China woman raised in rescue centre for 9 years attends prestigious graduate school
A young Chinese woman, who grew up at a rescue centre, received an admission letter to a prestigious graduate school, expressing her gratitude to...
Hong Kong hits out at UK’s ‘untrue and biased’ criticism over bounties
Published: 12:20pm, 26 Jul 2025Updated: 12:46pm, 26 Jul 2025 Britain has hit out at Hong Kong’s move to place a new round of bounties...
Trump Says Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Likely Helps Obama Following DNI Disclosures
President Donald Trump on Friday said that former President Barack Obama likely has immunity following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in light of a...
Philippines debates jailing adult children for parental neglect
Should adult children face prison for failing to care for their elderly parents? That’s the contentious question dividing the Philippines after a senator revived...
China’s nuclear power plans take step forward with fast reactor design
China’s state-owned nuclear power firm has unveiled the design for an advanced nuclear reactor that could mark a “crucial step” in the country’s plans...
Should Hong Kong’s baked pork chop rice be an intangible heritage dish?
At 7am every day, chef Aman Kwok arrives at his cha chaan teng Kam Shing Restaurant in Shau Kei Wan to start preparing a...
Education Department to Release Billions in Withheld Grant Money for Schools
The U.S. Department of Education is expected to soon release to public schools billions of dollars in federal grants previously put on hold. In...
Trading places: Chinese quant funds lure AI talent from the US
Published: 10:00am, 26 Jul 2025Updated: 10:54am, 26 Jul 2025 Yuan Yu, founder of Shanghai-based quantitative hedge fund Mingshi, recognised an opportunity when several intern...
I escaped a Chinese guoxue ‘reading group’. My friend is less lucky
It all began with a WeChat message from my friend. We hadn’t seen each other in a while. She had left Beijing for a...