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Arrival – Amy Adams reaches out to aliens in clever sci-fi drama

Director Denis Villeneuve follows up acclaimed thriller Sicario with an emotional and intellectual look at how we’d handle visitors from space

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UN chief: Stronger science key to global efforts against poverty, climate change

​UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said "stronger and more connected science" is crucial for global efforts to implement the UN goals to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change.

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Australia makes U-turn on climate change policy

Australia's re-elected conservative government has made an abrupt U-turn on climate change policy, reinstating climate science as the bedrock of its peak science body just months after slashing its funding and axing hundreds of jobs.

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Nature magazine gives nod to 10 star scientists from China

Ten of China's leading scientists who have made significant impacts in fields ranging from neuroscience and neutrinos to space science and structural biology were highlighted in Nature magazine's online edition on Monday.

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Exhibition brings sci-tech marvels to Beijing

An exhibition of Chinese technological wonders including the world's fastest computer is China's latest move to make science and technology seem less remote from people's lives.

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President Xi says China faces major science, technology "bottleneck"

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that the country faces a major science and technology (S&T) bottleneck and a big gap in innovation capacity.

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China pins hopes on scientific innovation

China is stepping up efforts to seek growth impetus from innovation and build its overall strength in science and technology, according to an ongoing conference.

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Xi, Li see science as key to future

To push for the nation's economic transition and industrial upgrading, Chinese leaders pledged on Monday greater commitment to the research and application of science and technology.

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G7 science & tech ministers push for gender parity in related fields

Science and technology-related ministers from the Group of Seven major economies issued a joint statement Tuesday in Japan outlining the importance of technical innovation for the development of societies and economies around the world as well as being central to tackling a number of worldwide challenges including gender parity.

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HK, mainland to further cooperate in science,technology during 13th Five-Year Plan

​The 10th Mainland-Hong Kong Science and Technology Co-operation Committee meeting was held here Thursday, with an aim to deepen bilateral science and technology cooperation during the national 13th Five-Year Plan period.

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City of Science in Naples promotes sustainable development for mankind

The satisfaction of citizens in imagining how to improve their lives while understanding and protecting the universe is a theme increasingly treasured by Italy-China scientific cooperation.

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Chinese president stresses quality of reform plans

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for quality implementation and supervision of reform plans.

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World's scientists to gather for New Zealand science summits

​About 2,000 leading scientists and researchers will arrive in New Zealand over this week for a series of major meetings that will set the global science and research agenda, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce said Monday.

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Chinese scientists to play more important role: Nobel winner Higgs

Chinese scientists will play an increasingly important role in the world in future, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physics Peter Higgs said here on Saturday.

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Science, technology key to forging sustainable future: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday highlighted the vital role of science and technology in promoting peace and development, calling on the international community to harness the power of science for the greater good.

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Hong Kong Global Geopark to renew global network membership

The Hong Kong National Geopark said on Thursday that it had kicked off their plans to renew their membership in the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) in 2015.