6 d. ago Chinese student says family only bought TV recently after her acceptance to top university

Strict parents clamp down on daughter’s mobile phone use, allow just 10 minutes-a-day on chat app, must finish homework before bed.

Society

1 week ago Hongkongers eyeing US universities despite student visa crackdown: consultants

US has become a less popular destination in recent years, but some parents still drawn to quality of universities.

Politics

1 week ago Florida State University shooting: suspect in custody, multiple victims reported

Emergency services on the scene at Florida State University’s student union in Tallahassee on Thursday; active shooter alert issued.

Events

1 week ago Florida State University shooting: 2 dead, 4 wounded; injured suspect in custody

Police said the 20-year-old suspected gunman, believed to be a student at the university, is the son of a sheriff’s deputy.

Events

1 week ago US judge rules Google monopolised online ad markets in antitrust case

Google will now face the possibility of two different US courts ordering it to sell assets or change its business practices.

Events

1 week ago Student pleads guilty to using fake US degree to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate says Li Sixuan’s actions will lead ‘inevitably’ to jail time when the 28-year-old mainland Chinese student is sentenced on May 8.

Politics

1 week ago We must all speak up to defend judicial independence from any interference

It is unacceptable in any civilised society governed by the rule of law to seek to pressurise judges to reach a particular decision or to resign.

Politics

2 w. ago Hong Kong court rejects appeal by head of dissolved party over secession charge

Judges rule minimum sentences apply to all conspiracy offences under national security law even when penalty not explicitly provided.

Events

2 w. ago Palestinian activist expecting US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent US resident and a critic of the war in Gaza, was arrested in Vermont on Monday.

Events

2 w. ago Judge rules US can deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil

The pro-Palestinian activist was the first person arrested under Trump’s crackdown on students taking part in campus protests over Gaza.

Events