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Top Singapore-based physicist moves to China after superconductor breakthrough
Prominent young professor becomes doctoral supervisor at leading Chinese research university amid high-level recruitment drive.
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In 2021, China becomes the third country to land a rover on Mars – SCMP archive
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Does China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 computer herald the age of quantum supremacy?
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Looming US rocket debris crash unlikely to hit Chinese moon landers: experts
Expected lunar impact however said to underscore critical lack of debris management rules as US, Chinese and private moon activity ramps up.
14 May 2026 - 5:00PM
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Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter map shows the predicted impact site for a Falcon 9 rocket part, expected to strike the moon in August, and the locations of other moon landers. Photo: Nasa
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Lead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University
Former head of GenAI at Microsoft Asia has focused on machine intelligence in previous research.
14 May 2026 - 12:00PM
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‘Basically a Chinese racket’: how China streaked ahead at a global AI conference
Mainland China accounted for 44 per cent of the top 50 institutions contributing to the ICLR in Rio de Janeiro, according to analysis.
14 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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China sends embryos into orbit to discover if humans can reproduce in space
Artificial embryos sent to the Tiangong space station to study impact of zero-gravity on human development, CCTV reports.
13 May 2026 - 2:00PM
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The artificial embryos used in the latest experiment were built from stem cells that shared similar structures with real human embryos. Photo: CCTV
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China’s ‘dark factory’ more than doubles production efficiency for J-20 jets
The plant producing fifth-generation warplanes is designed to operate with little to no human involvement.
12 May 2026 - 5:00PM
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Acclaimed biologist Xu Xianzhong returns to China after arrests in his US lab
Multiple investigations into Chinese researchers at the University of Michigan in recent months involved members of Xu’s laboratory.
12 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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Here’s how China plans to sanction-proof its C919 passenger jet
Aviation expert Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919, warns of a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.
11 May 2026 - 9:40PM
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Inspired by crocodile scales, Chinese armour tech said to deflect projectiles
Diamond-shaped ceramic tiles arranged at 45-degree angles could be used for body armour, vehicles and armed helicopters, researchers say.
11 May 2026 - 2:00PM
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Researchers developed a tough ceramic body armour inspired by crocodile scales. Photo: Shutterstock
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A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project
A detector that will form part of a 3 million km-long triangular ruler has passed ground tests.
11 May 2026 - 12:00PM
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China’s ‘super catalyst’ turns waste water into fertiliser building block
Researchers transform nitrate pollution into ammonia, used to create plant food, which could strengthen China’s fertiliser supply chain.
10 May 2026 - 2:58PM
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Global food and water supplies on thin ice as Argentina opens glaciers to mining
Scientists warn that allowing access to deposits near vital ice reserves threatens food production sustaining 400 million people.
10 May 2026 - 6:00AM
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Meet China’s moon porter for Chang’e-8 mission: a 4-wheeled robot with 2 arms
The AI-powered ‘extraordinary’ rover is set to pick up and install gear developed by teams from around the world on the lunar south pole.
9 May 2026 - 8:00PM
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The robot will transport, deploy and install instruments and sensors at their designated lunar locations after the Chang’e-8 probe lands. The object pictured is a model. Photo: SCMP
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China unveils world’s first dual-core quantum computer: Hanyuan-2
Unlike other models, the machine does not need to be kept at ultra-low temperatures and is easier to maintain.
9 May 2026 - 7:42PM
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Could omega-3 supplements hurt the brain? Chinese military study flags risks
Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline.
9 May 2026 - 4:27PM
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Ke Tao, China’s remote sensing expert ‘devoted’ to national defence, dies at 48
The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015.
8 May 2026 - 10:00PM
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Ke Tao’s particular expertise was photogrammetry and its application to aerospace, aviation, and in low-altitude, close-range environments. Photo: Handout
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Chinese health authority says no need to worry about latest hantavirus outbreak
CDC says the strain behind the current outbreak, which emerged on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina, has no natural hosts in the country.
8 May 2026 - 8:47PM
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Why are China’s coastal fish farms disappearing while India’s are expanding?
China’s coastal aquaculture ponds span the largest area in the world but they are shrinking – and that is a good thing.
8 May 2026 - 5:00PM
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China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher for misconduct
Wang Ping has been fired as dean of life sciences school, demoted by two ranks, and issued a 24-month ban on promotions, funding and awards.
8 May 2026 - 12:37AM
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Will Iran war threaten next harvest? Which countries are most at risk?
As the Hormuz blockade cuts off vital agricultural inputs, Food and Agriculture Organization official views China as key food security partner.
7 May 2026 - 9:00PM
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Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz have sent the price of urea – a widely used nitrogen-based fertiliser – soaring in the US and Brazil, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Photo: Handout via Reuters
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Handle with care: Chinese study finds aquatic virus can infect human eyes
Handling seafood with bare hands or eating it raw said to increase risk of exposure to pathogen first found in shrimp.
7 May 2026 - 12:18PM
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Do artificial sweeteners cause inheritable biological changes?
New study suggests alterations in gut microbiota, gene expression and metabolism, with some effects persisting in offspring.
7 May 2026 - 9:00AM
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China’s new marine buoy says goodbye to classic Western design used since WWII
First-of-its-kind intelligent ocean-observation buoy with disc-shaped side anchor solves ‘tangling nightmare’ of traditional structures.
6 May 2026 - 6:56PM
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