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Workers harvest rice in the fields of Sanhe Farm in Xuyu, Jiangsu province, China. Photo: Xinhua
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Can China massively reduce food imports with super-efficient unmanned rice farms?

An ancient but challenging harvesting technique could help China reach its food security goals with a new breed of smart rice farm.

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Could ultra-precise harvest forecasts give China an advantage in Iran war fallout?

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Made-in-China clock loses a second in twice the age of the universe

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From years to a week: China’s superfast software for hypersonic weapon design

China’s new software simulates scramjet physics in one week versus years, marking high-fidelity leap in hypersonic engine research.

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Long-range CJ-1000 cruise missiles are displayed during a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP
Long-range CJ-1000 cruise missiles are displayed during a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP
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NIH-awarded life scientist Shu Xiaokun abruptly shifts research from US to China

Celebrated scientist leaves prestigious role at University of California, San Francisco, months after being appointed to move to Shanghai.

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Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?

Hukeda-2, with its flexible robotic arm designed to smoothly dock with target spacecraft, was launched on Monday, state media said.

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Liu Guozhi, once top PLA scientist, wiped off Chinese Academy of Sciences site

High-power microwave weapon expert was elected to the nation’s top scientific body in 2009.

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Liu Guozhi, 65, once headed the science and technology commission of the Central Military Commission – China’s top military decision-making and command body. Photo: Handout
Liu Guozhi, 65, once headed the science and technology commission of the Central Military Commission – China’s top military decision-making and command body. Photo: Handout
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Leading Chinese remote-sensing scientist Zhang Jinshui dies at 47

Beijing Normal University professor led major R&D programmes and was instrumental in boosting China’s food security with satellite tech.

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Drone warfare transformed? How China’s new invention could change the game

Researchers say the fingernail-sized devices could help transform drone warfare and other fields where precise timing is vital.

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Chinese scientists use E coli to fight breast tumours from within in mice study

The targeted cancer therapy using bacteria could be much less toxic than traditional treatments, research team says in paper.

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In a paper published on Wednesday, Chinese scientists say they engineered the E coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) probiotic strain to produce the anticancer agent Romidepsin for a drug delivery method. Image: Shutterstock
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Controversy haunts likely death of China’s hypersonic weapons expert Fang Daining

The distinguished academic continued working after he was disgraced by a kissing scandal but rarely appeared in public.

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Fang Daining, pictured in 2021, died on February 27 aged 68, according to an obituary that has circulated on social media platforms in China. Photo: Handout
Fang Daining, pictured in 2021, died on February 27 aged 68, according to an obituary that has circulated on social media platforms in China. Photo: Handout
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Unlimited petrol? Chinese firm claims it can produce fuel from air and water

The start-up plans to build ‘large-scale’ facilities to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel, though some question its commercial feasibility.

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A rare earth ‘China solution’ that leaves US defence agency in the cold

‘China solution’ delivers helium‑3‑free cooling tech for quantum chips, offers stable, portable system to support space exploration.

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China and Chile wrap up Atacama Trench mission as US pressure mounts

Scientists on Chinese research ship aimed to uncover mysteries of the trench in ‘most ambitious’ deep-sea expedition in the eastern Pacific.

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Scientists (from left) Du Mengran, Deng Yuqing and Osvaldo Ulloa in the manned submersible at Atacama Trench. Photo: Handout
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How China gets more bang for its military buck than the US

The country’s military modernisation integrates civilian scientific and industrial capabilities into defence innovation allowing rapid development.

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Illustration: Davies Christian
Illustration: Davies Christian
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Could this Chinese breakthrough pave way for global organ transplant system?

Researchers in China report reviving and transplanting animal organs after freezing them at sub-zero temperatures for several days.

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Things ‘I do not like’ led me to quit US for Hong Kong, top mathematician says

The academic also says he is motivated by his vision to make Asia an intellectual powerhouse for science and learning.

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Why is Andy Lau’s name carved on a 600-year-old brick from the Ming dynasty?

The inscription – identical to the Hong Kong star’s name – reveals ancient quality-control system and early use of simplified characters.

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Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau appears to have shared a name with a Ming dynasty brickmaker. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau appears to have shared a name with a Ming dynasty brickmaker. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Top Chinese nuclear, radar and missile experts vanish from engineering body site

Former CAE vice-president Zhao Xiangeng is among a number of academicians no longer profiled on the body’s website.

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Could China build an ‘army of centaurs’ with this non-invasive cyborg tech?

Chinese scientists develop a wearable human-robot device enabling soldiers to carry heavy loads in rugged terrain.

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This weird-looking humanoid robot could help China conquer the moon: scientists

Highly dexterous robot built on a wheeled platform will traverse the lunar surface while performing construction, maintenance and sampling.

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Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering have unveiled a semi-humanoid wheeled robot designed to build, maintain, and conduct research at China’s lunar base slated to take shape by 2035. Photo: Handout
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Deadly strike on Iran primary school raises questions about AI use in war

While cutting-edge technologies process vast amounts of data, human decisions remain the focal point when systems fail, observers say.

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Coffins for children killed in a February 28 missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, southern Iran, are prepared for a mass funeral on March 3. Photo: AFP
Coffins for children killed in a February 28 missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, southern Iran, are prepared for a mass funeral on March 3. Photo: AFP
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Could China’s gallium oxide leap leave F-22 radar 2 generations behind?

Chinese team’s semiconductor tech research combines power and memory, allowing for smaller and more powerful military electronics.

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Death of Chinese scientist Li Xinying in Egypt raises sharp questions back home

Mystery surrounds the prominent genetic psychologist’s death after official explanation cites ‘non-specific respiratory failure’.

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China beats US, Japan in carbon-fibre arms race with world’s first T1200 factory

‘Black gold’ fibre deemed transformative for energy and military purposes, EV innovations, medical devices and low-altitude economy.

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State media says China is the first country to mass produce the strongest carbon fibre available, a development with implications across a number of hi-tech sectors. Photo: CCTV
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