https://www.scmp.com/rss/524403/feed The latest news and top stories on Hunan Normal University. Its main areas of focus include a wide range of undergraduate postgraduate and doctoral programmes across diverse disciplines. The university is recognised for its strong emphasis on teacher training scientific research and innovation. It is a "211 Project" and "Double First-Class Construction" university, consistently ranking among China's top institutions and contributing significantly to academic and cultural exchange. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ling Xin Ling Xin A Chinese commercial satellite has completed a refuelling test in low Earth orbit using a flexible “octopus tentacle” robotic arm, advancing efforts to extend spacecraft lifespans and develop in-orbit servicing abilities. The Hukeda-2, or Yuxing-3 06, demonstration satellite used its flexible arm to carry out compliance control and refuelling tests after blasting off from Jiuquan in China’s northwestern Gansu province last week, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. The arm can curl, twist... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347888/chinese-satellite-performs-landmark-refuelling-test-low-earth-orbit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347888/chinese-satellite-performs-landmark-refuelling-test-low-earth-orbit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:31:00 +0000 Ling Xin Ling Xin China has followed last year’s secretive high-orbit satellite-to-satellite refuelling test with another in-orbit servicing mission that is aimed at advancing docking and refuelling technologies, while also testing ways to speed up the disposal of satellites at the end of their usefulness. Hukeda-2, which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert on Monday, is China’s first commercial test satellite equipped with a flexible robotic arm to capture other spacecraft, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347156/can-china-commercial-satellites-octopus-tentacle-pass-low-orbit-refuel-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347156/can-china-commercial-satellites-octopus-tentacle-pass-low-orbit-refuel-test?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:00:13 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik Consuming a diet with a moderate amount of lard can decrease both fat accumulation and inflammation in body fat, according to a new study by Chinese scientists. “These findings challenge the conventional view of animal fats and demonstrate that consuming lard at the recommended level (with dietary fat providing 25 per cent of energy) can confer metabolic benefits by regulating adipose tissue homeostasis,” the team wrote. Scientists from Hunan Agricultural University, the University of South... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337587/lard-can-actually-keep-you-fit-and-feeling-more-comfortable-chinese-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337587/lard-can-actually-keep-you-fit-and-feeling-more-comfortable-chinese-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:19 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Few women in Chinese history have been as scorned – or as misunderstood – as Bao Si. For nearly three millennia, the queen has been remembered not as a person, but as a symbol: the beautiful femme fatale whose cold heart and unparalleled beauty brought down a dynasty. According to legend, Bao Si was a queen so aloof she never smiled. Desperate to amuse her, King You of the Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1046-771 BC) is said to have played a deadly prank: he lit the kingdom’s sacred beacon fires –... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3332716/chinas-queen-bao-si-was-blamed-thousands-years-science-has-cleared-her-name?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3332716/chinas-queen-bao-si-was-blamed-thousands-years-science-has-cleared-her-name?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:00:17 +0000 SCMP SCMP Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West China sees outer space and the polar regions as “strategic new frontiers” vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly. 2. Chinese firms in EU report solid performance despite mounting uncertainties Most Chinese companies are faring well in the European Union... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3332510/how-china-closing-tech-gap-west-rare-earth-mineral-find-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3332510/how-china-closing-tech-gap-west-rare-earth-mineral-find-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:15:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words Living in Southeast Asia, I often see how discussions about energy security focus on oil or gas pipelines. But increasingly, the real story is elsewhere: in the quiet revolution of batteries. The ability to store energy – reliably, cheaply and at scale – will define which nations... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3329871/asia-cant-sit-back-china-wins-next-gen-battery-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3329871/asia-cant-sit-back-china-wins-next-gen-battery-race?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification This year, Moscow and Beijing jointly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the second world war, known in Russian historiography as the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945). During that... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3326112/commemorating-victory-day-hong-kong-russia-honoured-fallen-soviet-seamen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3326112/commemorating-victory-day-hong-kong-russia-honoured-fallen-soviet-seamen?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification The recently concluded Miss Hong Kong pageant has broken notable ground – not for its glamour, but for its scholars. For the first time, all 14 finalists held university degrees or higher, many from... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3325359/how-miss-hong-kong-finalists-hold-mirror-society?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3325359/how-miss-hong-kong-finalists-hold-mirror-society?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 03:30:09 +0000