Japan gets tough against teachers’ sexual misconduct, voyeurism after arrests
Japan’s education ministry has launched a campaign to fight sexual misconduct involving teachers and revised regulations against voyeurism in the wake of seven male...
China’s global tech push
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‘Unprecedented in spread’: UK races to contain deadly meningitis outbreak
Britain will roll out meningitis vaccines to students at a university in southeast England after an “unprecedented” outbreak of the disease killed two people...
World’s ‘happiest’ places revealed as social media weighs on us
Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking...
How China opened the door to creating a direct rival to US payment systems
China’s recent changes to the rules governing its global payment system could pave the way for turning it into a genuine alternative to Western...
Middle East banks eye Hong Kong as ‘safe haven’ amid Iran threats, InvestHK head says
Middle East banks and wealthy investors are poised to increase their investments in Hong Kong amid geopolitical tensions to diversify their risk and capture...
Why North Korea’s Kim expects the US to come ‘cap in hand’ for Trump talks
North Korea fired a volley of ballistic missiles on Saturday, just as US officials were in Seoul exploring ways to reopen talks with the...
Here’s what an executive-led government really means in Hong Kong
In my experience, most people misunderstand the concept of “separation of powers”, and so I would not be at all surprised if most people...
Public hearing on Tai Po fire begins with stunning admission: contractor used substandard mesh
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