WTO Chief Candidate (XINHUA)

WTO Chief Candidate

The Kenyan Government has nominated Ambassador Amina Mohamed as a candidate for the position of director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Mohamed, a career diplomat who is currently the deputy executive director of UNEP, will fight it out with eight contenders to replace Pascal Lamy, whose term ends in August. Mohamed had occasion to chair the WTO General Council in 2005.

Zheng Zhemin

Wang Xiaomo

Top Award Winners

Explosion mechanics expert Zheng Zhemin and radar engineer Wang Xiaomo won China's top science award on January 18 at an annual ceremony in Beijing.

Zheng, 88, a member of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) has devoted his career to research in the areas of elastic mechanics, explosive processing and underground nuclear detonations. Wang, 74, is a CAE member who is regarded as the "father" of airborne warning and control system (AWACS) in China.