Rules coming into force aim to better shield sensitive industrial sectors from Chinese and other foreign investors, as political pushback on overseas acquisitions of strategic assets heats up

EU research chief spells out the frustrations of an ‘unbalanced relationship’

US biomedical research body has seen its role grow during the pandemic but has found itself in dispute with the US president. ‘Trump was forced on BARDA, not the other way around’, says one observer

Reinhard Bütikofer is wary of the growing power of China and the reach of companies seen as beholden to the Communist government. His views are typical of the more hawkish approach emerging in Brussels

From Science|Business partner Al-Fanar Media: a look at how the pandemic has affected Arab researchers

G7 science ministers pledge to launch ‘Global AI Partnership’, in a step to develop a global approach to handling the new technology

The crisis is an opportunity to explore alternative visions for society, says RIKEN’s newly appointed international director

The country leads Africa in science and technology, but economic and social problems persist

EU-Africa clinical research programme has helped prepare a continent that is only too familiar with the ravages of infectious disease

The pandemic has ‘fast-tracked conversations’ about online learning and R&D, says University of Cape Town vice-chancellor. But despite a few positive forces unleashed by the virus, South Africa is facing many negatives