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A Year of the Dragon baby boom in 2012 has boosted this year’s school intake. Photo: SCMP
Education in Hong Kong

Baby boom in 2012, talent influx help Hong Kong schools add 10 Form One classes

But schools sector expects the number of Form One classes is at ‘final peak’ and that the student population will decline in coming years.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must break the taboos around end-of-life care and death

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Foreign talent can’t be Hong Kong’s only answer to labour crunch

Hong Kong society

Squash players dress up to raise money for Hong Kong’s Operation Santa Claus

The 26th edition of Wing Ding Charity tournament raises more than HK$339,000 for Operation Santa Claus.

The 26th edition of Wing Ding Charity tournament raised over HK$339,000 for Operation Santa Claus. Photo: Bharat Khemlani
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong universities should expand ties with global connections: Zheng Yanxiong

Head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong says city can build an ‘interconnected international higher education cooperation network’.

Malaysia

Uproar in Malaysia as exams go ahead despite flood chaos

With more than 140,000 displaced and six lives lost, families question the government’s decision not to postpone the key exams.

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VR and AR

Are VR headsets the future of education in schools?

Virtual reality headsets can help to teach languages and train workers. Do they have a bright future in schools? Experts weigh in.

A woman wears a virtual reality headset. VR headsets are widespread among gamers but can also be used to learn. A VR researcher and an education expert talk about the technology’s potential. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

Why are top scientists leaving the West for China?

A growing number of leading academics are being tempted away from Western countries as they make the move to Chinese institutions.

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Malaysia

Malay student becomes toast of Malaysia after excelling at Chinese school

Ahmad Khidir Ahmad Nazri’s academic success has gone viral on social media, inspiring Malaysians who lauded his Mandarin proficiency.

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Good Schools Guide

Adding AI, robots, drones and other ed-tech to the classroom

Canadian International School – an Apple Distinguished School – and Dalton School Hong Kong show the benefits of a positive approach to technology.

Canadian International School pupils use tech in class. Photo: CDNIS
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s new medical school to work closely with Northern Metropolis partners

Task group unveils framework for proposals to set up school, as health minister stresses need for ‘quality and quantity’ of medical professionals.

The Northern Metropolis will house the new medical school and an integrated teaching and research hospital. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong society

Opinion | How Hong Kong can prepare top talent arrivals for success

To bridge expectation gaps, Hong Kong must do more to help talented professionals adapt to the city’s labour market.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong auditor urges PolyU to relax security to allow public visits

Audit Commission says university should ease restrictions on public access after using HK$230 million to repair damage from 2019 protests.

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South Korea

South Korean students call tutor titan’s childbirth advice ‘sexually humiliating’

MegaStudy Group chairman Son Joo-eun slammed for telling school students that ‘giving birth is more important than going to college’.

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Babies at a postnatal care centre in Seoul. A South Korean tutoring firm’s boss has come under fire for telling school students to prioritise childbirth over higher education. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
US-China relations

Letters | A Trump administration of China hawks makes diplomacy vital

Readers discuss rising US-China tensions, Hong Kong’s push to help older adults keep up with technology, and air connections to mainland cities.

Outgoing US President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16. Photo: Reuters
Education in Hong Kong

Cantonese, English use in Hong Kong schools ‘biggest problem’ for new migrants

Education Bureau official says ‘ biggest problem is the language issue’ for children of migrants arriving in Hong Kong under talent schemes.

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Good Schools Guide

How students can benefit from non-violent resistance (NVR) strategies

With a focus on inclusion and community, schools like ICHK are adopting NVR strategies to foster student trust and reduce conflict.

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Japan

Japan’s youth kiss less, raising concerns over birth rate and romance

A study finds a decline in first kisses among Japanese high school students, raising concerns about the country’s low birth rate.

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A loving young couple kissing at sunset. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong

Number of Hongkongers enrolled in US universities hits record low

According to US government-sponsored survey, country had 2,762 undergraduates from Hong Kong in last school year.

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China jobs

An advanced degree in China? Think again, students say, as exam numbers plunge

China’s graduate entrance examination is not seen as the golden ticket to employment that it once was.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

75% of sexually experienced young Hongkongers have not had HIV test: poll

Schools should offer more comprehensive sex education, including teaching young people about safety measures, academic says.

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Around 530 students from Hong Kong tertiary institutes were polled online randomly. Photo: dpa
Science

From abusive patients to harassment: mistreatment of China’s medical students

Most medical graduates have experienced at least one form of bad behaviour from superiors or the people they are caring for, study finds.

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Most Chinese medical students report experiencing some form of mistreatment during their training. Photo: Xinhua
Women and gender

Ex-Microsoft director’s mission to get disadvantaged girls to university

John Wood’s charity U-Go gives scholarships to help young women in low-income countries in Asia and Africa get a university education.

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Hong Kong society

Laptop scheme set to bridge tech gap for children of asylum seekers in Hong Kong

With help of Operation Santa Claus, local charity Grassroots Future will be able to provide donated laptops to needy children.

Education in Hong Kong

Parents to have greater chance of securing spots in top Hong Kong primary schools

Data shows fewer students admitted via ‘siblings route’ in first stage, leaving door open to parents to try luck at sought-after schools.

Schools must accept admission applications from the siblings of current students or from the children of staff working there. Photo: Sam Tsang
India

‘My eyes have been burning’: New Delhi shuts schools as smog 60 times WHO limit

The city faces an annual smog crisis, blamed on stubble burning, factories, and traffic, with authorities implementing restrictions to curb pollution.

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Commuters drive through a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India on November 18. Photo: AP
US-China relations

China no longer US’ top source of foreign students for first time in 15 years

Shift in rankings comes as US officials signal a preference for Indians in certain fields because of national security concerns.

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Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong seriously failing its students

Standards are falling – in English, Chinese and maths – and officials can no longer continue to blame the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic.

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9 September, 2024
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