Meet Dai Zheng, the space veteran betting on China’s reusable rocket revolution
Ten years ago, Dai Zheng made a career-defining gamble: he left his secure, prestigious engineering post in China’s state space programme to join an...
EV maker Xpeng set to challenge Tesla in embodied AI after robotics unit raises US$900m
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has secured US$900 million in funding from high-profile investors including Alibaba Group Holding and IDG Capital to spur...
America’s US$40tr debt gamble is getting harder to ignore, economists say after ‘grow’ goal
With Washington claiming that the United States can “grow” out of its mounting fiscal burdens, some economists are sceptical that growth alone could absorb...
US, China diplomats clash over tech spying and trade hub claims in Latin America
Diplomats for China and the US in Latin America have traded brickbats on social media over alleged espionage risks posed by Chinese tech firms...
Beijing slams West for criticising Hong Kong court verdict in Tiananmen vigil case
Published: 8:30pm, 24 Aug 2026Updated: 10:25pm, 24 Aug 2026 Beijing has slammed Western nations for interfering in China’s internal affairs over their criticism of...
China’s view of Trump’s America has changed from alarm to a shrug
There is no shortage of Western commentary on US President Donald Trump’s second term. What’s missing is an honest account of how 1.4 billion...
South Korea says US cut joint marine drill over Iran war constraints
South Korea said on Monday that the United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints...
Northern Metropolis gets vote of confidence as heavyweights win tender for HK$1.03b
Published: 8:03pm, 24 Aug 2026Updated: 10:31pm, 24 Aug 2026 A consortium made up of mainland Chinese state-owned and private heavyweights together with a major...
China’s advanced chip supply to surge by 2035 despite equipment bottlenecks, Goldman says
China is on track to dramatically slash its deficit in advanced chips over the next decade as domestic foundries rapidly scale up production, though...