Hong Kong’s schools stand at a critical juncture as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes learning. The government’s Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools, launched last month just days ahead of Digital Education Week, sets out a clear vision with students as the focus, teachers as professionals, schools as the base and society…
This undated photo shows the Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope, the world’s largest synthesis aperture radio telescope. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE CENTER, THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES). China on Wednesday unveiled 30 major scientific questions, engineering challenges and industrial technology problems, identifying priority areas for original research and disruptive technological innovation. The list was…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Technicians assemble humanoid robots at the Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co. Embodied Intelligence Super Factory facility in Beijing, China, on 29 May 2026. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) The eminent scientist and sinologist Joseph Needham famously formulated two questions on Chinese science and technology (S&T) in his 1969 book The Great Titration: Science and…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Attendees look at the China booth at the BIO International Convention 2026, a meeting of pharmaceutical and biotechnology leaders in San Diego, California, US, on 23 June 2026. (Mike Blake/Reuters) (By Caixin journalist Chen Xi) US lawmakers’ push to scrutinise biotechnology ties with China is unsettling expectations for Chinese…
NEW YORK (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn’t too hot or cold, experts say. In Venezuela, rescue teams have been…
China successfully launched another spacecraft Sunday that is set to carry three astronauts to its space station. One crew member aboard the Shenzhou 23 is expected to remain in space for one year, which would be among the world’s longest single stays in space. The spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches (about 25 centimeters) a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises. One of the world’s most sprawling and populated urban areas, at 3,000 square miles (about 7,800 square kilometers) and some…
BERLIN (AP) — A barge carrying a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March has begun its journey toward the North Sea. It reached Danish waters on Wednesday, German authorities said. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3,…
article (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) PINEVILLE, La. – Police are investigating a Louisiana restaurant after officers discovered a deer believed to be roadkill stored in a freezer alongside food items intended for customers, authorities said. Dig deeper: The Pineville Police Department said the investigation began after officers learned of a…
China’s software and information technology services industry is on track to exceed 20 trillion yuan (around $2.9 trillion), underscoring the country’s rapid digital expansion and growing influence in the global technology sector. The industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, with annual revenues already surpassing 15 trillion yuan. This growth is being driven by strong…