Zheng Yongnian, a noted Chinese political scientist, said the world was faced with four intertwined challenges – geopolitical conflicts, increasingly “religionised” societies, imbalances in the global economy and the fading of the UN-centred governance system. He characterised this
Generations of alumni returned to the stage on Saturday to mark the 45th anniversary of the Student of the Year Awards, celebrating a decades-long history of recognising high-achieving Hong Kong pupils who have gone on to become distinguished professionals, from medical experts and acclaimed musicians to Olympic athletes.
Among the returning alumni was Dr Chan Mui-tong, a general surgeon in Hong Kong, who received the grand prize in 1985 while studying at Ying Wa College. He noted that the awards did not originally
A boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian tourists less than half a kilometre (0.30 mile) from shore, as passengers shouted for help, officials and a witness said.
The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned on Saturday afternoon shortly after leaving Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, authorities were quoted as saying.
“The boat had not even gone half a
Department says contractor had made marker based on ‘old, scratched’ street sign and vows to improve verification steps
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Hong Kong authorities have said that a street sign mistakenly spelled as “Observatoly” was due to a contractor relying on an “old, scratched” marker to make the new one, a slip-up that has amused residents online.
Images shared by residents on social media showed the street sign
The remains of the 31-year-old University of Michigan (UMich) semiconductor scientist – remembered by colleagues as a gifted, hard-working researcher with a bright future – are now with his mother, his only immediate family member, who raised him as a single parent, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Both Wang’s mother
The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One
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The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, according to the paper.
The new jet, which President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar, entered service last week.
The subpoenas issued
The space race just became a real race again, says one online commentator, after net-and-cable recovery of rocket booster sparks awe
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Zhang Qi, a ride-hailing driver based in Guangzhou, has turned to artificial intelligence this year to help his son make one of the most important decisions of his young life: choosing a university degree programme.
Many middle-class families hire expensive “education consultants” to help their children pick a programme, but Zhang does not have that kind of money. Instead, he turned several Chinese AI chatbots into a “new free adviser”, he said.
The bots are not as good as a human consultant,
Researchers say their sensor can monitor levels of the neurotransmitter in real time, bringing at-home health management ‘closer to reality’
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Scientists in northeast China say they have developed a “rapid and ultrasensitive” wearable dopamine sensor to monitor levels of the critical neurotransmitter.
