What do China’s plans for ‘comprehensive’ new AI law mean for future of technology?
China has confirmed for the first time that it is drawing up a “comprehensive law” on artificial intelligence.…
Exclusive | Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap
Bai Chongen is a prominent Chinese economist and government adviser. He is the dean of Tsinghua University’s School…
How can Beijing attract top-tier Chinese AI professionals based abroad?
Beijing should shift its strategy and improve ways to attract and retain top Chinese AI professionals as America’s…
‘Lighthouses in space’: the Chinese jam-proof satellite network to fill GPS gaps
Chinese researchers say they have built an 11-satellite network for a jam-resistant, high-accuracy optical navigation system, designed to…
How China opened the door to creating a direct rival to US payment systems
China’s recent changes to the rules governing its global payment system could pave the way for turning it…
China to put state-owned firms, capital to work nurturing tech champions
China has pledged to provide a range of supportive measures to promote the diffusion of advanced technology through…
Quick as a blink: Chinese scientists unveil 3D printing in under a second
Chinese scientists have developed a new technique that solidifies liquid into three-dimensional objects in under a second, making…
Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could solve major issue with common waste: ‘A promising route’
Plastic food packaging often ends up trashed soon after it’s made, contributing to a pollution problem that’s overrunning…
Wilczek’s Multiverse | Revisiting the peaks of Nobel laureate Chen-ning Yang’s remarkable career
In the latest instalment of his exclusive series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist and…
Why mortgage subsidies could be key to getting China’s consumers spending
China’s property downturn and sluggish consumer spending have become twin anchors weighing down the economy over the past…
Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s market leader
Chinese scientists have unveiled an optical computing chip that outperformed Nvidia’s leading AI hardware by over a hundredfold…
China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after initial ChatGPT shock
Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on…