Schoolgirl rescued from squat toilet in China | South China Morning Post
A 10-year-old girl was rescued after she accidentally stuck her leg into a squat toilet at her school in Guangxi, China.
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How technology is improving education in rural China | South China Morning Post
How technology is improving education in rural China.
What issues do Beijingers want the government to address at China’s Two Sessions? | South China Morning Post
Delegates from around China are in Beijing to take part in the annual meetings of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and National People’s Congress. The two meetings will give clues about what the government’s priorities will be in the year ahead. Delegates are expected to discuss issues ranging …
Who really decides China’s foreign policy? | South China Morning Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping has put together a team of top foreign-policy makers with substantial experience in handling the West, especially the US, in an effort to achieve China’s growing global ambitions.
Social media video shows scene at Florida high school after ex-student opens fire | South China Morning Post
Video posted to social media showed the scene outside a Florida high school after a former student opened fire in the school on Wednesday (February 14).
“Kids were freaking out”: Florida school shooting witness | South China Morning Post
A witness to the Florida school shooting says “kids were freaking out” when shots rang out inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday (February 14) afternoon.
Self-defence classes help fight bullying | South China Morning Post
Bullying is a growing problem in Hong Kong's schools, but martial arts trainer Donovan Ryan says self-defence skills can boost confidence levels.
Peak flu season sparks early closure of Hong Kong schools ahead of Lunar New Year break | South China Morning Post
The Hong Kong government has ordered all kindergartens, primary schools and special needs schools to close four days early for the Lunar New Year break in a bid to stem the city’s flu outbreak.
Baptist University Mandarin row boils over | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of students from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) protested against the university president Roland Chin’s decision to suspend two students, who were part of a group that stormed into the school’s Language Centre on January 17.
Cash-strapped Chinese artist crowdfunds his studies in New York | South China Morning Post
When Linjie Deng’s family couldn’t afford to pay for his graduate studies in New York, he decided to raise the money for his tuition through crowdfunding and made his dreams come true.
Cadet helicopter pilots take part in live combat drills over northeast China | South China Morning Post
A Chinese military university put its cadet helicopter pilots through live combat scenarios. The cadets flew the new Z-9 coaching helicopters in freezing temperatures of nearly -20 degrees Celsius.
Animation school for Hong Kong teens led by former gaming addict Sunny Tang | South China Morning Post
In 2015, Sunny Tang Yat-sing opened the animation school at Act Plus Education Foundation, a non-profit organisation that teaches creativity and technical skills in computer graphics, while also providing guardians.
How stressed out are Hong Kong’s students? | South China Morning Post
The current Hong Kong education has been under a lot of flak for adopting what some parents called “learning by drilling" approach, with school spending too much time on preparing students for public examination. But how does that reflect on students?
A Chinese school in Nepal | South China Morning Post
A Chinese school in Nepal teaching students how to pronounce "dog" and "mother" in Chinese.
Learn Cantonese slang terms with Ben Sir | South China Morning Post
Ben Au Yeung Wai-hoo, or ‘Ben Sir’, is now a full-time internet celebrity after leaving his teaching role at Chinese University.
China is trying to influence Australia: Australian strategic policy expert | South China Morning Post
Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra, Peter Jennings, says China is acting unlike other countries regarding its relationship with Australia.
Safety checks ordered for kindergartens in China | South China Morning Post
Police have detained a 22-year-old female teacher over allegations of child abuse at a kindergarten. A nationwide safety campaign for kids at school has been launched.
How Hong Kong pupils stay happy amid academic stress | South China Morning Post
Primary students Jodie Fei and Anson Ho find their ways to happiness amid Hong Kong’s high-pressured and exam-oriented education system.
A robot 'doctor' has passed China's medical licensing exam | South China Morning Post
A robot developed by Tsinghua University has passed China's National Medical Licensing Examination. The robot named Xiao Yi scored 456, exceeding the acceptance line by 96 points.
Hong Kong students fight off drowsiness during live broadcast of speech | South China Morning Post
Some 120 students in a Hong Kong secondary school watched a live broadcast of Basic Law Committee chairman Li Fei’s speech amid some yawns and head-scratches, with a few struggling to fight off drowsiness.
Third-alarm fire in San Po Kong | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong industrial building fire sends woman to hospital, triggers school evacuation.
The Hong Kong local school promoting alternative learning | South China Morning Post
Wednesday afternoon classes at the W F Joseph Lee Primary School often take place outdoors, following a development theory promoting 'multiple intelligences'.
