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Victoria Bela
Reporter, China
Prior to joining SCMP in 2023, Victoria received her Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Health and Environmental Studies from the University of Rochester, where she also worked in a Biochemistry lab. She holds a Master's in Public Policy from Peking University.
Prior to joining SCMP in 2023, Victoria received her Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Health and Environmental Studies from the University of Rochester, where she also worked in a Biochemistry lab. She holds a Master's in Public Policy from Peking University.
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Science, BiologyLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin, Russian
A Jurassic fossil dating back 150 million years fills in a vital part of the evolutionary puzzle of how birds took to the skies.
After receiving Chinese award, chemist and materials researcher says it gives him confidence that he’s ‘on the right track’.
Soon after launch, the first stage of the rocket returned vertically and was recovered via a sea platform, state media says.
Home-grown navigation system will allow for real-time tracking of containers, improving security and safety on vital transport route.
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The tiny ceramic-based lithium-ion battery can withstand heat and still operate at up to 150 degrees Celsius, making it a safer power source.
Recently discovered space weather event ‘appears as a massive, spinning aurora near Earth’s magnetic poles’, say researchers.
The machine, which is in sea trials aboard the Song Hang research ship, is designed to mimic human movements and improve efficiency.
A team led by Tsinghua University says it has built a framework that could better predict and manage these powerful flows.
Rare powerful climate phenomenon threatens bring deadlier heatwaves, heavier rainfall, sharper droughts and larger economic losses.
The rocks were collected during the Chang’e-6 mission and the handover is the first time foreign scientists will have a chance to study them.
The organs worked for several days, offering evidence that transplanting multiple organs between the species is feasible.
Scientists report potential to boost cotton yield by nearly a quarter after inserting stress-resistance gene from a species of steppe moss.
Car batteries that charge in under 10 minutes, innovations in renewable-energy storage – Chinese advances make alternatives to fossil-fuel power more appealing.
China’s discovery of rare quartz used to make solar panels and semiconductors could help rewrite US import dominance.
Aggressive schedule for nuclear-powered vessel may strain US shipyards and maritime industrial base, congressional budget amendment warns.
Use of renewables held back by ‘inflexible management of coal power plants and power grids, not a lack of grid infrastructure’: CREA.
Shenzhou-21 trio touch down at Dongfeng landing site, now a hub for crewed space missions and commercial aerospace launches.
The crop, known as triticale, is easier to grow in challenging conditions and can provide food for both humans and animals.
As the belt and road pivots towards clean energy, Kazakhstan and its neighbours are emerging as top partners for Beijing-backed projects.
Chinese embassy in Seoul says US Forces Korea commander Xavier Brunson’s ‘hostile and aggressive remarks’ on podcast ‘crossed the line’.
Wang Yi also says Beijing ready to deepen cooperation with Panama City amid US pressure over operation of ports.
Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech.
Shehbaz Sharif tells his hosts in Beijing that efforts to mediate between Tehran and Washington ‘moving in the right direction’.
Up to 80 per cent of polymers derived from corn protein zein degrade within a month in simulated natural soil conditions, researchers find.
Sberbank CEO accompanied Vladimir Putin during Russian leader’s recent trip to Beijing for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Scientists say they hope Xi-Putin summit will bring more support for collaboration as Moscow and Beijing sign deals on tech and innovation.
Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’.
A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say scientists.
Projects meant to help Xinjiang region build ecological barrier to protect its arable land from erosion and desertification.
