Four new Fields Medals were awarded at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia. This prestigious award is considered significantly harder to obtain than a Nobel Prize.

Hong Kong's bid to host the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians was unsuccessful, with Glasgow chosen instead, prompting calls for Asia to establish its own maths union.

Hong Kong is vying to host the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2030, as China continues to narrow the mathematical gap with the United States.