Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) will increase its undergraduate admissions by 100 students to around 300 for the 2027 academic year, establishing a new College of AI. The institute will also operate a semiconductor engineering department in collaboration with Samsung Electronics, admitting students outside the regular quota.
The finance director of Hong Kong Chu Hai College has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling HK$770,000 (US$98,262) after the head of the institution reported the case to the police. Jane Zhang, president of the Tuen Mun‑based college, contacted police on April 29 after the Bank of China alerted her on April 17 to three unusual transactions from the college to the suspect’s personal account, amounting to about HK$770,000, a police source said. Zhang decided to report the matter after...
The West’s narrative of Chinese “overcapacity” is a double standard, said a former chief economist of the World Bank as he urged advanced economies to draw on “Eastern wisdom” rather than protectionism to navigate the rise of hi-tech competition. Justin Lin Yifu, a prominent advocate of Beijing’s industrial policy, dismissed claims that China’s auto-export surge was a sign of industrial imbalance. Speaking at Hong Kong Chu Hai College, Lin drew a contrast with Germany to expose a logical...
