Advertisement

Advertisement

China

China Future Tech

Quantum computers are expected to solve complex problems at speeds unattainable by traditional computers, and they need an efficient way to access classical data. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

China debuts world’s first superfast quantum memory enabling practical computing

Advance establishes core element required for general-purpose quantum computing that can read massive amounts of data.

1 hour agovideocam

Trump urged Xi to resolve Ukraine war; China’s tech sanctions list: 7 highlights

4 hours ago

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week

18 minutes agovideocam

Science

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping

Powered by molten salt reactors, the complex will function as a container terminal and zero-carbon platform.

3 hours agovideocam

Jiangnan Shipyard has announced the blueprint of a nuclear-powered floating island designed to serve as a container transfer terminal and charging station for vessels. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

US citizen and journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent

According to court documents, Thomas Weir Pauken II worked at the ‘direction and control’ of Chinese officials for at least seven years.

5 Jun 2026 - 7:40AMvideocam

Science

Chinese satellite company releases images of Nvidia, Apple HQs

Photos offering bird’s-eye view of the campuses are ‘routine satellite news’ according to the firm, which has been sanctioned by the US.

5 Jun 2026 - 6:00AM

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

China

China says US ‘invented’ terrorism charges to justify Cuba blockade

Foreign ministry rebutted Marco Rubio’s claim that Cuba sponsors terrorism and demanded an end to US sanctions on the island.

5 Jun 2026 - 10:03AMvideocam

A portrait of former Cuban leader Raul Castro is seen in Havana, as Cuba grapples with economic hardship and renewed pressure from Washington. Photo: Reuters

China

US farm chief says reliance on China threatens American ‘freedom’

Agriculture secretary’s warning comes as tariffs weigh on China trade and Hormuz disruptions drive up fuel and fertiliser costs.

5 Jun 2026 - 5:49AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Are Japan-Philippines talks a maritime red line for China’s blue-water ambitions?

Analysts warn the Tokyo-Manila boundary negotiations will be seen in Beijing as an attempt to challenge its position on Taiwan.

4 Jun 2026 - 10:28PMvideocam

Military

China’s futuristic stealth sub to boost ‘hunt-and-kill’ capabilities: experts

Satellite images show the vessel under construction has a ‘finless’ design that could improve its manoeuvrability and speed.

4 Jun 2026 - 8:34PMvideocam

China has put a greater emphasis on underwater warfare, as its combat philosophy shifts from surface warfare to underwater stealth, an analyst says. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

US-China policy under Trump is heading for ‘unpredictable drift’: expert

Beijing is said to face complex double-edged calculus amid contrasting approaches of American president and Washington establishment.

4 Jun 2026 - 7:41PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony for the American leader held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Beijing slaps travel ban on New Zealand MPs for ‘crossing red line’ over Taiwan

New Zealand and Australia to lodge formal protests after the four lawmakers were sanctioned for ‘sending the wrong signals’.

4 Jun 2026 - 8:01PMvideocam

Science

Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis

Use of renewables held back by ‘inflexible management of coal power plants and power grids, not a lack of grid infrastructure’: CREA.

4 Jun 2026 - 6:31PMvideocam

Diplomacy

EU, China hold talks as trade war looms

China trade envoy Li Chenggang is to meet EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic to set up a platform for discussing trade and investment as Europe considers a tougher approach to stem a flood of low-cost Chinese imports.

4 Jun 2026 - 5:01PM

Photo: Photothek via Getty Images

Politics

Tibetology is key to China shaping global views on the region, top official says

Li Ganjie, head of the United Front Work Department, emphasises the role that academia plays in ‘discourse power’.

4 Jun 2026 - 4:43PMvideocam

Beijing has been expanding its international academic footprint to neutralise foreign criticism. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

Science

Chinese robot helps children with nerve disorder stand up for the first time

Six weeks of resistance training with a new wearable device more than doubled spinal muscular atrophy patients’ leg strength, study finds.

4 Jun 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

Military

How Beijing could use its military and trade to hit back at Tokyo-Manila ties

Chinese experts warn the pair could pose a threat in a conflict over Taiwan, urge tough economic and military measures.

4 Jun 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

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.

21 May 2026 - 11:29PM

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.

20 May 2026 - 3:39PMvideocam

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.

20 May 2026 - 10:02PM

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.

20 May 2026 - 7:54PMvideocam

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

LATEST China Science NEWS

China debuts world’s first superfast quantum memory enabling practical computing

1 hour agovideocam

Quantum computers are expected to solve complex problems at speeds unattainable by traditional computers, and they need an efficient way to access classical data. Photo: Shutterstock

China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping

3 hours agovideocam

Jiangnan Shipyard has announced the blueprint of a nuclear-powered floating island designed to serve as a container transfer terminal and charging station for vessels. Photo: Handout

Chinese satellite company releases images of Nvidia, Apple HQs

5 Jun 2026 - 6:00AM

A satellite image of Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California was among the photos released on Monday. Photo: Changguang Satellite

Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis

4 Jun 2026 - 6:31PMvideocam

A new report says China’s “wasted” wind and solar energy stems from inflexible grid management that continues to position coal as a stabilising source of power and stymies a clean energy expansion. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese robot helps children with nerve disorder stand up for the first time

4 Jun 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

Feng Yanggang, the study’s corresponding author and a Beihang University professor, says resistive rather than assistive wearable robots may be more suitable for fostering progressive neuromuscular growth in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy. Photo: Handout

MORE China Science NEWS

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

What is the gaokao, China’s most important exam?

thumbnail for the gaokao video
original photo info:
(250607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Students wait to enter a national college entrance examination site in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2025.
This year’s national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, kicked off Saturday nationwide. A total of 13.35 million Chinese students are set to sit this year’s exam. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Sale is the latest example of how foreign businesses in China are revamping models amid heated domestic competition

China’s top cartographer under corruption probe

hgsfdbhwer

Are we on the verge of another nuclear age?

Thumbnail for DeepDive video: Are we on the verge of another nuclear age?

Advertisement

Advertisement

TRENDING TOPICS

US-China relations

Archaeology and palaeontology

Corruption in China

Advertisement

Advertisement