Revati Tatake, Global head of Pharma and Competitive Intelligence, GlobalData, speaks about the latest clinical trial, drug development and licensing trends from China at the Outsourcing in Clinical Trials West Coast 2026 conference. Image credit: Arena International China’s rise as a source of innovative drugs is being driven by clinical trial environment that is proving…
The story of U.S.-China nuclear engagement illustrates how steady science and technology diplomacy benefit both countries as well as global security. BY YANLIANG PAN An aerial view of operating Westinghouse AP1000 units and CAP1000 units (the Chinese version of Westinghouse’s AP1000) under construction at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in the Shandong province of China,…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is ready to facilitate dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan as conflict escalates. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran, Russia and China have expressed concerns about the escalation of conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday (February 27, 2026). Islamabad’s Defence Minister declared the neighbours at “open war”, with…
BEIJING — China removed nine military lawmakers from national parliament ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week in a sign that President Xi Jinping’s purge of key defense personnel continues to widen. The National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, revoked the membership of five generals along with four other officials, state-run…
New York — As steam rises from the stove, Ma Ruilin hand-pulls fresh noodles for the lunch service at the Chinese restaurant he runs in New York. Most of his former cadres inside China’s ruling Communist Party wouldn’t understand why he left his comfortable life as a government official to work in a kitchen on…
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. China said on Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural products imposed during a trade spat between Beijing and Ottawa,…
A passenger walks to a Pony.ai robotaxi in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province, during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday. Photo: Courtesy of Pony.ai When you hail a taxi during the bustling Chinese New Year holiday in Shenzhen, a tech and innovation hub in South China’s Guangdong Province, you might find that your taxi is driverless….
AI-generated image for representation purpose A post by a tech worker in San Francisco showing multiple pairs of shoes left on the floor outside the office door has gone viral on social media. The place in the viral photo is identified as Cursor’s office – the AI startup founded in 2022 by four MIT alumni…
China’s central bank has stepped in to temper the rapid rise of the yuan, announcing that it will scrap foreign exchange risk reserve requirements for certain forward contracts, a move seen as encouraging dollar buying and cooling the currency’s recent surge. The decision follows a sharp rally in the yuan, which climbed to a near…
A former U.S. Air Force pilot and officer with decades of flight experience is alleged by federal prosecutors to have provided and conspired to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization. Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., 65, known by the call sign “Runner,” was arrested Wednesday in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and criminally charged for the alleged…