https://www.scmp.com/rss/523264/feed The latest news and top stories on Columbia University in New York city. Established in 1754 as King's College, it is the oldest higher education institution in New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. Columbia is notably recognised for administering the Pulitzer Prize and being the first US institution to grant the MD degree. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Madeleine Fitzpatrick Madeleine Fitzpatrick The last time I sat down with Lucas “Skibs the Kid” Scibetta, in the summer of 2013, he was an 18-year-old, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing rapper and fresh Hong Kong International School graduate, still riding high on the success of his viral 2012 hit, “Hong Kong Kids”. His G.O.D. clothing line had just launched, and his local notoriety was such that in December, he would open for Pharrell Williams at the inaugural Blohk Party music festival in West Kowloon. Our catch-up nearly 13 years later... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3353240/where-skibs-kid-now-hong-kong-kids-rapper-viral-hit-school-and-asian-vibe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3353240/where-skibs-kid-now-hong-kong-kids-rapper-viral-hit-school-and-asian-vibe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 23:15:05 +0000 David Dodwell David Dodwell If the “China shock” of the early 2000s was about China catching up, then “China shock 2.0” is about the country redefining the boundaries of what is economically possible across manufacturing sectors, according to Columbia University professor Adam Tooze. Amid complaints about the trade and industrial policies accelerating China’s rise in many sectors – including aviation, space, artificial intelligence (AI), telecoms, microprocessors, robotics, nuclear and fusion power, quantum computing,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352065/chinas-manufacturing-rise-here-stay-west-must-recalibrate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352065/chinas-manufacturing-rise-here-stay-west-must-recalibrate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 08:30:08 +0000 Wendy Wu Wendy Wu China should support India’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, a prominent US economist has suggested, saying the two Asian powers could overcome historical grievances and political distrust to inject stability into the world. “China’s real interest is true, stable multipolarity,” Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told a seminar in Beijing on Friday, urging India not to become a pawn in a US game to hold China back. “I believe that China should, after... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347428/china-india-and-why-jeffrey-sachs-says-us-needs-make-un-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347428/china-india-and-why-jeffrey-sachs-says-us-needs-make-un-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:10 +0000 Yating Yang Yating Yang A Chinese influencer with more than 12 million followers has sparked controversy after filming his wife’s 23-hour childbirth and posting the video online. The footage included her suffering severe post-partum bleeding and images of her exposed body. The influencer known as “Paul in USA”, who was born in 1990, graduated from Columbia University in the United States and is based in Seattle. He previously worked as a product manager at Microsoft. In February 2019, he began posting videos online... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3343290/nudity-china-influencer-slammed-profiting-privacy-live-streaming-wifes-childbirth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3343290/nudity-china-influencer-slammed-profiting-privacy-live-streaming-wifes-childbirth?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:00:10 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The Pitt is not for the faint of heart. The Emmy-winning series – starring Noah Wyle, who’s also an executive producer of the show – follows the ins and outs of the emergency room at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre, with 15 episodes covering a single gruelling 15-hour shift. The series is currently on its second season, which critics are already hailing as a success. It is the second most-watched TV show on HBO Max at the time of writing. In addition to veteran stars like Wyle, who plays... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3344121/meet-supriya-ganesh-who-plays-dr-samira-mohan-pitt-hbo-maxs-emmy-winning-series?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3344121/meet-supriya-ganesh-who-plays-dr-samira-mohan-pitt-hbo-maxs-emmy-winning-series?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg In early 2013, Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend, Karyna Shuliak, was stressed about her US visa status. Later that year, she married an American citizen and her worries were gone. A Green Card followed, and in 2018, citizenship. Then Shuliak divorced her spouse: a woman named Jennifer who had been in a relationship with Kimbal Musk – Elon Musk’s brother – after Epstein connected them. “now that she’s an american you should throw her a big ole party,” one of Epstein’s go-to immigration lawyers... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343600/epsteins-girlfriend-married-woman-showing-how-he-gamed-immigration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343600/epsteins-girlfriend-married-woman-showing-how-he-gamed-immigration?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:30:38 +0000 Associated Press,Reuters Associated Press,Reuters The Pentagon is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programmes with the Ivy League institution. Friday’s announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration’s prolonged stand-off with Harvard over the White House’s demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement on Friday that Harvard “no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services”. “For too... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342747/pentagon-ditches-harvard-hegseth-declares-university-too-woke?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342747/pentagon-ditches-harvard-hegseth-declares-university-too-woke?