Because there is no water or oxygen that may rot or inflame it, Murata said, food is more resilient in space than it is on Earth. According to the experts, a sturdy satellite reduces its environmental impact at the end of its useful life. Decommissioned satellites has re-enter the environmentContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday ( Nov 5 ), Seoul’s military said, Pyongyang’s second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch of” some short-range nuclear weapons” atContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said military drills by the United States, Japan and South Korea justify North Korea’s nuclear reinforcement, state media KCNA said on Tuesday ( Nov 5 ). Kim criticized the airstrikes and “more than 20” martial trainingContinue Reading
According to investigations by her class and the event planner, who claimed she “did not get a prize,” a Chinese clothing style student who was hailed as a “genius” for her report in a national maths competition did so with the help of her teacher.
Wang Ruihui, the teacher of Jiang Ping, was given a warning over the incident, according to the Lianshui Secondary Vocational School in eastern Jiangsu province on Sunday ( Nov. 3 ), and was disqualified from this year’s teacher awards.
Ping won the June competition’s preliminary rounds, outnumbering hundreds of competitors from prominent universities, and placed 12th overall.
The opposition, which is held annually at Alibaba’s Damo Academy in Hangzhou, northeast China, draws participants from some of the best universities in the world. The South China Morning Post is owned by Alaba.
Ping, who was 17 at the time of the opposition, was cited as an example of a person who had overcome her humble educational qualifications to achieve significant success.
However, the interest garnered from the media prompted scrutiny, and competitors questioned her math and score.
39 different finalists claimed in a documentary video that Damo Academy released that Ping “made some apparent writing mistakes” while working on a problem on a blackboard in a combined letter sent to the organizing committee.
The contestants claimed that Ping was assisted by her professor because” she seemed acquainted with these numerical expressions and images” in their writings.
In a statement on Sunday, the show’s organising committee said an investigation found that Wang “provided help” to the individuals under his care, violating the rules.
According to contest rules, the qualifying large is an open-book check, allowing contestants to send to online and offline components. But conversation with others is evidently prohibited.
The competitors committee apologised, acknowledging deficiencies in control of the celebration and promising improvements.
The commission also announced its victors on Sunday, recognising 86 members for their efforts.
The top five golden medallists were from Peking University, Tsinghua University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
The Lianshui technical school said it would assist educators and students in “establishing proper values and concepts of success” in the workplace.
Ping, who was the only student from a technical institution to compete against the best math minds from China and abroad, was also asked to be forgiving of the people.
Vocational schools typically accept students who do n’t pass the GAO, the crucial university entrance exam, and other factors.
Many online users claimed that the incident demonstrated that “integrity is more important than ability.”
Mathematics is “objective and cool. One commenter said,” You can cheat once and fool everyone who knows very little about mathematics, but you ca n’t fool everyone in the game.”
This content was first published on SCMP.
Asked by North Korean state media on Sunday ( Nov 3 ), Yoon Suk Yeol is accused of exposing his nation to the danger of nuclear war through his policies toward the North, according to a white paper released by the country’s state media. The report, compiled by North Korea’sContinue Reading
According to official statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China, which has been releasing a slew of methods to boost its sagging community levels, experienced a decline in union filings for the first nine weeks of 2024. For the first three rooms of the year, 4.747 million people wereContinue Reading
“( A Trump or Harris win is ) two roads to the same cliff”, said Mr Tangen.
Also, Mr Steven Okun, top assistant from the public affairs advisory firm APAC Advisors, told CNA that whoever takes the Oval Office will not have “directional shift” in China policy.
” US-China plan will be the same under either a Harris or Trump administration. There will be more taxes and more investment limits”, he said.
Both candidates for president have now made it clear what they think of China.
” I will make sure … that America, never China, wins the competition for the 21st millennium”, pledged Ms Harris in late August when she accepted the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
However, her Republican rival Mr Trump- who launched a business war against China while in the White House from 2017 to 2021- has vowed to get even tougher on China and” totally eliminate dependent” on the state of 1.4 billion people.
At a recent public lecture in Singapore, Dr. Chen Dongxiao, a senior research fellow and president of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies ( SIIS), said that China is clear-eyed on this and that a Trump or Harris presidency would determine how much of the world’s No 2 economy is contained.
Dr. Chen emphasized that he would have four more years in business without the pressure of re-election if Trump were to win. A US senator may just serve two terms under American law.
He explained that this would be of concern to China, as Mr Trump may have “more area and potential” to mobilise federal companies in order to provide his” aggressive, anti-China isolation plan and measures”.
As observers have noted, China does not want to be accused of meddling in the US vote, so it is not expected to formally state or even mention who it wants to replace as America’s next president. Authorities in China have asserted repeatedly that the US presidential election is an internal matter.
” They do n’t have a vote. They do have a preference. But when they do n’t get their preference, they have to work with whoever occupies the Oval Office in the White House”, said Dr Choong on Beijing’s perspective, based on his conversations with Chinese academics.
The former or the opposition party’s candidate comes out on top, according to Professor Jia Qingguo, past dean of the Peking University School of International Studies and older member of China’s top political advisory body. In this case, a Harris presidency would be more advantageous for Beijing.
” The reason is in a presidential vote, the opposition party would denounce or has to criticize the ruling party’s plans. At a recent event in Singapore, he explained that generally the opposition party prospect would denounce the ruling group for being too soft on China.
” When they get elected, they would have to glory some of their plan promises-  , whether they are realistic or no- and ( when trying to do so ), the marriage would be in trouble”, he added.
Prof. Jia also cited the possibility of confusion as a result of the presidential change, which might lead to more tense exchanges between the Chinese authorities and the new US management.
A president-elect takes over the federal government’s management from the current leader in the US, giving the incoming head and their group time to prepare for management.
In contrast, he predicted that a victory by the former party candidate, particularly Ms. Harris, may result in a more smoothly transition and some degree of policy continuity-predictability.
TOKYO: Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday (Nov 2) as authorities warned of landslides and floods while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency said “warm, moist air … was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in westernContinue Reading
Authorities will give HK$3,000 (US$386) to any resident who provides information about tenants abusing public housing privileges that leads to the recovery of the flat, as the government steps up efforts to prevent misuse of the scheme.
The Housing Bureau said on Wednesday (Oct 30) it would launch the “Cherish Public Housing Resources Award Scheme” in January next year.
“We will offer rewards to non-anonymous informants who provide concrete intelligence that leads to the successful recovery of abused public rental housing units by the Housing Department,” authorities said in a paper submitted to the Legislative Council.
The bureau added that participants must consent to join the scheme and authorities would conduct a preliminary review and interview to verify the accuracy of the information.
Participants can provide information through various channels including online forms and hotlines.
A scheme encouraging property management and cleaning companies to report tenants suspected of abusing flat rules has been in place since last September.
About 5,000 public flats have been taken back over the past two years, housing officials said earlier.
According to Director of Housing Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, the number of flats reclaimed was equivalent to a medium-sized public estate, with a construction cost of about HK$5 billion.
This article was first published on SCMP.
PYONGYANG-MOSCOW TIES On Friday, South Korea imposed new sanctions on 11 North Korean individuals and four entities over the ICBM test, naming officials for contributing to missile and nuclear development and channelling illegal foreign funds back to the country. A spokesperson for South Korea’s unification ministry, which handles relations withContinue Reading