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Dannie Peng
Senior Reporter, China
Dannie joined SCMP in 2023 and focuses on science stories in China, with a particular interest in the scientific community and societal impacts of scientific advances. She previously worked for China Newsweek, covering topics including China's healthcare system, public health and science. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting.
Dannie joined SCMP in 2023 and focuses on science stories in China, with a particular interest in the scientific community and societal impacts of scientific advances. She previously worked for China Newsweek, covering topics including China's healthcare system, public health and science. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting.
Areas of Expertise:
Science, health, techLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Rare and early surge in encounters across Beijing is causing alarm, although experts say most snakes are non-venomous.
Cartographer with business empire in spatial data and low-altitude economy suspected of ‘serious violations of duty’.
Liu Bin, former Zhejiang University professor who discovered the Liangzhu ruins, admits taking bribes and embezzlement.
Deadly explosion reveals the hurdles facing the mining hub as it tries to tap into greener sectors such as tourism.
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Industry insiders say untracked workers, ‘hidden’ coal pits and airflow issues likely contributed to explosion that killed at least 82.
Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms.
With the war in Iran choking global oil supplies, China is tapping its 390 billion tonnes of coal reserves to build its own energy source.
A joint archaeological project between Greece’s culture ministry and a Chinese team of researchers is breaking new ground.
A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining.
A leading Chinese neurologist says publicly available data shows a clear lead in the development of stem cell treatments.
Scientists around the world have been trying to master the techniques needed to produce the innovative material.
The unveiling of the high-octane fuel at the Taklimakan Rally comes on the back of international success for the ZXMOTO motorbike marque.
Unlike other models, the machine does not need to be kept at ultra-low temperatures and is easier to maintain.
The Shuanglin K7 is the world’s first mining truck capable of moving sideways and pivoting on the spot, allowing it to work in narrow pits.
China’s industrial supply chains and engineering expertise provide a distinct competitive advantage, CiDi CEO Albert Hu says.
City officials and university scientists are teaming up to tackle the annual spring arrival of allergy-inducing catkins.
Chinese project turns sand dunes into cropland to combat desertification and strengthen food security.
Unprecedented boring machine tasked with helping unlock a hidden world of wealth buried beneath the Earth’s crust.
Sales of electric heavy-duty cargo trucks surged by 182 per cent in 2025, with more growth forecast as oil and gas prices soar.
Beijing has rolled out new rules for investigating violations in scientific activities. So why are critics still pessimistic?
Chinese researcher says traditional measure of a paper’s citations is susceptible to manipulation and lacks Chinese perspective.
China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for ‘token’, giving strong economic overtones to what has been a tech term.
Beijing Normal University professor led major R&D programmes and was instrumental in boosting China’s food security with satellite tech.
Chinese scientists develop a wearable human-robot device enabling soldiers to carry heavy loads in rugged terrain.
Mystery surrounds the prominent genetic psychologist’s death after official explanation cites ‘non-specific respiratory failure’.
Chinese innovation can pave the way for sharper medical imaging, unbreakable encryption and next-gen sensors.
Findings add to a growing body of insights from China’s historic Chang’e-6 mission to the lunar far side in 2024.
Beijing says greater allocation reflects importance of science and tech self-reliance in driving China’s economy and its rivalry with the US.
Ahead of country’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, scientists urge more institutionalised and effective mechanisms to curb abuses of power.
