[2025-12-30 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s lagging basic research calls for core tech pivot, economic adviser urges

Snippet: Wang Yiming says Beijing must innovate from the ground up to create deterrents against foreign supply cuts, citing missed R&D spending target

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3338116/chinas-lagging-basic-research-demands-core-tech-pivot-us-curbs-bite-economic-adviser

[2025-12-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: As Trump taps coal to power AI, China moves on to clothe the world with it

Snippet: A once-struggling Chinese coal city turns the traditional fossil fuel into nylon, manufacturing popular fashion from sportswear to lingerie

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337784/trump-brings-back-coal-power-ai-china-moves-clothe-world-it

[2025-12-30 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for new drugs

Snippet: US firm, backed by Fosun and Tencent, expands research base in China as it develops an AI-powered drug-discovery tool

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337942/china-vital-insilicos-plan-build-biotechs-ai-einstein-drug-discovery

[2025-12-30 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – research

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/down-ranking-polarizing-content-lower-emotional-temperature-social-media/

[2025-12-29 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China to power up world’s largest ‘super-cold air battery’ in the Gobi Desert

Snippet: Facility runs for 10 hours straight and will produce 180 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, powering 30,000 homes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337802/china-power-worlds-largest-super-cold-air-battery-gobi-desert

[2025-12-29 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran launches 3 satellites into space from Russia

Snippet: Iran’s space programme and related entities have been targeted by US sanctions, but Iran insists the satellites are intended for ‘observation’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3337956/iran-launches-3-satellites-space-russia-state-television-reports

[2025-12-28 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Can Japan’s space industry regain thrust after H3 rocket failure?

Snippet: Failure is inevitable, aerospace experts say, so Japan needs to be less afraid of making mistakes and move on

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3337907/how-japans-space-industry-can-regain-thrust-after-h3-rocket-failure

[2025-12-27 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese nuclear experts believe Japan could build nukes in less than 3 years

Snippet: Late US statesman Henry Kissinger’s dire warning about Tokyo aiming to become a nuclear power by 2028 is being re-examined by Beijing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337876/chinese-nuclear-experts-believe-japan-could-build-nuclear-weapons-less-3-years

[2025-12-27 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China puts drone rules into law as low-altitude economy takes off

Snippet: Decades-old legislation overhauled to plug gaps in the safety of uncrewed civilian aircraft

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337897/china-puts-drone-rules-law-low-altitude-economy-takes

[2025-12-27 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste

Snippet: Team finishes construction of steep spiral ramp leading to underground facility where nuclear waste will be secured for thousands of years

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337894/china-hits-milestone-building-beishan-laboratory-managing-nuclear-waste

[2025-12-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: PC, smartphone prices to rise by up to 8% as AI drives memory shortage — research firm

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/pc-smartphone-rising-prices-ai-memory-shortage/

[2025-12-27 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Computer chips

Snippet: People Dado Banatao: The man who quietly built modern computing Technology PC, smartphone prices to rise by up to 8% as AI drives memory shortage — research firm Dec 27, 2025 6:00 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Technology How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips Dec 19, 2025 1:00 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Technology TSMC discovers potential

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/computer-chips/

[2025-12-27 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: A year after near total blackout, China builds world’s largest smart transformer

Snippet: Chinese engineers’ powerful breakthrough could solve risks of renewable energy shock after low wind swing almost shut down the national grid

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337751/year-after-near-total-blackout-china-builds-worlds-largest-smart-transformer

[2025-12-27 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Genomic sequencing puts Hong Kong at forefront of cancer care innovation

Snippet: Scientist Aya El Helali says research speeds up cancer treatment discovery and helps the city bridge mainland China with global drug development

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337799/genomic-sequencing-puts-hong-kong-forefront-cancer-care-innovation

[2025-12-27 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: A 2018 Pakistan study helps explain other post-colonial failures - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/a-2018-pakistan-study-helps-explain-other-post-colonial-failures/

[2025-12-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Deceiving US experts; proving Einstein wrong: 2025 China science breakthroughs

