Month: August 2025

Mathematician Zhang Yitang, who joined Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou from California in June, has called the wave of Chinese researchers exiting the US a “positive trend”. Advertisement Zhang, known for his prime number research, told Phoenix TV, a partially state-owned broadcaster, in a programme aired on Monday that he had been thinking about returning to the mainland “in light of recent international political issues that have strained China-US relations”. “Many Chinese scholars and professors in the US have already returned, and many others are still considering it,” Zhang said.…

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump’s tariff blitz sparks unexpected India-China reset The world’s two most-populous countries made significant progress on the diplomatic front recently, and those championing such moves may have Washington to thank. 2. From space mining to tourism, China’s Guangdong blasts off in pursuit of Musk South China’s Guangdong province has announced its ambition to join the country’s race to expand its commercial space sector, promising…

China’s crude oil imports remained robust in July, fuelled by higher Russian shipments, while China’s purchases from the US remained suspended for a second straight month. Advertisement The latest customs data shows that the volume of inbound crude oil reached 47.2 million tonnes in July, up 11.5 per cent from a year earlier. China purchased 8.71 million tonnes of crude oil from Russia, making it the top source of China’s crude imports last month, according to the official data. This marked a year-on-year increase of 16.8 per cent, with its…

Xi Jinping has arrived in Tibet for events to mark the 60th anniversary of the autonomous region, making him the first Chinese president to attend the once-a-decade activities. Advertisement He arrived in Lhasa around noon on Wednesday with a high-level entourage including Wang Huning, China’s top political adviser and fourth-ranking official; Cai Qi, the president’s chief of staff; Li Ganjie, head of the United Front Work Department; Vice-Premier He Lifeng; and Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, according to state broadcaster CCTV. On Wednesday afternoon, Xi met various officials from the…

At least two Chinese research vessels have been operating around Scarborough Shoal at the same time as a Philippine coastguard ship has been patrolling the disputed area of the South China Sea. Advertisement The Xiang Yang Hong 10, an ocean research vessel operated by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, has been operating near the reef since last Friday, according to information from the satellite-based Automatic Identification System. As of Tuesday evening, both vessels remained south of the shoal and close to each other, according to the satellite information from open…

Robust growth at home and abroad nearly tripled Laopu Gold’s earnings in the first half of the year, with managers predicting even stronger momentum in the second half. Advertisement Net profit soared 290.6 per cent from a year earlier to 2.35 billion yuan (US$327 million) in the six months ended June 30, the Beijing-based company said in a statement on Wednesday. Revenue surged 251 per cent to 12.4 billion yuan. The Hong Kong-listed jeweller attributed its rapid growth to its premium positioning, noting that 77.3 per cent of its customers…

Beijing has signalled stronger action against price wars, convening a high-level symposium of enterprises and regulators – including many left out of previous meetings – to tackle cutthroat competition in the solar sector. Advertisement Authorities vowed to tighten oversight of new project investments, phasing out outdated capacity through market-based and rule-of-law approaches, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), one of the meeting’s hosts. “Efforts will focus on improving price monitoring and product pricing mechanisms, as well as cracking down on illegal practices such as selling below…