11% of Hong Kong public junior schools vow to scrap exams, tests for Primary One pupils
Around 11 per cent of Hong Kong’s public junior schools have scrapped exams and tests for Primary One pupils for this academic year amid...
Chinese task forces to investigate goji berry contamination claims
Two local governments in China have vowed to crack down on the use of illegal additives in goji berries after media reports revealed widespread...
China insists survey ship’s passage close to Japanese island was ‘completely legal’
China has confirmed that one of its naval surveying vessels sailed close to Japanese territory over the weekend, but insisted it was a “legal...
Hong Kong tourism sector should adopt innovative ideas like esports, AI: Beijing official
Published: 8:34pm, 2 Sep 2024Updated: 8:38pm, 2 Sep 2024 A top Beijing official in Hong Kong has urged the city to adopt innovative concepts...
US swing voters await Harris, Trump answers on big questions
As America’s two candidates prepare for the final phase of the US presidential election, the unfolding process will be marked by day-to-day trench warfare...
Taiwan Rattled by 5.5 Magnitude Quake, No Immediate Reports of Damage
TAIPEI—A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan’s sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Monday, the island’s weather administration said, with no...
Vietnam Defies Human Rights Council’s Latest Criticism, Continues Imposing Death Sentences for Drug-Related Offenses
Key Events: Vietnam Imposes Death Penalty in Latest Drug-Related Case. Before the Celebration of its National Day, Vietnamese Authorities Arrest People on Allegations of...
Former Hong Kong opposition leader makes political U-turn, says he regrets defying government
A former opposition party leader has disavowed his political beliefs and lamented his “naive and blind” defiance of the Hong Kong government during the...
Xi Jinping speech was call to action against foreign forces ‘westernising’ Chinese youth
The Communist Party’s top theoretical journal has highlighted the threat from “subversive” “foreign forces” trying to influence China’s youth, by releasing excerpts of a...