Taipei Times 18th October 2026 Ministry honors student-inventors By Yang Mien-chieh and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters The Ministry of Education yesterday commended Taiwanese student-inventors who have won international awards, including the creators of a computer game that helps children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) practice attention skills. Deputy Minister of Education Liu Kuo-wei (劉國偉) presided over a ceremony honoring students who received gold m

Xinhua 18th October 2026 China Focus. From smart sensors to AI robots, technology transforming China's elderly care A mobile phone alert warns a community worker that no door activity has been detected at an elderly resident's home for more than 24 hours. Another alert reports that a smoke detector has been triggered. The notifications come from smart devices installed in the homes of over 600 elderly people living alone, mostly aged 80 or above, in Luyang District of Hefei,

UA News Vision impairment linked to higher dementia risk in Hong Kong A long-term study in Hong Kong involving 15,576 people aged 65 and older linked moderate and severe vision impairment to a higher risk of subsequently developing dementia. According to News-Medical, participants were followed for up to 16 years. How the study was conducted The sample included Chinese people living in the community who did not have dementia at the start of the observation period. The partici