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Residents in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin will be rewarded 10,000 yuan (US$1,570) for proof of a positive Covid-19 result if they get tested voluntarily or honestly report symptoms to authorities. The scheme in the capital of Heilongjiang province was rolled out after three people tested positive for Covi…
Scientists at the National University of Singapore have developed a smart bandage that can monitor wounds using an app. This allows patients with chronic wounds to be monitored remotely, potentially saving them visits to the doctor. Information such as temperature, bacteria type, pH data and inflammatory factors can…
As the World Health Organization races to better understand the new coronavirus variant Omicron amid growing concern around the globe about this new Covid-19 mutation, how concerned should we be about Omicron? It's still unclear whether the latest strain of the coronavirus is more infectious or causes more severe di…
Footage has emerged of a nine-year-old girl being saved by three university students after becoming trapped in a frozen lake in northwest China. The video was shot in the city of Zhangye, in Gansu province on November 27, 2021. According to reports, the students initially helped bring a five-year-old girl standing o…
Hong Kong should focus on technology, creativity and sustainability to find success in the coming 25 years, according to young executives who took part in a recent panel discussion at the University of Hong Kong Business School. Panellists were asked how the city can maintain its advantages and develop its role as a…
More than 2.12 million people registered for China’s annual civil service examination that were held on November 28, 2021. The record number of applicants are competing for only 31,200 vacancies, giving them just a one-in-68 chance of success landing one of the government jobs. Also known as the guokao in Mandarin, …
In the South Korean capital Seoul, robots have been deployed as teaching assistants at 300 nursery schools and childcare centres. They guide young children to dance, sing songs, recite stories and even teach a few kung fu moves. The robots are part of the city government’s plan to prepare the next generation for a h…
China has urged the United States to take concrete measures to investigate the death of a Chinese student who had recently graduated from the University of Chicago with a master’s degree. Dennis Zheng Shaoxiong was fatally shot during a robbery on November 9, 2021. The 24-year-old was the second Chinese internationa…
Wildlife officers have recently tranquillised several wild boars in Hong Kong, citing threats they pose to humans in the neighbourhood. The incident came just a week after a police officer was bitten by a wild boar. The pigs were subsequently culled, triggering a public outcry. Welfare groups and even local artists …
The Indian capital New Delhi continues to suffer from toxic smog brought on by industrial pollutants, the practice of burning crop stubbles, along with colder temperatures. The worsening air pollution has sparked local school closures since November 13, 2021. Hospitals meanwhile are seeing a growing number of childr…
More than 500,000 students across South Korea took the high-pressured university entrance exam on November 18, 2021. For many students, the Suneung exam results will dictate their future lives, affecting not only their options for university and jobs, but also their future relationships. A recent surge in Covid-19 c…
Many Singapore residents have welcomed government plans to bill Covid-19 patients who had chosen to remain unvaccinated, for their medical care. The city state has one of the world’s highest inoculation rates, with 85 per cent of its 5.45 million population fully vaccinated. The new Covid-19 medical care fees policy…
North Korea has released a video showing kindergarten children attending extracurricular activities , ranging from dancing, guitar-playing to calligraphy. A kindergarten teacher said such activities are important for early childhood development.
A hardworking student in northern China’s Hebei province attached a portable lamp to her hair while studying in a dimly-lit corridor for an upcoming postgraduate admission exam.
Schools in New Delhi are closing for a week from November 15, 2021, as the city battles a thick haze of toxic smog. The Air Quality Index in and around the city has hit 470-499 on a scale of 500. The thick smog has been exacerbated by a recent spike in crop-waste burning. The government has also ordered construction…
Chung Siu-king was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1992. Suffering from paralysis, swollen joints and brittle bones, Chung had a serious fall six years later that left her wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life. It took her three years to muster the courage to leave her flat to finish school and learn how …
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The United States lifted a travel ban on foreign travellers on November 8, 2021, allowing fully vaccinated visitors from over 30 countries as well as from Mexico and Canada to enter the country. The policy change allowed many families and loved ones to reunite for the first time after more than 20 months of being se…
Khajida Hazara fled Afghanistan in August 2021 after the Taliban drove out government forces and took over the country. Fearing the group would reimpose its harsh interpretation of sharia law as it had in the 1990s, Hazara fled to neighbouring Pakistan, where she now lives as an unregistered refugee. Although safe f…
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Beijing's air quality hit 'very unhealthy' levels on November 5, 2021, as China ramped up local coal production. Schools were ordered to stop physical education classes and outdoor activities, while highways were closed due to poor visibility.
