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Chinese military says it is developing over 10 quantum warfare weapons

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The PLA said the technology was being tested on the front lines. Photo: Xinhua

Zheng Yu, ‘rising star’ in chemical engineering from MIT, quits US for China

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The “Great Dome” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. Photo: AP Photo

China’s swipe at Starlink; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

The ancient Chinese loom may well be recognised as the world’s earliest computer, according to the China Association for Science and Technology. Photo: China Silk Museum

Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could zap satellites

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Chinese researchers studying the risk of lasers in space say their findings will help guide safer parameters and the design of protective measures. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Chinese firm Sinovac to supply vaccine to Chile ahead of flu season

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Chile’s vaccination campaign targets education and healthcare workers, school-age children, people with chronic illnesses, infants and young children, older adults, and pregnant women. Photo: Shutterstock
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The PLA said the technology was being tested on the front lines. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese military says it is developing over 10 quantum warfare weapons

People’s Liberation Army says it is working on advanced technology to provide better front-line mapping.

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Mainland China

Zheng Yu, ‘rising star’ in chemical engineering from MIT, quits US for China

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SCMP Highlights

China’s swipe at Starlink; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

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Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could zap satellites

Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems.

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Chinese researchers studying the risk of lasers in space say their findings will help guide safer parameters and the design of protective measures. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Chile

Chinese firm Sinovac to supply vaccine to Chile ahead of flu season

Chilean government procures doses of the jab from China for a second year in a row, with nationwide immunisation campaign to begin in March.

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Structural biologist Alexey Amunts launches new research lab in Shenzhen

‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.

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China planning dozens of plants that use coal instead of oil to make plastics

Beijing has approved more than 30 projects to make vital raw materials in an effort to reduce its reliance on imported oil.

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The first coal-to-plastics plant opened in Baotou in 2010. Photo: Handout
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Did a bowl of millet help end a migrant crisis in China 1,500 years ago?

New research suggests that shared food was the primary engine of assimilation for nomadic tribes migrating into central China.

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China to define lunar time with world’s first timekeeping software for the moon

New tech allows moon events to be accurately synchronised from Earth, paving the way for more spacecraft and people to work on the satellite.

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SpaceX

China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk

US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.

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Several Chinese firms have applied to the International Telecommunication Union to put internet satellites in space as China and the US in a race to build megaconstellations. Illustration: Shutterstock
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China offers full-time job to top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson

Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research.

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On January 1, 2026, Andrew Macpherson (left), a professor at Switzerland’s University of Bern and its university hospital, joined the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) on a full-time basis. Photo: handout
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China turns mega-project failure into defining moment in modern engineering

In rendezvous beneath the Yangtze River, a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine meets its stalled twin with just 2mm of vertical error.

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China-led team replicates human embryo ‘invasion’ of the womb for the first time

Scientists create a ‘mini-womb’ 3D model on a microfluidic chip which could lead to treatments for women affected by infertility.

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US House lawmakers abandon bid to bring back controversial China Initiative

Advocacy groups hail decision to remove provision aiming to reinstate programme accused of unfairly targeting Chinese-American researchers.

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Asian-American advocacy organisations have lobbied the US Congress to oppose attempts to revive the China Initiative. Photo: Getty Images
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China cites Biden’s message to Xi that Japan could build nukes ‘overnight’

Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ against Japan’s nuclear ambitions.

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A new report out of China says Japan has stockpiled plutonium far exceeding its needs for civilian nuclear power and has the tech foundation to develop nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. Photo: Kyodo
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Why Chinese space station is studying how gravity affects battery performance

Project is led by the country’s second civilian astronaut working with researchers on the ground to look at ways to improve performance.

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Animals

Rare genius dogs learn vocabulary by eavesdropping, study shows

Some gifted canines pick up words simply by overhearing people speak to each other without needing to be taught.

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At US$1,455 per ounce, China’s e-waste gold recovery is world’s most efficient

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

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Chinese scientists have found a way to harvest gold from electronic waste in under 20 minutes and at a cost less than a third of the present market price. Photo: Shutterstock
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China sends 0.1-second blackout recovery tech to protect grids in 12 nations

Grid protection technology enables faults to be isolated and restored within hundred-millisecond window, compared with hours previously.

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China creates world’s first clone-hybrid rice that could double global output

Team developed 6 apomictic rice varieties tested over multiple generations in Hainan and Zhejiang provinces.

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China’s stealth design software PADJ-X finds potential flaws in US B-21 bomber

Chinese researchers use ‘all-in-one’ algorithmic system to test for vulnerabilities in classified aircraft, paper says.

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Northrop Grumman unveils its B-21 Raider stealth bomber in December 2022 at its California facility. Photo: AP
United States

China’s sensitive technology at risk after Trump abducts Venezuela leader Maduro

From oil infrastructure to telecommunications, Chinese investments in the country have been long-standing and extensive.

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China’s President Xi Jinping and then Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in September 2023. Photo: Reuters
Kunming

Could there be a link between glucose levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s?

Mice with late-stage symptoms showed improvement in memory loss and reduced brain plaque after experimental treatment, Chinese study finds.

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China fossil unveils cross-equator migration corridor in supercontinent Pangaea

Remains of a new dicynodont species dating back over 250 million years link China and South Africa, suggesting passage of large animals.

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Nobel Prize jurist Thomas Mikael Oliveberg joins southern China medical school

Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.

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Biophysicist Thomas Mikael Oliveberg (left) is welcomed to Guangxi Medical University by its vice-president Li Lang, at a signing ceremony on December 16. Photo: Handout
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China’s emission-free tech debunks Trump theory with 3-fold productivity boost

Revolutionary change to fossil fuel conversion process reduces carbon pollution to almost zero while tripling yield of high-value chemicals.

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Critics have long dismissed green regulations as a drag on industry, claiming they raise costs and cut production. New study shows slashing carbon emissions can dramatically boost productivity. Photo: Getty Images
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AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of first plant ID app, leaves US for China

Pioneering scientist takes up new position at Westlake University to seek ‘fresh exploration’ with greater freedom and inclusivity.

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History

As I see it | We can now watch our own genes dance

Modern biology reveals a real miracle: how broken pieces of molecules evolved into a species that became conscious of its own genetic make-up.

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