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

Hong Kong’s leader has said late entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw’s vision of celebrating education and the pursuit of knowledge with his prestigious science prize is central to the city government’s own aspirations. Speaking at the award ceremony for the prestigious Shaw Prize on Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also paid his respects to late Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, who was one of the local award’s founding council members. The award, dubbed the “Nobel...

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59 h. ago People pay tribute to Chen Ning Yang at Tsinghua University in Beijing

People pay tribute to Chen Ning Yang at Tsinghua University in Beijing-Xinhua  新华网

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3 d. ago Chen Ning Yang, pioneer of particle physics and Nobel laureate, dies in Beijing at 103

Chen Ning Yang, pioneer of particle physics and Nobel laureate, dies in Beijing at 103  Malay Mail

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3 d. ago Chen Ning Yang: Chinese Nobel prize winning physicist dies aged 103

Chen Ning Yang: Chinese Nobel prize winning physicist dies aged 103  BBC

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4 d. ago Chinese team aims to test powerful chip on world’s largest optical telescope

Chinese researchers have developed an optical chip the size of a fingernail that can analyse light in real time with a precision once possible only with bulky laboratory instruments. They hope to test it using the largest optical telescope on Earth. The breakthrough could enable an unprecedented level of visual intelligence in machines ranging from drones and robots to medical scanners and telescopes, according to Fang Lu and her team at Tsinghua University. In a paper published this week by the...

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4 d. ago Apple’s iPhone Air sells out in China after CEO Tim Cook’s visit

Apple’s iPhone Air sold out within minutes of its launch in China on Friday, underscoring the device’s popularity among Chinese consumers despite competition from Android devices. The strong sales followed CEO Tim Cook’s visit this week to promote the product in the world’s largest smartphone market amid ongoing geopolitical tensions between China and the US. As chairman of an advisory body at Tsinghua University’s management school, Cook also met Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Thursday. Pre-sales...

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4 d. ago Top scientist Hu Ye quits US for China after cuts to US$8 million in grants

A top biomedical scientist has left the United States for China following cuts to US$8.3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that funded his research projects. After studying and working in the US for 22 years, Hu “Tony” Ye, who held the prestigious chair professor position at Tulane University in New Orleans, left to take on the role of founding dean at the new school of biomedical engineering at his alma mater, Tsinghua University. Hu has long focused on the rapid...

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4 d. ago Top scientist Hu Ye quits US for China after giving up millions in funding

A top biomedical scientist has left the United States for China after giving up millions of dollars in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). After studying and working in the US for 22 years, Hu “Tony” Ye, who held the prestigious chair professor position at Tulane University in New Orleans, left to take on the role of founding dean at the new school of biomedical engineering at his alma mater, Tsinghua University. Hu has long focused on the rapid detection of viruses,...

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1 week ago World’s highest bridge, Tsinghua University’s success: 7 science highlights

We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China deploys prototype of missile defence system with planet-wide coverage China has deployed a working prototype of a global defence system similar to the United States’ proposed Golden Dome, while hailing a breakthrough in data processing technology for worldwide threat management, according to scientists...

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2 w. ago Tsinghua University, a prestigious Chinese university, has taken the world's top spot in the evaluat..

Tsinghua University, a prestigious Chinese university, has taken the world's top spot in the evaluat..  매일경제

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2 w. ago CityUHK MNE Students Join Tsinghua Peers in Inspiring MESH Summer School 2025

CityUHK MNE Students Join Tsinghua Peers in Inspiring MESH Summer School 2025  City University of Hong Kong

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2 w. ago China’s Tsinghua University tops multiple global rankings for computer science

China’s Tsinghua University has emerged as the world’s top institution in computer science across multiple major global rankings, marking a symbolic shift in a field once dominated by American universities. For the first time, Tsinghua now leads lists ranging from the widely recognised US News Best Global Universities to CSRankings, a system seen as rigorously academic and historically US-centric within the research community. In the latest CSRankings results – which weigh institutions by...

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3 w. ago China’s prestigious Tsinghua University addresses illegal campus entry profiteering, detains staff and warns community

China’s prestigious Tsinghua University addresses illegal campus entry profiteering, detains staff and warns community  Global Times

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3 w. ago 2025 Global Carbon Neutrality Report highlights implementation gap at Tsinghua University forum

2025 Global Carbon Neutrality Report highlights implementation gap at Tsinghua University forum  Morningstar

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4 w. ago Guangdong kicks off nationwide campus recruitment drive at Tsinghua University

Guangdong kicks off nationwide campus recruitment drive at Tsinghua University  China Daily

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