Elephants in Santa hats share gifts in Thailand | South China Morning Post
Instead of being pulled by reindeers, these ‘Santas’ in central Thailand delivered presents to primary school pupils atop elephants.
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How we can learn to be happier, with Dr Laurie Santos | South China Morning Post
Yale University psychology professor Dr Laurie Santos spoke with the South China Morning Post about her course “Psychology and the Good Life", which made headlines as the most popular class in Yale's more than 300-year history. Now her research and methods are finding a wider audience in online courses as well as a …
Violence and politics: a 13-year-old Hong Kong protester’s lessons from 6 months of social unrest | South China Morning Post
“Joe” is a 13-year-old secondary school pupil who asked to join his parents at protests in Hong Kong after he first saw hundreds of thousands of people dressed in black take to the streets in late June 2019. Though he had taken part in the 2014 Occupy Central movement, Joe had been reluctant to discuss politics. But…
Art teacher in China draws realistic facial features on her hand | South China Morning Post
An art teacher from northern China’s Shanxi province has wowed many online with her drawings of realistic facial features on her hand.
Students and police clash over India's citizenship act | South China Morning Post
Major clashes in New Delhi marked the third day of protests against a controversial citizenship bill. At least six people have died and around 100 have been injured since the Indian parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 11, 2019. Tear gas was deployed on Sunday at New Delhi’s prestigious Jamia …
Pupils in China take skipping rope to another level | South China Morning Post
A group of primary school pupils in eastern China’s Jiangsu province showed off their unique skipping-rope skills.
Thousands of Hongkongers pay homage to deceased student Chow Tsz-lok | South China Morning Post
Thousands of people gathered at the Po Fook Memorial Hall to pay homage to Chow Tsz-lok, the 22-year-old university student who died after reportedly falling one level in a car park in unexplained circumstances while police were conducting a dispersal operation nearby.
6-year-old battles tears to master table tennis in China | South China Morning Post
A six-year-old girl in eastern China’s Shandong province has inspired many with her determination to master table tennis. She has become an online star after the training school shared clips of her sessions online. After training for a year, she won in her age group at her first official competition.
Primary school boy fell out of school bus | South China Morning Post
A video that emerged on Thursday captured a freak accident in which a primary school boy fell out of his school bus, prompting the vehicle behind to pull a sudden brake to avoid a life-threatening collision. The incident happened on December 4 and the pupil was sent to the hospital immediately after, suffering only …
Chinese state media interviews Hong Kong police officer shot with an arrow during protests | South China Morning Post
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says it has exclusively interviewed the police officer who was shot in the leg with an arrow on November 17, 2019, by protesters inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The officer, identified only as “Sam” in the report aired in mid-December, described the moment he was injured and s…
Art students in China ‘prank’ teachers with their realistic drawings | South China Morning Post
An art school in Beijing in China has attracted millions of followers online for sharing videos of its students “pranking” teachers with their realistic drawings.
China needs more access to drugs that stop new HIV infections, Aids education advocate | South China Morning Post
China Aids Walk is the nation’s largest awareness and fundraising event focusing on HIV/Aids and related discrimination. Since 2012, people from a wide range of backgrounds have been invited to take part in the event at China’s Great Wall. The event aims to promote education, advocate for equal rights for those infe…
Fast-footed Chinese rope skipper breaks his own world record | South China Morning Post
Cen Xiaolin smashed his own world record for rope skipping in November 2019, by managing to jump over the line 228 times in just half a minute. The 18-year-old pupil from a middle school in the southern province of Guangdong previously set a Guinness World Record in 2016 by skipping 208 times in 30 seconds.
The saga of the siege at Hong Kong's PolyU | South China Morning Post
Police, firefighters, negotiators and bomb-disposal experts entered the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University on the morning of November 27, 2019, to search for any remaining protesters inside and clear away hazardous items. The operation followed a siege that started a week and a half earlier as radical protes…
Police enter Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus to gather evidence, clear protesters | South China Morning Post
Authorities moved into Hong Kong Polytechnic University on November 28, 2019, to search for dangerous items and gather evidence after recent violent protests at the campus as well as to try and convince any remaining demonstrators to leave.
Protesters refuse to leave PolyU campus after almost two weeks | South China Morning Post
Nine days after the police siege of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University started, management entered the campus on November 26 to persuade remaining protesters to leave.
