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1. China urges its citizens in South Korea to be vigilant after martial law turmoil
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has urged its citizens to step up personal safety precautions as life returns to normal in Seoul after martial law was briefly imposed and then lifted between Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday.
2. Chiung Yao, Taiwanese romance novelist, dies aged 86 in suspected suicide

Taiwanese romance novelist Chiung Yao has died at the age of 86. She committed suicide in her home in Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwanese media reported.
3. US blasts China’s export ban on key minerals, vows ‘necessary steps’
Washington on Tuesday condemned Beijing’s new export restrictions on key dual-use materials – gallium, germanium and graphite – which are vital for military and civilian technologies, and pledged to take “necessary steps” to prevent further “coercive” measures.
4. How Trump’s push to end Ukraine war tips his hand on China, Russia

US president-elect Donald Trump is likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.
5. China physics prodigy part of Swiss quantum team’s mechanical qubit breakthrough

Researchers in Switzerland, led by China-born physicist Chu Yiwen and her PhD student Yang Yu, have developed the world’s first mechanical qubit – opening new possibilities for storing, manipulating and applying quantum information.
6. South China Sea: scientists see China collaboration as crucial for marine life
Foreign marine science researchers in Hong Kong are working to exchange expertise and partner with scientists in mainland China amid geopolitical tension and restrictions on fieldwork in sensitive waters such as the South China Sea.
7. What’s the state of China’s ‘space economy’ as commercial launches intensify?
China’s commercial space players have had a busy year, with the number of lift-offs in the first three quarters already exceeding the 2023 total as the industry surges skyward.


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Chinese in South Korea urged to be vigilant, writer Chiung Yao dies: SCMP daily catch-up

Political turmoil in South Korea has caused Chinese tourists and businesses to wonder about the downstream effects of the crisis. Photo: Reuters

Taiwanese romance novelist Chiung Yao, who has died at the age of 86. Photo: Weibo/@会火

Illustration: Davies Christian Surya

A bird’s-eye view of a section of the superconducting qubit developed by the researchers in Switzerland. Photo: ETH Zurich

China creates ghost radar, big-brained early hominid sparks debate: 7 science highlights

New radar technology created by Chinese scientists will help with submarine detection and also could assist communication between surface ships and submarines. Photo: QQ

Bone fragments from several individuals at the Xujiayao site in China are challenging long-held assumptions about the region’s fossil record. Photo: Wu Xiujie

Pythagorean theorem was proved hundreds of years before Euclid by an ancient Chinese mathematician. Photo: Shutterstock

British firms in China, surgery for Alzheimer’s patients: SCMP daily catch-up

British companies operating in China have seen the business environment grow tougher for a fifth consecutive year. Photo: Shutterstock 

Of the more than 55 million people worldwide with dementia, an estimated 60 to 70 per cent have Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s President Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP

An employee counts 100-yuan notes at a bank in Beijing on November 14, 2024. Photo: AFP

China’s defence companies, eliminating ‘lying flat’ mentality: SCMP daily catch-up

Some Chinese cities are tackling poor performance by cadres by calling them out. President Xi Jinping has repeatedly urged the “lying flat” phenomenon to be eliminated for China to prosper. Photo: AFP


A Chinese stealth fighter model displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 14. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump’s “hardline stance on China” creates a challenging out for China’s foreign direct investment, analysts said. Photo: TNS

China’s spy ministry says overseas espionage agencies can aggregate fragmented and vague data. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Beijing urging its citizens to be vigilant after South Korea’s martial law to romance novelist Chiung Yao in suspected suicide, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From Beijing urging its citizens to be vigilant after South Korea’s martial law to romance novelist Chiung Yao in suspected suicide, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.
