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Meet CXMT’s Zhu Yiming: the engineer building China’s answer to global memory-chip giants

From a Silicon Valley garage to China’s largest DRAM maker and a US$4.4 billion IPO, Zhu reportedly refused pay until CXMT became profitable.


Xi Jinping warns against creating ‘new historical injustices’ in AI era

Chinese leader’s presence at World AI Conference signals Beijing’s push to elevate AI from tech priority to pillar of geopolitical strategy.


Chinese Nvidia alternatives project massive sales as AI chip demand surges

Moore Threads and Hygon are capitalising on surging demand for AI computing power as they race to fill the void left by Washington’s export controls.


Race against Tesla: China EV maker Xpeng to launch viral humanoid globally in 2027

CEO He Xiaopeng projects the firm will sell 1 million robots by 2030 after ramping up mass production.


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Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space. But there is a silver lining

Researchers use China’s Tianzhou spacecraft missions since 2017 to study how microgravity and space radiation can affect biology.


China is building early warning system to spot Earth-smashing asteroids

Beijing will use ground telescopes and orbital satellites to track dangerous space rocks that currently go undetected.


China’s lab monkey prices hit Covid-era highs on new drug R&D demand

Long macaque breeding cycles and fully pre-booked colonies have forced some researchers to put critical studies on hold.


Why the US-China space race could come down to a thin metal cap

Propellant tank dome that is only millimetres thick must withstand extreme internal pressures and is very difficult to mass-produce.


Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay University

On his return to China, Zhang says he looks forward to cultivating talent ‘who truly understand science, technology and industrial needs’.


China is now world’s No 1 science power, top Russian scientist Artem Oganov says

After receiving Chinese award, chemist and materials researcher says it gives him confidence that he’s ‘on the right track’.


Science

To tackle the climate crisis, start small, think big and act at scale

Agentic AI: the next battleground for Chinese brands

Hong Kong won’t see a bright future by constantly looking to its past

Hong Kong’s AI education blueprint is a start – but schools need more

Why transparency on pre-made meals would help Hong Kong dining

Opinion

US and Iran attack infrastructure, raising fears of escalation

Footage shows what Iranian state TV says is the aftermath of overnight US strikes on two bridges in Bandar Khamir County, near the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: IRINN via AFP

A fire burns on a damaged bridge in the aftermath of a strike in Bandar Khamir, Iran, on Thursday. Photo: Social media via Reuters

US Marines board a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, in footage released on Thursday. Photo: CENTCOM via Reuters

Many allegations, little evidence: unpacking the China election-interference records

US President Donald Trump gestures at the White House in Washington on Thursday after a national address focusing heavily on US election security. Photo: AP

Strong quake off Mexican coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador

People react after evacuating the Biblioteca Nacional in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

A member of the Secretariat of Citizen Security uses a megaphone to give instructions to personnel evacuated from several buildings in Mexico City after an earthquake on Friday. Photo: AFP

Municipal brigade members remain outside the Guatemala City municipal building following an evacuation on Friday. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong welcomes expiry of US emergency order as Trump eases 2020 policy

Hong Kong is one of Asia's leading international financial centres. Photo: AFP

The decision follows the recent Beijing summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump, as both sides seek to stabilise ties. Photo: Reuters

Tai Po fire: corrupt players exploited loopholes in regulations, inquiry hears

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po was devastated by an inferno that raged for 43 hours. Photo: Jelly Tse

Tai Po district councillor Peggy Wong. Photo: Elson Li

Chinese shipbuilders snap up more supertanker orders as Iran war turmoil drags on

Atrebates, a 319,000 dwt VLCC built by China State Shipbuilding Corp’s Beihai Shipbuilding  in Qingdao, Shandong province, last year. Photo: Xinhua

Eburones, a 319,000 deadweight ton very large crude carrier, sets off from Qingdao port in Shandong province on January 14. Photo: Xinhua

Xi’s call on AI, Trump blasts China, US tariffs

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Photo: EPA//Pool

Trump’s China election-interference claims spark scapegoat fears among Asian-Americans

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China’s anti-corruption fight in numbers

Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the World AI Conference

US president’s prime-time address draws sharp backlash from immigrants who fear a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes.


How Changan Automobile’s design-driven brand strategy shapes its global expansion plans

Klaus Zyciora, vice-president of the Chinese carmaker, says its innovative, smart, low-carbon vehicles can entice customers around the world.


Global real estate event in Riyadh sees record transactions amid growing influence in sector

Cityscape Global achieves more than US$63 billion as Saudi Arabia positions itself as a major investment hub for urban development.


How AI technology supports conservation of endangered species

Huawei Technologies’ monitoring systems speed up real-time identification of China’s primates, coastal coral, and Norwegian salmon.


Lingxi Games’ Three Kingdoms Tactics hits target with global audience

Chinese game company’s flagship title among raft of nation’s simulation games to resonate with players at home and abroad.


How Hong Kong’s role as innovation hub helps healthcare and biotech firms

Government initiative OASES supports GSK and Tigermed as they expand clinical trials and collaboration in mainland China and beyond.


With its innovative rocket recovery, China makes strides in the space race

Citic Capital CEO on making China a financial powerhouse

Illustration: Henry Wong

Japan revises law to expand imperial family, allow women to keep status after marriage

Wang Fuk Court residents hope people ‘learn lessons’ as hearing ends

Tech self-reliance takes the stage at China’s World AI Conference

President Trump accuses China of US election interference in prime-time speech

How one Japanese company is attracting unmotivated Gen Z workers

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

Leading Chinese expert says more fixed facilities could be built in the South China Sea if ‘external forces leave us no choice’.


Wu Xinbo on why Trump’s ‘America first’ foreign policy may be driving China’s rise

Foreign policy analyst outlines how Beijing should react to a country that sees it as neither a ‘partner nor friend’.


Economist Richard Koo on China and Japan’s shared ‘battle against time’

China has strong tech industries and a large market – but so did Japan before its recession, warns the Nomura Research Institute scholar.


Nie Huihua on the non-Westernness of Chinese government and the challenge to innovation

Harvard-trained professor examines the tension between strengthening centralised control and encouraging local enthusiasm.


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