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:23:41 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump said on Monday his administration would seek US$1 billion in damages from Harvard University after a New York Times report said the college had won some concessions in ongoing settlement negotiations with the government. “We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Trump officials have accused Harvard and other colleges of promoting so-called... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342201/trump-says-seeking-us1-billion-harvard-damages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342201/trump-says-seeking-us1-billion-harvard-damages?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:40:35 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy. More than 2,400 nuclear devices were detonated in tests conducted worldwide between 1945 and 2017. Of the nine countries known to possess nuclear weapons - Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea - only Pyongyang has... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3340778/past-nuclear-weapon-tests-linked-4-million-premature-deaths-globally-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3340778/past-nuclear-weapon-tests-linked-4-million-premature-deaths-globally-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:33:25 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Some people wonder whether China could carry out a sophisticated state-sponsored kidnapping like the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife. And it’s not just that; there is state terrorism like remote assassinations by drones, which also end up killing a lot of civilian bystanders, not to mention breaching the sovereignty of their countries. The United States can apparently do that anywhere around the world. Such Hollywood-style cowboy militarism no doubt makes its... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3339687/chinese-century-may-already-be-here?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3339687/chinese-century-may-already-be-here?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:30:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, ‌culminating in a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald Trump’s administration that drew condemnation from some international leaders. Hours later on Saturday evening, Maduro was in a New York jail after American special forces flew him out of his country. A US government plane carrying Maduro landed at a military base shortly after nightfall, and he was transported by helicopter... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3338646/was-us-capture-venezuelas-president-maduro-legal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3338646/was-us-capture-venezuelas-president-maduro-legal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:22:36 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in on Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks struck midnight, bringing in 2026, Mamdani took his oath of office at an abandoned subway stop to begin managing the United States’ largest city. He is New York’s first Muslim mayor. His office said the understated venue beneath City Hall reflected his commitment to working people, after the 34-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338378/zohran-mamdani-takes-over-new-york-mayor-era-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338378/zohran-mamdani-takes-over-new-york-mayor-era-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:52:28 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A grand jury declined for a second time to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by US President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. It is another major blow to the Justice Department after the dismissal of earlier charges against James and another long-time Trump foe, former FBI director James Comey, in a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to prosecute the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336133/us-justice-department-fails-again-reindict-letitia-james-blow-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336133/us-justice-department-fails-again-reindict-letitia-james-blow-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:30:28 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar After the lavish US$600 million wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in 2024, which saw stars like Rihanna, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber performing at the pre-wedding celebrations, another big Indian wedding is taking over the internet. Meet Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju, who wed in Udaipur, India, last month and went viral for their festivities. Though reportedly a hundred times smaller than the Ambani wedding, Mantena and Gadiraju’s union – touted as a “billionaire wedding” – was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3334518/meet-couple-who-just-had-billionaire-wedding-netra-mantena-and-vamsi-gadiraju-jlo-and-donald-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3334518/meet-couple-who-just-had-billionaire-wedding-netra-mantena-and-vamsi-gadiraju-jlo-and-donald-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96. Gehry died on Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners. Gehry won every major prize that architecture has to offer. His fascination with modern pop art led to the creation of some of the most wildly imaginative buildings ever constructed and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335427/frank-gehry-most-celebrated-architect-his-time-dies-96?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335427/frank-gehry-most-celebrated-architect-his-time-dies-96?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:25:32 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Simmi Chan Sin-yuk exited the Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open on Wednesday, but said her career was just getting started. The under-23 world championship runner-up in April, Chan has waved goodbye to her American student life and settled back in Hong Kong. And she said she was “happy I got close and left it all out there” after losing three tight games to world No 8 Tinne Gilis, having “not played at such a high level for a very long time”. The 23-year-old world No 38 was pipped 11-9, 11-7 in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335101/hong-kong-squash-open-simmi-chan-learns-lesson-ex-champion-paul-coll-survives-fright?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335101/hong-kong-squash-open-simmi-chan-learns-lesson-ex-champion-paul-coll-survives-fright?