Snippet: From the detonation of a hydrogen-based explosive to ending a century-old debate, here are some of the major science developments of the year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337318/deceiving-us-experts-proving-einstein-wrong-10-china-science-breakthroughs-2025

[2025-12-26 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: India's space agency launches its heaviest satellite yet

Snippet: The Indian space agency on Wednesday launched a LVM-3 rocket carrying India's heaviest-ever satellite — BlueBird Block-2 — from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in southern India.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/india-launches-heavy-satellite-as-it-eyes-human-space-flight/a-75292128

[2025-12-26 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Is your health hack worth it? We ask the experts

Snippet: Get the science behind a host of wellness trends – from melatonin to electrolytes – to sort the fact from fiction

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/d6daa9fb-0105-46bc-88c4-77a07280ded6

[2025-12-26 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Launch window opens for China’s space companies as LandSpace advances IPO

Snippet: LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/ipo-quote-profile/article/3337821/launch-window-opens-chinas-private-space-companies-landspace-advances-ipo

[2025-12-26 19:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Top biotech scientist Chen Xiaoyuan denies harassment claim, says he will appeal

Snippet: Professor is the subject of social media claims and counterclaims after NUS alleged his behaviour was ‘unsolicited and unwanted’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337808/top-biotech-scientist-chen-xiaoyuan-denies-sexual-harassment-claim-says-he-will-appeal

[2025-12-26 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing extends Mars mission lead; stranded crew returns: China’s year in space

Snippet: From the US-China race to bring rocks back from Mars to a ‘tit-for-tat’ orbital stand-off, here are some of the year’s most notable space stories

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337321/beijing-extends-mars-mission-lead-stranded-astronauts-back-home-chinas-year-space

[2025-12-26 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In world first, Chinese surgeons save patient’s ear with graft onto foot

Snippet: The ear was torn off in an industrial accident and was successfully reattached to the woman’s scalp several months later

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337620/chinese-surgeons-become-first-graft-patients-ear-her-foot-after-accident

[2025-12-26 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong could take ‘lead in supporting Greater Bay Area children with autism’

Snippet: Former medical school dean says research team plans for comprehensive care platform to start operating within a year

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337750/hong-kong-could-take-lead-supporting-greater-bay-area-children-autism

[2025-12-26 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency

Snippet: Chinese team is first outside the US to cross key threshold that determines whether practical quantum computers can work reliably at scale

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337742/chinas-new-quantum-computer-hits-stability-milestone-beating-google-efficiency

[2025-12-26 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: 80% of Badulla constructions lack NBRO approval – Geologist - DailyNews

Snippet: Badulla District Chief Geologist Harshani Perera stated that approximately 80 percent of constructions in the Badulla district have been carried out without approval from the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/26/breaking-news/922143/80-of-badulla-constructions-lack-nbro-approval-geologist/

[2025-12-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military maglev achieves 0-700km/h acceleration in less than 2 seconds

Snippet: Feat seen to catapult China into global top tier of ultra-high-speed maglev technology and unlock new possibilities for hyperloop transport

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337735/chinas-record-smashing-maglev-achieves-0-700km/h-acceleration-less-2-seconds

[2025-12-25 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Bronze Age cemetery offers clues on how ancient Chinese brewed red rice wine

Snippet: Vessels found in tombs at Mogou in modern-day Gansu contain traces of a fermentation starter of the type still used to make sake today

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337691/bronze-age-cemetery-offers-clues-how-ancient-chinese-brewed-red-rice-wine

[2025-12-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China university offers US$11,000 ‘micro’ overseas study to help students pass failed exams

Snippet: Private educational institute ‘coerces’ parents to fork out huge sums for non-existent study sessions or face their children being expelled

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3336748/china-university-offers-us11000-micro-overseas-study-help-students-pass-failed-courses

[2025-12-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese team tackles a century-old physics puzzle: can we travel back in time?