Indonesian kids given pet chicks in effort to wean them off smartphones | South China Morning Post
Authorities in the Indonesian city of Bandung launched an unusual project called ‘chickenisation’ to distract children from their smartphones. Around 2,000 4-day-old chicks will be given to pupils at elementary and junior high schools and the youngsters must take care of their new pets. This project has been welcome…
‘No more tear gas’: Protest march in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
In Hong Kong over a hundred people marched in Kowloon Tong on November 23, urging authorities to stop firing tear gas. Parents are worried that the chemicals in tear gas would hurt their children and affect the environment of school campuses.
Inside PolyU | South China Morning Post
After coming under siege during violent clashes between radical protesters and police, Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University has remained in a stand-off for six days as officers await the surrender of diehard demonstrators.
Clean-up crews move into PolyU | South China Morning Post
After a 4-day siege by police, clean-up crews have been clearing the wreckage from around Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Bricks, barricades and broken glass were some of the debris being cleared away with shovels and mechanical claws.
Hong Kong police chase down protesters trying to escape from Polytechnic University | South China Morning Post
Several radical protesters who had been inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University tried to escape as first aiders and some injured protesters were escorted off the campus. Police quickly chased them down and arrested them. The university has been under siege for three days but it was a relatively calm evening at PolyU…
Inside the occupied Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus | South China Morning Post
Scenes of ruined classrooms, damaged hallways and a flooded library emerged from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Campus building on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Scenes of destruction in streets surrounding besieged Hong Kong Polytechnic University | South China Morning Post
Road blockades, bricks and other wreckage in the streets around the besieged Hong Kong PolyU campus on Tuesday morning, November 19, 2019.
As besieged PolyU campus cleared, Hong Kong leader condemns ‘rioters' | South China Morning Post
The siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University continued for a third day on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Ropes and motorbikes used to escape Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus siege | South China Morning Post
In the early hours of Tuesday, November 19, 2019, dozens of people escaped from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus which had been under police siege trapping students, protesters and radicals.
Clashes, escapes and arrests as stand-off continues at Hong Kong Polytechnic University | South China Morning Post
The stand-off between radical protesters barricaded inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University and riot police threatening mass arrests continued without a solution into the early hours of November 19, 2019. Sources say dozens of protesters abseiled onto a highway from a campus footbridge and escaped via motorbike. Mea…
Police surround Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus in stand-off with protesters | South China Morning Post
Police pressed on with their operations to clear anti-government protesters from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus early on Monday, November 18, 2019.
Night clashes around Hong Kong Polytechnic University | South China Morning Post
The clashes around the Hong Kong Polytechnic University continued into the night of November 17th as police set a deadline for people to leave. All medics and journalists were told to leave by 10pm and that anyone remaining on campus could be arrested and charged with rioting. A bridge that connects PolyU with the o…
Protesters and police in fierce clashes at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Polytechnic University was yet again the scene of clashes between anti-government protesters and police on Sunday November 17, 2019. Most universities in the city have seen protesters leave and barricades come down, but protesters at PolyU continued their occupation. Water cannons and armoured cars failed …
Chinese soldiers and residents help clear streets after a week of intense protest in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
At the end of a week that saw traffic disruption and chaos in Hong Kong, Saturday November 16, 2019, was a day of relative calm. Around Baptist University in Kowloon Tong, crowds came out to help clean the streets. Among them were about 50 Chinese soldiers, who said they “volunteered” to clear the bricks and roads n…
Protesters fortify campus positions on sixth straight day of Hong Kong protests | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong anti-government protesters were busy on several university campuses, fortifying positions as well as making and testing makeshift weapons in preparation for possible battles with police.
Chinese and local organisations help students from mainland China flee universities in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
With violent protests at Hong Kong universities showing no signs of easing, some students from mainland China have fled their campuses.
Disruptions across Hong Kong as city braces for another day of protest violence | South China Morning Post
In the early hours of November 14, 2019, Hong Kong’s public transport was limited, and certain important roads were blocked by protesters, including Tolo Highway, the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Pok Fu Lam Road. Protesters were holding up in some of the city’s university campuses, strengthening their defences in antici…
Student protesters hunker down at Hong Kong campuses in anticipation of clashes with police | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong protesters crippled transport links and jammed roads causing chaos across the city for a third consecutive day on November 13, 2019.
