His gold medals came in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events, along with three relay titles. At six, Zhang Zhanshuo was the youngest swimmer in a local competition and had barely begun learning the sport. At 19, he left the Asian Games 2026 with seven gold medals and a place in the … Read more
Zhang’s husband Liu Ming Chung, the CEO of Nine Dragons, is also a billionaire. In 1985, business tycoon Zhang Yin started a paper-trading business in Hong Kong with about 30,000 yuan, or 3,800 US dollars. More than two decades later, she would be named China’s richest person, with an estimated fortune of $3.4 billion on … Read more
When Daniel Zhang was nine, cancer was something he could not understand. His grandmother had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the months that followed were filled with hospital visits, treatments and questions that were difficult for a child to process. Years later, that experience would inspire the San Diego teenager to create something designed … Read more
Image: Conrad Space Center For divers beneath the surface, communication can become surprisingly difficult. Radio signals that work reliably on land do not travel effectively through water, leaving divers dependent on hand signals, pre-arranged plans or specialised equipment when they need to communicate. Five Chinese students, Hao Ting Lyu, Qing Ying Cao, Bai Xuan Ye, … Read more