Covid-19 has killed more than 5 million people around the world. But the figure, from the Coronavirus Resource Centre at Johns Hopkins University in the US as of November 1, 2021, is believed to be a conservative estimate. Experts say the death toll is much higher as many countries have been unable to accurately rec…
At least five provinces in China have announced that children aged three to 11 will be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The expansion of the nation’s immunisation campaign in early November 2021 comes as authorities try to stop the spread of cases under their zero-tolerance policy. China reported 54 loca…
Almost a year after Typhoon Goni wreaked havoc on her village, Florivic Baldoza and her family still live in a classroom of a school converted into an evacuation centre. Volcanic debris buried much of San Francisco village in November 2020, but hundreds of residents remain displaced in the flood-prone Albay province…
A Netflix-sponsored anime school in Japan is training a new generation of animators as demand for the genre has soared in recent years. From runaway hit Demon Slayer to Cannes sensation Belle, anime has drawn in hordes of new fans and evolved far beyond its reputation as a subculture. The streaming giant is funding …
Japan’s Princess Mako finally married her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on October 26, 2021, after years of controversy surrounding Komuro’s family’s alleged financial difficulties. The marriage was a low-key affair involving no elaborate ceremony, officiated on paper. Under the Imperial House Law, Princess Mako …
Al-Sahl is a century-old village near the western Iraqi desert that is located around 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad. The isolated village is self-sufficient despite lacking electricity and water supply, as well as medical and secondary school services. Largely cut off from the rest of t…
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed a new law on October 23, 2021, barring parents from placing excessive academic pressure on their children. The new family education law is the latest in a series of laws Beijing introduced in 2021 to promote better balance of children’s development. …
As more countries move towards a “living with Covid” strategy, China, which pioneered controlling Covid-19 with lockdown orders and tight border rules, will remain in a “wait and see” mode when it comes to adjusting its zero-tolerance policy. South China Morning Post reporter Simone McCarthy, who has been covering C…
A 21-year-old university student in China’s Jiangsu province has gained fame for impersonating Chinese historical figures and fictional characters based on paintings and poems. Her vivid reenactments have brought her nearly 400,000 followers on various Chinese social media platforms.
Researchers at Osaka University are trying to mass-produce Japan’s famous Wagyu beef using 3D printers. The scientists hope the technology can be applied to regenerative medicine and help address food shortages.
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has demanded the removal of the Pillar of Shame sculpture from its campus. Critics say the decision to remove the controversial sculpture, which pays tribute to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, is the latest example of how Hongkongers are continuously losing their…
China is the world’s most populous country. For decades, it tried to rein in its population growth with tough family planning laws. But in 2021, Beijing scrapped its one-child policy and instead started encouraging couples to have three children. What prompted the Chinese government to make such a dramatic change?
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr is running for president in the 2022 election in the Philippines. A son of the late Philippine dictator, the younger Marcos filed his certificate of candidacy on October 6, 2021, saying he intended to provide “unifying leadership” so the country could “face the Covid-19 crisis and reo…
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivered the final policy address of her current term in office on October 6, 2021. The two-hour speech focused on housing and land supply issues, as well as her vision for Hong Kong’s future. At the end of her address she gave an emotional closing remark, thanki…
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Tony Chung is working on his master’s degree in Biomedical Science and has long dreamed of going to medical school. But the Covid-19 pandemic has him considering an additional goal, working alongside his father running a Vietnamese restaurant, Pasteur Grill and Noodles, in New York’s Chinatown. “I started to help ou…
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After years of intense media scrutiny and extended postponement, Japan’s Princess Mako will finally tie the knot with her commoner boyfriend, Kei Komuro, on October 26, 2021. The couple met as students at university and were engaged in 2017. The wedding was initially expected to take place in 2018, but was delayed b…
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A driving centre in Afghanistan is on the verge of closing following the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021. The driving school, which opened around a year ago, is the first in the country to cater to women by having female instructors. Many Afghan women were barred from learning to drive by their famili…
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Torrential rains have been battering China’s Henan province since September 23, 2021. Many low-lying urban areas and villages were flooded, including a secondary school in the city of Pingdingshan, where about 3,000 pupils trapped in the school building had to be rescued. The central Chinese province was also inunda…