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:41:10 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party. “We are proud of him. He has done a great job,” Mamdani’s maternal uncle Vikram Nair said. He said he was flooded with requests from friends and family to throw celebratory parties. “We will plan it soon,” he said, adding that the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3331694/india-celebration-zohran-mamdanis-new-york-mayoral-win-and-his-roots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3331694/india-celebration-zohran-mamdanis-new-york-mayoral-win-and-his-roots?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:12:18 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing The Hong Kong government must forge greater ties with Shenzhen ahead of the 2026 Apec summit or risk missing a “perfect” opportunity to integrate the city’s financial muscle with mainland China’s tech prowess, according to an academic. Zheng Yongnian, board director of the Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area think tank, said on Monday that the Hong Kong government should strive harder to seize opportunities presented at next year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3331373/hong-kong-must-deepen-shenzhen-ties-seize-apec-summit-opportunity-academic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3331373/hong-kong-must-deepen-shenzhen-ties-seize-apec-summit-opportunity-academic?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:52:03 +0000 Eric Ng Eric Ng Time Medical Systems, a Hong Kong maker of advanced medical devices co-founded by US-trained Chinese academics, is seeking a new site to expand production as it eyes a 30-fold increase in sales of its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners in the next few years. The company is commercialising superconductor materials and magnet technologies that can slash the production and operating costs of such scanners while also cutting turnaround time, part of an effort to make early disease diagnosis... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3328747/hong-kong-mri-maker-time-medical-seeks-new-site-it-eyes-30-fold-sales-increase-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3328747/hong-kong-mri-maker-time-medical-seeks-new-site-it-eyes-30-fold-sales-increase-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:30:12 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration was close to a deal with Harvard University that would include a US$500 million payment by the Ivy League institution, after months of negotiations over school policies. The administration has been wrangling with several prestigious universities, threatening to withhold federal funds over issues including pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies. “We are in the process of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327449/trump-says-harvard-pay-us500-million-deal-administration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327449/trump-says-harvard-pay-us500-million-deal-administration?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:08:27 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa At only 25 years old, American actress Chase Infiniti has already worked alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. She made her debut in the Apple TV+ series Presumed Innocent alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga just last year, and now she’s set to make the leap to films. She stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest action thriller One Battle After Another. As the film hits cinemas, here’s everything you need to know about the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3327015/meet-rising-star-chase-infiniti-whos-one-battle-after-another-leonardo-dicaprio?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3327015/meet-rising-star-chase-infiniti-whos-one-battle-after-another-leonardo-dicaprio?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Holly Chik,Victoria Bela Holly Chik,Victoria Bela Super Typhoon Ragasa, which lashed Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday, has drawn warnings from scientists that climate change is making such storms more frequent. Benjamin Horton, dean of the school of energy and environment at City University of Hong Kong, said: “Climate scientists know better than anyone else that these events should not be happening at such regularity, so late in the season, of such intensity, of such high winds and of such big storm surges.... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3326685/super-typhoon-ragasa-scientists-warn-climate-change-leads-more-and-stronger-storms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3326685/super-typhoon-ragasa-scientists-warn-climate-change-leads-more-and-stronger-storms?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:31:24 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Rhythmic gymnast Stacey Chan triumphed over 13 other finalists to claim the coveted title of Miss Hong Kong 2025 in a glittering ceremony at TVB City in Tseung Kwan O on Sunday evening. The 26-year-old newly crowned beauty queen had previously won plenty of competitions in rhythmic gymnastics as a Hong Kong team member. She is a PhD student at Columbia University in New York. “I was really moved. My goal was simply to do my best when I reached the Miss Hong Kong stage, and I didn’t think much... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323834/rhythmic-gymnast-stacey-chan-crowned-miss-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323834/rhythmic-gymnast-stacey-chan-crowned-miss-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:02:53 +0000 Dannie Peng Dannie Peng When Sama Bilbao y León, director general of the World Nuclear Association – a global industry body based in London – toured China’s nuclear facilities this summer, she was left speechless. “I couldn’t close my mouth in amazement,” she admitted, stunned by China’s advanced capabilities and “incredible” industrial scale. This awe-inspiring progress exists despite stringent US sanctions – including the 2019 blacklisting of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and the recent suspension of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322757/how-us-nuclear-sanctions-china-backfired?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3322757/how-us-nuclear-sanctions-china-backfired?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:00:09 +0000