Legion of Honour living when the honour was approved. Collective appointments can be made to cities, institutions or companies. A total of 64 settlements in France have been decorated, as well as five foreign cities: Liège in 1914, Belgrade in 1920, Luxembourg City in 1957, Volgograd in 1984, and Algiers in 2004. French towns display the decoration in their municipal coat of arms. Organisations to receive the honour include the French Red Cross ('), the ' (Abbey of), the French National Railway Company ('), the ' (Prefecture of Police of Paris), and various " (National (Elite) Colleges) and other educational establishments. The military
Highest Science and Technology Award Highest Science and Technology Award The Highest Science and Technology Award () also known as The State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, State Supreme Science and Technology Award, or China's Nobel Prize is the highest scientific award issued by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to scientists working in China. The award, given annually each January since 2000, is one of the five State Science and Technology Prizes established by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The award comes with a prize of 5 million RMB (about 800,000 USD), with 10% of this awarded as a bonus to