Chaos on campuses and Central district in Hong Kong on third consecutive day of serious violence | South China Morning Post
Radical protesters in Hong Kong clashed with police on university campuses and in the Central business district on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
Korean parents pray for their children before major college entrance exam | South China Morning Post
Over 548,000 students will take the College Scholastic Ability Test, also known as Suneung, South Korea’s national college entrance exam on November 14. The test is a major part of the South Korean education system and for many students, their academic life leads up to this moment. The tests last all day and feature…
Memorials in Hong Kong for death of student, Chow Tsz-lok | South China Morning Post
A day after the death of Chow Tsz-lok thousands gathered in Tamar Park in Hong Kong to mourn his passing. The 22-year-old computer science student had reportedly fallen from a car park near a police clearance operation. He sustained serious head injuries which ultimately proved fatal. Mourners assembled in the car p…
Thousands hold vigils for Hong Kong student who died after car park fall | South China Morning Post
Thousands of people across Hong Kong held vigils on November 8 for Chow Tsz-lok. The 22-year-old computer science undergraduate studying at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology had died earlier that day. Chow had suffered a severe brain injury after he reportedly fell four metres (13 feet) at a car par…
Hong Kong student who suffered brain injury in car park fall dies | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of people gathered on the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on November 8, 2019, to pay tribute to Chow Tsz-lok.
Graduation ceremony halted after masked university students rally at the event in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
About 1,000 students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong wore masks and chanted slogans at their graduation ceremony on November 7, 2019.
American dad scolds kid in Mandarin, becoming an internet sensation in China | South China Morning Post
An American man was filmed shouting at his daughter in Mandarin, exasperated that she was not doing her homework. His Chinese wife said he was mimicking how she usually scolds their child when she procrastinates on her assignments.
‘Hazardous’ air pollution in India’s capital New Delhi shuts down schools | South China Morning Post
Millions of masks have been issued to students in New Delhi as the Indian capital continues to be engulfed in thick smog. Air pollution in the city and surrounding towns have reached some of the worst levels seen so far in 2019.
Hong Kong protests: minding your mental health amid political turmoil | South China Morning Post
Months of often violent protests in Hong Kong have left society more unsettled and troubled than it has been in decades, according to University of Hong Kong professor, Paul Yip.
Viral China this week: how pupils write with good posture, and more | South China Morning Post
How pupils at a primary school in China are made to write with good posture, and more viral hits from China this week.
16 sentenced to death for setting Bangladeshi teen on fire over sexual harassment complaint | South China Morning Post
Sixteen people were sentenced to death on October 24 for burning alive a 19-year-old Bangladeshi student, Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who refused to withdraw sexual assault charges against her principal, Siraj Ud Doula. Rafi made a sexual harassment complaint against the principal in March. After being arrested over the hara…
How pupils at school in China write with good posture | South China Morning Post
Parents of pupils at a primary school in northwestern China's Shaanxi province bought bars to be installed on tables, to make sure their children adopt the correct posture while writing.
Low-key ceremony as Zhao Ziyang, who opposed Tiananmen crackdown, finally laid to rest | South China Morning Post
Zhao Ziyang, who sympathised with the student-led Tiananmen democracy movement three decades ago, was finally laid to rest on the outskirts of Beijing on Friday – 14 years after his death.
Carrie Lam fields questions from netizens on Facebook Live event | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a Facebook Live event on October 17 fielding questions from netizens. Despite her recent policy address, which focused heavily on measures to solve the city’s housing crisis, many of the comments were about concerns over police use of force and the five demands of the anti-g…
Hong Kong leader forced to deliver policy address via video | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s annual policy address was delivered via video on October 16, 2019, after opposition lawmakers twice disrupted her attempts to deliver the speech live inside the Legislative Council chamber.
‘Political conditions not conducive’ to big US-China deal, says Trump’s ex-trade adviser | South China Morning Post
“A grand bargain” on trade between the United States and China is unlikely to be achieved in “days, weeks or months”, said Clete Willems, partner at law firm Akin Gump. Willems was,until recently, deputy director of the National Economic Council, US President Donald Trump’s economic policy forum. Instead, Willems ba…