5 d. ago New index reveals alarming online risks facing Southeast Asia’s children

Southeast Asia’s children are among the world’s most exposed to online risks – and among the least protected. That is the warning from Dr Yuhyun Park, founder of the Singapore-based DQ Institute, a global think tank that develops international standards and research frameworks for digital intelligence and child online safety. She said uneven progress in cyber protection between advanced and developing economies was leaving millions of children in poorer regions vulnerable to abuse, exploitation...

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5 d. ago Southeast Asia’s children face alarming online risks, new index reveals

Southeast Asia’s children are among the world’s most exposed to online risks – and among the least protected. That is the warning from Dr Yuhyun Park, founder of the Singapore-based DQ Institute, a global think tank that develops international standards and research frameworks for digital intelligence and child online safety. She said uneven progress in cyber protection between advanced and developing economies was leaving millions of children in poorer regions vulnerable to abuse, exploitation...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong’s pension scheme earns higher grade, still lags behind Singapore’s

Hong Kong’s pension scheme improved its overall adequacy, sustainability and integrity over the past 12 months, rising from a C+ grade to a B – equal to schemes in some European countries but still trailing Singapore’s – according to a report released on Wednesday. The HK$15 trillion (US$192 billion) Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scored 70.6 points out of a ­possible 100 in the annual Mercer CFA Institute’s Global Pension Index, up from 63.9 last year. The programme now holds the third-best...

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2 w. ago Is AI a blessing or a curse for China’s new generation of writers?

Some young Chinese writers are said to be “in a state of panic” over rapid advances in artificial intelligence tools like DeepSeek, as they question whether the emerging technology is a blessing or a curse. The debate was one of the key themes at a two-day conference held in Suzhou in late September – “Border Crossings in Speculative Fiction” – hosted by Nanjing University’s School of Frontier Sciences and its Institute of Global Humanities. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, one author...

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2 w. ago China’s Tsinghua University tops multiple global rankings for computer science

China’s Tsinghua University has emerged as the world’s top institution in computer science across multiple major global rankings, marking a symbolic shift in a field once dominated by American universities. For the first time, Tsinghua now leads lists ranging from the widely recognised US News Best Global Universities to CSRankings, a system seen as rigorously academic and historically US-centric within the research community. In the latest CSRankings results – which weigh institutions by...

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3 w. ago Chinese and African partners to jointly establish an institute for excellent engineers

Chinese and African partners to jointly establish an institute for excellent engineers  China Daily - Global Edition

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4 w. ago Lula rebukes Washington at UN, yet finds surprise US opening

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used the UN rostrum on Tuesday to excoriate Washington over tariffs and military actions, promote closer ties with China, and call for reform of global institutions – only to be met moments later by an unexpected olive branch from US President Donald Trump, who proposed meeting him next week. Lula’s address came against the backdrop of sharp tensions with the United States, including 50 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil, which Trump has imposed...

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4 w. ago Brazil’s Lula rebukes Washington at UN, yet finds surprise US opening

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used the UN rostrum on Tuesday to excoriate Washington over tariffs and military actions, promote closer ties with China, and call for reform of global institutions – only to be met moments later by an unexpected olive branch from US President Donald Trump, who proposed meeting him next week. Lula’s address came against the backdrop of sharp tensions with the United States, including 50 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil, which Trump has imposed...

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4 w. ago Trump attacks UN in fiery General Assembly speech, slams global institutions

US President Donald Trump offered up a litany of grievances in a combative speech at the UN that called on the global community to end “failed approaches”, stop supporting renewable energy and recognise that “I have ended seven unendable wars”. Addressing the world’s foremost diplomatic body with his characteristically undiplomatic rhetoric, Trump touted his record of revitalising US fortunes and said his nation has the “greatest weapons on earth” that it would rather not deploy. “Not only is...

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4 w. ago Trump assails UN in fiery General Assembly speech, slams global institutions

US President Donald Trump offered up a litany of grievances in a combative speech at the UN that called on the global community to end “failed approaches”, stop supporting renewable energy and recognise that “I have ended seven unendable wars”. Addressing the world’s foremost diplomatic body with his characteristically undiplomatic rhetoric, Trump touted his record of revitalising US fortunes and said his nation has the “greatest weapons on earth” that it would rather not deploy. “Not only is...

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