A university ranking that once had the reputation in China as one of the world’s most authoritative measures of higher education has become the subject of ridicule on social media. The QS World University Rankings, produced by the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds since 2004, has long been regarded as a “gold standard” for comparing…
When US President Donald Trump was about to begin his closely watched summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last month, he wrote a social media post that revived a decades-old concept about the dynamics between the two countries and their role in global affairs. “The G2 will be convening shortly,” he wrote – in…
Recycling sand and gravel aggregates from construction and demolition waste could meet half of China’s demand for the materials essential for building skyscrapers, roads and railways by 2050, a Chinese-led study has found. By embracing a circular economy strategy, some provinces could achieve aggregate recycling rates as high as 65 per cent, the team led…
Saudi Arabia and China are moving to deepen their already sizeable cooperation across a range of advanced technologies. The kingdom’s National Industrial Development Center held a meeting on Wednesday with a delegation comprising leaders of 30 leading Chinese companies. Led by the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef, they talked … Source link
Local basketball officials have said that staging the National Games’ men’s under-22 tournament in Hong Kong could prove to be a stepping stone to something “bigger” in the future. Set to be held at the Coliseum from November 10 to 20, the competition could be a milestone for Hong Kong, and not only in showcasing…
China’s “institutional strength” will help the country tackle “major tests” over the course of the next five-year plan, analysts and state media have said. The country’s latest development plan, which is due to start next year and run until 2030, comes at a time when Beijing is facing increasing obstacles to its long-term ambitions both…
Trade ties between the rival powers remain fraught, even as Bessent held “frank” talks over video with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Saturday, with the pair set to hold fresh in-person negotiations this week. Yet, amid the tensions, Trump appears to have shown some restraint by not antagonising his counterpart, Xi Jinping, or challenging Beijing’s…
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, died in Beijing on Saturday at the age of 103. Yang died of sickness, according to Xinhua. No details were given. He was often ranked alongside Albert Einstein as one of the 20th century’s greatest physicists. In 1954, he co-authored a set of equations with the American physicist Robert…
Shing-Tung Yau, one of the world’s most influential mathematicians, is chair of Tsinghua University’s Qiuzhen College, which is fast-tracking talented young students through a programme of his own design. Born in the southern province of Guangdong and educated in Hong Kong and the US, the 76-year-old shared his ideas on science and education, key to…
Su Jionglong, deputy dean of the School of AI and Advanced Computing at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, researches AI applications aimed at reducing discrimination, providing emotional support and making faster medical diagnoses. He said he was establishing a start-up with his students, who developed an AI-powered software that translated written text to and from sign language….