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Janusz Pawliszyn, inventor of two widely used analytical chemistry techniques, has taken up a professorship at Sun Yat-sen University’s school of chemical engineering and technology. Photo: Handout

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Canada Research Chair chemist Janusz Pawliszyn joins Chinese university

The Polish scientist who invented two widely used analytical chemistry techniques has been hired by one of his former students.

How hydrogen could help China cut natural gas use and carbon emissions

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How the PLA may use stealth drones in a swarming boat attack from Taiwan

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China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam

While the technology is still at an early stage, it may one day allow drones to fly indefinitely.

If wireless charging is deployed to a battlefield, it would not only allow drones to stay in the air for longer but could also allow them to carry bigger payloads by reducing the size of their batteries. Photo: Eugene Lee
If wireless charging is deployed to a battlefield, it would not only allow drones to stay in the air for longer but could also allow them to carry bigger payloads by reducing the size of their batteries. Photo: Eugene Lee

Diplomacy

China steps up aid to Africa but huge funding gap left by Trump’s cuts remains

Beijing’s efforts in food and medical relief, a sector traditionally dominated by US programmes, could partly fill the void, observers said.

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Military

Taiwan warned of widening ‘resilience gap’ in civil defences

Island vulnerable to panic should real-world crisis happen ‘because we are unprepared’, security scholar says.

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Diplomacy

The rupture: how Europe fell out of love with America

Many believed the transatlantic alliance could weather another term of Trump, but a year and a half on those hopes have largely faded.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
Illustration: Brian Wang

Diplomacy

Closed? Open? Closed? Why is Iran changing course on the Strait of Hormuz?

Tehran is looking for room to manoeuvre on bigger issues as a ceasefire deadline looms next week, observers say.

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Military

Lesson for China? Iran’s low-cost 358 missile takes out million-dollar US assets

Price of successful ‘drone killer’ said to be one-tenth that of conventional air-defence munitions with comparable range and firepower specs.

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Diplomacy

How China’s military could learn vital lessons from war in Iran

The US-Israeli attacks are a ‘massive learning opportunity’, a Middle East analyst tells a seminar held in Shenzhen.

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The US has warned it is ready to resume attacks on Iran. Photo: AFP

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Could the PLA use minelaying drones in a blockade over Taiwan?

Japan’s islands and the waters of the Philippines could be targeted in a cross-strait operation, according to military magazine.

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The torpedo-shaped AJX002 drone was revealed during the Victory Day military parade in Beijing in September. Photo: AP
The torpedo-shaped AJX002 drone was revealed during the Victory Day military parade in Beijing in September. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Iran reimposes shipping restrictions on Strait of Hormuz

The waterway has ‘returned to its previous state’, Tehran says, accusing Washington of banditry and maritime piracy.

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Diplomacy

Is Takaichi putting Japan’s pacifist constitution on the chopping block?

Goal of changing the post-war system has never been closer, but upper house could still be a stumbling block, analysts argue.

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Science

Chinese robo-diving suit could help users consume almost 40% less oxygen

Advanced algorithm designed to shadow a diver’s every move could also cut the risk of accidents when undertaking complex underwater tasks.

The device was tested in both indoor and outdoor pools. Photo: Wang Xiangyang

Diplomacy

Trump predicts meeting with Xi will be ‘special’ ahead of China visit

The US leader said ‘much will be accomplished’, but one analyst says the war in Iran means he has ‘lost almost all his bargaining chips’.

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Xi and Trump pictured during their most recent meeting in South Korea last year. Photo: dpa
Xi and Trump pictured during their most recent meeting in South Korea last year. Photo: dpa

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Why China is urgently looking to North Africa as the energy crisis rolls on

From Algerian oilfields to Moroccan battery factories and Egypt’s industrial base, Beijing may now fast-track projects across the region.

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Diplomacy

Iran, US say Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels

Move eases oil fears, but US’ Iran blockade remains amid questions over enforcement and China’s role, as Trump claims to have ended 10 wars.

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‘Buy what they can, steal what they can’t’: US lawmakers slam China’s AI tactics

US lawmakers, experts accused Beijing of buying ‘what they can’ and stealing ‘what they cannot’ from America to advance their AI technology.

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Employees train AI service robots in a Southern Power Grid company laboratory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Employees train AI service robots in a Southern Power Grid company laboratory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Science

Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task

Breakthrough system matched or exceeded performance of a classical reservoir network with 10,000 nodes in multi-step weather prediction.

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Science

China defies US curbs with 60,000-chip AI research hub in self-reliance push

The Zhengzhou core node becomes the country’s most powerful scientific intelligent computing infrastructure, CCTV says.

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Overheating hurts AI. So China’s scientists are adding diamonds to copper

Chinese scientists are combining diamond and copper, both of which are effective heat conductors, in a bid to leap the ‘thermal wall’.

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The global computing industry’s pursuit of AI breakthroughs is hitting a “thermal wall” – overheating caused by new-generation chips. Image: Shutterstock
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Canada Research Chair chemist Janusz Pawliszyn joins Chinese university

Janusz Pawliszyn, inventor of two widely used analytical chemistry techniques, has taken up a professorship at Sun Yat-sen University’s school of chemical engineering and technology. Photo: Handout

How hydrogen could help China cut natural gas use and carbon emissions

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Around 30 per cent of China’s liquefied natural gas imports come from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Xinhua

China’s ‘land aircraft carrier’ charges flying drone with microwave beam

If wireless charging is deployed to a battlefield, it would not only allow drones to stay in the air for longer but could also allow them to carry bigger payloads by reducing the size of their batteries. Photo: Eugene Lee

Chinese robo-diving suit could help users consume almost 40% less oxygen

The device was tested in both indoor and outdoor pools. Photo: Wang Xiangyang

China’s drug makers are speeding up – will AI be their secret weapon?

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