China has big ambitions in space and the Arctic. Should the West be worried?
In 2003, a decade after the humiliation of the Yinhe incident – when a Chinese container ship was…
Rising star mathematician Wu Meng returns to China from Finland
In the 1960s, the world-renowned mathematician Hillel Furstenberg proposed a conjecture: that a number cannot appear “simple and…
China Banks Issue Phantom Loans to Hit Targets in Slow Economy
Jerry Hu, who owns an auto-parts firm in eastern China, was approached in October with a strange request.…
ByteDance unveils China’s most affordable AI coding agent at just US$1.30 a month
Volcano Engine, the cloud unit of TikTok owner ByteDance, has launched a new coding agent priced at just…
Style Edit: Baken, the world’s first all-bacon snack range, debuts in Hong Kong
Ask people to name a crave-worthy food and bacon will top many lists. But given the passion that…
Nobel laureate urges China to deepen space collaboration
China must hardwire long-term scientific endurance into its national strategy if it intends to shape the future of…
Chinese gold stocks set to shine as UBS and Schroders see bullion extending gains
Zijin Mining Group and other Chinese gold producers may get another boost from a spurt in the price…
Is China about to win the AI race?
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI…In this edition: Is China about to win the AI race?…AI reasoning…
China’s average school day is 2 hours longer than the U.S., with all studies and no extracurriculars. The results could help it win the AI race
The U.S. and China’s rivalry isn’t just ramping up in trade or technology—it’s playing out in the classroom.…
Canada Pension Plan Raises €815 Million in EDP Share Sale
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of the world’s largest pension funds, raised about €814.7 million ($942.6…
Have China’s carbon emissions peaked? New analysis shows they haven’t risen in 18 months
China is the world’s largest polluter by total annual emissions. The country, which is heavily reliant on coal…
Nuclear Startup Fermi Invokes Manhattan Project in AI Race
US efforts to develop artificial intelligence systems and the nuclear-energy infrastructure needed to power them are comparable to…