https://www.scmp.com/rss/522428/feed Cornell University: A prominent Ithaca, New York-based private, statutory Ivy League research university, Cornell is dedicated to teaching, research, and public service. Its primary mission is to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge, educating global citizens and promoting broad inquiry. With a founding principle of "Any person, any study," it offers diverse academic programmes across numerous fields, including engineering, agriculture, and hospitality. Cornell is recognised for its... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Maria Siow Maria Siow The Myanmar junta’s attempts to place its top man in the country’s highest civilian position have been described by analysts as a “constitutional repackaging of continued military rule”. On Monday, Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military in the 2021 coup and has headed the junta since then, resigned from the armed forces, moving one step closer to becoming president. He stepped down after Myanmar’s parliament had cleared the way for his nomination. He handed over the role of commander-in-chief of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3348662/why-myanmar-top-generals-exit-window-dressing-cement-military-rule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3348662/why-myanmar-top-generals-exit-window-dressing-cement-military-rule?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:05:08 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Frank Chen Xiaofei Xu,Frank Chen China is pushing consumption to grow faster than overall economic expansion as the nation accelerates a shift to domestic demand-driven growth amid external criticism over trade imbalances, a former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China said at the World Economic Forum. “The policy says consumption growth [should be] stronger than GDP growth … [and] income growth will be higher than GDP growth,” Zhu Min said in Davos, Switzerland, explaining that this is the key performance indicator for... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340796/china-doubling-down-consumption-route-out-export-reliance-ex-pboc-official?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3340796/china-doubling-down-consumption-route-out-export-reliance-ex-pboc-official?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:02 +0000 Maria Siow Maria Siow Indonesia’s move to name Suharto a national hero has revived debate over the country’s uneasy relationship with authoritarianism and whether the legacy of a brutal yet transformative ruler should be celebrated. President Prabowo Subianto, Suharto’s former son-in-law, conferred the honour on Monday, drawing sharp criticism from historians, academics and human rights organisations, who argue the move sanitises one of Southeast Asia’s most repressive regimes. But the muted public reaction also... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3332351/why-indonesias-hero-status-successful-autocrat-suharto-splits-opinion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3332351/why-indonesias-hero-status-successful-autocrat-suharto-splits-opinion?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:00:12 +0000 Amy Chew Amy Chew For much of his life, Kim Aris, 48, the younger son of Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, stayed out of the spotlight and kept his silence. He avoided the media even as they sought him out, snapping his pictures in a frenzy during those rare times when he was allowed to visit his famous mother in Myanmar. But following the 2021 coup that saw the military junta jail his mother, London-based Aris reluctantly stepped forward to speak out in the hope of alerting the world to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327542/aung-san-suu-kyis-son-seeks-chinas-help-secure-her-release-myanmar-jail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327542/aung-san-suu-kyis-son-seeks-chinas-help-secure-her-release-myanmar-jail?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan A village in southeastern China has earned the nickname “PhD Village” due to its remarkable achievement of producing 33 offspring who have obtained doctoral degrees from prestigious universities, both domestically and internationally. Pengdao Village, part of Nanan City in Fujian province, gained widespread attention at the end of August after a video showcasing a grand scholarship presentation held at the local ancestral clan hall went viral, as reported by the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. This... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3323707/china-phd-village-celebrates-after-gaining-another-doctoral-student-has-33-phds-already?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3323707/china-phd-village-celebrates-after-gaining-another-doctoral-student-has-33-phds-already?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:00:11 +0000 Mia Nulimaimaiti Mia Nulimaimaiti As the United States ends import duty exemptions for parcels valued under US$800 shipped from anywhere in the world, many Chinese merchants have already established US warehouses to cushion the blow. Li Chen, professor of manufacturing management at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, said China’s exposure was likely to be limited, citing the resilience of its cross-border platforms such as Shein and Temu. America’s “de minimis” exemption will end on Friday, after US President... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3323599/chinese-firms-adapt-trump-ends-us-de-minimis-exemptions-rest-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3323599/chinese-firms-adapt-trump-ends-us-de-minimis-exemptions-rest-world?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:11 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Jason Lin of Xiamen surprised his mother this year by applying to 10 undergraduate schools in the United States and receiving a US$15,000 annual scholarship from Brandeis University near Boston. There, he intends to earn a master’s degree in economics over the next five years. But to his mother, it’s like he’s venturing into the wild, compounding the anxiety parents often feel when their adult children leave the nest. She’s afraid of “instability” in the US. And Lin, 19, has concerns that even a... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3319556/chinese-eyeing-us-degrees-turn-more-discerning-opportunity-still-worth-risk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3319556/chinese-eyeing-us-degrees-turn-more-discerning-opportunity-still-worth-risk?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:00:13 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk More people in Southeast Asian countries could face health risks ranging from liver damage to poor brain development due to rising consumption of microplastics in their food, medical and regulatory experts have warned. Microplastics are formed when larger plastic items break down. As more animals, such as fish, eat microplastics due to plastic pollution, the near-invisible particles measuring less than 5mm (0.19 inch) can go up the food chain. “If the microplastics are absorbed by fish and then... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3317266/southeast-asia-microplastics-threaten-health-millions-through-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3317266/southeast-asia-microplastics-threaten-health-millions-through-food?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:37:22 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi As global confidence in the US dollar erodes in the wake of Washington’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, economists at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions debated whether China’s yuan could emerge as a credible alternative to challenge the world’s dominant currency. US President Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” on allies and adversaries alike marked “another step in the process of diminishing the role of the dollar as a global reserve currency,” said Diana Choyleva, senior fellow of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315941/summer-davos-debate-chinas-yuan-ready-challenge-us-dollar-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3315941/summer-davos-debate-chinas-yuan-ready-challenge-us-dollar-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:00:13 +0000