Snippet: Theoretical breakthrough shows that time’s arrow can emerge naturally from how quantum parts become interconnected

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337579/china-team-tackles-century-old-puzzle-physics-can-we-travel-back-time

[2025-12-25 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: В 2025 году 70% айфонов завезли в Россию по серым схемам

Snippet: В 2025 году приблизительно 70% айфонов поступили в России по серым схемам - без уплаты налогов и таможенных сборов, сообщило во вторник, 24 декабря издание "Известия". По оценке аналитиков из Mobile Research Group, до начала полномасштабного вторжения в Украину и последовавшего за ним ухода Apple с российского рынка, доля серых поставок не превышала 10%.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ru/v-2025-godu-70-ajfonov-zavezli-v-rossiu-parallelnym-importom-po-serym-shemam/a-75294957

[2025-12-25 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China, Russia clash with US at UN; Taipei mayor visit: SCMP daily highlights

Snippet: From Beijing accusing Washington of violating international law to a study on animal fats, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3337629/china-russia-clash-us-un-scientists-benefits-lard-scmp-daily-highlights

[2025-12-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: AI-for-Science start-up DP Technology raises US$114 million in Series C round

Snippet: The Beijing-based AI-for-Science firm said the Series C round would fund hiring and R&D, as interest grows in using AI to speed up scientific discovery

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3337648/ai-science-start-dp-technology-raises-us114-million-series-c-round

[2025-12-24 23:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Russia sets timeline for power station on the Moon

Snippet: Russia plans to launch a power station on the Moon within a decade, space agency Roscosmos has announced, saying it has signed a contract with NPO Lavochkin, the country’s lead developer of deep-space and planetary missions, to carry out work through 2036 on the project.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/629954-roscosmos-moon-power-station/

[2025-12-24 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: India successfully launches LVM3-M6 mission - DailyNews

Snippet: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the LVM3-M6 mission today (24), delivering the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into orbit.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/24/breaking-news/921361/india-successfully-launches-lvm3-m6-mission/

[2025-12-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 7 scientists, mathematicians, physicists and experts who moved to China in 2025

Snippet: From a world-leading statistician to a mathematics luminary, here are some experts who made the move

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336730/7-scientists-mathematicians-physicists-and-experts-who-moved-china-2025

[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Lard can actually keep you fit and feeling more comfortable, Chinese study finds

Snippet: Long-held beliefs about animal fats being unhealthy are challenged as scientists discover consumption at moderate levels can have benefits

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337587/lard-can-actually-keep-you-fit-and-feeling-more-comfortable-chinese-study-finds

[2025-12-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China urged to sue over Japanese royal’s role in Unit 731 crimes

Snippet: Emperor Hirohito should be held accountable, according to scholars who say the wartime ruler was shielded from prosecution by US policy

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337529/china-urged-sue-over-japanese-royals-role-unit-731-crimes

[2025-12-24 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Dialog and University of Moratuwa mobile communications research lab launch SinhalaVITS - DailyNews

Snippet: In a significant move to accelerate technological innovation in Sri Lanka, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider and the Dialog-University of Moratuwa (UoM) Research Lab, has announced the release of SinhalaVITS, a state-of-the-art, open-source Text-to-Speech (TTS) model for the Sinhala language.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/24/business/920774/dialog-and-university-of-moratuwa-mobile-communications-research-lab-launch-sinhalavits/

[2025-12-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘NATO involved in cyberattacks against Russia’ - DailyNews

Snippet: Russia has accused NATO of involvement in the preparation of cyberattacks carried out by Ukraine against Russia. NATO held in December major joint exercises Cyber Coalition 2025 in Estonian city of Tallinn, during which they worked out promising ways to launch cyber strikes against critical infrastructure, communications networks and space systems of a potential rival, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova drew attention to the work of the NATO Cyber Security Centre in Tallinn, which “over the past decades has

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/24/world/921129/nato-involved-in-cyberattacks-against-russia/

[2025-12-23 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Certificates presented for nine projects selected in the first NIRDC cycle - DailyNews

