1. EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips
Researchers in China have been excluded from the European Union’s most superior collaborative expertise programmes. However, specialists within the sectors affected say the affect of the ban could also be restricted as a result of some areas of collaboration are already at a historic low.
2. World-leading computational biology pioneer Bao Zhirong returns to China from US
After 30 years within the United States, world-leading computational biologist Bao Zhirong has taken up a full-time place on the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen.
3. How did a prized red gemstone reach the ancient, mysterious Shu kingdom?
In the highest-ranking sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui, 11 crimson beads remained undisturbed for 3,000 years amongst bronze vessels, ivory tusks and fragments of gold. They are carnelian – a pink gemstone prized throughout the traditional world, from the Indus Valley to the Middle East and the Mediterranean.