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(From left) Images of John Richard Bond, George Efstathiou, Wolfgang Baumeister and Kenji Fukaya are displayed on screen at an announcement of the Shaw Prize winners. Photo: Nora Tam
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

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Science

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

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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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Playing brain game apps helps fight dementia, but they have to be challenging and preferably unfamiliar, say experts. Reading, doing jigsaw puzzles and chess are also beneficial for the brain. Photo: Shutterstock
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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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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Harmony in the Urban Jungle

Charting the Complexities of Cities

Leading CityUHK’s Department of Public and International Affairs, Professor Eddie HUI investigates the crux of urban policy and public management in the hope of enhancing citizens’ quality of life

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Hui believes that helping students grow and develop will have a positive impact on the wider community.
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s CityU may take 4 to 5 years to double non-local intake: president

‘If you rush this, all students will suffer. Because where will they stay? Do you have space for them to study?’ Professor Freddy Boey says.

Professor Freddy Boey, president of City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

6 public universities in Hong Kong rise in global ranking table

University of Hong Kong climbs to 17th place, up from 26th last year in latest global ranking by QS.

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Hong Kong's national security law

Who is Chow Hang-tung, Hong Kong activist arrested under domestic security law?

Chow arrested alongside five others on allegations of ‘repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intentions’ by ‘exploiting upcoming sensitive date’.

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Tourism

Profile | This award-winning hotel design chief is a Hong Kong girl made good

Michelle Wu is head of design for luxury hotel group Maybourne. She talks to the Post about how she comes up with the ‘overall design narrative for a hotel’ and why the ‘little details’ matter.

Michelle Wu is head of design at luxury hotel group Maybourne. Photo: Maybourne
North Korea

‘On Spotify when’: TikTok grooves to upbeat North Korean song praising Kim

With its catchy melody, ‘Friendly Father’ is reminiscent of an Abba track – but with a Soviet-sounding twist.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an event in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP/KCNA
Science

Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman unveiled by UK researchers

Archaeologists have reconstructed the features of Shanidar Z, whose skull was discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Doctor of International Real Estate and Construction

PolyU’s Doctor of International Real Estate and Construction (DIREC) programme nurtures future property and construction sector leaders by elevating their theoretical knowledge and research skills

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China’s Communist Party

China names high-profile law enforcer as assistant public security minister

Hu Binchen, director of International Cooperation Bureau, and Liu Zhongyi, director of Criminal Investigation Bureau, appointed assistant ministers at China’s Ministry of Public Security.

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Hu Binchen was among two Chinese officials who jointly launched the US-China Counternarcotics Working Group during a visit by Jen Daskal to Beijing in January. Photo: Criminal Investigation Police University of China
Banking & finance

HSBC woos Asia’s ultra-rich to set up base in Hong Kong with suite of services

HSBC plans to promote its family office and digital banking services to attract the growing horde of ultra-high-net-worth clients in Asia to its private banking unit.

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Sex and relationships

Across Asia, a new class of childless-by-choice couples emerges: meet the DINKs

Their reasons vary – and it’s not always to do with finances. But societal stigma persists, even in a world that’s increasingly overpopulated.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s Sora pours ‘cold water’ on China’s AI dreams

The introduction of Sora has forced China’s AI industry to again grapple with how it will catch up to the latest tech in the face of escalating US sanctions.

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OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora has opened a new front in the AI war, leading to more soul-searching in China as the country looks at avenues for catching up. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Science

China-led research team pinpoints smallest star and its ghostly lone companion

Study reveals unique binary system made up of a white dwarf and a tiny hot subdwarf, just seven times bigger than Earth.

An artist’s impression of the binary star system detected by an international team led by researchers at Tsinghua University in China. Illustration: Beijing Planetarium
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Yearly flu jabs may one day be in the past

A project at the University of Hong Kong aims to do away with an injection for the influenza A vaccine by developing a nasal spray administered every three years.

Chinese history

Scientists use DNA to show ancient differences in cooking staple grains in China

Scientists have used DNA analysis to determine that pottery development in China was linked to strong regional differences in how they cooked millet, an ancient staple grain.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong, global experts to work on longer-lasting flu vaccines, Post learns

Cambridge and Seoul researchers to join HKU effort to develop nasal spray vaccines at Global Health Institute.

A small-scale vaccine production facility will be set up at the University of Hong Kong’s medical school as part of long-term efforts to develop a highly effective flu shot, a source has said. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong university’s course on racism helps students tackle tough topics

HKU lecturer Michael Rivera launched ‘Making Race’ course in 2022, which aims to teach students how to talk honestly about racism.

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The ‘Making Race’ course focuses on the global history and theories of race and how it has affected the world and specific areas of society, such as gender and class. Photo: Winson Wong
Fame and celebrity

Who is The Crown’s Khalid Abdalla, the Egyptian-British actor and activist?

Khalid Abdalla continues to make political statements at high-profile events, with his most recent head-turning appearance being at the red carpet at the 75th Emmys in Los Angeles

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking’s controversial past and his Jeffrey Epstein link

Stephen Hawking will be remembered for his scientific breakthroughs around black holes and the universe – but he was recently named on the Jeffrey Epstein list with Prince Andrew and dozens more

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