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12 August, 2024
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung (left) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received their honorary doctorates at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Saturday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong science and tech

China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

‘This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,’ CEO says as he receives honorary doctorate with acting legend Tony Leung.

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Education in Hong Kong

3 universities in Hong Kong among top 10 in major ranking of Asian institutions

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Education in Hong Kong

University in Hong Kong develops AI breast cancer diagnostic tool

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong scientists create robot that can take on back-breaking construction tasks

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a robot that can travel along pieces of rebar to bend or fix them

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Chen Weilin (left) and Li Haozhen of HKUST showcase their team’s creation. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong environmental issues

How butterfly wings inspired Hong Kong cooling tech to help fight global warming

Thin cooling film can reduce room temperatures by up to 15 degrees Celius, as scientists hope to mitigate effects of global warming.

Education in Hong Kong

Universities in Hong Kong admit more non-local students after intake quota doubled

Baptist University says number of first-year, non-local students for 2024-25 to increase by nearly 200 per cent from last year.

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China’s C919 passenger plane

China wants more overseas buyers for C919. Can Southeast Asia help it soar?

Indonesia and Brunei are firmly on China’s radar as it seeks to expand the reach of its C919 and ARJ21 passenger jets.

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Models of the C919 and ARJ21 aircrafts on display at the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China booth during the Farnborough International Airshow. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong must establish ‘high quality’ new medical school to train top talent

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says the new school has to ensure students fulfil the standards of the local licensing council

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Who has won Olympic Games medals for Hong Kong, and where are they now?

As Team Hong Kong prepare to improve on their historic showing at the Tokyo Games, we look back on every medal winner in the island’s Olympics history.

Hong Kong economy

Can Hong Kong try to copy Silicon Valley’s ways to create more technopreneurs?

Tech start-up veterans underline missing elements for Hong Kong off the back of finance chief Paul Chan’s visit to US.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong cyclists’ Olympic bodysuits ‘best in world’. How fast can Ceci Lee go?

‘If public goes to Marks & Spencer, this is Savile Row,’ says professor leading aerodynamic research that produced the city’s kit for Paris.

The new bodysuits will be worn by Hong Kong’s cyclists. Photo: HKUST
Education in Hong Kong

‘Achieve what you want’: Hong Kong students with special needs revel in DSE results

Students overcome adversity to pass Diploma of Secondary Education exams with flying colours.

Education in Hong Kong

8 of 10 DSE top scorers want to be doctors, make Hong Kong ‘better place’

High-fliers among 49,000 day-school and private candidates who receive university entrance exam results.

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Education in Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to launch new medicine graduate programme

School is third tertiary institution to announce move to increase number of medical students amid shortage of doctors.

The CUHK campus. The university’s faculty of medicine says it started working on the plans to launch the new medicine graduate programme months ago. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Chinese University of Hong Kong plans academic centres in mainland China

Proposed centres in Qianhai and Nansha will help to meet Hongkongers’ rising demand for medical care.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to contribute to the development of the medical research ecosystem in the Greater Bay Area. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

University of Hong Kong plans to offer new graduate-entry medicine programme

Medical school will start accepting applications as early as September and enrol first cohort in 2025, if proposal approved.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to use city’s own ChatGPT-style tool after OpenAI further blocks access

Innovation and technology chief Sun Dong says AI application developed for government use, but will gradually be opened to all residents.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Medical programme ‘must meet city’s needs’ to gain recognition in Hong Kong

Undersecretary for health lays out conditions for third medical school, while saying existing hospitals can’t serve as teaching facilities.

Hong Kong is projected to be short of 1,440 doctors next year, with the figure rising to 1,570 by 2030. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Exclusive | HKUST ‘in talks’ with UK university to set up third Hong Kong medical school

Detailed proposal for new medical school to be submitted to Hong Kong authorities by end of month, Post learns.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

HK Phil appoints Finnish conductor, 24, as next music director

Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski says he ‘couldn’t ask for more in an orchestra’, praising its ‘very high level’ as he is named music director of Hong Kong Philharmonic at 24 years old.

Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong professor calls China’s crypto mining ban ‘unwise’, suggests opening up

A professor at HKUST has questioned the logic of China’s cryptocurrency mining ban, suggesting that the government should embrace virtual assets amid geopolitical risks.

After banning initial coin offerings and ordering the closure of exchanges in 2017, the Chinese government went even further by banning bitcoin mining in 2021. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Cultivating an innovation mindset to stay ahead

AI vs. humans: Who wins in handling service rejections?

New research shows chatbots can help reduce negative reviews in certain cases, despite the general preference for human agents 

China’s third plenum

China needs ‘big bang measures’ to jolt economy, but last reforms spur doubts

Some of the ambitious economic goals set in 2013 were modified to match the geopolitical landscape and inward challenges of recent years, and the July 15-18 third plenum presents Beijing another chance to alter or stay the course.

Technology

Opinion | Transformative AI era must be handled with wisdom and responsibility

The advancements in the coming era of AI hold the promise of great benefits but also potential dangers which must not be ignored.

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E-commerce

Asian Angle | Why Pinduoduo’s surprise growth may not be good news for China’s economy

Consumption has been driving growth, but it remains low owing to low disposable incomes and high savings rate among Chinese households.

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The logo of Pingduoduo, the largest interactive e-commerce platform in China, is seen at a shopping centre in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s Yuen Kwok-yung shares journey to becoming disease expert in new book

My Life in Medicine: A Hong Kong Journey is set to be released in mid-July and charts leading microbiologist’s forays into nature, space and public health.

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University of Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has described writing the book as “nostalgic therapy”. Photo: May Tse
The Third Hong Kong Science Fair

The third Hong Kong Science Fair offered a mega showcase of ingenious inventions by local talent and drew a record 30,000-strong attendance

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Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong unicorn SmartMore is the city’s new hi-tech poster child

Established by a Chinese University of Hong Kong professor in 2019, SmartMore has been tasked with boosting the city’s technology ecosystem.

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