Scientists outline how spacecraft could reach a nearby black hole within a century
A speculative mission concept proposes sending laser-powered, gram-scale spacecraft to a black hole that could potentially exist within…
China targets new space-based computing network to process data born in orbit
China has unveiled its latest ambitious space-based computing network designed to process satellite data in orbit using AI…
Chinese black hole-hunting scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post
A physicist who was awarded a fellowship reserved for the “brightest young scientists” in the US and Canada…
China’s PBOC raises leverage ratios for foreign lenders to support outbound investment
Beijing has raised the limit on banks’ overseas lending – a move that analysts say will support Chinese…
‘To do something nobody’s done’: quantum physicist Zhu Zijie leaves Europe for China
Science and Nature are among the world’s most prestigious journals, which most scientists strive to publish in but…
Can China’s roaring trade engine power the yuan’s challenge to the US dollar?
In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political…
China poised to earn vast profits from global energy transition: analysts
Chinese companies are primed to capitalise on a vast global wave of investment in clean energy infrastructure in…
‘Iron rice bowl’ vs the algorithm: why China’s economy may better withstand the AI shock
On a day typically considered one of the happiest on the calendar for Chinese workers – the eve…
China dumps more US debt, buys other assets as Trump targets Powell
China trimmed its holdings of US Treasuries in November to the lowest level since 2008, diverging from a…
Real-life ‘RoboCop’? Chinese policeman beats paralysis with spinal interface implant
In the 1987 American action film RoboCop, protagonist Alex Murphy is a police officer in a dystopian 21st-century…
Breakthrough in lab-grown mini-organs shows promise for disease study
Scientists at the University of North Texas in the United States report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown…