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Hong Kong, Australia’s goal to eliminate Covid-19 ‘not sustainable’, says infectious disease expert | South China Morning Post
Officials in “zero-Covid” economies such as Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand have resisted being drawn on specifics about when their communities can return to pre-pandemic life. But Roberto Bruzzone, co-director of the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, warns that eliminating Covid-19 is an unrealistic goal. The infecti…
National security police raid university student union over support of man who stabbed officer | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s national security police raided the student union office at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on July 16, 2021, as part of an investigation into a now-withdrawn motion “appreciating the sacrifice” of a man who stabbed an officer before killing himself. The controversial motion, passed by 30 representativ…
National security police raid University of Hong Kong’s student union | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s national security police raided the student union office at the University of Hong Kong on July 16, 2021, as part of an investigation into a now-withdrawn motion “appreciating the sacrifice” of a man who stabbed an officer before killing himself. The controversial motion, which was passed by the 30 repre…
Trending in China: Bird selectively attacks males on college campus | South China Morning Post
A black bird was filmed aggressively attacking male passers-by on a university campus. The bird only attacks males but never females, students say. It has been around the campus for five years and returns every spring and summer. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
State pushes two-child policy as India remains on track to overtake China as most populous country | South China Morning Post
India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has proposed a two-child policy citing “limited ecological and economic resources.” The plan to discourage couples from having more than two children was announced July 10, 2021, and is the second proposed in a state governed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Ove…
Leaks cause indoor ‘rain’ at school conference hall in China | South China Morning Post
Water leaked from the roof of a high school conference hall in eastern China’s Jiangsu province following heavy rainfall.
South Korean eco-friendly toilet turns faeces to digital currency | South China Morning Post
Students at this South Korean university can pay for their coffee by using the eco-friendly ‘BeeVi toilet’, which helps power a school building by turning faeces into methane gas. Those who use the invention at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology can earn digital currency, Ggool, which allows them…
Pakistan opens first school for transgender women | South China Morning Post
Pakistan has opened its first school for transgender women in the country’s Punjab province. Education minister Murad Raas vowed to provide “education for everyone”, saying that the school aims to help transgender youth pursue better job opportunities later in life. The country’s first Islamic religious school for t…
Practitioners in Pakistan seek to revive dying art of taxidermy | South China Morning Post
Pakistan’s taxidermy business has been struggling to survive amid fewer Western arrivals to the country. But practitioners at the University of Karachi are seeking to revive the craft by bringing in teachers from overseas and offering incentives for professors to include the art form into their curriculum.
North Korean schools boost Covid-19 prevention measures despite ‘no confirmed cases’ | South China Morning Post
Primary schools in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have intensified measures to fight the spread of Covid-19. The extension of the country’s "emergency campaign" was announced by state media on June 30, 2021, and comes despite the fact that officials have yet to confirm any coronavirus infections.
Bird selectively attacks males on Chinese college campus | South China Morning Post
A black bird was filmed aggressively attacking male passers-by on a university campus in southern China’s Guizhou province. The bird only attacks males but never females, students say. It has been around the campus for five years and returns every spring and summer.
Hong Kong police arrest nine over alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts, transport networks | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police arrested nine people on July 5, 2021, over an alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts and transport networks. Among the group are secondary school students as well as a member of management at a local university and a secondary school employee. Police said the pro-independence group known as …
National security law one year on: Hong Kong activists still testing political ‘red lines’ | South China Morning Post
On June 30, 2020, mainland Chinese authorities imposed a national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong banning secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces. In the year since, many opposition activists in the city have been arrested and charged under the legislation while others have …
Demand for Summer School in US Reaches New High
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Indian Ocean tsunami amputee on how yoga helped her to overcome loss | South China Morning Post
Fiona Callanan lost a leg in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while on holiday in Thailand. Sixteen years since that fateful day, Callanan has used that experience to overcome subsequent challenges, having since trained as a lawyer and raising a child as a single mother. The Hong Kong resident is also a TEDx speaker an…
COVID Prompts Universities to Forgo Standardized Tests
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Covid-19 Delta variant: how infectious it is and how it may ‘shift thinking’ on countries reopening | South China Morning Post
The highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant is exposing the vulnerability of economies with low vaccination rates, such as Australia and Hong Kong. Catherine Bennett, public health expert and epidemiologist at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, explains how infectious the variant is and how it could f…
Exhibitions and history lessons: China prepares to mark 100 years of the Communist Party | South China Morning Post
The Chinese Communist Party will mark its 100th anniversary on July 1, 2021. Ahead of the anniversary, various activities are being held across the country to celebrate the milestone, with most focusing on the party’s history. The Post spoke to visitors at one of the biggest exhibitions at the Capital Museum in Beij…
Hong Kong’s first black rainstorm warning of 2021 brings landslides and flooding | South China Morning Post
Landslides and severe flooding were reported in some areas of Hong Kong on June 28, 2021, as the first black rainstorm warning of the year forced the suspension of public services including schools and vaccination services.
Dog meat festival in China continues despite Covid-19 concerns and public pressure | South China Morning Post
While only a tiny portion of China’s population eats dog meat, about 10 million canines are still killed each year, according to the Washington-based Humane Society International (HSI). Thousands of dogs are slaughtered each June alone during the controversial Yulin Dog Meat Festival in southern Guangxi province. Th…
Son hugs father after getting high score in China’s university entrance exam | South China Morning Post
A student in southeastern China’s Sichuan province was filmed hugging his father after checking his university entrance exam results. He scored 689 out of 750 and is one of the top placed students in the area. Peking University, a top-notch college in China, has contacted them, his mother said.
