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‘No need to explain’: leading mRNA vaccine expert Hu Haitao leaves US for China
21 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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In eastern China, ancient ruins push back the date of Yangtze delta’s earliest cities
21 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
China speeds up armour steel production by 30%, US Conshohocken plant folds
21 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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Targeted jamming incident blinds GPS and BeiDou in east China’s Nanjing
20 Dec 2025 - 8:54PM
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US-based scientist Valery Fokin wins Vyzov Prize, beating fierce Chinese rivals
20 Dec 2025 - 6:33PM
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German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to blast into space
Michaela Benthaus had thought her dreams of being an astronaut were over after she was badly injured in a mountain bike accident.
21 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM
Donald Trump
Trump’s space plan envisages US moon base amid race with China
19 Dec 2025 - 11:46AM
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Musk ally Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief amid moon race with China
18 Dec 2025 - 5:29AM
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Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans
Acclaimed author of the Three-Body trilogy also discusses his ‘dark forest’ theory, and the struggle to come up with original ideas.
15 Dec 2025 - 10:05AM
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Why sci-fi’s Liu Cixin hopes AI surpasses humanity
The Three-Body Problem author on technology’s remorseless progress, why superintelligence isn’t a given and the decline of science fiction literature.
11 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
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US-China relations
Trump’s Nasa pick vows US will beat China back to the moon
Isaacman says Washington must move quickly to stay ahead of Beijing amid intensifying rivalry in space exploration.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:43AM
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China’s first reusable rocket Zhuque-3 fails recovery, leaving US in the lead
Designer LandSpace says it is investigating after lower stage of the rocket appeared to catch fire before crashing near the recovery site.
3 Dec 2025 - 3:48PM
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China’s Xingyan ‘Star Eye’ network to track satellites and space debris
The web of 156 orbiting sensors will form the country’s second space situational awareness constellation designed to bring down the risk of collisions.
30 Nov 2025 - 10:00PM
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Taiwan
Hong Kong fire, Trump calls in Japan-China row, Macron visit
This week: Hong Kong fire kills at least 128, Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi amid Japan-China row, Bessent says Xi and Trump may meet four times in 2026. Next week: France’s Macron visits China, EU economic security doctrine, November factory activity, and more.
28 Nov 2025 - 5:54PM
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Ex-PLA colonel on Taiwan, the Ukraine war, China-US ties
Zhou Bo ponders Japanese PM Takaichi’s recent remarks, lessons from the Ukraine conflict and why China won’t be world’s policeman.
28 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
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Lightning on Mars? Scientists believe they have captured its sound on tape
Nasa’s Perseverance rover has picked up the crackling of electrical discharges on its microphone.
27 Nov 2025 - 1:16PM
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South Korea
‘Turning point’: South Korea’s largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket
This is the country’s first primarily home-grown space launch vehicle – previous launches had relied heavily on technology from other nations.
27 Nov 2025 - 6:52AM
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How AI, quantum and space technologies will define the Asian century
Together, they form an engine that will determine which nations shape the century ahead and which struggle to keep pace.
26 Nov 2025 - 8:30PM
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China's space programme
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Why China’s space sector is grabbing attention – including from Elon Musk
Chinese start-up LandSpace is set to launch its first reusable rocket on Saturday. If it succeeds, it will give China’s space sector a major boost.
26 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM
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Obituaries
Joan Branson, wife of British billionaire Richard Branson, dies at 80
The Virgin Atlantic founder called his spouse his best friend, rock, and his guiding light in a social media post about her death.
26 Nov 2025 - 6:45AM
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China’s first emergency space launch: vessel with repair kit reaches Tiangong
Shenzhou-22’s arrival at the Tiangong station will come as a relief for the crew after another return ship was damaged by space debris.
26 Nov 2025 - 3:23AM
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Nasa shares new images of 3I/ATLAS and rejects alien spacecraft ‘rumours’
US space agency officials say that 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever observed, is a comet.
20 Nov 2025 - 2:12PM
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US and China should cooperate to make space safe for all
Space safety is one area where Chinese, Americans and everyone else can benefit from coordination and the sharing of information and costs.
20 Nov 2025 - 7:15AM
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Style Edit: Omega’s Christmas drop spotlights Aqua Terra and Speedmaster
Omega unveils luxurious dials, innovative movements and celestial design cues on its must-see holiday pieces.
19 Nov 2025 - 12:56PM
SpaceX
Race for first private space station heats up as Nasa plans 2030 ISS retirement
Companies like Vast, Axiom and Blue Origin are in a fierce competition to develop commercial space habitats.
14 Nov 2025 - 2:13PM
China's space programme
Stranded Chinese astronauts return home from space station mission
Astronauts return from Tiangong space station aboard new crew’s spacecraft after suspected debris strikes vessel and delays launch.
14 Nov 2025 - 10:19PM
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China’s chief space contractor readies plans for tourism programme
A state-owned giant is expected to unveil a space tourism package this week, with suborbital trips priced lower than US rivals SpaceX and Blue Origin.
14 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM
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United States
Bezos’ Blue Origin launches huge rocket for milestone Mars mission
In a remarkable first, Jeff Bezos’ company successfully recovered the New Glenn booster, matching the cost-saving achievement by rival SpaceX.
14 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM
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Musk’s SpaceX faces China threat in reusable rocket race
At least nine reusable rocket projects are nearing maiden flights in China, posing a potential threat to Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s grip on the commercial satellite launch market.
13 Nov 2025 - 3:20PM
France
‘War of tomorrow will begin in space,’ Macron says, singling out Russia
The leader unveiled a multibillion euro increase in French military spending for space activities, citing Russia’s threat of nuclear arms.
13 Nov 2025 - 3:28AM
US-China relations
From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West
China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.
12 Nov 2025 - 11:35AM
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China joins space factory race with breakthrough in inflatable module technology
Those who master ‘manufacture in space will gain the initiative in future space economic development’, according to Institute of Mechanics.
10 Nov 2025 - 4:05PM
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United States
Trump again nominates Musk ally Isaacman to be Nasa chief
The billionaire private astronaut was renominated six months after the US president withdrew his initial choice amid a bitter row with Elon Musk.
5 Nov 2025 - 9:26AM
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