[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For two weeks in September, Samarkand was the capital of world chess — and when the pieces were finally swept from the boards, it was the home team standing at the top. Uzbekistan won the Open section of the 46th World Chess Olympiad, the largest in the event’s history with a record 397 teams from 205 federations, sealing gold with a final-round victory over Ukraine in front of packed stands. It is the country’s second...

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) pursues a dual internationalisation strategy: attracting talented students, scholars and researchers from around the world while exporting educational and research expertise to communities beyond Hong Kong.  “We live in an interconnected world that goes beyond the West, and it should be viewed as a highly connected whole,” says EdUHK President Professor John Lee Chi-Kin....

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For many of Hong Kong’s high-flying executives and entrepreneurs alike, Central is already part of their working day. That proximity is part of the reason why OCBC has chosen the prime location of 35 Queen’s Road Central for its Central Branch. Here, clients can access wealth management services close to where they work or spend their time, in a cosy, private setting, while eligible Premier Private Clients can also...

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition and Impactathon take different approaches to helping promising ideas move from early concepts to practical applications in businesses and communities. Across these initiatives, Sino aims to connect innovators with communities, universities and businesses at critical stages when feedback, practical experience and industry connections can help their ideas gain...

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the design industry, where speed and efficiency have become the norm. But the Hong Kong animated film Another World took a different path. Entirely hand-drawn over seven years, it was selected for the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France — hailed as the “Oscars of the animation world” — and won Best Animated Feature at the Golden Horse Awards...