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Chinese scientist’s sodium battery leap; petition to boot Argentina: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Chinese scientist’s sodium battery leap; petition to boot Argentina: SCMP’s 7 highlights
South China Morning Post Friday 17 July 2026, 04:34 UTC By SCMP 1 min read
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Advertisement Chinese scientist’s sodium battery leap; petition to boot Argentina: SCMP’s 7 highlights From Hong Kong’s exceptional IB results to Louis Vuitton suing China’s trademark regulator, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting 2-MIN READ2-MIN We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting,...

Advertisement Chinese scientist’s sodium battery leap; petition to boot Argentina: SCMP’s 7 highlights From Hong Kong’s exceptional IB results to Louis Vuitton suing China’s trademark regulator, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting 2-MIN READ2-MIN We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. The young Chinese scientist behind ‘impossible’ breakthrough on sodium batteries Scientist Lu Yaxiang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Physics, has spent a decade working to make sodium-ion batteries commercially viable. Advertisement Select Voice Select Speed 1.00x [Image text:] DCUP MOnTIEL
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