Snippet: The presentation of certificates and the signing of the associated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the allocation of funds to nine projects selected from proposals submitted during the first three months of this year under the National Initiative for the Commercialisation of Research and Development (NIRDC), was held yesterday (22), at the Presidential Secretariat.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/23/local/920500/certificates-presented-for-nine-projects-selected-in-the-first-nirdc-cycle/

[2025-12-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China drafts Antarctica activities and environment law to protect interests

Snippet: Legislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337407/china-drafts-law-activities-and-environment-protection-antarctica

[2025-12-23 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US

Snippet: Chinese state-owned and commercial developers are racing to catch up on a decade of the technology’s deployment

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337415/chinas-reusable-rocket-ambitions-experience-second-setback-same-month

[2025-12-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Construction in Hatton-Dickoya UC limits halted after cyclone - DailyNews

Snippet: Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council (UC) Chairman Asoka Karunarathna has taken steps to inform the public to immediately halt all construction activities being carried out within the Urban Council limits without the recommendations of the Council and the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) after Cyclone Ditwah. The Chairman stated that steps have been taken to stop construction in the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council limits because some people are constructing buildings with the cooperation of some officials of the Urban Council sans obtaining approval

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/23/local/920217/construction-in-hatton-dickoya-uc-limits-halted-after-cyclone/

[2025-12-23 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong tightens rules for waterfront event space after hot-air balloon fiasco

Snippet: Bids invited for the development, operation, management and maintenance of The Pier in Hung Hom for about three years

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3337387/hong-kong-tightens-rules-waterfront-event-space-after-hot-air-balloon-fiasco

[2025-12-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese researchers show how a word could let spies take control of a robot army

Snippet: Demonstration at cybersecurity event highlights a flaw that could turn one robot into a ‘Trojan horse’ that can seize control of others

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337300/chinese-researchers-show-how-one-word-could-allow-spies-take-control-robot-army

[2025-12-22 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Carbon monoxide leak leaves 6 workers unconscious at MTR station in Hong Kong

Snippet: Police say staff member from Mong Kok East MTR station reported discovery of six workers collapsed on floor

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337373/carbon-monoxide-leak-leaves-6-workers-unconscious-mtr-station-hong-kong

[2025-12-22 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: महिलाओं द्वारा, महिलाओं के लिए: दिल्ली का नेचर एक्सपीरियंस

Snippet: हरिनी कपूर पिछले एक साल से 'वीमेन एंड विल्डरनेस' ग्रुप के साथ जुड़ी हैं. यह महिलाओं का एक समूह है, जो दिल्ली के जंगल, पहाड़ और प्रकृति को देखने और जानने का मौका देता है. किसी भी उम्र की महिलाएं और नॉन-बाइनरी लोग इसका हिस्सा बन सकते हैं.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/delhi-nature-exploration-group-providing-safe-space-for-women/a-75266967

[2025-12-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Well-preserved section of China’s 2,200-year-old four-lane highway discovered

Snippet: Stretch of Qin Straight Road reveals sophisticated construction techniques including rammed-earth slope reinforcements and filled valleys

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337302/chinese-archaeologists-discover-well-preserved-section-2200-year-old-4-lane-highway

[2025-12-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Extremism without borders - DailyNews

Snippet: There is no doubt that online activities play an important role in most forms of terrorism. Research has documented how terrorist organizations and extremist groups have kept pace with technological development. To the extent that the Internet permeates all aspects of our daily lives, it is also an integral part of the propagation of extremist ideologies and resulting operations.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/features/919210/extremism-without-borders/

[2025-12-22 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Unstable slopes above Mahamaya College require further study - NBRO - DailyNews

Snippet: National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) Kandy District Chief Geologist Samantha Bogahapitiya stated that an instability has been observed in the slopes along Rajapihilla Mawatha, located above Mahamaya Girls’ College in Kandy, and that further studies are required on the matter.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/22/local/919540/unstable-slopes-above-mahamaya-college-require-further-study-nbro/