Despite delays, China could gain ground in the space race
China has abruptly postponed its planned Chang’e-7 lunar launch, which was scheduled to take place today. While the…
Open Questions | US economist Barry Eichengreen on reality of de-dollarisation and next currency reshuffle
Barry Eichengreen is a leading American economist and one of the world’s foremost experts on international monetary systems.…
Chinese property king Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prison
A billionaire developer at the centre of China’s property crash has been jailed for life and has had…
China’s new moon mission could unlock secret of lunar ice: Why that matters | Space News
China is set to launch its Chang’e-7 unmanned, robotic space mission, possibly as early as Monday morning, to…
In Focus | As natural disasters rage, does China’s ‘top-down’ climate model provide a way forward?
A punishing drought is draining Europe’s great rivers, pushing the Loire, the Danube and the Rhine towards record…
China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system’s coldest places
BEIJING – China is poised to launch Chang’e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its…
Alibaba shares fall 5% as AI spending drives 75% drop in net income
China’s Alibaba on Thursday posted a 75% fall in profits for the June quarter as AI spending weighed…
Money and ‘a lot of noise’: how the US’ critical-minerals industry is vying with China’s
Patriot Critical Minerals of the US plans to dig into a long-abandoned mining site in the sparsely populated…
Record graduate influx lifts China’s youth jobless rate to 17.9% in July
China’s youth jobless rate climbed to 17.9 per cent in July, as a record wave of university graduates…
What Chinese liquor maker Moutai’s slump says about the country’s economy
A staff member sorts Kweichow Moutai liquor at a supermarket in Yongnian district of Handan, North China’s Hebei…
US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic asset
As China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its…
Madrid F1 circuit finally taking shape
AUGUST 19, 2026 The new Madrid Formula 1 circuit is finally beginning to look race-ready, easing months of…