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Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (left) shake hands after a signing ceremony in Beijing, China on May 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Vucic and Xi agree to strengthen China-Serbia ‘ironclad friendship’

Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech.

Why the era of the 3 joint US-China communiques may be ‘completely’ over

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Chip prodigy Da Bo returns to China after his role in TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan

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Politics

Are systemic safety failures to blame for China’s deadly mine blast?

Industry insiders say untracked workers, ‘hidden’ coal pits and airflow issues likely contributed to explosion that killed at least 82.

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Rescuers enter a mine shaft on Sunday after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in China’s Shanxi province on Friday evening. Photo: Xinhua
Rescuers enter a mine shaft on Sunday after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in China’s Shanxi province on Friday evening. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

China lauds Pakistan’s ‘proactive role’ in US-Iran peace talks and vows support

Shehbaz Sharif tells his hosts in Beijing that efforts to mediate between Tehran and Washington ‘moving in the right direction’.

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Military

Taipei ‘optimistic’ about arms deal even after US Navy chief says it’s on ice

Taiwan’s defence minister says Washington has not notified the island of any pause to a US$14 billion weapons package.

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Money & Wealth

China boosts services for migrant workers to spur consumption

Cities will have to give migrant workers and their families better access to healthcare and education services under a loosening of the household registration system.

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Military

China boosts peacekeeping budget share amid warnings UN may be sidelined

SIPRI says Beijing’s participation in such UN missions helps ‘project an image of itself as a responsible major power’.

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Diplomacy

Major EU countries push for tougher China policy ahead of Brussels debate

Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania call for more aggressive response to ‘systemic and structural industrial overcapacity’.

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Science

Chinese scientists develop handheld cancer detection device

The new system is about 10,000 times more sensitive than traditional methods at detecting early-stage lung cancer.

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Chinese scientists have developed a handheld device that can detect early-stage cancer biomarkers from a single drop of blood with up to 94.9 per cent accuracy. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Open Questions | Stable US-China ties? It won’t last long, Evan Medeiros says

After Trump’s China trip, political scientist gives his assessment on Taiwan, trade leverage, the Iran war and Beijing’s tensions with Tokyo.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong

Americas

Cuba receives shipment of rice donated by China as US squeezes island

Beijing reinforces ties through ‘the largest food aid’ in recent years as Cuba reels under economic crisis.

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Science

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

The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions.

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Science

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

Diplomacy

Breaking the chain? Why Hainan holds the key to survival for China’s carriers

Sanya naval complex in country’s island province gives warships room to manoeuvre and counter US first island chain, report says.

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The commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony is held for the Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, in Sanya on China’s southern Hainan province on November 5, 2025. Photo: Xinhua via AP
The commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony is held for the Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, in Sanya on China’s southern Hainan province on November 5, 2025. Photo: Xinhua via AP

Science

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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Science

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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Diplomacy

China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains

Analysts say Beijing’s position in managing three-way ties appears to be strengthened after hosting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

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Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP
Most of the deals signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday are symbolic, according to analysts. Pool photo: Reuters via AP

Diplomacy

Could Putin, Trump visits pave the way for ‘trilateral coordination’ with China?

America is ‘the biggest variable’, according to international relations expert and former diplomat Cui Hongjian.

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Military

China and Russia warn US Golden Dome poses ‘clear threat’ to stability

Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system.

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Diplomacy

How Putin’s chance encounter with a Chinese boy in Beijing shaped a life

Over 25 years ago, a young boy in Beihai Park caught the attention of Russia’s then new president as he visited China for the first time.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photo with then 12-year-old Peng Pai and members of Peng’s family, in Beijing’s Beihai Park on July 17, 2000. Photo: Baidu
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LATEST China Science NEWS

Chip prodigy Da Bo returns to China after his role in TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan

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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

Chinese scientists develop handheld cancer detection device

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Chinese scientists have developed a handheld device that can detect early-stage cancer biomarkers from a single drop of blood with up to 94.9 per cent accuracy. Photo: Shutterstock

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

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Pictures of the moon’s surface taken by the Chang’e-6 probe in 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

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

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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

Can China’s AI-powered food monitoring avoid US military-style meal complaints?

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The food management system was developed after repeated complaints from grass-roots units, a Chinese media outlet has reported. Photo: CCTV
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut reaches Tiangong space station

Hong Kong's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying during Man-Ship Integration Test training. Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying will carry out the Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, and Zhu will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
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Search on for survivors at China mine accident

This photo taken with a mobile phone on May 23, 2026 shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County of Changzhi City, north China's Shanxi Province. Photo: Xinhua
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How a rural French town became the cradle of Chinese communism

Late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was among the many Chinese students who studied in Montargis in the early 20th century
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China’s deadliest mine accident in over a decade

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