China’s Tsinghua University has emerged as the world’s top institution in computer science across multiple major global rankings, marking a symbolic shift in a field once dominated by American universities. For the first time, Tsinghua now leads lists ranging from the widely recognised US News Best Global Universities to CSRankings, a system seen as rigorously…
A former top diplomat from Singapore has warned of a flood of fake information in the era of artificial intelligence and called for the protection of integrity in education, as he was conferred an honorary doctoral degree in Hong Kong. Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a renowned specialist in geopolitics and past president of the United Nations…
The death of three prominent young scientists from top Chinese universities in recent months has again put the country’s ambitious science goals and ruthless academic system under scrutiny. While none of their institutions has issued any official statement about the deaths, the cases have once again prompted criticism of China’s flawed talent system, which is…
Rahdar Hussain Afridi, a Pakistani national studying for a PhD in robotics at Peking University, had been worried about whether he could stay on after graduating in January. He hopes to secure a job in China, but the recruitment process can take a while and his student visa, which might expire soon after graduation, does…
Chinese scientists have developed the world’s first “all-frequency” 6G chip that could help bridge the digital divide between rural and urban communities. In practical terms this equates to being able to transmit a 50GB high-definition 8K movie within seconds – potentially opening up a range of commercial and educational opportunities to those living in remote…
There are four top-tier journals in mathematics academia: Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the American Mathematical Society and Acta Mathematica. These journals put out only about 100 articles each year, and publishing even one is a mark of a leading mathematician. It is very rare to publish in all four. Li Hanfeng published…
More than half of the world’s artificial intelligence talent comes from the US and China, according to new research, which also highlighted Hong Kong’s role as a “superconnector”. The US and China accounted for 32.6 per cent and 22.4 per cent of global AI talent, respectively, according to the latest International Finance Forum (IFF) Global…
For 32-year-old Tracy Li, marriage and childbearing have never been essential life choices. Instead of following the traditional path of starting a family like most of her elders, the human resources manager at a Beijing-based company prefers the solitary life. “The cost of giving birth is apparently too high for women, which is leading to…
A man in China has been dubbed “the food delivery worker with the highest education level” due to earning degrees from several prestigious global universities, including Oxford. The story of 39-year-old Ding Yuanzhao has reignited intense discussions surrounding the devaluation of academic qualifications against the backdrop of a challenging job market, as reported by the…
China’s space agency on Tuesday released images of the Earth and moon captured by its asteroid-sampling Tianwen-2 spacecraft, while confirming that the probe was in good condition after more than a month in orbit. The images were taken by the Tianwen-2 spacecraft’s narrow field-of-view navigation sensor on May 30, according to the China National Space…