China’s construction of a runway on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago is well underway, with analysts estimating that the facility could be completed by the middle of 2027 and strengthen Beijing’s
A growing number of Chinese companies are paying employees to lose weight, with some workers pocketing thousands of yuan for shedding extra kilos. At action-camera maker Insta360, the program is simple: lose
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China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Tuesday disclosed a recent case highlighting the vigilance of a food delivery rider who helped thwart a potential breach of national security. The agency warned
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China saw growth in industrial robot installations last year, bucking a global downturn, according to figures reported by the South China Morning Post, citing the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Preliminary IFR
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Nvidia and AMD have agreed to hand over 15 per cent of their revenues from chip sales in China to the US government, marking an unusual financial arrangement tied to export licences
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Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, is ramping up its fight against Chikungunya fever with an innovative biotechnology approach — breeding millions of sterile male mosquitoes to curb the virus’s
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China has taken a significant leap in its space ambitions with the launch of its first drone ship designed to recover reusable rockets, making it only the second country after the United
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Bao Fan, the founder and former chairman of China Renaissance Holdings Ltd., has been released from detention more than two years after disappearing from public view amid a government investigation, according to
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will be exempt from the newly announced 100% U.S. tariff on semiconductor imports, Taiwan’s government confirmed Thursday. The news sent TSMC shares
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China’s ambitious race to rival SpaceX’s Starlink with its own constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites is running into a critical hurdle: a shortage of rocket launch capacity. As a result, the
More Chinese exporters are beginning to reassess years of offshore investment in Southeast Asia as the latest wave of US tariffs and restrictions on “transshipment” force a major rethink of regional supply chain
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China’s top leadership has pledged to strengthen macroeconomic policy support in the second half of the year as the country grapples with a complex mix of domestic challenges and global uncertainties. Following
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The United States has canceled a planned meeting with Taiwan’s defence minister, Wellington Koo, deepening anxieties in Taipei over Washington’s commitment to supporting the island amid rising tensions with China. The meeting,
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In a remarkable leap, materials chemist Nan Liu jumped from a postdoctoral post in the United States to a full professorship in China — armed with a 4 million yuan (US$560,000) research
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The Trump administration has denied Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te permission to stop in New York during a planned diplomatic tour through Central America, following pressure from Beijing — a move that has
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As the world races toward net-zero emissions, nuclear power is back in the spotlight. Over 30 countries — including the United States, China, and France — have pledged to triple global nuclear
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