Does China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 computer herald the age of quantum supremacy?
China has unveiled its latest photonic quantum computer, Jiuzhang 4.0, with researchers saying it can outperform the world’s…
On This Day | In 2021, China becomes the third country to safely land a rover on Mars – SCMP archive
Beijing joins Mars club after ‘nine minutes of terror’ By William Zheng This article was first published on…
U.S. China AI talks: Bessent says U.S. leads, safety protocol planned
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent waits for the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-fraud task force…
Wall Street meets its old nemesis: Inflation
Red meat is displayed at a grocery store in Brooklyn on May 12, 2026, in New York City.…
German firms in China more upbeat about economy despite Iran war, trade headwinds: survey
German companies in China have grown more optimistic about the country’s economic outlook, even as the Iran war…
From ‘Taco’ to ‘Nacho’: the new buzzword on Wall Street as Trump preps for China trip
With a fragile US-Iran ceasefire barely holding, the Strait of Hormuz still blockaded, and all eyes on the…
Trump and Xi’s Beijing summit must confront the AI cold war
While China’s role in any potential resolution between the US and Iran continues to dominate global headlines, it…
China’s bond market faces climbing re-defaults as property crisis drags on
China’s bond market is facing rising re-defaults, driven by continued stress in the housing market, where years of…
China tightens its grip on global shipbuilding, grabbing 85% of new orders
China’s shipyards have mounted an astonishing comeback after facing down US efforts to curb their dominance last year,…
A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project
In the sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, humans build “gravitational wave antennas” to broadcast to the cosmos. Now,…
China consumer, wholesale inflation tops estimates in April as Iran war drives energy costs higher
A shopper walks past a Coach retail store inside a shopping mall on March 24, 2026 in Shenzhen,…
China scrambles to close AI security gap as Anthropic, OpenAI pull ahead with new models
While leading US artificial intelligence developers such as Anthropic and OpenAI unveil new models with enhanced cybersecurity capabilities,…