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China: Peking University's 'celebrity' professor resigned

China’stopacademicinstitutionPekingUniversityhasconfirmedthatNationalSchoolofDevelopmentProfessorXueZhaofenghasresignedforpersonalplanningconcerns.Theresignatio

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Scientists work on projects to protect astronaut's body

Threeuniversitieshavebeenawardedfundingofmorethan700,000USdollarstostudytheimpactofspaceflightonthehumanbody,theUKSpaceAgencyannouncedWednesday.Theagencysaidthe

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87-year-old Yuan Longping gives a fluent English speech to the world

Onceweheard“ProfessorYuanLongping”,thefirstthingshowninourmindmaybethatheistheFatherofHybridRice.However,haveyouheardthisChinesescientistspeakEnglishbefore?OnJu

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Durham Police using artificial intelligence to make custody decisions

PoliceinDurhamwilltrialanartificialintelligencesystem(AI)tojudgetheriskofsuspectsre-offending.TheAIwillhelpcustodysergeantsdecidewhethersuspectsshouldbesentinto

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Silk Road made great contributions to dialogue of civilizations

The Silk Road has made great contributions to the dialogue of civilizations, economic development and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe in the past, experts said on Saturday.

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Australian foot-in-mouth senator distracts from cancer breakthrough

A lambasted claim on national television by an Australian senator last week has effectively overshadowed a key breakthrough in breast cancer research here, after the minister caused widespread outrage in claiming a link between abortion and breast cancer.

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HK bureau chief express condolences to ex-government health official

The Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man on Thursday expressed his profound sadness at the passing way of Professor Lee Shiu-hung, former Director of Health and Emeritus Professor of Community Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and extended deep condolences to his family.