How China’s tech transformation is putting the ‘world’s factory’ in a tough spot
As China undergoes a sweeping economic transition, its regions are also in the process of embracing change. The…
X-37B: China and Russia Fear America’s Mysterious ‘Space Plane’ Can Drop a Nuclear Bomb From Orbit
Summary and Key Points: Defense analyst Brent M. Eastwood explores the strategic ambiguity surrounding the U.S. Space Force’s…
China adds 12 banks to digital yuan system, expanding e-CNY’s economic presence
China is set to include 12 more commercial banks under the umbrella of its central bank-backed digital currency,…
From years to a week: China unveils superfast software for hypersonic weapon design
Chinese scientists have developed revolutionary software capable of fully simulating the extreme physics of supersonic fuel combustion in…
‘Europe learned the wrong lesson’ by doubling down on fossil fuels while India and China went green
The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls…
China becomes ‘factory to the factories’ as intemediate good exports soar: McKinsey
China is becoming a “factory to the factories,” ramping up its exports of industrial components like smartphone parts,…
Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?
China has followed last year’s secretive high-orbit satellite-to-satellite refuelling test with another in-orbit servicing mission that is aimed…
Alibaba workforce shrinks 34% in 2025 as Chinese tech giant doubles down on AI
The Alibaba stand at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center in Shanghai,…
US charges Super Micro employees with smuggling Nvidia chips to China
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has charged associates of an unidentified U.S.…
Ozempic is getting generics as low as $15 — what it means for Americans
The weight-loss world is on the brink of a major shake-up. Pharmaceutical companies in India will get the…
Leading Chinese remote-sensing scientist Zhang Jinshui dies at 47
Zhang Jinshui, a pioneering scientist in remote sensing who led major research and development programmes in China and…
Woman hospitalized after being startled by humanoid robot: “Are you crazy?”
A woman on an evening walk in Macau was briefly hospitalized after a humanoid robot startled her and…