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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.
Not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain and increases in sedentary behaviour and insulin resistance, according to a recent Columbia University study. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Lose sleep, gain weight: how chronic sleep loss can add 0.5kg every 6 weeks

Shortening adequate sleep by 80 minutes a night saw adults’ weight go up one pound in just six weeks in a recent study.

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD showcases charging technology in 15,000km journey from Rome to Hong Kong

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Belt and Road Initiative

Exclusive | Hong Kong and Shenzhen perfect end points for modern Silk Road: top economist

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Avantika Vandanapu, who plays Abby in Mindy Kaling’s Not Suitable for Work

The 21-year-old rising star’s credits include Pretty Lethal and the Mean Girls reboot – and she’s also studying at Columbia.

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Avantika Vandanapu plays Abhinaya “Abby” Chilukuri in Not Suitable for Work, created by Mindy Kaling. Photos: @avantika/Instagram; TNS
China energy security

Putin is pushing for a ‘serious’ new energy deal in China. Will he get it?

The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table.

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Science

Lead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University

Former head of GenAI at Microsoft Asia has focused on machine intelligence in previous research.

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United States

Warsh confirmed as Fed chair, as US central bank faces Trump assault

He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war.

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Kevin Warsh testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in April. Photo: AFP
Music

Where is Skibs the Kid now? ‘Hong Kong Kids’ rapper on viral hit and future

Lucas Scibetta opened for Pharrell Williams off the back of his 2012 hit and launched a clothing line at 18. Now he’s an Ivy League student.

China economy

Outside In | China’s manufacturing rise is here to stay. The West must recalibrate

The changes are structural and protectionism will only weaken long-term growth.

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US-China relations

China, India and why Jeffrey Sachs says the US needs to make the UN great again

The world needs to act like grown-ups and get back to sensible management of global affairs, Sachs says.

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Economist Jeffrey Sachs says China should back India’s push to have a seat on the UN Security Council. Photo: Dickson Lee
Trending in China

‘Shameless’: China influencer slammed for profiting from wife’s childbirth video

Graduate from top US university keeps filming as wife gets emergency treatment for severe bleeding; even adds advert voice-over during recording.

A Chinese influencer with 12 million followers has been slammed for live-streaming his wife’s childbirth. He has been accused of profiting from privacy. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Fame and celebrity

Meet Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr Samira Mohan in The Pitt

Season 2 of the medical drama series just launched after the successful first season won 5 Emmys – with Noah Wyle winning 2 of those.

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United States

Epstein’s girlfriend married a woman, showing how he gamed immigration

The late sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to keep foreign women in the US.

United States

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

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People leave Harvard University on April 17, 2025. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
United States

Trump says seeking US$1 billion from Harvard in ‘damages’

US president escalates fight with the Ivy League giant, without specifying the harms the university had allegedly caused.

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: Xinhua
ICBMs

Past nuclear weapon tests linked to 4 million premature deaths globally: report

Norwegian People’s Aid details a deadly legacy of tests since 1945 that continue to sicken and claim lives.

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US-China relations

As I see it | The Chinese century may already be here

International competition will be won by nations with steady and realistic policies guided by a vision, not the ones indulging in cowboy militarism.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?

Nicolas Maduro to face charges in New York - but experts question the legality of the US operation and plans to ‘run’ Venezuela.

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in custody at the offices of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in New York City. Photo: @RapidResponse47 via Reuters
United States

Zohran Mamdani takes over as New York mayor in the era of Trump

Mamdani sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city, placing his hand on a Koran as he took his oath.

United States

US Justice Department fails again to reindict Letitia James, in blow to Trump

A grand jury refused to resurrect the prosecution against the New York attorney general, after the original indictment was thrown out.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Meet Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju – who just had a ‘billionaire wedding’

Bollywood’s Madhuri Dixit, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor performed at the viral nuptials, with guests including Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson.

Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju tied the knot in a multi-million-dollar wedding in Udaipur. Photo: @aashniandco/Instagram
Obituaries

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

His masterpieces include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin’s DZ Bank Building.

Frank Gehry poses at the 2023 Los Angeles Philharmonic Gala in October 2023. Photo: AP
Hong Kong Squash Open

Hong Kong Squash Open: Simmi Chan learns lesson as star Coll survives fright

Home interest ended by world No 8 Tinne Gilis, while 2023 men’s champion stays on course after resisting a stirring fightback.

India

‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Mamdani’s New York mayoral win

After his victory, Mamdani thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a Jawaharlal Nehru speech and partied Bollywood-style.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong must deepen Shenzhen ties to seize Apec summit opportunity: academic

Guangzhou-based think tank director Zheng Yongnian urges city government to be more proactive and link up with neighbouring powerhouse.

The 2026 Apec summit will be held in Shenzhen. Photo: Eugene Lee
Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong MRI maker Time Medical seeks site to boost output, eyes IPO

Aiming to grow sales to US$300 million in 2027, the company is eyeing a Nasdaq IPO and then a Hong Kong secondary listing.

Ma Qiyuan, Time Medical Systems co-founder and chairman, pictured with one of the company’s scanners in its facility in Tai Po on October 6, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Donald Trump

Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay US$500 million

The Ivy League school will operate trade schools and teach classes on AI and ‘lots of things’, the US president says.

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Hollywood

Meet Chase Infiniti, who stars in One Battle After Another with Leonardo DiCaprio

The 25-year-old’s name was inspired by Nicole Kidman and Toy Story, and she got her start opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent.

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