Huawei and Qualcomm have signed a multi-year patent licensing deal covering 5G, computing, AI and networking, with Qualcomm buying some Huawei US patents. The agreement reframes a quarter-century relationship that began with Huawei paying royalties.
During China's National Day holiday, electric-car owners plan routes around charger queues instead of traffic, treating range like inventory. The ritual reveals how charging habits, not just batteries, shape the country's busiest travel week.
A joint Chinese-European spacecraft called SMILE has passed its in-orbit tests and begun full science operations, releasing its first images of how the solar wind collides with Earth's magnetic field. Several results are described as world firsts.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched a new program funding ten projects that chase the hardest edges of physics, chemistry and biology — from making new elements to synthesizing artificial cells.
A Chinese scientist leading the Tianwen-3 Mars mission says a new full-Mars geological map, due by late 2028, will propose a Chinese scheme for dividing Martian geological eras. Findings from the Zhurong rover will feed into it.
China has started building its first dedicated commercial satellite for space breeding, ending the practice of hitching rides for seeds. The lab aims to speed up crop development by exposing seeds to cosmic radiation and microgravity.
Permanently crewed by rotating teams of three taikonauts, the Tiangong station hosts hundreds of experiments — and is opening its modules to payloads from around the world.
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