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China has sought to position itself as a leader on AI governance. Image: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China could counter US tech curbs by engaging Global South on AI, analysts say

Meanwhile, America risks being ‘sidelined during a critical period’ as the international norms and rules around the technology are shaped.

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China-Japan relations

All eyes on Beijing as Taiwan set to attend Japan’s WWII memorials in a first

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Artificial intelligence

Meet Goku, the Chinese quant fund with AI ambitions beyond finance

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Science

From a shepherd to world-renowned scientist, Xie Yimin leaves Australia for China

Globally celebrated scientist who grew up in a poor rural area, now returns to his hometown as dean of Hohai University.

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From a shepherd to world-renowned scientist, Xie Yimin leaves Australia for China. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

A quantum leap: Chinese institute begins photonic chip production

Photonic chips are a critical hardware component for quantum computing and high-speed optical communications.

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Science

China team triples distance record set by direct quantum communication founder

Scientists in Shanghai send paired photos between users 300km apart using a method they say is secure and scalable.

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Science

China’s new tech for quieter subs could revolutionise underwater stealth: study

Researchers say they have developed a way to dampen the underwater vibrations that can be picked up by sonar systems.

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Chinese scientists said that laboratory tests on a scaled-down prototype achieved a striking reduction in the engine noise that makes underwater submarines detectable by sonar systems. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek 2.0? Shanghai quant fund claims AI training breakthrough

Goku says in a paper submitted to the ‘AI Olympics’ that its training method is superior to those adopted by DeepSeek, OpenAI.

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Science

Chinese in Musk’s Grok squad line up against China in race for AI supremacy

Media in China is taking notice of the large number of key developers, researchers and scientists born and educated in China at work in US.

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China-Japan relations

Trump-Ishiba talks may ‘put the brakes on’ momentum between Beijing and Tokyo

China will be in ‘no hurry’ for high-level engagement with Japan after ‘troubling’ development, according to analysts.

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Last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will raise questions in Beijing about its growing detente with Tokyo, according to one observer. Photo: AP
Alibaba

AI for the price of a sandwich: Alibaba’s Qwen enables US breakthroughs

Stanford’s S1 and Berkeley’s TinyZero are two examples of how researchers are increasingly using Alibaba tech to lower AI training costs.

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Alibaba’s open-source Qwen2.5 models are increasingly being used by researchers to find ways of training AI models at even lower costs. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

China’s new Silicon Valley? DeepSeek boosts Hangzhou’s tech standing

Six Hangzhou start-ups are bringing more international prestige to the hometown of Alibaba and reshaping the geography of Chinese innovation.

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China’s submarines

Huang Xuhua, chief designer of China’s first nuclear submarine, dies aged 98

Huang’s involvement in the project was little known in the wider world – and a secret even to his family.

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Science

China adds ‘ghost particle’ detector to South China Sea observation network

In the darkness of the ocean depths, Chinese scientists are hoping to solve one of the enduring mysteries of the universe.

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Chinese scientists have placed detectors in the South China Sea, as they plan to build a huge underwater observatory in a bid to observe neutrinos, and discover the origin of cosmic rays. Photo: The Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
DeepSeek

Is China’s DeepSeek moment a chance to become an ‘open-source nation’?

Beijing should ease excessive regulation and administrative intervention in AI sector to promote more tech innovation, experts say.

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Overregulation has pushed China’s best tech minds overseas, hindered domestic innovation, and widened the country’s tech gap with the US, according to a new article by a Chinese think tank. Photo: Reuters
Science

Could this rice discovery by Chinese scientists boost global food security?

New method of regulating plant hormones allows researchers to increase quality and yields of rice crops grown in saline soil.

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China technology

China calls for overseas education ventures in push for tech advancement

Overseas universities specialising in science, tech should be sought for joint projects, China says in wide-ranging 10-year education plan.

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Taiwan

Could mainland Chinese academics’ visit to Taiwan be first hint of a thaw?

Trip may open the way for more unofficial ‘Red-Green’ exchanges, but some observers warn formal talks seem unlikely at the moment.

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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has signalled his openness to more cross-strait dialogue. Photo: AP
South China Sea

Philippines starts Spratly Islands upgrades after months of tension with China

The improvements, including a longer airstrip on Thitu Island, will help boost Manila’s military presence in the South China Sea.

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US-China relations

University of Michigan ends Chinese partnership amid pressure from US lawmakers

Shanghai Jiao Tong University has been accused of playing a ‘critical role’ in the Communist Party’s military-civil fusion strategy.

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Harnessing technology in the attention economy

What should multinationals do to win the digital race?

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South China Sea

Beijing urged to strengthen legal talent pool in South China Sea dispute

A workshop in Beijing heard that the country needs to boost its legal talent pool as Manila threatens action in the international courts.

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Chinese and Philippine coastguards have clashed repeatedly this year. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

5 new OCD research findings that could drive better treatment

The holidays can exacerbate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder but new research into its causes is leading to greater understanding.

South China Sea

To keep calm in the South China Sea, Beijing reaches for the bilateral playbook

China’s often-used bilateral consultation mechanism doesn’t always work, but it does help defuse conflicts, experts say.

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Science

Leading cancer scientist Sun Shao-Cong returns to China amid US investigations

Sun has begun work to establish a new immunology lab in Beijing following investigations of him by the US government, a source says.

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Sun Shao-Cong has done pioneering research on disease-fighting T cells. Photo: MD Anderson Cancer Centre
China's economic recovery

China touts ‘bold capital’ to coax risky plays amid waning investor confidence

Concept of ‘bold capital’ has emerged amid national efforts to improve policy environment for investors that both encourages and forgives their attempts.

A two-passenger eVTOL multicopter, the EH216-S, conducts a demonstration flight in Shenzhen, where “bold capital” is being encouraged to elevate innovation and economic growth. Photo: Handout
China society

Opinion | Novelist Chiung Yao’s death rekindles discussion on euthanasia in China

The popular author’s passing has sparked debate on a matter weighed down with stigma despite years in the public consciousness.

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US-China relations

Why China needs allies in the next mining frontier – the ocean floor

A battle is heating up over the extraction of minerals from seabeds and Beijing needs allies to win it, researchers say.

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