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Rare earth exposure can triple low birthweight risk: Chinese study

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A medical staff member cares for a newborn at the neonatology department of Lianyungang People’s Hospital in East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Low pay, job insecurity for China’s trainee doctors a turn-off for young talent

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Trainee doctors must complete three years of residency training in a hospital. Photo: Getty Images

Is China’s fabled Empress Dowager Huayang buried near an airport? A study says yes

Researchers uncovered Bronze artefacts at the Qin mausoleum site near Xian’s runway. Photo: Xinhua

China-led team discovers fragments of lost continent Gondwana

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Gondwana encompassed at least 80 per cent of Earth’s continental land mass. Illustration: Getty Images

North Korea’s tests awaken fault lines pointing to huge volcano at China border

Changbai Mountain is a dormant volcano that had its last major eruption in AD946, one of the largest recorded in the past 2,000 years. Photo: Getty Images
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US-China tech war

In Focus | China’s rocket recovery was a space race milestone. Is a relaunch within reach?

SpaceX might have a head start in reusable rockets, but Chinese commercial space companies are exploring ways to catch up in the cost-saving tech.

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IPO

Hong Kong to support rocket, satellite IPOs as SpaceX-led sector takes off

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United States

US must prepare to fight around moon, top Trump military adviser says

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China travel

China’s Trip.com offers most ambitious travel deal yet: a trip to space

The Chinese travel platform now allows users to book space flight packages with US-based provider Virgin Galactic for nearly US$760,000.

Trip.com’s package includes a 90-minute suborbital flight operated by US-based provider Virgin Galactic. Photo: Handout
United States

US has weapons deployed in orbit, Space Force says

US acknowledges offensive and defensive capabilities against potential ‘hostile adversary action’.

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China's space programme

Editorial | Hong Kong astronaut can help propel the city’s science and tech ambitions

Lai Ka-ying’s achievement should serve as the launch pad of a sustained push that makes science and innovation the new engine of the city’s development.

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France

France’s Macron urges Europe to ‘assert its ambition in crewed space flight’

French president says Europe must step up efforts to boost its space sector and sets out a series of milestones for the next decade.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong society

‘Keep pushing, never fear hardships,’ Hong Kong’s first astronaut tells students

Students ask about AI, robots and animal tests in space as Lai Ka-ying, and crewmates Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan take part in ‘Tiangong Class’.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s first astronaut to give live space lecture to students on Wednesday

Lai Ka-ying will take part in ‘Tiangong Class’, which will feature expert lecture, in-orbit demonstrations and question-and-answer session.

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Donald Trump

Trump posts US Space Force uniforms based on movie’s Nazi-inspired outfits

‘Next generation’ gear inspired by Starship Troopers, whose director explicitly aimed to mimic Nazi propaganda.

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A screengrab from US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post of 'next generation' Space Force uniforms. Photo: @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social
Norway

German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race

Isar Aerospace, which launched its rocket from a spaceport in Norway, plans to offer a commercial ⁠satellite launch service.

Germany’s Isar Aerospace rocket is launched into space from a base in Andoeya, Norway on Saturday. Photo: Isar Aerospace / Franziska Kegel / Handout via Reuters
Science

China launches plan for 3D satellite chain to monitor sun and cosmic explosions

The project will involve partners from at least five other countries as they track the development of space weather.

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Science

Mercury-bound spacecraft on home stretch of nearly decade-long voyage

The BepiColombo successfully separated from the mother ship and will head for the planet’s orbit.

China’s private sector

Can China catch SpaceX? New commercial reusable rocket takes to the skies

The orbital mission marks a key milestone for Beijing’s commercial launch sector.

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Chinese rocket maker Galactic Energy has successfully sent its Pallas-1 medium-to-large reusable rocket into orbit. Photo: Weibo
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | CCOHK’s Space Fantasy is a visual spectacle great for the whole family

What the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong’s original family musical lacked in narrative coherence, it compensated for in visual splendour.

Miles Brown plays the theremin during the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong’s original family musical Space Fantasy at Tseun Wan Town Hall. Photo: courtesy of CCOHK
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Chinese reusable rocket’s success unlocks opportunities for Hong Kong

Flurry of commercial activity offers opportunities for Hong Kong’s financial markets, research universities and the Northern Metropolis.

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United States

Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China

The institution, which will train civilian and military recruits, will be modelled on the famous military school at West Point.

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China’s private sector

China’s commercial space sector expands global footprint with Thailand deal

GalaxySpace describes mission as first turnkey satellite export to a Southeast Asian customer by a Chinese commercial space company.

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A Long March-6C carrier rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
China's space programme

Moon mission delay a hiccup, but there’s no stopping Chinese rocket city’s rise

Rocket launches transform Wenchang from a farming community to a booming space city, drawing tourists and skilled workers in droves.

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Donald Trump

Trump bought shares in Musk’s SpaceX in June, disclosure reveals

White House says third-party manager executed trade without presidential input following rocket maker’s US$1.77 trillion IPO.

China’s private sector

China clears Geely for landmark satellite test to spur commercial space drive

Geespace secures a two-year satellite IoT trial from MIIT, the first approval for a private Chinese firm.

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A rendering of Geespace’s push to deploy proprietary orbital networks. Photo: Handout
China's space programme

Editorial | As the space race heats up, China’s momentum is undeniable

LandSpace’s successful recovery of the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket is a milestone that underlines China’s aerospace ambitions.

In a global first, leading Chinese commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in the country’s efforts to develop lower-cost, reusable rockets. Photo: CCTV
US-China tech war

SpaceSail’s record funding fuels China’s satellite challenge to Musk’s Starlink

Company pairs landmark capital with rapid satellite deployment and overseas expansion as China’s private aerospace sector breaks new ground.

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United States

Rescue mission for ageing Nasa space telescope fails

Engineers failed to regain control of Katalyst’s ‌Link rescue craft, which began spinning uncontrollably soon after reaching space.

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US-China relations

Golden Dome may not fully protect US from Chinese and Russian threats: experts

Experts warn Trump’s missile defence plan could fuel an arms race while leaving the America vulnerable to a large-scale attack.

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The Trump administration’s Golden Dome concept is expected to identify incoming projectiles, calculate their trajectories, and deploy interceptor missiles to destroy them mid-flight. Photo: Lockheed Martin
Science

China joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs

LandSpace’s success in landing a rocket, following CASC’s achievement last month, may help launch space missions more cheaply and more frequently.

LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 rocket takes off. Photo: CNS Photo via Reuters
Science

China becomes first to recover orbital launch rockets with 2 distinct paths

Zhuque-3 reaches orbit and has its first stage recovered, pulling off a dual-track strategy even the US has yet to execute.

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Italy

The Milky Way swallowed a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago

Scientists say the event shows Milky Way grew not only by forming its own stars but also by merging with smaller galaxies caught in its gravitational pull.

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