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· Carl Samson

China’s STEM push draws Asian, African students as US tightens access

China enrolled 380,000 international students during the 2024-25 academic year, with Asian and African students leading enrollment gains driven by affordable STEM programs and Beijing’s expanding global influence. Growing appeal: Students from 191 countries and regions are…

· Ryan General

Japan scientist develops AI system that turns brain activity into sentences

A scientist in Japan has created a technique that uses fMRI brain scans and artificial intelligence to generate sentences describing what a person is seeing or recalling. The system links patterns of visual brain activity with numerical language representations produced by a…

· Ryan General

Kimchi can boost immune system, new study finds

A new study in South Korea found that eating kimchi powder every day can make key immune cells more alert while helping the body maintain steady immune control. Researchers say these changes suggest that kimchi may support the immune system’s ability to recognize potential…

· Carl Samson

New York ends STEM race-based policy amid anti-Asian claims

The New York Department of Education has reportedly eliminated race-based admissions criteria for a major STEM enrichment program following a federal lawsuit by Asian parents who alleged discrimination against their children. Catch up The controversy centers on the Science and…

· Editorial Staff

Legendary Korean actor Yoon Je-moon joins the cast of ‘Stem,’ a film inspired by a real-life scientific scandal.

NextShark is proud to announce that acclaimed Korean actor Yoon Je-moon (윤제문) has officially joined the cast of “Stem,” a psychological short film exploring the dark side of scientific ambition and the cost of misplaced faith. Set in early 2000s South Korea, the film follows a…

· Carl Samson

ICE detention funding now 5 times higher than federal prison system budget

Congress has approved a historic $170 billion immigration enforcement package that includes $45 billion to nearly double the nation’s capacity to detain immigrants, marking the largest expansion of the detention system in U.S. history. What we know: The One Big Beautiful Bill…

· Ryan General

Chinese scientists reverse woman’s diabetes with stem cells in world-first trial

Chinese scientists have achieved a world-first by successfully treating a 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes using a stem cell transplant derived from her own fat cells. The minimally invasive procedure involved transforming the fat cells into insulin-producing islet cells…

· Bryan Ke

Singapore’s biggest airport launches biometric system clearing travelers in 10 seconds

Singapore’s Changi Airport has rolled out a fully passport-free clearance system that drastically reduces processing time for traveling residents. Initially tested in Terminal 3, the system has been active across all terminals since Sept. 30. How it works: The new system uses…

· Carl Samson

US woman lauds India’s ‘incredible’ healthcare system

A travel content creator took to Instagram to express her astonishment at India’s healthcare system after her British boyfriend fell “super, super sick” during their trip. Anticipating challenges based on her experiences in both the U.S. and U.K., Mackenzie was surprised to…

· Michelle De Pacina

U.S. to restrict Chinese students in STEM fields

Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell stated that U.S. universities will be restricting Chinese international students’ access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields involving sensitive…

· Ryan General

Chinese scientists cure diabetes using stem cells in world first

Scientists in Shanghai achieved a historic breakthrough after successfully eliminating a long-term patient’s type 2 diabetes through a pioneering cell therapy treatment. Key points:

· Michelle De Pacina

Viral video depicts eerie atmosphere of North Korea’s subway system

A viral video depicting the eerie atmosphere of North Korea’s subway system has gone viral on social media. The eerie subway: The footage, shared by traveler and digital creator Jesse Romberg on Jan. 10, depicts how the dim subway features haunting music and foreboding doors.…

· Ryan General

Viral video shows ‘radar air defense system’ claimed to shoot mosquitos with lasers

The video gives the impression that the mosquitoes can be tracked with the ultrasonic sensor used and killed with the laser, but this is not the case

· Carl Samson

New 3D printing method for stem cells offers hope for repairing brain injuries

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a groundbreaking technique for 3D printing human stem cells to create an engineered tissue that mimics the structure of the cerebral cortex. How they did it: Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) — which have…

· Michelle De Pacina

South Korea abolishes traditional age system

South Korea has abolished its traditional age system, making all Koreans one or two years younger when the revision goes into effect on Wednesday. The international method: The change comes after South Korea’s National Assembly passed legislation in December 2022 to unify the…

· Bryan Ke

Chinese railway system launches trains with carriages devoted to studying

A railway system in southwest China has just launched several trains equipped with chairs and desks so that students of all ages can study as they travel. The new features were highlighted in a series of videos and pictures released by railway operators on Weibo and Chinese…

· Daniel Anderson

Aespa’s fictional AI system Nævis to debut as an artist at SXSW

Artificial intelligence (AI) system Nævis, from K-pop girl group Aespa’s fictional lore, will debut as an artist at the group’s upcoming virtual reality (VR) concert at South by Southwest (SXSW). The news was revealed in a Maeil Business interview with SM Entertainment CEO Lee…

· Ryan General

Professors sue California State University system over caste anti-discrimination policy

California State University (CSU) became the first U.S. university system to name “caste” as a protected status under its non-discrimination policy on Jan. 1. Professors Sunil Kumar of Cal State San Diego and Praveen Sinha of Cal State Long Beach both consider the move…

· Ryan General

Indian American student wins Inventor Award for 2nd year in a row for ‘Lungsaver’ system

Indian American middle school student Om Guin won the 2022 Lemelson Early Inventor Award for building Lungsaver, a system that measures indoor and outdoor air quality and alerts inhabitants to take appropriate actions if the quality is low. The young inventor was reportedly…

· Jane Nam

NYC admission lottery system sees Asian students less likely to land in their desired high schools than their counterparts: report

In a new lottery-style admission system, Asian students are 20 percent less likely to be admitted into one of their top fiveNew York City school choices as compared to their Black and Latinx student counterparts. According to the New York City school admission results released…

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