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Graduates at a 2025 commencement ceremony. Harvard faculty voted overwhelmingly to restrict top marks to just 20 per cent of undergraduates starting in 2027. Photo: AFP
United States

Harvard to cap A-grades, despite heavy opposition from students

The change is one of the first efforts by a prestigious US university ⁠to tackle the widespread problem of grade inflation.

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Education in Hong Kong

Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead Northwestern University

Hong Kong courts

Ex-HKUST professor guilty of taking HK$40,000 to secure student’s admission

Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong schools must balance phone policy against student concerns

Backlash at Kwun Tong Maryknoll College shows schools need to work with students and parents to develop guidelines.

Youths use mobile phones on the train on June 27, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

Letters | Rigid quotas will undercut Hong Kong’s ride-hailing service providers

Readers discuss the effort to regulate ride-hailing, how to best address the city’s mental health crisis, and potential problems linked to the Fanling Bypass.

Singapore

Caning for Singapore school bullies? Only as last resort, minister says

Under Singapore’s stricter framework for student misconduct, bullies can face suspension, caning and lowered conduct grades.

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Hong Kong courts

Transgender student sues Hong Kong school over ‘discriminatory’ hair policy

Lawsuit alleges school ignored gender identity and subjected student to ‘public humiliation and rebukes’, causing distress and embarrassment.

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Lung Kong World Federation School Limited Lau Wong Fat Secondary School, is being sued by a former student over discriminatory’ policies. Photo: Google Maps
China education

Why more mainland Chinese families are betting on Hong Kong universities

The city has overtaken the US to become the second most popular study-abroad destination for mainland students in 2026, a report finds.

Trending in China

Chinese educator is historic first from mainland university to lead top US institute

Young man from rural village who arrived in the US with a single suitcase ‘imitated’ others to fit in; says America is still place to aspire to.

China’s soft power

Why are modern Chinese audiences shying away from dubbed films?

Greater subtitle literacy among streaming viewers is among factors chipping away at enthusiasm for dubbed movies in China.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) is among much-loved cinematic classics that have for decades been enjoyed in China dubbed into Chinese. But audiences are shifting away from dubbed productions. Photo: Paris Film Productions
Thailand

Asian Angle | A year after corporal punishment ban, Thailand needs to curb resurgence

Two school incidents show corporal punishment remains prevalent, and Thai authorities must strengthen accountability to prevent a recurrence.

The World Health Organization asserts that corporal punishment increases behavioural problems, impairs socio-emotional development and, crucially, violates children’s rights to good health and physical integrity. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong must prioritise well-being of flag bearers of tomorrow

Readers discuss the efforts required to ensure every child has a chance to thrive, and the potential for Greater Bay Area collaboration on rare disease treatment.

Japan

Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks

The potential abolition of so many universities is a ‘dramatic move’ that analysts warn will affect thousands of students and teachers.

US-China relations

Letters | University of Michigan must stand up for its Chinese scholars

Readers discuss cases involving researchers at a US university, and the International Olympic Committee’s gender testing requirement.

Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan last month, reportedly after he was questioned by US federal law enforcement. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong education portal under fire for low readership among teachers, students

Executive director of Hong Kong Education City tells Audit Commission that low usage is due to city’s shrinking student population.

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The low usage of EdCity’s electronic resources formed a key criticism in a recent report by the Audit Commission. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Letters | Pathway of Hong Kong pupils’ well-being runs through relationships

Readers discuss the sharp rise in the number of students with mental illness, and an experience with an orthopaedic surgeon.

Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s education hub cannot be a one-market wonder

If the sector is to become a robust economic driver for the city, it must look beyond mainland student numbers for growth. Diversification is key.

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Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | New curriculum guide will bolster national identity in Hong Kong

Along with flag-raising and other activities, the revised framework will support young Hongkongers in cultivating a deeper sense of belonging to the nation.

Students of Tai Po Old Market Public School hold a flag-raising ceremony on the first day of school on September 1, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Number of Hong Kong school leavers seeking education elsewhere hits 14-year low

Only 2,671 of 40,948 Form Six graduates pursuing full-time courses chose to study outside Hong Kong last year, the lowest level since 2012.

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China jobs

China’s youth unemployment crunch deepens as record graduation season looms

China’s official youth jobless rate climbed to 16.9 per cent in March, with another 12.7 million graduates set to enter the job market this summer.

Science

Canada Research Chair chemist Janusz Pawliszyn joins Chinese university

The Polish scientist who invented two widely used analytical chemistry techniques has been hired by one of his former students.

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Janusz Pawliszyn, inventor of two widely used analytical chemistry techniques, has taken up a professorship at Sun Yat-sen University’s school of chemical engineering and technology. Photo: Handout
Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong’s students and educators are reshaping LGBT inclusivity

Support networks like Quarks and QSA are providing support for LGBTQ youth, while helping to enact change within the educational system – but is it enough?

Liam Mak from transgender youth support group Quarks, with CUHK students. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong school to close in 2029 over Primary One enrolment shortfall

It becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised Primary One classes from September.

Education in Hong Kong

Hongkongers as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: learning guide

Authorities publish 2026 Values Education Curriculum Framework, with latest guide placing heavier emphasis on ‘national identity’.

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Indonesia

University of Indonesia suspends law students for sexually explicit group chat

The students are accused of having made vulgar and explicit sexual jokes about female peers and lecturers in an online conversation.

The rectorate building at the University of Indonesia. Sixteen law students from the university have been suspended after a sexually explicit group chat was leaked. Photo: Shutterstock
Japan

Japan jails ex-teacher for sharing voyeuristic student images

He is the first among an alleged teachers’ voyeurism ring to receive a prison sentence in a high-profile case that came to light last year.

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Between July and December 2024, Ishikawa secretly took photos and videos of three female students at a junior school in Kanagawa, where he was working at the time, capturing images on his smartphone that included their underwear, and shared them via a social media group chat. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Gunman at Turkey high school wounds 16 before killing himself

The attacker, a former student of the school, was born in 2007 and killed himself when ‘cornered by police’.

Education in Hong Kong

DSE citizenship exam tests students on social awareness and national principles

‘One country, two systems’ policy featured prominently in revamped paper, which required students to draw on ‘own knowledge’ and analysis.

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