‘Degree worship’: China middle school sparks debate with elitist hiring policy
A middle school in eastern China has been thrust into the centre of a national debate about Chinese society’s “worship” of elite universities, after...
Massive storm to slam half of US with snow, ice, bitter cold
A powerful winter storm began hammering the central United States on Saturday, with meteorologists warning that millions in the east of the country would...
Filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza’s husband, found dead at Los Angeles home
Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Advertisement Baena was found dead...
Hongkongers can have string of 9 days off over Lunar New Year holiday
Hongkongers can have nine days off work in a row over the Lunar New Year period if they take leave in between public holidays,...
Alibaba deepens push into AI smart glasses with Hong Kong’s RayNeo
Alibaba Group Holding is pushing further into the expanding market for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware through a new partnership with Hong Kong-based augmented reality...
China mum criticised for applying make-up while in labour ‘to look her best’ to newborn
A young mother in China has drawn criticism for applying makeup during labour because she wanted to look her best and present a positive...
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump
A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at The Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other...
US military’s Pacific strategy shifts to survival mode as China gains strength
For almost half a century, the Philippines served as the linchpin of American military power in Asia. During the height of the Vietnam war,...