50 h. ago The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up'

The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up'  Space

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3 d. ago Trump's NASA pick to tell Congress about moon race with China, deep

Trump's NASA pick to tell Congress about moon race with China, deep-space ambition  Reuters

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4 d. ago China tests deep sea trident telescope to trace cosmic neutrinos

China tests deep sea trident telescope to trace cosmic neutrinos  AnewZ

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7 d. ago Meituan swings into loss in ‘milk tea’ subsidy war with instant commerce rivals

China’s food-delivery giant Meituan swung to a deep quarterly loss, as a costly battle with Alibaba Group Holding’s instant commerce business eroded margins and kept revenue growth modest. The Beijing-based company on Friday reported revenue of 95.5 billion yuan (US$13.3 billion) for the three months to September, up 2 per cent year on year, missing analysts' estimates of 97.5 billion yuan. However, it booked an operating loss of 19.8 billion yuan, compared with a 13.7 billion yuan operating...

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9 d. ago China’s mega dredger joins ranks of the world’s largest after passing sea trials

China has boosted its strategic capacity from land reclamation to deep-sea mining and pipelines, with the successful completion of sea trials for Asia’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The Tongjun – China’s first domestically designed super dredger – completed its five days of testing in the Yellow Sea off the northeastern Chinese coast on Tuesday, three months after its launch, according to state news agency Xinhua. With a hopper capacity of more than 38,000 cubic metres (1.3...

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3 w. ago How China is closing tech gap on West; rare earth find: SCMP daily highlights

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. From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West China sees outer space and the polar regions as “strategic new frontiers” vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly. 2. Chinese firms in EU report solid performance despite mounting uncertainties Most Chinese companies are faring well in the European Union...

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3 w. ago Can the Fujian aircraft carrier catapult the PLA Navy deep into the Pacific?

The launch of the Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, has been cause for celebration in Chinese media, with mainland analysts hailing it as superior to its US counterparts and a force for projecting power further into the western Pacific. But overseas analysts have been more tempered, suggesting that there is still a big gap between the naval force of the People’s Liberation Army and the United States in terms of the number of carriers, combat systems, personnel proficiency...

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4 w. ago Beijing Reinvigorates its Industrial Sites: A Deep Dive into China’s New Trend of Merging Culture, Industry, and Tourism for the Future, Everything That You Need to Know

Beijing Reinvigorates its Industrial Sites: A Deep Dive into China’s New Trend of Merging Culture, Industry, and Tourism for the Future, Everything That You Need to Know  Travel And Tour World

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