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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.
17 Dec 2025 - 10:48PM
US-China relations
Beyond bipolar: why China-US rivalry defies the Cold War model
15 Dec 2025 - 9:10PM
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China GDP
China can sustain 5 to 6% GDP growth through 2035: economist
11 Dec 2025 - 4:13PM
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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.
7 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
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.
7 Dec 2025 - 10:00AM
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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.
5 Dec 2025 - 9:05PM
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China society
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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.
27 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM
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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.
25 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
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.
20 Nov 2025 - 7:35PM
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.
17 Nov 2025 - 9:06PM
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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.
17 Nov 2025 - 5:44PM
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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.
15 Nov 2025 - 10:00PM
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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’.
14 Nov 2025 - 2:06AM
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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.
13 Nov 2025 - 7:41AM
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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.
12 Nov 2025 - 8:00PM
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.
11 Nov 2025 - 11:56AM
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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.
5 Nov 2025 - 3:00PM
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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.
14 Nov 2025 - 3:57PM
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.
31 Oct 2025 - 9:15PM
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.
31 Oct 2025 - 4:03PM
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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.
30 Oct 2025 - 4:17PM
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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.
27 Oct 2025 - 10:00PM
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’.
27 Oct 2025 - 6:00PM
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.
27 Oct 2025 - 5:13PM
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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.
25 Oct 2025 - 7:04AM
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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.
24 Oct 2025 - 2:11PM
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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.
22 Oct 2025 - 9:38AM
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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.
18 Oct 2025 - 12:30PM
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