Chinese maths star Wang Hong has emerged as a leading contender for the 2026 Fields Medal after solving the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture, a century-old problem in geometric measure theory.

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SINGAPORE and SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LingoAce, a leading global provider of online Mandarin Chinese education, today announced its expansion into K–12 core academics with the ...

A vocational school student in China who wowed the public in June by finishing near the top in the preliminary round of a math contest was helped by her teacher in violation of the rules, the ...