INTERVIEW/Protester to soldier: Hongkonger finds road to Taiwan citizenship bumpy

Renowned American scholar Bruce Ackerman said he believes the United States is facing the gravest threat to its democracy in the country's history, as he reflected on receiving the 2026 Tang Prize in Rule of Law.

The 2026 Tang Prize laureate in Sinology Ge Zhaoguang (葛兆光) said studying Chinese history has given him a chance at "rebirth," and that he believes Sinologists have a mission to promote a better understanding of Chinese culture worldwide.

Perseverance, unconventional thinking, and a strong commitment to patients were among the forces behind decades of work that helped turn immune cells into cancer-fighting medicine, said the three 2026 Tang Prize laureates in Biopharmaceutical Science, who helped revolutionize cancer treatment.