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HKU Physicists demystify the magic: A bona fide topological Mott insulator discovered in twisted…
Imagestacking two sheets of graphene – the 2D form of graphite, or the pencil at your hand – in which the carbon atoms form a hexagonal lattice and twist the top sheet out of alignment with the sheet below, yielding a periodic arrangement…
HKU presents Honorary University Fellowships to six distinguished individuals
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) held a ceremony today (September 29) to present Honorary University Fellowships to six distinguished individuals, in recognition of their contributions to the University and to the community. Dr the…
ADB Supports Uzbekistan’s Sanoat Qurilish Bank with $16.6 Million Credit Agreement
TASHKENT — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Sanoat Qurilish Bank (SQB) today signed a revolving credit facility agreement during the Uzbekistan Economic Forum. Under the new agreement, ADB’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program…
$82 Million ADB Loan to Improve Cambodian Roads, Support GMS Economic Corridors
MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an $82 million loan to improve about 48 kilometers of national and provincial roads in Prey Veng and Kandal to boost economic development along the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)…
ADB Appoints Albert Park as Chief Economist
MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) professor Albert Park as its new Chief Economist. He will assume office on 15 December 2021.
As Chief Economist, Mr. Park will…
ADB Approves $100 Million Loan for Agribusiness Development in India
MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved on 27 September a $100 million loan to improve agribusiness network and productivity in Maharashtra, India.
Maharashtra produces 11% and 6% of India’s fruit and vegetable production,…
ADB, Partners to Set Up New Platform to Catalyze Investments in Sustainable Infrastructure in Asia
MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with HSBC, Temasek, and Clifford Capital Holdings to set up a debt financing platform to boost commercial development of sustainable infrastructure projects…
ADB Signs Loan Agreement for Skills Development Project in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Uzbekistan signed the loan agreement for a $93 million loan approved by the bank in December, to help improve skills development for young people and unemployed job seekers…
11 Pekingers Receive XPLORER PRIZE 2021
Peking : On September 13, the winners of the XPLORER PRIZE 2021 were announced. The XPLORER PRIZE awards 50 outstanding scientists each year, with each winner bestowed a total of 3 million yuan over the course of 5 years by the Tencent…
2021 Model Global Environmental Negotiation Youth Summit held in Peking University
Peking : As China prepares for the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), the School of International Studies at Peking University (SIS) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)…