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FIRST ASIAN RECIPIENT OF THE VEGA MEDAL 　　Yao Tandong， 63， an academic with the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences， recently won the 2017 Vega Medal for his contributions to research on glaciers and the environment on the Tibetan Plateau. 　　The Tibetan Plateau and surrounding mountains， called the Third Pole by scientists， are the most sensitive and readily visible indicator of climate change. Yao and his team have been working hard to reveal environmental change processes on the Third Pole and their influence on global changes. 　　Yao is the first Asian scientist to win the award and the 65th laureate since the Vega Medal was created in 1881. 　　The prize， given by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography（SSAG） roughly every three years， is regarded as the one of the world’s top awards in the realm of geography. SSAG is a scientific society founded in 1877. 　　 Don’t Ignore Criticism 　　Guangming Daily December 30， 2016 　　The sharp contrast between box-office success and low online audience ratings has triggered heated debate about films produced in China. 　　Some of the nation’s filmmakers have questioned the online ratings of movie portals including D and M. They say the low scores and negative comments in such Internet media have harmed China’s film market. It is not strange that filmmakers cannot agree with media and critics. But will the negative comments hinder the development of China’s film industry？ 　　Homegrown films have achieved apparent progress in recent years. Several movies in 2016 not only gained box-office success， but also earned high ratings by critics and audiences. For example， the action film Operation Mekong， released in October 2016， earned 1.18 billion yuan （$169.7 million） at the box office and won an approval rating as high as 8.1 （out of 10） on D. But many films produced in China with large investments and all-star casts garner contempt from audiences. 　　In fact， popular movie p