parkinson’s disease

A leading Chinese neurologist says publicly available data shows a clear lead in the development of stem cell treatments.

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China hails latest breakthrough on space solar power technology

Researchers build system that can send energy to multiple moving targets, taking another step towards dream of an orbiting power station.

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China confirms death of hypersonic weapon expert Fang Daining in South Africa

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced Fang’s death, confirming an SCMP report in March.

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Fang Daining died of an illness on February 27, according to an obituary posted on the CAS website. Photo: Handout
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Will Chinese beat English as the top language for commanding AI?

Study suggests sophisticated AI models can respond better to Chinese than English before learning how to fine-tune geometric modifications.

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A Tsinghua University study has introduced a new angle to the global tech race. Photo: Shutterstock
A Tsinghua University study has introduced a new angle to the global tech race. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s northeast, poor in rare earths, scores big find

A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists.

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China unveils world’s first germ resistant titanium-copper medical implant

Scientists around the world have been trying to master the techniques needed to produce the innovative material.

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Did Chinese scientists simulate what could be the ‘end of the universe’?

Tsinghua University team’s tackles one of most unsettling ideas in theoretical physics to possibly open a new pathway in quantum computing.

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Researchers at Tsinghua University say they have recreated the core mechanism behind “false vacuum decay” using a programmable quantum simulator. Photo: Shutterstock
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