China taps high-altitude winds for power generation by flying craft to 4,000m
China has flown an airborne wind energy system to 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) above sea level and generated…
Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain, attract future AI talent
China’s southern manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong province welcomed nearly 40 computer science students from Tsinghua University this week,…
China faces new AI bottleneck as it runs out of Chinese-language training data
China’s high-stakes race to build next-generation artificial intelligence models is entering a critical new phase, where a less…
How electroacupuncture calms inflammation and the super microscope that showed it
A cutting-edge microscope has allowed scientists to capture in real time how electroacupuncture directs the movement of immune…
Why data may become China’s most durable advantage in the AI race
The global AI race is no longer just about chips or models. Increasingly, it is also about data…
Did the Ukraine war spark China’s quiet ban on most civilian drone flights in cities?
For years, aerial drones frequently buzzed above the Huangpu River in Shanghai, capturing breathtaking views of one of…
Sun Fanglin, Chinese scientist who paved the way for new cancer drugs, dies aged 58
Leading Chinese scientist Sun Fanglin, whose work on how cells age and form tumours helped pave the way…
Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space. But there is a silver lining
If the future of humanity lies in the vast expanse of space, could humans actually perpetuate the species…
Zhipu founder backs open-source AI over restricted frontier models
Investing.com — The founder of Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu said frontier AI should remain openly accessible rather…
As AI pushes data centres to breaking point, some Chinese chipmakers bet on SiC
As the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom puts intense pressure on data centre energy grids, some Chinese chipmakers…
Alibaba, Tencent lead pivot from chatbots to embodied AI for robotics
Chinese tech companies are racing to deploy artificial intelligence models into robots, shifting the battleground for generative AI…
China’s yuan gains ground in international trade with room to grow, Goldman Sachs says
China-linked trade settlements in yuan grew from 13 per cent in 2019 to 30 per cent last year,…