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Is China’s commercial rocket now cheaper than Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9?
1 Apr 2026 - 10:41PM
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China’s far west site of a new bulwark against Mideast-induced resource woes
1 Apr 2026 - 12:30PM
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As Mandarin dominates Cantonese, this Hong Kong AI firm is pushing back
1 Apr 2026 - 9:45AM
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Inside the shadowy practices plaguing China’s science awards
1 Apr 2026 - 9:50AM
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From Mach 0 to 6: this engine may power China’s future fighter jets and missiles
30 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
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Is China’s commercial rocket now cheaper than Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9?
Using the measure of cost per kilogram of payload capacity, CAS Space compares its Kinetica-2 to a US reusable rocket.
1 Apr 2026 - 10:41PM
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China’s far west site of a new bulwark against Mideast-induced resource woes
1 Apr 2026 - 12:30PM
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As Mandarin dominates Cantonese, this Hong Kong AI firm is pushing back
1 Apr 2026 - 9:45AM
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Inside the shadowy practices plaguing China’s science awards
Beijing has rolled out new rules for investigating violations in scientific activities. So why are critics still pessimistic?
1 Apr 2026 - 9:50AM
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From Mach 0 to 6: this engine may power China’s future fighter jets and missiles
Revolutionary engine prototype three decades in the making could replace combined turbine-ramjet systems in high-speed flight.
30 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
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Mainland China
‘To do something nobody’s done’: physicist Zhu Zijie leaves Europe for China
Rising star scientist returns to China to undertake cutting-edge research in the field of cold atoms.
30 Mar 2026 - 6:18PM
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‘Lighthouses in space’: the Chinese jam-proof satellite network to fill GPS gaps
System places powerful light sources on satellites to send coded signals for drones, self-driving cars, space missions to navigate.
30 Mar 2026 - 7:09PM
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‘Doctrine of the Mean’: how US lost a 2-decade race to China in brain implants
China scores commercial-use approval for implantable brain-computer interface making it the first invasive device available outside trials.
29 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
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China proposes a departure from impact factor to measure academic influence
Chinese researcher says traditional measure of a paper’s citations is susceptible to manipulation and lacks Chinese perspective.
29 Mar 2026 - 10:00AM
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Cambridge top architect Francois Penz relocates to China from UK
Pioneering French professor who blended architecture with film joins Nanjing University in a full-time position after 45 years at Cambridge.
28 Mar 2026 - 6:11PM
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Chinese lithium battery electrolyte could double EV range, run in extreme cold
Research team says all-weather electrolyte offers a ‘promising pathway to break the power and energy density ceiling of batteries’.
28 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
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Leading Chinese hypersonic aviation scientist Yan Hong dies at 56
Yan graduated from and worked at the Northwestern Polytechnical University, which frequently appears on US sanctions lists.
27 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
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Singapore
Top Singaporean scientist Seeram Ramakrishna joins China’s Tsinghua University
The ‘father of electrospinning’, who taught for almost 30 years in the city state, will continue his research in Beijing.
27 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM
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China team builds first silicon chip for future fault-tolerant quantum computing
Study found the device was able to carry out a full set of error-detecting logical operations, according to Shenzhen researchers.
27 Mar 2026 - 12:59PM
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Space
Sex in space? Sperm struggles to navigate without gravity, scientists find
Researchers set up a tiny ‘obstacle course’ for the little swimmers to study the difficulties of procreating on spaceships or other planets.
27 Mar 2026 - 9:52AM
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South China Sea
China flexes surveillance muscle with South China Sea garbage count
Satellite remote sensing and ship monitoring are among technologies used to cover the 3.5 million sq km of water, some in disputed areas.
26 Mar 2026 - 5:30PM
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China opens world’s largest ship data set that could be used to train drones
The resource includes thousands of paired visible and infrared images that are expected to reshape vessel recognition at sea.
26 Mar 2026 - 12:13PM
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Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit
‘Octopus tentacle’ robotic arm is a commercial project designed to extend the lifespan of spacecraft.
26 Mar 2026 - 9:31AM
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China names AI tokens after the yuan. Should US worry for the dollar?
China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for ‘token’, giving strong economic overtones to what has been a tech term.
25 Mar 2026 - 9:51PM
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SCMP Highlights
China’s 7-day hypersonic design; Andy Lau’s Ming mystery: 7 science highlights
From top mathematician on leaving the US to China’s coal-to-medicine feat, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
25 Mar 2026 - 12:32PM
Space
Nasa abandons orbital station, plans moon base and nuclear spacecraft
Nasa pivots resources to establish a long-term presence on the moon as the US races China.
25 Mar 2026 - 2:05PM
Mainland China
A missile launch pad on the seabed? Chinese simulation suggests it’s possible
Researchers put solid rocket engine to the test and find it could ignite and operate reliably under deep-sea pressure at depth of 200 metres.
25 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
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China-US study shows new EV battery tech can withstand global warming
Major advancements in electric battery technologies mitigate impact of future warming, study finds.
24 Mar 2026 - 3:37PM
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From coal to cures: Chinese scientists bring a 160-year-old dream to life
Study cracks a puzzle that has baffled scientists and may reshape modern medicine production as the world reels from a global oil shortage.
23 Mar 2026 - 3:34PM
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Chinese surgery robot outperforms humans, cuts brain imaging time by 29%
World’s first approved cerebrovascular robot could reduce harmful radiation exposure to doctors while shaving minutes off procedure times.
23 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM
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Can China massively reduce food imports with super-efficient unmanned rice farms?
An ancient but challenging harvesting technique could help China reach its food security goals with a new breed of smart rice farm.
22 Mar 2026 - 4:57PM
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India
Could ultra-precise harvest forecasts give China an advantage in Iran war fallout?
Accurate grain output prediction allows China to mitigate food shortages, react to global price rises or plan storage and export measures.
22 Mar 2026 - 6:20PM
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Made-in-China clock loses a second in twice the age of the universe
Chinese scientists have created an optical clock that may lead to development of space-based versions that are smaller, stable and portable.
21 Mar 2026 - 2:46PM
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