Innovation Archives

Fields Medal Winner Terence Tao Comments on Yitang Zhang’s Landau-Siegel Zeros Conjecture Paper

Terence Tao, an Australian mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal, has read the recent paper by Yitang Zhang on proving the Landau-Siegel zeros conjecture. Tao commented that there are some printing errors and technical problems that have been forwarded to Zhang for clarification.

Alibaba Opens Classes for 631 Asian Entrepreneurs

On July 12, the Alibaba 2022 Asian Entrepreneur Training started in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. This program provides online entrepreneurship courses and practice for 631 participants.

Chinese Radio Telescope FAST Has Discovered 500 Pulsars

On Wednesday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences held a press conference to provide updates on the operation of the country's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), and to discuss a series of its important scientific achievements.

Wabi-sabi, Metaverse & Future of the Virtual World

Today this article will talk about “Metaverse”, which is a “replacement” for our real world, one of the most important innovation directions of the Internet in the future.

UNDP Launches an Innovation-Focused Lab, Aiming to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Development Program announced on Wednesday it has officially opened a Sustainable Development Goals Innovation Lab in Chengdu.

Tencent Announces 50 Billion Yuan Investment in Sustainable Innovation

In a letter to employees on Monday, Tencent’s CEO Pony Ma announced that the company would invest 50 billion yuan ($7.67 billion) in areas including “basic science, education innovation, rural revitalization,” and more.

Xiaomi Reveals Entirely Port-free Mi MIX Series Concept Phone with Quad-curved Display

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Friday revealed its first concept smartphone with a quad-curved display that wraps around all edges of the device.

China Ranks 14th in Global Innovation Index, Only Middle-Income Economy in Top 30

China kept its 14th place in the top-performing economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020, after breaking into the GII top 15 last year, a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) report showed.

NIO Releases BaaS Battery Rental Service, Takes Lead in Business Model Innovation

Chinese EV manufacturer NIO released the BaaS battery rental scheme on Aug. 20, including features such as separation of the car and electricity, battery rental, recharging, exchanging and upgrades.

As OTEC’s Global Innovation Week Sets to Kick Off in Beijing, Recruitment of Global Talent Underway

The 8th Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship Conference (OTEC) will kick off with the Global Innovation Week on Sep.14 in Beijing.

Data Science: R-Ladies Coding Community Sparks an Exciting New Chapter in Beijing

The R community has established its intended goal and agenda in Beijing, with only great things to come for the data science community.

Sinovation’s AI Subsidiary Completes Over $50 Million Series B

According to 36Kr, Sinovation Ventures’ AI subsidiary, Chuangxin Qizhi, completed its latest round of financing totaling nearly $57 million.

Alibaba’s Chairman Daniel Zhang: “Data is the Petroleum, Computing Power is the Engine”

This year Aspara Conference was wildly informative and technically focused on AliCloud, the infrastructure and operating system that fuels the innovations in various industries.

China’s Growing Prominence in Football

In less than a decade, the Chinese Super League has garnered the attention of the footballing world, and vaulted itself onto the worldwide stage by securing some of the most high-profile transfers in recent seasons.

Former Baidu COO Lu Qi to Head Y Combinator in China

Lu Qi, AI expert and former Chief Operating Officer of Baidu Inc., was named founder and Chief Executive Officer of Y Combinator China, signaling the Silicon Valley incubator’s ambition to expand its global operations.

2018 OTEC Winners Awarded RMB 1 Million, with Nobel Prize Winners Attending the Innovation Summit

Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship Conference (OETC), China’s largest international startup business competition came to a close on August 10. A team from Beijing won the global championship while an American and a British team took home the second and third place respectively.

All Wheels in One Direction: China’s Unique System for Innovation

The Chinese character xīn (新) means ‘new’. Another character pronounced xīn (心) means ‘heart’ or ‘where the consciousness lies’.

World Leaders Gather in China for the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia

The 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened today in Boao, Hainan. It will last four days and host around 2,000 guests from over 60 countries and regions around the world.

US Report: China will Become Global AI Giant, with 3 Chinese Companies among the Top 9

At the SXSW (South by Southwest) conference held in Austin, Texas, AI and China are two heated topics.

U.S. Fears Qualcomm Acquisition by Foreign Capital May Propel China As 5G Leader

Singapore-based semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom Corporation suffered a major setback in its plans to acquire U.S.-based Qualcomm. The U.S. government announced that the merger and acquisition affects national security, prompting an investigation led by the U.S. Foreign Investment Commission.

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