https://www.scmp.com/rss/523350/feed The latest news and top stories on Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, a distinguished molecular biologist and the Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) since January 2025. Known as the "father of non-invasive prenatal testing", he pioneered the discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood, revolutionising prenatal diagnostics globally. His work extends to early cancer detection, co-establishing Insighta with Prenetics to develop blood tests for cancer cells. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing trend of students choosing Asian destinations for tertiary studies. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that he hoped the coming budget... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344442/boost-rd-investment-make-hong-kong-global-education-hub-cuhk-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3344442/boost-rd-investment-make-hong-kong-global-education-hub-cuhk-president?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:47:56 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to expedite the growth of innovation and technology (I&T) across the product development cycle by streamlining the path from lab to market, including using a “dual-engine” strategy that partners with the finance industry. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge at a ceremony on Thursday that marked the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences. In his speech, he underscored the government’s commitment to transforming the city into an... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3340885/hong-kongs-john-lee-wants-fast-track-it-sector-growth-so-whats-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3340885/hong-kongs-john-lee-wants-fast-track-it-sector-growth-so-whats-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:26:59 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing A leading university in Hong Kong has appointed a veteran academic administrator to be its vice-president in administration – the third person in the role in as many years – after his predecessor resigned less than 12 months into the job. Albert Chow Hing-pong’s tenure at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will begin in the first half of 2026 for a term of three years, according to a statement issued by the institution on Thursday. “I look forward to leveraging my experience in public... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336919/chinese-university-hong-kong-appoints-veteran-administrator-vice-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336919/chinese-university-hong-kong-appoints-veteran-administrator-vice-president?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:03:31 +0000 Cannix Yau Cannix Yau Two department heads at a Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hospital were arrested and dismissed last week in connection with suspected fraud through abuse of position, following a report by senior management to the city’s anti-corruption agency. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Tuesday that it had received a complaint from the CUHK Medical Centre, a non-profit, private teaching hospital. “It was suspected that certain staff members of the centre had abused his... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3326544/2-hospital-department-heads-arrested-hong-kong-over-suspected-fraud-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3326544/2-hospital-department-heads-arrested-hong-kong-over-suspected-fraud-case?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:56:19 +0000 Harvey Kong Harvey Kong A physicist from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is among seven scientists who have won this year’s Future Science Prize, China’s first privately funded award for the subject, for discoveries that could aid the development of quantum computing and energy technology. Dai Xi, chair professor of physics at HKUST, shared the prize in physical science – one of three categories – with fellow physicists Fang Zhong from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ding Hong from... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320941/hong-kong-university-science-and-technology-physicist-among-7-who-win-major-prize?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320941/hong-kong-university-science-and-technology-physicist-among-7-who-win-major-prize?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:06:46 +0000 Anthea Rowan Anthea Rowan Cancer doctor and researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee describes how surprised scientists were to discover DNA drifting freely in blood plasma almost 80 years ago. “The finding defied biological orthodoxy,” he writes in his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. “DNA was thought to remain locked inside the nuclei of cells, and not float around on its own. Stranger still, these weren’t whole genomes but broken pieces – genetic flotsam cast adrift from an... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3317825/how-tests-detect-cancer-dna-fragments-blood-can-kickstart-earlier-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3317825/how-tests-detect-cancer-dna-fragments-blood-can-kickstart-earlier-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:15:07 +0000