Ding Xuexiang also tells Davos that Beijing isn’t pursuing a trade surplus and there are ‘no winners in a trade war’.
Beijing also calls for open and fair business environment after Donald Trump proposes 50 per cent US ownership of the popular app.
20 Jan 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
Scientists say fibre from konjac plant can prevent freezing in aqueous zinc-ion batteries, a promising alternative to lithium batteries.
18 Jan 2025 - 12:00PM videocam
Two Chengdu-based establishments have been banned by the PLA’s cyberspace branch for three years.
13 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM videocam
Rice grown in China also has better texture now, Chinese researchers say in note for Nature after article flags climate change impact.
A new method for mining rare earth metals that is better for the environment has been developed by Chinese scientists.
12 Jan 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
The renowned biostatistician has left Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia for a full-time post with her prestigious alma mater in Beijing.
8 Jan 2025 - 10:15PM videocam
Scientists in China say cheap compound might offer relief for craniopharyngioma patients and inform future work on cancer treatments.
2 Jan 2025 - 4:00PM videocam
Discoveries include defensive double walls and moats at the site in the ancient region of Lingnan, starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.
Microscopy technology is promising because of potential for taking live imaging of the brain and other organs and tissues, say researchers.
30 Dec 2024 - 11:30AM videocam
Engineers from Nanjing University evaluate new methods of extracting the metal from seawater, salt lakes and even sediments.
24 Dec 2024 - 10:01AM videocam
Coal mines ‘part of the problem’ as authorities promise help for displaced villagers after 32nd subsidence since August 2023.
Thin, crystalline films inspired by polarisation vision of desert ants helps team to beat bulkiness challenge, Science Advances paper says.
Historian Han Qi on why the exchange of scientific knowledge is so important – from astronomy and salt wells to high-speed trains.
23 Dec 2024 - 11:03AM videocam
Airborne technology is helping to map the terrain and water reserves in the Qilian Mountains.
22 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM videocam
Nikos Logothetis from the International Centre for Primate Brain Research in Shanghai becomes first non-Russian to receive the award.
19 Dec 2024 - 5:16PM videocam
Hydrogel particles were made into absorbent composite beads and the results showed ‘significant potential’, team says.
18 Dec 2024 - 12:55PM videocam
The 13,000-satellite megaconstellation aims to provide global broadband internet coverage.
16 Dec 2024 - 10:36PM videocam
A Chinese association reveals it is keeping an eye on a project that aims to unlock potentially trillions of tonnes of the fossil fuel.
Examination of genomic sequences in the Central Plain region of China finds ‘no major shift’ since the Stone Age, despite upheavals.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM videocam
China’s top infectious disease expert says a strain of avian influenza virus is adapting and could make the leap from birds to mammals
China’s top infectious disease expert says a strain of avian influenza virus is adapting and could make the leap from birds to mammals.
6 Dec 2024 - 12:50AM videocam
The development could pave the way for better treatment for human patients who currently face long waits for transplants.
A growing number of leading academics are being tempted away from Western countries as they make the move to Chinese institutions.
3 Dec 2024 - 3:53PM videocam
Just completed multi-decade project in Xinjiang region is intended to help prevent desertification and boost local economies.
Researchers say their sealed hydrovoltaic cell could be used in harsh environments like deserts and in the dark.
Google Trends data shows the world is more excited by the latest clean energy vehicles than the noble principles behind them.
24 Nov 2024 - 4:40PM videocam
Travellers will be allowed to remain for up to 30 days in China without a visa from November 30.
22 Nov 2024 - 9:10PM videocam
Germany’s Scholz stresses the importance of ‘a level playing field for companies on all sides’.
20 Nov 2024 - 4:27AM videocam
Beijing says rebel leader Peng Deren is getting treatment in southwest China border province where he was reported to be under house arrest.
19 Nov 2024 - 7:22PM videocam