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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Antarctica. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
An aerial view of China’s Qinling Station, the country’s fifth research station in Antarctica, in 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Japan

Japanese MP’s claim China eyes Antarctic ‘treasure trove’ dismissed

A polar law expert says the continent’s strict mining ban has no expiry date, despite concerns raised in Japan’s parliament.

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Tourism

Checklist tourism trends as travellers go for selfies over ‘real stories’

Hantavirus

Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions

World Rugby

Ex-Wales flanker Parks on ‘dark thoughts’ and going Pole to Pole with Will Smith

Forced to retire from rugby, the Welshman emerged from a period of introspection as an adventurer, polar explorer and guide to Hollywood’s A-list.

Already an established explorer, Richard Parks (left) worked alongside Hollywood superstar Will Smith in his Pole to Pole film. Photo: Nat Geo TV
Extreme weather

‘Flashing red’: UN alarmed as heat trapped by Earth hits record high

UN chief warns of a state of emergency as 2015–2025 is confirmed as the hottest decade on record.

Climate change

Outside In | The end of an era at sea offers us a grim reminder on land

One of the biggest icebergs in recent memory is melting out of existence. Its silent fate mirrors the neglect of our biosphere.

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China-Latin America relations

US threats and a Chinese cable scandal mark first day for Chile’s new president

The US forced Chile to cancel a Chinese undersea cable. Now the region is asking who gets to decide what infrastructure Latin America builds.

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Jose Antonio Kast was elected as Chile’s president in November after his Republican Party won just over 58 per cent of the vote. Photo: Reuters

‘This is great’: first-ever Antarctic sleeper shark filmed in frigid waters

Filmed at 490-metre depth, the sighting challenges beliefs about shark habitats in the Southern Ocean.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | CATL’s new innovation expands EV battery horizons in untapped cold regions

The Chinese giant pulls an ace from its sleeve amid fierce EV competition by bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass-produced car market.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Why CATL’s sodium-ion breakthrough could be a game changer for China’s EV market

The Naxtra battery, more price-stable and cold-resistant than the lithium-ion units now powering most EVs, will undergo its first tests this week.

CATL’s new Naxtra battery will be installed in China Changan Automobile Group EVs this week for winter testing in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Weibo
Robotics

Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame gives staff gifts of gold, trip to Antarctica

Dreame’s surprise largesse reflects its robust business growth in 2025, as it remains one of the world’s top robot vacuum cleaner brands.

A Dreame 10s Ultra robot vacuum cleaner. Photo: Dreame
Mainland China

China drafts Antarctica activities and environment law to protect interests

Legislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing.

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Climate change

Arctic has hottest year ever recorded, as climate impacts cascade

The region is warming far faster than the global average due to a phenomenon known as ‘Arctic Amplification’.

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Americas and the Caribbean

US military boat strikes kill 8, adding to drug war death toll

The US military said it targeted ‘designated terrorist organisations’, and posted video of an operation in the eastern Pacific.

One of the three boats hit by the latest US strikes in the eastern Pacific. Photo: US Southern Command via X
US-China relations

Senior Democrat urges Rubio to fill Arctic post and halt rise of China, Russia

In a letter, Raja Krishnamoorthi asks US Secretary of State to restore key US role in ‘one of the world’s most strategically vital regions’.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has come under increasing pressure to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs to help curb China and Russia’s influence in the region. Photo: Xinhua
Aviation accidents

Chinese families ‘hope truth will come out’ when search for flight MH370 resumes

Relatives still waiting for answers 11 years after plane disappeared welcome news that the search will continue later this month.

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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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Trending in China

Overworked staff angry at China education tycoon’s anniversary letter from Antarctica

Founder of company waxes lyrical about the survival qualities of penguins, sparking sarcastic responses from staff, online observers.

Chinese tycoon and founder of the New Oriental education group, Yu Minhong, has sparked outrage among his hard-pressed employees after he sent an internal letter from Antarctica on the company’s 32nd anniversary. Photo: Shutterstock/RedNote
US-China relations

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

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China's military weapons

Can the Fujian aircraft carrier catapult the PLA Navy deep into the Pacific?

The vessel will be a frequent visitor to the high seas but some observers say there is still a big gap with the US.

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Science

China crosses US second island chain with deep-sea cobalt mining rover

Chinese scientists test robotic miner built to harvest valuable metals from the ocean’s floor.

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The rover is powered by four independently driven tracks, each capable of adjusting its height autonomously. Photo: National Engineering Research Centre for Metal Mining
Climate change

It was once the largest iceberg in the world. Now, it’s landed in hot water

A23a is drifting in waters where the temperature is well above freezing, and is ‘rapidly breaking up’ into several ‘very large chunks’.

A23a, once the largest iceberg in the world, is rapidly disintegrating due to warmer waters after drifting from Antarctica. Photo: Ian Strachan/Eyos Expeditions/dpa
China technology

China expands frontiers in space, deep sea, poles amid fierce geopolitical race

From deep in the Arctic Ocean to outer space and cyberspace, Beijing’s focus on technological advancements is reshaping the global strategic balance.

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Science

Biologists find array of deep-sea survival mechanisms in Ring of Fire creatures

Scientists from Australia and Japan studying three trenches find ‘organisms have adapted strategies to filter things out of the waters’.

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Disease

What killed hundreds of seals? Bird flu spread raises fears, questions

The disease worries governments and poultry businesses due to the impact on birds, potential trade restrictions, and the risk of a pandemic.

A specialist in Germany wearing a protective suit disposes of a crane believed to have died from a highly contagious bird flu strain. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner, scientists warn

Climate change is accelerating risks to the Amazon, as warm water coral reefs experience unstoppable dieback.

A sea turtle swimming among dead coral in Baa Atoll in Maldives in 2023. File photo: AFP
Arctic

China marks largest Arctic foray with first manned deep dive below polar ice

Expedition also sees world’s first coordinated crewed-uncrewed submersible operation, with team bringing back rich haul of samples and data.

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Malaysia

Malaysia tightens security at Petronas’ Bintulu LNG hub to investigate ‘threat’

Authorities did not specify the nature of the threat to the complex, which is the world’s largest single-site LNG production facility.

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