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US representatives were out in force at the recent African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Why US money may not be enough to break China’s rare earths dominance

Washington aims to spend billions in Africa to build up a strategic reserve of key minerals, but analysts warn it may not be so simple.

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Taiwan is buying expensive US weapons systems, but are they the right ones?

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Why won’t Chile let China’s military hospital ship give medical aid?

28 Feb 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Trump urges Iranians to overthrow government after US-Israel strikes

US bases in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain under attack by Revolutionary Guard, according to Iranian media outlet.

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Smoke rises in the Iranian capital Tehran following Israeli and US strikes on Saturday. Photo: WANA via Reuters

China

Meet Habibi – the Chinese AI uniting 20 Arabic dialects in a Middle East first

Lead author says there are many differences between Arabic dialects and Modern Standard Arabic, which is used in official circumstances.

28 Feb 2026 - 2:00PMvideocam

Science

Chinese gene-editing technique raises prospect of new autism treatments

Lab tests on mice given the treatment showed considerable cognitive and behavioural functions, new study says.

28 Feb 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

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Diplomacy

Why China’s Myanmar dilemma still persists, 5 years and 1 election later

Old concerns about stability and security linger as other big players vie for sway over Myanmar’s rare earth bounty and strategic location.

28 Feb 2026 - 7:37AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China

Exclusive | Hong Kong pianist brings music – and a message of openness – to Washington

Fresh from his Cliburn win, Sham says music can bridge divides as he tours the US amid geopolitical tensions and decoupling debate.

28 Feb 2026 - 7:19AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Exclusive | China scours for Trump bargaining chips ahead of Beijing summit with Xi: sources

Government departments are tasked with researching and assessing likely demands by the US leader as well as formulating possible concessions.

27 Feb 2026 - 10:03PMvideocam

Science

Chinese scientists may have found battery that could double EVs’ range

Study says new type of lithium battery technology may offer a solution to the current ceiling on performance.

27 Feb 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Lithium batteries are essential for electric vehicles, but so far efforts to improve their performance have hit a ceiling. Photo: STR/ AFP

Diplomacy

China warns citizens in Iran about security risks as nuclear talks end without deal

Embassy advisory issued on Saturday says Chinese in Iran should not photograph sensitive sites or restricted areas.

28 Feb 2026 - 2:30PMvideocam

The US has been building up its forces in the Middle East. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Is this maritime court case a model of China’s anti-sanctions law in action?

Sanctioned Chinese company takes on Swiss firm in ‘landmark’ action against foreign ‘bullying’ and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’.

27 Feb 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Diplomacy

China seeks to mediate after Pakistan declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan

Beijing calls on Islamabad and Kabul to stay calm and exercise restraint as relations between the neighbours plummet.

27 Feb 2026 - 8:11PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Why Beijing’s US$4.5 billion Niger-Benin oil pipeline is under fire from rebels

Chinese nationals warned to avoid high-risk areas after infrastructure becomes a primary target for rebels seeking to halt military junta.

27 Feb 2026 - 6:30PMvideocam

Chinese nationals in Niger have been put on high alert after an oil pipeline, which is operated by a Chinese company and stretches from Koulele in Niger to the port of Seme in Benin, was attacked by rebels. Photo: X

Military

US must be able to ‘turn around and punch’ as China boosts satellites: general

Head of US Space Force Combat Forces Command also highlights spaceplanes as area of increasing competition with China.

27 Feb 2026 - 6:44PMvideocam

US Lieutenant General Gregory Gagnon says more than 500 of China’s satellites “are purposely designed and networked to track mobile forces such as US carriers, destroyers and cruisers in the Pacific, as well as aircraft that deploy around the Pacific”. Photo: Xinhua

Science

When did our ancient ancestor Homo erectus first arrive in China out of Africa?

Researchers push back the timeline for their arrival by 600,000 years, raising new questions about how the species spread around the globe.

27 Feb 2026 - 3:53PMvideocam

Politics

What does Taiwanese leader William Lai’s rare ‘mainland China’ reference mean?

Analysts cite pressure from Washington ahead of Donald Trump’s Beijing summit with Xi Jinping, where Taiwan is likely to be a focal point.

27 Feb 2026 - 9:58AMvideocam

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Science

Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study

Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.

28 Jan 2026 - 12:09AM

SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX

Science

The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink

As orbits become more crowded and littered with debris, the US operator is having to move its devices to dodge damage.

23 Jan 2026 - 1:56AMvideocam

Science

China applies to put up 200,000 satellites after calling Starlink a crash risk

US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites.

11 Jan 2026 - 9:40PMvideocam

Science

China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day

Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains.

19 Jan 2026 - 10:43PMvideocam

Saturday’s Long March-3B failure was the first in more than five years. Photo: Xinhua

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LATEST China Science NEWS

Chinese gene-editing technique raises prospect of new autism treatments

28 Feb 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

The scientists used a new gene-editing tool to correct the mutation in mice. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese scientists may have found battery that could double EVs’ range

27 Feb 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Lithium batteries are essential for electric vehicles, but so far efforts to improve their performance have hit a ceiling. Photo: STR/ AFP

When did our ancient ancestor Homo erectus first arrive in China out of Africa?

27 Feb 2026 - 3:53PMvideocam

A reconstruction of the Yunxian hominin skulls tested in the latest study. Photo: Xiaobo Feng

‘Father of graphene’ Andre Geim leaves Britain for chair professorship at HKU

26 Feb 2026 - 10:18PMvideocam

General view of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus in Pokfulam. Photo: Dickson Lee

China team unveils 3D printing leap, creates solid structure in under 1 second

26 Feb 2026 - 2:11PMvideocam

Traditional 3D technologies rely on mechanical scanning by a printing nozzle to build objects layer by layer over minutes or even hours. Photo: Shutterstock

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German leader greeted by robot dance troupe in China

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Lion-dancing robots steal the show at Singapore Chinese New Year celebration

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Eileen Gu’s emotional tribute to grandmother after Olympic gold

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