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The first solar cell ever made was built in the United States. Tesla, based in the US, was once the largest EV manufacturer in the world. The lithium-ion battery was codeveloped in the US. But today, China — not the US — is the largest manufacturer of solar cells and…

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows ships passing through the dual-channel five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in an orderly manner in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput via the Three Gorges Dam has reached 83.08 million tonnes in the first…

At 10 p.m. on June 26, just three minutes after sales opened, the Xiaomi YU7 logged 200,000 preorders and over 120,000 locked-in orders. The launch not only broke Xiaomi’s internal record previously set by the SU7, but also marked a milestone in China’s electric vehicle market. The YU7 enters a…

In October 2023, Anta Sports announced that one of its subsidiaries had acquired a 75.13% stake in Maia Active, a homegrown yoga wear brand designed specifically for Asian women. Founded in 2016, Maia made its name by tailoring products to the contours and lifestyles of its core audience. In 2022,…

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of mid-sized pareiasaur from two fossilized specimes found in China in 2018. An artist’s reconstruction of Yinshanosaurus angustus. Image credit: X.-C. Guo, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. Named Yinshanosaurus angustus, the newly-identified species roamed Earth during the latest Permian period, between…

On June 29, China's first future industrial cluster for brain-computer interfaces, "Brain-Intelligence Hub," commenced construction in Shanghai. Credit: Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission China’s first dedicated brain-computer interface (BCI) industry cluster is taking shape in Shanghai. Officials on Sunday signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop the hub in…

Scalpers selling their waiting slots on the Chinese secondhand platform, Xianyu Scalpers are swiftly capitalizing on the high demand for Xiaomi’s newly-launched YU7 crossover in China, listing early reservations at exorbitant prices immediately after sales began for the smartphone maker’s second electric vehicle model on June 26. Xiaomi asks customers…

Pia Lee-Brago - The Philippine Star June 30, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — China has been focusing on anti-access and area denial in the air and maritime domains against the United States and its allies, the US Army Pacific commanding general has revealed. According to Army Gen. Ronald Clark,…

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