China has suspended all helium exports, a move aimed at protecting its domestic semiconductor industry as global supplies tighten amid disruptions linked to the Iran conflict. While helium is best known for filling balloons, it...

China’s ambitious plan to build the world’s largest hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet is facing fresh scrutiny after a study by state-backed geologists warned that the site sits atop an active...

For nearly seven years, Zhao Jinqian lay unable to move after a devastating accident left him with severe brain injuries. Doctors believed his chances of waking up were slim. But his wife, Song Mei, refused...

For decades, scientists have debated the best way to stop a large asteroid from colliding with Earth. The most common idea has been to strike it with a nuclear explosion near or on its surface....

A viral social media trend involving China’s so-called Natasha Doll has ignited widespread criticism, with activists and social media users accusing the phenomenon of promoting racism and normalising violence against Black people. What began as...

A Chinese court has delivered a rare legal victory in a workplace sexual harassment case, ordering a former manager at an environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Beijing to compensate an ex-employee and issue a written...

China has taken another major step toward AI self-sufficiency. Meituan, the country’s food delivery giant, has unveiled LongCat-2.0, a massive artificial intelligence model trained entirely using domestically developed computing hardware. The announcement is significant because...

A cracked Glass bridge on one of China’s most famous tourist attractions has sparked fresh debate over the safety of glass-bottomed walkways. Officials insist visitors were never in danger after a teenager accidentally damaged the...

Access to clean drinking water remains one of the world’s biggest challenges, especially in regions facing drought, limited freshwater supplies, and unreliable electricity. Now, researchers in China say they have developed a solar-powered desalination technology...

China is facing increasing scrutiny over exports of indium, a little-known metal that has become increasingly important for artificial intelligence infrastructure and next-generation data centers. Although indium itself is not currently subject to export controls,...