Canada finds more graves at former school for indigenous children as China calls for rights probe | South China Morning Post
Unmarked graves of up to 751 people have been found near a former Catholic residential school in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, in the second such shock discovery in less than a month. The June 24, 2021, discovery at the Marieval Indian Residential School was announced just two days after China calle…
Trending in China: Teacher with back pain lectures while lying down | South China Morning Post
A middle school teacher with back pain continued to hold lessons while lying down. The devoted educator insisted on coming back because her students would have exams soon. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
Student cries tears of joy after getting high score in China’s university entrance exam | South China Morning Post
A student in southeastern China’s Anhui province was filmed crying tears of joy after getting a high score in China’s university entrance exam.
Teacher with back pain lectures while lying down on chair | South China Morning Post
A middle school teacher with back pain continues to hold lessons while lying down. The devoted educator from central China’s Henan province insisted on coming back because her students would have exams soon.
Nature or lab leak? Why tracing the origin of Covid-19 matters | South China Morning Post
The virus that causes Covid-19 has so far killed more than 3.5 million people worldwide, and in recent weeks, the debate over where it originated has grown ever more heated. Dr Wanda Markotter, head of the Centre for Viral Zoonoses at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, has extensive experience monitoring ba…
Man in China jumps into platform gap to rescue trapped child | South China Morning Post
A university student rescued a four-year-old child who fell into the gap between a train and the platform in northwestern China’s Gansu province.
China builds Mars simulation base in desert to train for exploring the red planet | South China Morning Post
As part of its preparation for Mars exploration, China has built a “Mars Camp” in Lenghu Town of the northwestern Qinghai Province to simulate the red planet’s environment. The eerily eroded desert landscape found in the red rock area of the Qaidam basin has been helping scientists gain a better understanding of wha…
Muslim School for Transgender Women Provides Religious Studies and Safe Space
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Wuhan holds mask-free graduation ceremony for thousands of students | South China Morning Post
More than 11,000 university students attended a graduation ceremony at the Central China Normal University in Wuhan on June 13, 2021, without face masks or social distancing. The capital of central China’s Hubei province was the epicentre of the global Covid-19 outbreak over a year ago and restrictions were only lif…
Beijing poised to pass anti-sanctions law as US dashes hopes for softer policy on China | South China Morning Post
China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee is expected to pass an anti-sanctions law on June 10, 2021, which will provide a legal framework for retaliation against foreign sanctions and allow Chinese firms to seek compensation. The law would allow Beijing to “safeguard national sovereignty, dignity and co…
Gaokao: China's college entrance exam made even more stressful by Covid-19 outbreak | South China Morning Post
10.8 million high school graduates across China have taken the country’s notoriously challenging college entrance exam, known as the gaokao. This year, the test has come with extra stress: staying healthy during the coronavirus pandemic. With a recent surge in Covid-19 cases in China’s southern Guangdong province, e…
Speedy student cameraman keeps pace with sprinters in college dash in China | South China Morning Post
A college student at Datong University in northern China’s Shanxi province won applause online for keeping pace with all of the competitors during a 100-metre sprint.
Chinese students with Covid-19 take university entrance exam in hospital isolation ward | South China Morning Post
China’s annual university entrance exam, known as the gaokao, took place June 7-8, 2021. Two students in Guangzhou were allowed to take the all-important exam in a hospital isolation ward. The Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital set up special rooms for the candidates and installed high-definition surveillance camera…
Anxious parents wait outside exam venue in Shanghai as China begins its university entrance exam | South China Morning Post
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Thousands march in Budapest against plan to build campus for China’s Fudan University | South China Morning Post
An estimated 10,000 demonstrators took to the streets in the Hungarian capital, Budapest on June 5, 2021, to protest against the construction of a satellite campus for Shanghai’s Fudan University. The site was originally designated for building affordable housing for 12,000 students. Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony…
Hong Kong bus crash injures 22 children, police set to arrest driver | South China Morning Post
A video widely circulating online shows the moment a school bus crashed into two other vehicles in Hong Kong on June 4. The incident, on Tai Chung Kiu Road near Belair Gardens in Sha Tin, left 24 people injured. 22 were children. The vehicle was carrying 55 primary school pupils and a nanny. An initial investigation…
How much does it cost to raise a child in China? | South China Morning Post
China has announced the relaxation of its two-child policy, allowing couples to now have three children. But many factors continue to deter couples from giving birth to more, including the high cost of raising a child. Critics say the success of the new policy will depend on stronger incentives for persuading couple…
Electric bus bursts into flames, sets nearby vehicles on fire in China | South China Morning Post
An electric bus burst into flames, engulfing three vehicles next to it on a university campus in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. No one was hurt in the incident as firefighters quickly put out the fire within 20 minutes.
Indonesian heavy metal girl band VoB defies social norms | South China Morning Post
The Indonesian all-female band Voice of Baceprot, or “Noisy Voice” in English, is gaining international attention. Formed in 2014 by three teenage girls, the heavy metal band, also known as VoB, is popular for its rebellious songs. One of the band’s biggest hits, School Revolution, criticises the country’s strict ed…
Malaysian schoolgirl slams teacher’s rape joke in viral TikTok video | South China Morning Post
Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam has unwittingly sparked a #MeToo movement in school and beyond, after exposing a teacher’s rape joke in the classroom. The teacher allegedly joked about rape during a PE class in April at her school in Puncak Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur. The 17-year-old called out the incid…
China expands two-child policy to three | South China Morning Post
China will allow couples to have up to three children, shifting away from its previous two-child limit. But critics say that without incentives and support for families, the policy change will do little to cope with the nation’s ageing population. Many people say the high cost of living and other pressures deter the…
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