Six scientists receive lifetime award at int'l science congress

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Six scientists receive lifetime award at int'l science congress

2025-07-14 12:23 Last Updated At：16:47

The 2025 International Congress of Basic Science(ICBS) opened on Sunday at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, with six preeminent scientists honored with the Basic Science Lifetime Award – the highest distinction in fundamental research.

Honorees include Samuel Chao Chung Ting, Steven Chu, David Gross, Robert Tarjan, Shigefumi Mori, and George Lusztig, in recognition of their enduring contributions to Mathematics, Physics, and Information Science and Engineering.

Four Fields Medalists, three Nobel Laureates, and two Turing Award winners, including Shing-Tung Yau and Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, also attended the congress.

Addressing the opening ceremony, ICBS President and Fields Medalist Shing-Tung Yau highlighted recent breakthroughs in mathematics, physics, and information science. He expressed the belief that a new era driven by theoretical breakthroughs and technological innovations may be dawning.

Nearly 1,000 experts, scholars, and students convened at the China National Convention Center. They will engage in deep discussions over the coming two weeks on cutting-edge progress in mathematics, physics, and information science and engineering.

Initiated by Shing-Tung Yau in 2023, ICBS is held annually with the theme "Advancing Science for Humanity".

CMG holds symposium to mark 85th anniversary of founding of people's radio broadcasting

China Media Group (CMG) held a symposium in Beijing on Tuesday to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the people's radio broadcasting.

Representatives of current and veteran radio hosts, scholars, and audience exchanged views on ways to promote cultural excellence and advance media integration.

The meeting noted that over the past 85 years, the people's radio broadcasting has developed in step with the nation and responded to public expectations.

China has accelerated high-quality development and innovation in radio broadcasting since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012.

In recent years, China has pursued reform and innovation in radio broadcasting within the integrated framework of CMG, which was established in 2018. The sector has achieved a historic leap, featuring enriched content, diversified channels, deepened media convergence, and stronger influence in public opinion.

China commenced the people's radio broadcasting 85 years ago as Yan'an Xinhua Radio Station started broadcasting on Dec 30, 1940. In September 1947, Yan'an Xinhua Radio Station launched its first English program. It moved to Beijing in March 1949 and became a national radio after the founding of the People's Republic of China.