A CHINESE scientist at the centre of the Covid origins debate is still carrying out “risky” research on coronaviruses, scientists
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HMPV in China: what you need to know about this virus
In the last few days there have been reports of yet another infectious disease rapidly spreading in China. This time
As Covid lab leak suspicion lingers, WHO urges China to share virus origin data
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Beijing to share data on the origins of the coronavirus, five years after
Top Republican demands ‘costs’ for China after it hacked Treasury Dept in year marked by CCP espionage
China was behind a 'major' hack of the Treasury Department, the Biden administration said Monday, gaining access to unclassified documents and the workstations of government employees.
How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot
TAIPEI, Taiwan — When most people imagine what war in the Taiwan Strait might look like, scenes out of eastern Ukraine in 2022 or even Normandy in 1944 tend to come to mind. Picture transport ships from China facing incoming anti-ship missiles; missile strikes blowing holes in airfields and key military installations; hilltop-to-hilltop fighting over rugged […]
Rail disruption in the UK is so common that the economic damage it causes is barely noticed – but change is possible
William Perugini/Shutterstock Recent disruption to Britain’s rail network, caused by a fault in its outdated nationwide radio system, was more
Biden administration raises tariffs on solar materials from China
A worker handles wafers at the GCL Technology production plant in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
Countries are ramping up renewable energy plans, but not fast enough
UN climate chief Simon Stiell delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29)
Why China is worried about a second Trump presidency – and how Beijing might react
Donald Trump will return to the White House having set out his foreign policy approach for the next four years.
Three lessons the west can learn from China’s economic approach to AI
Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock AI is already everywhere, ready to change the way we work and play, how we learn and how