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Holly Chik
Reporter, China
Holly Chik joined the Post as a reporter in 2019. Previously, she interned at Reuters in Hong Kong.
Tianhe Exa-node Prototype tops big data category, as Graph500 deems energy-aware big data computing necessary for future industry.
Nation’s ‘most criticised scientist’ Ouyang Minggao says lithium-ion advances could power sector to new heights, despite current overcapacity.
‘Stop sending wrong signals to Taiwan independence forces,’ Beijing’s foreign ministry tells US, a day after similar message to Canada.
Winners of the awards see top science and maths talent continuing to emerge from Chinese universities.
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Glucose and fructose levels were 30 per cent higher after researchers removed two genes that regulate sugar content, according to study.
Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen reportedly expected to address a security forum in Canada, after three-nation European trip last month.
The lunar samples, collected by the Chang’e-5 probe, follow similar gifts to the French and Russian presidents.
Data from Tianwen-1 mission offers clues about coastline of short-lived sea on Martian surface around 3.5 billion years ago, researchers say.
New study by researchers in China and US finds excessive Immunoglobulin G in the body can accelerate ageing and intensify inflammation.
Visa curbs and an increasingly hostile environment could drive away researchers of Chinese origin, slowing America’s own scientific development.
Rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence requires frequent upgrades to hardware and chip technology, leaving existing equipment obsolete.
The history of Wang Mang, a Han dynasty minister and imperial cousin who later founded his own short-lived dynasty, resonates across time.
Nuclear rocket scientist Wang Haoze, China’s only female space flight engineer, will spend the next six months aboard the Tiangong space station.
Wang Haoze, 34, the only female space flight engineer in China, will be aboard Shenzhou-19 spaceship when it launches early on Wednesday.
Vessels from the Southern Theatre Command practise in missile interception and damage-control mode as part of autumn drills.
Researchers say different structures in nasal microorganisms might explain why women can fight off certain infections more easily.
Beijing says the deal, which includes an advanced missile defence system, undermines ‘China’s sovereignty and security interests’.
Team led by Yau Shing-Tung say their model can unveil ‘hidden patterns in complex systems’ in the body, society and the environment.
Advantages of coastal operation outweighed by ‘strategic hinterland’ policy in preferred site for massive commercial space facility.
It is the emblem of the Italian city. But now scientists say this ancient statue originated much further east.
From masses of data previously uploaded to databases, scientists have identified nearly 162,000 new species of RNA virus.
The lightweight, rechargeable battery’s design means it operates like a fuel cell and can handle the extreme Martian temperatures.
A study concluded that lifespans will not be getting much longer – even in Hong Kong, which has the world’s longest-living population.
A breakthrough in fast, long-distance data transmission is good news for future communication in space, researchers say.
After first US visit in 7 years, Chinese health authorities will coordinate on cancer prevention and treatment, disease management, ageing and medical research.
Disease ecologist Peter Daszak describes the ‘witch hunt’ he and his organisation have endured over Covid lab leak allegations.
Lightweight suit unveiled by China Manned Space Agency sends ‘message of fortitude’ as it blends Chinese cultural elements in its design.
Bronze items buried under hundreds of elephant tusks in attempt to ‘fully conceal’, paper by archaeologists behind the find says.
DNA tests suggest Bronze Age people who lived in far west China 3,500 years ago made kefir cheese, challenging beliefs about ancient diets.
The proposed Human Genome Project II could set in motion a ‘paradigm shift’ toward more precise public health, and a global research alliance.
