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Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame in London in July 2012. Photo: PA via AP
Britain

Cambridge star professor Jason Arday resigns amid plagiarism probe

The controversial academic also faces scrutiny over claims about his athletic feats, such as running 30 marathons in 35 days.

My Take

My Take | The West should stop blaming China for its economic woes

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Science

10 scientists and experts who have left US and UK for China so far in 2026

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Education in Hong Kong

14 of 27 top IB scorers from English Schools Foundation plan to study medicine

Some ESF students attribute their success to discipline, miso soup and using a Nokia phone.

Twenty top IB scorers from the ESF pose for a photo at Island School. Photo: May Tse
Science

Energy scientist Chen Peipei leaves Cambridge to build her own lab in Hong Kong

Chen relocates to gain research autonomy and start-up grants for young scientists, which she says UK universities struggle to afford.

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Semiconductors

As AI pushes data centres to breaking point, some Chinese chipmakers bet on SiC

Basic Semiconductor is the latest firm in the space to move forward with an IPO.

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Medicine

First AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ tested in humans

The experimental jab is intended to target a wide range of viruses, including those behind deadly outbreaks like Sars, Mers and Covid-19.

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Researchers hope that this type of vaccine could one day help fend off future pandemics. Photo illustration: Shutterstock
My Take

My Take | Why China-bashing is being replaced by China-maxxing

Young Westerners embracing Chinese habits and culture started as a meme. But under it is a serious political signal.

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China-EU relations

Could Spain’s ‘compliment sandwich’ approach to China work for the EU?

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s recent visit to Beijing illustrates ‘delicate equilibrium’, analyst says as others voice scepticism.

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Science

Gibraltar’s monkeys may be eating soil to cope with junk food from tourists

The unusual behaviour might be helping the macaques ward off bellyaches from the snacks that visitors feed them.

Macaques play on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar in April 2008. Photo: Reuters
Science

Cambridge top architect Francois Penz relocates to China from UK

Pioneering French professor who blended architecture with film joins Nanjing University in a full-time position after 45 years at Cambridge.

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Francois Penz, former architecture department head at the University of Cambridge, has joined Nanjing University on a full-time basis. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong youth

Opinion | Our stressed children need a different kind of education

Mental health requires the cultivation of an inner life: a capacity for meaning, connection and orientation in a shifting world.

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Canada

‘Devil’s in the details’: why Asia may not sign up to Canada’s alliance call

While Canadian PM Mark Carney’s vision appeals to many, analysts say a lack of detail and divergent interests make a unified front unlikely.

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Wellness

When dementia steals the right words, the ‘wrong’ ones speak volumes

Experts say dementia patients often lose the ability to communicate, but the metaphors they use can help carers better understand them.

Neuroscientist Dr Sabina Brennan with her mother, who had dementia. “The brain organises knowledge like flowers in a garden, clustered by colour, height, or where they grow best, so patterns, not lists, guide our recall,” Brennan says. Photo: courtesy of Dr Sabina Brennan
Scams and swindles

How the global grey market in SIM cards powers fraud and influence

How much does an army of bots cost? A new study reveals how likes and clout are bought.

Research has shown how SIM cards from the grey market are powering bot armies that fill social media with fake likes and comments to manipulate users and deliberately steer trends. Photo: dpa
Science

Cambridge ex-professor Nigel Slater joins China’s biotech revolution

Veteran academic to collaborate with Chinese scientists to develop next-gen cancer therapies using vaccine tech for tumour immunotherapy.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s John Lee champions Shaw Prize vision, pays tribute to late physicist

City leader among those paying respects to Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, who died in Beijing on Saturday.

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Education in Hong Kong

6 Hong Kong universities set new record in global top 200

Times Higher Education says rankings highlight shift in research and higher education excellence from West to Asia.

The University of Hong Kong rose from 35th to 33rd place in the World University Rankings, the highest among all local varsities. Photo: Karma Lo
Science

China’s optical chip advances such as Meteor-1 light the way for AI development

Optical computing is a promising alternative or addition to electronic computing, potentially improving system efficiency, a professor says.

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Hong Kong society

German scientist wins Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for pioneering 3D imaging work

Professor Wolfgang Baumeister awarded Shaw Prize in life science and medicine for pioneering development and use of cryogenic electron tomography.

Trending in China

Chinese woman with Cambridge degree declines biotech job to become zookeeper

Woman feels ‘healthier’ in her zoo role due to active lifestyle, freedom from confines of an office.

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A woman from China, who holds a degree from Cambridge, turns down a position in biotechnology to pursue a career as a zookeeper in Shanghai. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/The Paper
Science

Groundbreaking ‘miracle’? 80% of sand used in construction in China is artificial

Manufactured sand is produced by crushing and sieving rock or mine tailings, a process that offers an alternative for the construction industry.

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Some 80% of the sand China uses for construction is manufactured from crushed rocks and tailings, according to a new paper. Man-made sand may alleviate concerns about overmining and river damage. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Online apps can keep your brain healthy, but there are other ways too

Playing mind game apps can help fight dementia, as long as they are challenging and preferably unfamiliar, say experts. Reading, doing jigsaw puzzles and playing chess are also beneficial.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Yemen strike will embolden Houthis, analysts say

Attack will provide the Houthis with ‘political capital’, widen rebels’ appeal amid growing anger in Yemen over the Gaza war, observers note.

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India

Who is Usha Vance? Wife of Trump’s running mate evokes pride in India

Usha Chilukuri Vance resigned from her law firm after her husband J.D. Vance announced his election campaign.

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Republican vice-presidential candidate Senator J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin on July 18. Photo: Bloomberg
US presidential election 2024

Meet Usha Vance, child of Indian immigrants who could be next US second lady

The wife of Trump’s VP nominee J.D. Vance is a graduate of Yale law, where the couple met, and has worked for two US Supreme Court justices.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, kisses his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance as they arrive on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Chinese culture

How martial arts novelists Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng became legends

A century after wuxia novelists Louis Cha and Liang Yusheng were born in 1924, their influence on martial arts culture – from TV series and movies to books and radio – is as big as when they were alive.

Alibaba

Chinese teen who beat MIT students in Alibaba maths contest attracts doubters

Jiang Ping has become the subject of national curiosity after climbing past competitors from Stanford, Cambridge, and Tsinghua to reach the finals.

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