Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker
Scientists in Shanghai have used stem cells to create the world’s first laboratory-grown sinoatrial node – the tiny structure that acts as the heart’s...
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27 countries seek access to World Bank funds since Iran war
Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World Bank...
Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
Seated in a wheelchair, an elderly woman bends silently as her wrinkled fingers move with surprising speed to fold pieces of coloured origami paper...
How China wins by avoiding war
Alex Lo has been an SCMP columnist since 2012, covering major issues affecting Hong Kong and the rest of China. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission
Published: 9:13am, 23 May 2026Updated: 12:34pm, 23 May 2026 Hong Kong will send its first astronaut to the Tiangong space station, the China Manned...
US Gas Prices Highest in 4 Years as Memorial Day Weekend Starts
Memorial Day holiday travelers will pay prices at the pump that are the highest in four years with the prolonged fuel supply shortage caused...
Trump to Posthumously Award ‘Man in the Red Bandana’ the Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump revealed on May 22 that he will posthumously award 9/11 hero Welles Crowther, commonly referred to as the “Man in the...
Russian Soldiers Furious! Forced to Use Chinese Weapons—Feels Like Suic*de
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U.S. pauses Weapon sales To Taiwan | China in Focus
A U.S. Navy chief says a $14 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan is now on pause due to the Iran war. Could there...