Yang Zhenning and his wife attend the award ceremony for 2016 China’s Most Influential Figures of the Year on December 8 in Beijing. This was the most recent time the couple was seen in public. Photo: IC World-renowned physicist and Nobel laureate Yang Zhenning has recently come under the spotlight again. On Tuesday, the faculty …
Illustration: Peter C. Espina/GT Intel’s ambition to continue its dominance over chip technology has largely flopped in the mobile Internet era. However, the US chip giant hasn’t remained stagnant but rather has been proactive in exploring other areas of promises. Its effort of diversifying into the fledgling unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market seems likely to …
Li Xiaoyun (right) imparts planting techniques in Tanzania in July 2015. Photo: Kong Deji For the past two decades, Li Xiaoyun, a professor at the China Agricultural University (CAU), has devoted himself to eliminating poverty in China’s rural areas. As he turns 55 years old, he shows no sign of stopping and has even expanded his …
Liu Jianguang sits next to his minivan, showing people a newspaper report of him. Photo: CFP “Follow Lei Feng’s example, never forget the philosophy of hard work and plain living!” The loudspeaker in Liu Jianguang’s minivan, covered with posters of Lei Feng, red flags and the flags of the Communist Party of China (CPC), blares …