Two Occupy student leaders released on bail | South China Morning Post
Occupy protest student leaders Joshua Wong Chi-fung and Nathan Law Kwun-chung were released on bail pending an appeal against their jail terms
Xi Jinping's principles of foreign policy | South China Morning Post
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Watch Xi Jinping's marathon speech in 3 minutes | South China Morning Post
Xi Jinping delivered his report to the 19th party congress, outlining the policy direction of China in various areas.
‘Happiest man’ in the world explains how Hongkongers can live a less stressful life with meditation | South China Morning Post
Born in the Himalayan border region between Tibet and Nepal,Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a meditation master who has been described as the ‘happiest man in the world’. In 2002,Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and other long-term meditators were invited to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for tests on the effects of meditati…
Key takeaways from Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's first policy address | South China Morning Post
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Earthworm robot | South China Morning Post
Twenty-two-year-old PhD student Kelvin Heung Ho-lam’s final year project involving a prototype intended to offer a more comfortable and safer alternative to colonoscopy.
How Hong Kong’s ageing society can benefit from biomedical engineering | South China Morning Post
Professor Raymond Tong Kai-yu, who heads Chinese University’s newly set-up biomedical engineering department, designed an award-winning robotic hand, which is dubbed the “Hand of Hope”.
Overseas education no longer a sure route to success in China | South China Morning Post
Overseas education no longer a sure route to success in China, Chinese graduates look beyond the career ladder to find value in studying abroad.
How a high school dropout founded GoGoVan | South China Morning Post
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Pro-democracy student leaders jailed for storming government buildings | South China Morning Post
Three pro-democracy student leaders Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, who stormed the so-called Civic Square in 2014, were jailed for six to eight months.
Duterte on how to fund free tuition law: 'Ewan ko'
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Duterte signs law for free tuition in state colleges
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China’s new robot develops new grip | South China Morning Post
China University of Science and Technology demonstrated a new robot with a flexible hand at the 21st RoboCup Robot World Cup in Nagoya, Japan.
China’s VPN crackdown: how are Beijing students coping? | South China Morning Post
Beijing has been increasingly clamping down on use of VPNs in recent weeks. This has prompted concerns among various groups that it will stifle academic research and international trade.
Top IB scorer dedicated most of her high school years volunteering | South China Morning Post
Nicole Hon dedicated most of her high school years volunteering to improve the conditions of the poor in Hong Kong and beyond. Meanwhile, she scored the maximum marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) this year.
School’s out, results are in: Hong Kong students receive their HKDSE | South China Morning Post
More than 60,000 high school students received their final results for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Wednesday morning. About 41 per cent of them achieved the minimum requirement for local undergraduate programs, according to the Examinations and Assessment Authority.
Hong Kong star pianist Wong Ka-jeng on a mission to rebrand classical music | South China Morning Post
Since returning from the USA with a bachelor’s degree in music from Indiana University, pianist and former child prodigy Wong Ka-jeng has founded Music Lab to experiment with classical music programming and to give the genre a fresher image.
Hong Kong National Party and student unions call off rally after police issues verbal warning | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s National Party and six university student unions had planned to hold a ‘20 Years of Chinese Occupation’ rally to mourn the ‘fall’ of Hong Kong in the handover to China.
20 years, 20 people: Zhang Fangyuan, mainland student at the City University of Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
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First Initiative Foundation charity gala a huge success | South China Morning Post
More than 400 guests turned out to support the First Initiative Foundation World In Tune Charity Gala. The annual stellar soiree, organised by Michelle Ong, founder of the FIF charity, raised funds to support art education projects
20 years, 20 people: Actor Gregory Rivers aka Ho Kwok-wing | South China Morning Post
Gregory Rivers, who named himself after Cantopop star Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, talks to SCMP about how he went from a medical student in Australia to a well-known actor in Hong Kong.
20 years, 20 people: Hong Kong Baptist University Associate Professor John Wakefield | South China Morning Post
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20 years, 20 people: educator Noel Ho Ching-man | South China Morning Post
Educator Noel Ho, who joined the education industry in 1994, has witnessed a surge in Hong Kong students opting to study abroad since the handover.
US student in coma dies days after release from North Korea | South China Morning Post
Otto Warmbier, the American student who was imprisoned in North Korea before being returned home in a coma, died Monday in a Cincinnati hospital.
video shows victims of the blast at the school in Feng county in Jiangsu province | South China Morning Post
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20 years, 20 people: Cantonese teacher Cecilie Gamst | South China Morning Post
Norwegian-born Cecilie Gamst Berg has worked as a Cantonese teacher in Hong Kong for over two decades, but fears the future of Hong Kong’s Cantonese heritage is under threat.
Protesters clash with police outside Beijing’s municipal office | South China Morning Post
Told that their children couldn't enroll in a nearby school, parents in a Beijing neighborhood staged protests.