EdUHK developed a robot called Joey that helps kindergarten and primary school pupils learn English. Photo: EdUHK

    Developing knowledge with social values in mind

    The educational ethos of “cultivating values and nurturing people” is based on a classic Chinese saying that emphasises building good morals and a sense of social responsibility alongside academic and technical knowledge. At the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), this ethos drives the institution’s approach to its growth strategy, from the way its undergraduate…

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    China says exclusive groupings hurt tech development

      China says exclusive groupings hurt tech development

      Humanoid robots demonstrate picking and sorting abilities during the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, East China, July 19, 2026. (PHOTO/XINHUA) Establishing exclusive groupings or engaging in geopolitical calculations are not conducive to technological development and progress of the Global South, which includes Latin American and Caribbean nations,…

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        U.S. AI data center boom exposes reliance on Chinese power equipment

        American reliance on China for key components used to power data centers is coming under increasing scrutiny as Washington and Beijing battle for AI supremacy, raising the prospect of higher costs and worsening supply chain shortages for the AI buildout. U.S. hyperscalers are racing to build multibillion-dollar data centers for AI, and Chinese firms supply…

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        Social Transformation in the Sands

          Social Transformation in the Sands

          [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] On the southeastern rim of the Tengger Desert, where dunes can rise 30 metres high and advance significant metres a year, a private afforestation effort is attempting something larger than tree planting. At Malan Lake in Alxa, Inner Mongolia, founder Mr YUEN Shu…

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          A hand-made thank you card presented by the pupils of Tai Po Baptist Public School.

            Pioneering Care After Crisis: It All Starts with the People

            [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] When the devastating fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on 26 November, the response from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) did not begin with a strategy memo. “In fact, since the very beginning, it was not a strategy,”…

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            Data to Direction: How Vietnam is Reinventing the Strategic State

              Data to Direction: How Vietnam is Reinventing the Strategic State

              George suggests that the next emphasis of reform lies in shifting from measurement to data empowered national strategy. At the centre of that transition is the formation of a consolidated strategic commission, designed to align government activity around national priorities. “They’ve done several initiatives which have been very successful, including appointing a central commission for…

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              The Italian House brings Italian culture and heritage to life through an immersive metaverse learningexperience.

                CLASSy World: Reimagining Blended Learning in the Metaverse

                The result is a virtual residence structured around four thematic rooms: European Governance, European Economics, European Art and History, and the Room of Enlightenment. “The idea of a house was key, one place that integrates knowledge of Europe and helps students connect politics, economics, culture and history,” they note. The top floor, the Room of…

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