News & Insights Across Asia
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang emphasizes China’s push for a global science and technology community at the 2026 ZGC Forum, outlining plans for innovation hubs and international cooperation.
China’s 7% annual R&D growth under its 15th Five-Year Plan promises global scientific advancements and collaborative opportunities, reshaping innovation worldwide.
AstraZeneca announces $15 billion investment in China through 2030, bolstering UK-China science ties amid Prime Minister Starmer’s diplomatic engagement.
China’s expanding research partnerships reshape global scientific collaboration, according to a 2025 analysis by Clarivate and Nature.
Fields Medalist Efim Zelmanov highlights China’s growing influence in global scientific development at the 2025 Tengchong Forum, emphasizing collaboration and innovation.
The 2024 World Laureates Association Forum opened in Shanghai on October 25, uniting nearly 300 participants, including about 100 young scientists, for a three-day celebration of scientific passion and collaboration.
Eric Maskin, Nobel-winning economist, shares insights on China’s progress, trade barriers, and science’s unifying power at Beijing’s International Congress of Basic Science.
NASA pauses its Mars sample return mission, seeking faster and cheaper ways to bring Martian samples to Earth. The move opens opportunities for innovation and international collaboration.
China’s NSFC invested $4.4 billion in 2023, funding over 52,000 research programs, and will focus on originality and global collaboration to drive scientific advancements.
