China’s asteroid hunter closes in on target after 400-day trip, though size is a surprise
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured its first close-up image of a near-Earth asteroid, revealing that the target is even smaller than anticipated – a...
Why Peru wants to shift its relationship with China beyond raw mineral supplies
Published: 8:54pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 9:10pm, 6 Jul 2026 Peru wants to move to the next phase of its economic relationship with China to...
China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Is Tool to Expand CCP’s Transnational Repression, Critics Say
China’s new ethnic unity law, which took effect on July 1, is drawing criticism from lawmakers, human rights advocates, and ethnic minority groups, who...
Huawei’s next smartphone chip taps new scaling law for performance boost: paper
Huawei Technologies’ coming smartphone processor is on track for a performance boost, without the need for more advanced processing nodes or lithography technology, according...
EU should think twice before weaponising its market against China
For much of the post-Cold-War era, the European Union understood economic interdependence as a source of mutual prosperity. Open markets, free trade and multilateral...
Former Chinese official sentenced to death in US$323 million bribery case
A court in eastern China has handed down a rare death sentence to a former municipal official convicted of taking more than 2.2 billion...
Legco could tighten members’ code after William Wong drink-driving case: Starry Lee
Hong Kong’s legislature may review and tighten its code for members in light of the resignation of a lawmaker arrested for alleged drink-driving and...
Shenzhen Girl Cries as All Friends Jobless — Bridges Filled with Unemployed: China 50% Unemployment?
In China, many industries are struggling, more and more people are losing their jobs, and the internet is filled with voices of distress. Join...
Beijing opens lithium futures to foreign traders to cement pricing power over US
Beijing has unveiled new measures to keep its tight grip on lithium prices, in a move that may give it an edge over the...