9+ hour ago   (230+ words) Yong Hye-in steps down following public backlash over her parliamentary seat refusal as President Lee’s approval rating hits 38 per cent Yong Hye-in, a lawmaker of the minor Basic Income Party, pulled out of consideration for the position on Sunday after…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (168+ words) Readers discuss the need to ensure academic rigour in tertiary education, and university orientation camps Hong Kong is rapidly evolving into an international education hub. With 22 local degree-awarding institutions – nine publicly funded and 13 self-financing – producing around 50,000 graduates annually, the quality…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (156+ words) State data, business secrets and personal privacy are at stake, State Security Minister Chen Yixin warns as he calls for stronger safeguards Chen underscored Beijing’s view of the technology as a key geopolitical battleground. AI has become “a new arena…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (442+ words) South China Morning Post The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results are out and unfortunately for the Education Bureau, Hong Kong’s performance looks bad Is this the outcome of not learning from the last assessment? In the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (172+ words) Property is losing its sparkle for next-generation investors who prioritise liquidity, easy succession and higher returns When Maria’s family moved out of their house in Hong Kong’s Southern district, one of the bigger jobs was packing her mother’s belongings, including…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (202+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed Brics as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. Speaking at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi, Xi also called on the leaders of major emerging economies…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (181+ words) A US$4.8 billion transport budget will not end Manila’s gridlock unless bus and jeepney services also improve, analysts say A two-hour commute for a 14km (8.7-mile) journey. For Julius Dalay and millions of other Filipinos, this is just how public transport…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (222+ words) His pointed message was issued in Gander, the Canadian town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks Standing in the town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks, former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (81+ words) South China Morning Post Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski met with the robot protesters to hear their demands regarding industrial AI usage. About 30 robots holding flags and chanting slogans have staged a protest outside Poland’s digital affairs ministry in…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (134+ words) New data challenges common perception that the United States’ Asian communities form a reliable voting bloc for Democrats Recently naturalised immigrants are more likely to vote Republican than the average among long-term US residents, the survey report added. “The findings…...