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China's economic recovery
China’s ‘common prosperity’ push faces reality check as inequality rises: study
A leading economist warns widening income and wealth gaps are constraining Beijing’s agenda.
4 May 2026 - 12:00PM
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Asian Games 2023
China’s Hou Yifan a world chess champion who changes rules, pushes boundaries
2 May 2026 - 12:54PM
Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?
28 Apr 2026 - 7:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
Could hair or cosmetics be make-or-break for China’s would-be civil servants?
Competition for ‘iron rice bowl’ jobs has intensified, prompting official media to publish advice for jobseekers.
25 Apr 2026 - 6:02PM
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Education in Hong Kong
All Hong Kong public universities make Asian league table top 100 for first time
HKU and CUHK retain places in the top 10, while the Education University of Hong Kong and Lingnan University make their debut on the list.
24 Apr 2026 - 4:25PM
China trade
Learn from the East, says economist Justin Lin, refuting ‘overcapacity’ rhetoric
Former World Bank economist defends Beijing’s industrial strategy amid ‘overcapacity’ allegations, points to Germany and a ‘double standard’.
21 Apr 2026 - 9:00PM
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China jobs
Shanghai mobilises seniors to work longer amid China’s demographic crisis
With one in three residents above retirement age, Shanghai’s 28-department plan aims to mobilise retirees to offset shrinking payrolls and rising pension strains.
19 Apr 2026 - 4:00PM
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SCMP Highlights
China’s 3-satellite surveillance network, C919 faces ‘final exam’: 7 highlights
From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
17 Apr 2026 - 12:12PM
Science
Chinese AI solves decade-old maths problem in hours, with no human intervention
Research team led by Peking University says dual-agent approach bridges the gap between reasoning and formal machine verification.
13 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM
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United States
The US could be moving away from precision strikes in the Iran war. Here’s why
As the conflict has intensified, more energy and civilian sites have been targeted in what is seen as a broader approach.
9 Apr 2026 - 9:26AM
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US-China relations
Growing Pains meets the ‘kill line’: a new Chinese hot take on the American dream
Internet commenters retrofit the viral metaphor to US movies and TV to highlight financial and social insecurity.
5 Apr 2026 - 4:00PM
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Science
‘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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Science
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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Science
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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China energy security
China doubles down on hydrogen as war on Iran fuels global oil instability
Initiative to expand industrial hydrogen use and lower the renewable fuel’s price dovetails with Beijing’s energy security strategy amid oil crisis.
17 Mar 2026 - 4:49PM
US-China relations
The US is shifting THAAD to the Middle East. What does that mean for China?
Analysts warn of a regional capability gap in the wake of US redeployment of anti-missile system to the Middle East.
14 Mar 2026 - 10:00PM
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China manufacturing
China’s industrial policy goes global, challenging decades of free market rule
China’s tighter embrace of industrial policy in recent years has transformed its economy – and other countries are following suit.
12 Mar 2026 - 8:53AM
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Two Sessions 2026
Why China may gain from US moving military assets for Iran war
‘Any weakening’ of US presence in Asia-Pacific will work to someone’s advantage, ‘and you can imagine who that is’: cross-strait adviser.
11 Mar 2026 - 8:55PM
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SCMP Highlights
Iran war shows US defence gaps; professor returns to China: 7 science highlights
From creating a bamboo-winged drone to efforts in “taming” typhoons, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
11 Mar 2026 - 3:30PM
China energy security
How is China insulating its energy security amid geopolitical shocks?
Increasing oil and gas exploration, pushing ahead with green transition among contingency plans in place, geologist NPC deputy says.
11 Mar 2026 - 12:30PM
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Science
China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts
Beijing urged to focus on installing computing system in orbit to analyse data from satellites making information gathering more effective.
10 Mar 2026 - 1:12AM
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SCMP Highlights
Cathay fares surge, Hong Kong professor suspended in Australia: 5 weekend reads
From MIT scientist joining Peking University to China’s Wang Yi at ‘two sessions’, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
9 Mar 2026 - 12:37PM
Science
Rising star chip scientist Jiang Jianfeng leaves MIT for Peking University
Jiang returns to China to advance information technology by creating smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computer chips.
7 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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Science
Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims
Ahead of country’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, scientists urge more institutionalised and effective mechanisms to curb abuses of power.
5 Mar 2026 - 6:50AM
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Science
‘Two sessions’, two paths: China prioritises AI integration amid US tech rivalry
Beijing’s open-source push in focus ahead of annual legislative meeting and coming five-year plan, as Washington chooses different approach.
5 Mar 2026 - 12:51AM
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China's economic recovery
Stagflation risk emerges amid Mideast oil crisis, clouds China’s economic battle
While rising energy costs from war in Iran may briefly aid China’s deflation battle, analysts warn how oil price spike could threaten nation’s fragile economic rebound.
4 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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Taiwan
What’s the one big thing missing from Beijing’s Taiwan deterrence strategy?
The country has military strength and political resolve but more work needs to be done on a third element, an NPC deputy says.
4 Mar 2026 - 6:03PM
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Trending in China
China entrepreneur, abandoned as child, owns fashion brand with US$36 million sales
Driven woman who came from parents who rarely remembered her name, dumped her on a mountainside, tells young women ‘there is hope’.
1 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
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