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Chief Executive John Lee (second from right) meets with Peking University’s party secretary He Guangcai (second from left) on Wednesday. Photo: Facebook
Hong Kong politics

Peking University keen to start research lab in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis

City leader John Lee meets university’s party secretary on final day of duty visit to Beijing and shares plans to accelerate project’s development.

US-China relations

Beyond bipolar: why China-US rivalry defies the Cold War model

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China GDP

China can sustain 5 to 6% GDP growth through 2035: economist

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Shenzhen

China’s land-starved Shenzhen moving massive landfill to make more space

At the centre of the city, where open land is scarce, trucks are removing 6,000 cubic metres of waste a day to free up 30 valuable hectares.

Densely packed Shenzhen is rapidly running out of room for development. Photo: Eugene Lee
Science

First ‘home cat’ reached China 1,400 years ago via Tang dynasty Silk Road

Researchers say domestic felines were originally regarded as ‘exotic’ pets and kept among the Chinese elite.

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Science

Man behind 99% chips: semiconductor legend Chih-Tang Sah’s ashes leave US for China

Celebrated Chinese electronics engineer who ‘kept his homeland in his heart’ while living overseas buried in Fujian with his late wife.

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China society

Opinion | Elite success stories are cold comfort for disillusioned young workers

The backlash over a tycoon’s letter to overburdened staff during his trip to Antarctica reveals a fissure beyond a generational divide.

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University graduates stroll through a job fair held at the Minhang campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University on September 26. Photo: Xinhua
Science

Short bursts of oxygen deprivation could help treat depression: Chinese study

Researchers find that the radical new approach has a similar effect on the brain to the use of ketamine or electroconvulsive therapy.

Banking & finance

Baby boom or bust: Trip.com co-founder launches HK$500 million birth-rate fund

Trip.com co-founder James Liang says Hong Kong is uniquely placed to help solve China’s looming population crunch.

Science

Mathematician Qian Hong, son of top scientific clan, leaves US for China

Return of pioneering scientists’ latest generation prompts more attention than usual among a growing trend.

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Qian Hong, previously the Olga Jung Wan endowment professor in applied mathematics at the University of Washington in Seattle, has returned to China after 40 years in the US. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

Stop ‘stigmatising’ Chinese students and researchers, ambassador to US says

‘People with vision’ should speak up against unfair attacks and ‘smears’, top envoy Xie Feng says.

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The US government has sent out mixed messages about international students. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

What Zohran Mamdani’s New York win could mean for future of China-US ties

Analysts say rise of Democratic Party’s left wing could ease pressure on China, but some warn New York mayoral race offers limited insights.

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Science

QS university rankings ridiculed in China as latest listing bombs online

Social media commenters point out anomalies, calling the results ‘nonsense’ and ‘unintentionally funny’.

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US-China relations

‘Not enthusiastic’: why China finds Trump’s ‘G2’ talk too costly in geopolitics

While the term treats China and the US as equals, Beijing is probably ‘not enthusiastic’ about its ‘hegemonic’ undertones, analysts say.

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China's economic recovery

Tax reform in China’s 5-year plan aims to protect budgets without crushing firms

Officials propose boosting direct and local levies, curbing tax breaks and tapping new sectors to shore up local revenues and fund social spending.

Office workers walk near a construction site in Beijing. A prolonged property downturn has added to fiscal pressure on local-level governments in China. Photo: AFP
Science

Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute

Zhang Bing – considered a leading expert on the mechanisms behind gamma-ray bursts – has relocated after nearly three decades in the US.

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SCMP Highlights

China ‘breeding’ uranium; PLA’s ‘morphing’ missile: 7 science highlights

From chipmaking breakthrough to a STEM crisis in China’s universities, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

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Education in Hong Kong

HKU regains Asia’s No 1 spot, 5 Hong Kong universities in top 10 for first time

University of Hong Kong president Xiang Zhang says recognition is both honour and responsibility.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has regained its position as Asia’s best in a global ranking after 15 years. Photo: Elson Li
SCMP Highlights

US-China defence talks, C919 jet’s global win in Brunei: SCMP daily highlights

From a Washington-Beijing defence meeting to a robotics expert leaving Sweden for China, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Science

ABB’s top industrial chip and robotics expert Pang Zhibo leaves Sweden for China

The research heavyweight has joined Peking University’s recently elevated school dedicated to robots and advanced manufacturing.

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Science

‘Fancy tool’: how China cut chip defects by 99% for near-perfect lithography

Cryo-ET process pinpoints source of manufacturing flaws to achieve unprecedented clarity and a pathway to major industry cost cuts.

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A joint team of Chinese researchers has devised a dual-approach strategy compatible with existing semiconductor production lines that can dramatically reduce defects in chip production. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Semiconductors

Tech war: Chinese researchers claim breakthrough in lithography materials

Paper published in Nature details breakthrough in understanding of photoresist materials, which should improve defect control and yield.

Technicians work on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on October 20, 2025. Photo: AFP
Trending in China

China university graduate quits finance job for acting, values freedom over high pay

Zeng relinquishes a lucrative job and a vibrant lifestyle, but in return, she attains what she describes as ‘freedom of life’.

Banking & finance

China should step up borrowing to boost domestic demand, economist says

Huang Yiping recommends ‘more aggressive’ macroeconomic policy from central government to aid those affected by property crisis.

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The STEM crisis in China’s universities: how outdated courses are wasting talent

Many Chinese degrees prioritise theory over practical experience and fail to prepare students for real-world employment, critics say.

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Science

Chinese team unveils smart, super-tough coating for stealth aircraft

New material can withstand temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius and could revolutionise fighter jet technology.

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A new coating developed in China could potentially close a technological gap for stealth aircraft like the J-20. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China’s analogue AI chip could work 1,000 times faster than Nvidia GPU: study

The device also uses less power than conventional computing while achieving accuracy similar to that of digital systems, researchers say.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud claims to slash Nvidia GPU use by 82% with new pooling system

The new Aegaeon system can serve dozens of large language models using a fraction of the GPUs previously required, potentially reshaping AI workloads.

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