
China has made major advances in water-related technology during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), including breakthroughs in digital water systems and hydrological monitoring, officials said on Wednesday.

China's total data production volume reached 52.26 zettabytes (1 zettabyte equals 1,000 exabytes) in 2025, up 27.28 percent year on year.

China plans to expand its weather monitoring system over the next five years, aiming to increase disaster detection coverage to 85% by 2030, officials said Tuesday.

China has launched its first undergraduate major in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, as universities move to train talent in a rapidly developing field that links neuroscience and computing.

At a bustling store in south China's metropolis of Shenzhen, a small crowd gathers around what looks, at first glance, like an ordinary display of plush toys. They are soft, round and brightly colored, the sort of companions that have filled children's rooms for decades. But then they begin to murmur in their own uniquely programmed digital dialect.

Chinese commercial space launch provider CAS Space on Tuesday announced the completion of its new "super factory" for the Lijian-2 liquid-propellant rocket, marking the rocket's shift from development to mass production.

Chinese researchers say a glucose-based feed supplement may improve lamb growth and meat quality in cold, arid regions where seasonal feed shortages limit production.

China has achieved a breakthrough in yak breeding using a combination of whole-genome selection and somatic cell cloning, with cloned calves successfully born and early-stage scaling underway, researchers said on Monday.

China has delivered its first domestically-designed 180,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, marking a step forward in its high-end shipbuilding capabilities.

Russia on Saturday launched the Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), carrying more than 2.5 tonnes of supplies.

China has led the development of a new international standard for pigment quality testing, which has been formally published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), according to media reports.

An experimental gene therapy improved hearing in most patients with a rare form of congenital deafness, according to results from a China-led clinical study published in the journal Nature.

A Chinese-led international team has released the largest-ever cosmological simulation, named "HyperMillennium," offering scientists a powerful digital tool to explore cosmic evolution.

Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group are in talks to invest in artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing four people familiar with the discussions.

Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) said it has developed a new generation of electric vehicle batteries designed to reduce charging times and extend driving range.

A lunar mineral discovered by a Chinese research team has been approved by the International Mineralogical Association, marking the 11th lunar mineral identified globally, according to media reports.

Cursor CEO Michael Truell said on social media that he looks forward to partnering with the SpaceX team to scale up Composer, calling the partnership"a meaningful step"toward building more advanced AI-assisted programming systems.

A Chinese lunar exploration team plans to conduct research on a lunar surface greenhouse, according to Wang Qiong, a senior space engineer with the China National Space Administration, during a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

Apple said Monday that CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of the company's board of directors, while John Ternus, Apple's senior vice-president of hardware engineering, will become the company's next CEO effective Sept 1, 2026.

The world's first maritime ground-effect vehicle, led by CSSC Haishen Medical Technology Co Ltd, successfully completed its test flight this week, marking China's comprehensive capability in maritime emergency medical rescue reaching an internationally advanced level.
Humanoid robots displayed speed and endurance to set a new record during the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon on April 19.

China will carry out intensive space missions in 2026, including Tianwen-2's close approach and observation of its target asteroid, an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday.

The delivery of the nation's first and the world's largest intelligent container ship powered entirely by electricity marks the transition toward a greener and more intelligent future by China's shipping industry, experts said.

A new supercomputing cluster capable of handling the most demanding scientific AI tasks has gone live in Central China's Henan province, marking a major step forward in the country's push to integrate artificial intelligence with scientific research.

A humanoid robot developed by Galbot and Tsinghua University in Beijings Haidian district has demonstrated real-time tennis rally capabilities, as the area accelerates the development and deployment of embodied artificial intelligence technologies.
A hybrid rice variety, jointly developed by China's Wuhan University and the University of the Punjab in Pakistan, is moving toward wider commercial use in Pakistan.

Chinese humanoid robots are becoming the "top choice" for global partners, thanks to their high availability, rapid technological progress, and competitive pricing, a Polish industry expert has said.
Although artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, the scientific research paradigm based on physical experiments must be upheld in critical fields, and overreliance on AI should be avoided, said Nobel chemistry laureate Arieh Warshel during an exclusive interview with China News Service at Southwest University in Chongqing on Friday.

China is set to roll out policies to accelerate the development of the space computing industry, a strategic move that could reshape how data is processed in orbit and cement the nations position in the global technology race.

The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office praised the growing global competitiveness of the Chinese mainland manufacturing and called for deeper cross-strait industrial cooperation, following a question about a Chinese motorcycle brand winning an international championship.
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