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Meet China’s First Biotech Unicorn

Why did Wang Jun, CEO of one of the world’s largest DNA sequencing companies, leave to join an artificial intelligence startup? Simple: to start something even more ambitious.

China Builds World’s Largest Something

Just how accurate are the reports, chatter and hype surrounding China’s glittering new Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope?

Researchers Find Strong Genetic Risk Factor For Kidney Disease

A strong genetic risk factor exists for IgA nephropathy, the most common inflammatory kidney disease worldwide.

World’s Largest Single-Aperture Radio Telescope Opens Its Eye

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope in Guizhou, China will start operating in two to three months' time.

China’s CStone Pharma Receives US$150 Million In Series A Financing

CStone Pharmaceuticals has closed a Series A round of financing with investments from Oriza Seed Venture Capital, Boyu Capital and WuXi Healthcare Ventures.

Five Beautiful Quotes from Asian Scientists (VIDEO)

From waxing lyrical about the hope of life, to boldly lauding the potential of the Asian market, who knew scientists could be such poets?

Chinese Satellite To Give Dutch Radio Antenna A Ride To The Moon

The radio antenna will detect radio waves, helping scientists find clues to the origins of the universe.

Plastic Waste Problem? Turn It Into Fuel

To combat ever-worrying plastic pollution, scientists in China and the US have developed a degradation method to convert plastics into useful fuels and chemical feedstocks.

Pfizer Builds Global Biotechnology Center In China

The Center will produce high-quality, affordable biosimilar medicines for patients in China and around the world.