Baidu-backed drug discovery start-up Biomap challenges Google’s AlphaFold
Biomap, a biotechnology start-up co-established by Baidu founder Robin Li Yanhong and backed by the Hong Kong government, says it has surpassed Alphabet subsidiary...
Race to the bottom? China thwarted as US moves on deep-sea mining
Published: 6:00am, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 6:39am, 1 Oct 2025 Beneath the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean lie small, black, potato-sized treasures – polymetallic...
How China’s robotics push is clearing path to tech independence
Factories in China installed nearly 300,000 new robots last year, more than the rest of the world combined. This figure suggests that China is...
Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay US$500 million
Published: 5:08am, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 7:26am, 1 Oct 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration was close to a deal...
Trump trade chief Greer calls 55% China tariffs a ‘good status quo’
US tariffs on Chinese imports of around 55 per cent are a “good status quo,” but the Trump administration would like to find areas...
Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage
Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage. Advertisement The 58-year-old Oscar-winning actress petitioned on Tuesday to end...
US barrels towards government shutdown as last-ditch vote fails
Published: 3:03am, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 7:31am, 1 Oct 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States government would probably see...
Colombia’s Petro fires own Beijing embassy team for ‘sabotaging’ China outreach
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the removal of diplomats from his country’s embassy in Beijing, accusing them of sabotaging relations with China as...
South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead after fall at Paris hotel
Published: 1:16am, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 1:30am, 1 Oct 2025 Former South African Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has been found dead at a hotel in...