8 h. ago Student with brittle bone disease beats the odds to excel in academics

A 19-year-old student from China has overcome her disease to excel in academics. Tian Yanqing, from Hubei in central China, suffers from brittle bone disease, leaving her housebound for a majority of her adolescent years. Despite numerous physical constraints, with the support of a volunteer teacher, Tian achieved a 621 in the national college entry examination in June 2025.

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26 h. ago Chikungunya outbreak in south China spurs action to stop mosquito

Authorities in south China’s Foshan city have launched a campaign to curb an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya fever. The disease, which is not common in Guangdong province, has also put neighbouring Hong Kong on alert. Local authorities in Foshan’s Shunde and Nanhai districts issued notices on Saturday urging all residents and communities to carry out indoor sanitation and outdoor clean-ups over the weekend as mosquito control measures. The outbreak originated from an imported case...

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29 h. ago Chinese university student delivers baby in dorm while studying for final exam

A university student in central China has stunned many after giving birth to a “giant baby” in her dormitory, with her roommate calmly noting: “This isn’t her first time giving birth,” despite the scene of heavy bleeding. The dramatic incident, which took place at a university in Hubei province, involved a third-year student unexpectedly going into labour in her dorm room. The date of the occurrence and the student’s identity have not been disclosed. Reports indicate that the student insisted on...

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47 h. ago Explained interview | Has China beaten Trump’s tariffs? Here is what new data on GDP growth show

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55 h. ago Nvidia CEO on US’ Chinese brain drain, Hong Kong DSE results: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese brain drain ‘great loss’ for US, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says It is a “great loss” for the United States that many Chinese academics and researchers have left the country and chosen to return to China amid worsening bilateral...

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58 h. ago Taiwan ‘vampire’ coach ‘forced’ students to give blood for academic credits

A scandal in Taiwan involving a university women’s football coach accused of forcing students to donate blood in exchange for their required academic credits has sparked widespread outrage online. The revelation came to light when a student, surnamed Jian, from the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), went public with the accusation. Jian said that students had been coerced by their coach, Zhou Tai-ying, 61, a prominent figure in the island’s football, to participate in excessive...

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67 h. ago Hong Kong student warned AI porn case is ‘not closed’ despite formal apology

A law student at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has expressed “deep remorse” for using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create pornographic images of female classmates and has voluntarily withdrawn from an overseas academic exchange programme, according to the institution. In a statement issued on Thursday, its second within five days in response to the controversy, HKU stressed that the warning letter to the student and his formal apology were “not a closure to the case”. “The male...

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3 d. ago China editor slams school for ousting woman for casual sex, wants man treated same

A former editor in China has called for gender-neutral punishment and criticised a university for expelling a woman who had casual sex with a man. The backlash follows the expulsion of a 21-year-old Chinese student, surnamed Li, after her alleged sexual involvement with a Ukrainian gamer. Li reportedly had a one-night stand with a 37-year-old Ukrainian ex-Counter-Strike player, Danylo Teslenko, known as “Zeus”, while he was in Shanghai for an event last December. Teslenko shared their intimate...

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3 d. ago Chinese police investigating 5 missing teens warn of telecoms crime risk

Chinese police are investigating at least five cases of missing teenagers believed to have been caught up in scam centres, including some who have lost contact with their families after travelling to Myanmar. Police in Hefei, the capital of Anhui province in central China, issued a notice on Wednesday, confirming the disappearance of an 18-year-old high school student who had travelled to a city in Yunnan, a southwestern province on the border with Myanmar. According to his parents, the student...

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3 d. ago ‘One too many deaths’: missing Myanmar student found dead in Malaysia

A Myanmar student who had been missing since last week has been found dead, his university confirmed late Wednesday, the latest in a string of tragic incidents involving students at Malaysian private colleges. Sithu Hpone Maw, a 20-year-old architecture student at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, was last seen on July 9 at a rented flat near the campus. His disappearance was reported by the university, prompting a police investigation. Cheras police chief Aidil Bolhassan said in a statement on...

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3 d. ago DSE versus gaokao: more mainland Chinese pupils opting for Hong Kong system

An increasing number of mainland Chinese pupils are taking Hong Kong’s university entrance exams as a step towards more diverse opportunities in higher education, with at least two achieving flying colours as private candidates this year. Leslie Wang Ziqi, 18, a student in Shenzhen, switched from the National Higher Education Entrance Examination or gaokao, mainland China’s university entrance exam, to the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), as a private candidate at the beginning of his final...

