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".
Six scientists receive lifetime award at int'l science congress
Six scientists receive lifetime award at int'l science congress
China's commodity price index stood at 129.9 points in March, up 4 percent month on month and 14.5 percent year on year, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) on Sunday.
Among the 50 major commodities under key monitoring by the CFLP, 38 recorded a month-on-month price increase in March.
Specifically, diesel, methanol and ethylene glycol led the gains, rising 30.5 percent, 30.4 percent and 29.3 percent, respectively, from the previous month.
Affected by imported factors such as tensions in the Middle East and a sharp rise in international crude oil prices, China's energy and chemical price indices rose significantly, up 16.5 percent and 21.8 percent month on month, respectively.
Driven by rising international fertilizer prices and growing demand for biofuels, China's agricultural product price index increased by 2.8 percent month on month.
Analysts noted that the sharp rise in the commodity price index in March comes from factors such as the recovery of the domestic commodity market, the good outcomes of policies, and the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Given the increasingly volatile international commodity prices and the rising uncertainties in importing energy, chemicals and other commodities, it is necessary to diversify the sources of raw materials, expand the use of alternative resources, and enhance the ability to resist and respond to risky factors that may cause fluctuation in markets, said the analysts.
China's commodity price index up 4 pct in March