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3 d. ago ‘Less stressful’: why mainland Chinese pupils choose Hong Kong’s DSE over gaokao

An increasing number of mainland Chinese pupils are taking Hong Kong’s university entrance exams as a step towards more diverse opportunities in higher education, with at least two achieving flying colours as private candidates this year. Leslie Wang Ziqi, 18, a student in Shenzhen, switched from the National Higher Education Entrance Examination or gaokao, mainland China’s university entrance exam, to the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), as a private candidate at the beginning of his final...

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3 d. ago ‘Swayed by external forces’: the harsh reality for mainland students in Taiwan

As tensions between Beijing and Taipei rise, academia and the education sector reveal how each side is changing to adapt to – or shape – the new environment. In the second of a two-part series, we look at the situation for mainland students in Taiwan. Read the first instalment here. As a mainland Chinese student in Taiwan, John Wang felt apprehensive only once during his five months on exchange. It was December 20 and he was passing the parliament building in Taipei on his way back from a social...

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3 d. ago ‘Scapegoats’? The harsh reality for mainland Chinese students in Taiwan

As tensions between Beijing and Taipei rise, academia and the education sector reveal how each side is changing to adapt to – or shape – the new environment. In the second of a two-part series, we look at the situation for mainland students in Taiwan. Read the first instalment here. As a mainland Chinese student in Taiwan, John Wang felt apprehensive only once during his five months on exchange. It was December 20 and he was passing the parliament building in Taipei on his way back from a social...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong minister calls for stronger moral education after AI porn case at HKU

Hong Kong universities should put more effort into instilling values and moral education among students, a minister has said, after an undergraduate was accused of using AI to generate pornographic images of his classmates and other women. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin made her remarks on Wednesday, a day after the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data launched a criminal investigation into the law student, who had only received a warning from the University of...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong rises 5 places to 17th in global ranking of top study destinations

Hong Kong has claimed 17th place and re-entered the world’s top 20 study destinations in a global ranking, with the British assessor expecting the city to attract more global talent despite public funding cuts. In the latest ranking of student cities by UK-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) on Tuesday, Hong Kong rose five places from 22nd to 17th out of 150 cities and districts. South Korean capital Seoul topped this year’s ranking, overtaking London, which had placed...

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4 d. ago Former top Shell engineer leaves Britain to work on ‘cleaner’ oil tech in China

A leading engineer, who spent 20 years working for the global oil giant Shell, has left Britain to take up a position at a Chinese university to lead a team working with the petroleum industry on low-carbon technology. Jing Xudong, who was an adjunct professor at Imperial College London at the time of his departure, held a number of positions in academia and industry and collected a number of awards and honours along the way. This included his election as a fellow of Britain’s Royal Academy of...

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4 d. ago Former top Shell engineer joins Nanjing University to chase ‘cleaner’ oil tech

A leading engineer who spent 20 years working for the global oil giant Shell has taken up a position at a Chinese university to lead a team working with the petroleum industry on low-carbon technology. Jing Xudong, who is a visiting professor at Imperial College London, has held a number of positions in academia and industry and collected a number of awards and honours. This included his election as a fellow of Britain’s Royal Academy of Engineering in 2024. He introduced himself to the election...

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4 d. ago Chinese brain drain a great loss for US, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

It is a “great loss” for the United States that many Chinese academics and researchers have left the country and chosen to return to China amid worsening bilateral relations, said Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of chipmaker Nvidia. “I’m also happy they go home, because that’s where they’re from,” Huang said in response to a question from the Post during a group interview on Tuesday. “But it’s an enormous loss for America when the brightest minds decide to come to you for education and decide...

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4 d. ago Chinese brain drain a great loss for US, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says

It is a “great loss” for the United States that many Chinese academics and researchers have left the country and chosen to return to China amid worsening bilateral relations, said Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of chipmaker Nvidia. “I’m also happy they go home, because that’s where they’re from,” Huang said in response to a question from the Post during a group interview on Tuesday. “But it’s an enormous loss for America when the brightest minds decide to come to you for education and decide...

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