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The results from the Territory-wide System Assessment have prompted an academic to call for urgent efforts to address falling English, Chinese and maths levels if such trends continue. Photo: Dickson Lee

Annual tests find secondary pupils’ English levels reach record low in Hong Kong

Proficiency in Chinese, English and maths among Primary Three pupils also fell to worst levels in about 20 years, according to test results.

4 Nov 2024 - 10:04PM

China’s ‘bat lady’ Shi Zhengli opens path for new coronavirus research

4 Nov 2024 - 8:24PMvideocam

Editorial | Covid case sends jabs reminder to Hong Kong parents

2 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM

Biden urged to help US families hit by halted China adoption scheme

Some 300 children on mainland had been matched with adoptive American families when the ban was announced in August.

2 Nov 2024 - 4:28AMvideocam

Toddlers are brought out for a walk at an orphanage in Shanghai on November 21, 2005. Beijing started to allow foreigners to adopt children from China in 1992. Photo: Reuters

How Grand Theft Auto and World of Warcraft became virtual film sets

Filmmakers explain using Grand Theft Auto to host Shakespeare’s Hamlet and setting the life story of a dying gamer in World of Warcraft.

1 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

AstraZeneca’s China president under ‘ongoing investigation’: company

Drug maker has yet to elaborate whether Leon Wang is in custody, nor have his whereabouts been disclosed.

31 Oct 2024 - 6:03AM

Hong Kong infant critically ill after Covid infection, public urged to get jabs

Centre for Health Protection says child being treated at Kwong Wah Hospital’s paediatric intensive care unit.

29 Oct 2024 - 12:45AM

The infant is currently being treated at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Jelly Tse

Chinese study might explain why men are more vulnerable to respiratory disease

Researchers say different structures in nasal microorganisms might explain why women can fight off certain infections more easily.

27 Oct 2024 - 4:07PMvideocam

Janet Yellen, senior China finance official discuss Beijing’s stimulus measures

US Treasury chief reiterates Washington’s concerns about industrial overcapacity and impact on American workers and firms.

26 Oct 2024 - 4:24PMvideocam

US funeral home owners accused of stashing bodies plead guilty to fraud

Jon and Carie Hallford allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building and sent grieving families fake ashes.

25 Oct 2024 - 1:29PM

A hearse and debris at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado in 2023. Photo: The Gazette via AP

Baby massage relieved her postnatal depression. Now she teaches it

Baby massage classes helped Hong Kong-based Jen Cooper beat severe postnatal depression. Having seen their benefits she became an instructor.

19 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM

Baby massage eased postnatal depression for Jen Cooper (centre), who is now a teacher of baby movement classes in Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So

Why US elections are losing their shine for educated Chinese

Observers cite rise of Donald Trump, the American pandemic death toll and China-US tension as contributing to changing Chinese attitudes.

19 Oct 2024 - 1:33AMvideocam

Is a colleague struggling with their mental health? Signs to look for

Experts explain what leads to depression at work, red flags from lateness to illness, and how employers can maintain morale and productivity.

16 Oct 2024 - 5:20AM

Editorial | Lobsters deal whets appetite for better China-Australia ties

Lifting of ban by mainland China on the Australian seafood raises hopes of a continuing improvement in relations between two countries.

15 Oct 2024 - 1:04AM

Cooked Eastern Rock Lobster is displayed at Sydney Fish Markets in December 2023. China’s trade ban on Australian lobsters is to end after more than three years. Photo: Getty Images

Editorial | Hong Kong firms should make most of new Cepa deal to feel benefit

Further expansion of free-trade pact removes barriers for companies in seven Hong Kong sectors wanting to do business in mainland China.

12 Oct 2024 - 6:15AM

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po (front, left) and China’s Minister of Commerce, Li Yongjie (front, right), during the signing of an amendment to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). Photo: Eugene Lee

When will it end? How inexperience is fuelling the fire of China’s economic woes

Economists have ‘never seen anything like this’, and ‘challenges are on a greater scale’ than ever before, so how can China bring the wild ride to an end?

15 Oct 2024 - 3:05PM

Trump secretly sent Putin Covid tests in 2020, new Woodward book says

The ex-US president also spoke to the Russian leader up to seven times after leaving the White House, the book says.

9 Oct 2024 - 3:59PM

Thailand aims for tourism boom in 2025, even as Chinese travellers slow to return

The government is collaborating with travel companies and launching a campaign to promote Thai culture and lesser-known destinations.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:24PM

Chinese tourists pose for a group photo at Ancient Siam in Samut Prakan, Thailand. Photo: Xinhua

Editorial | Incentives can help keep Hong Kong poverty at bay

If city is to bridge a growing gap between rich and poor, more effective measures are needed.

5 Oct 2024 - 6:30AM

Explainer | How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next?

In nominal terms, the massive package has the potential to be China’s biggest ever.

3 Oct 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

US scientist and family appear on a ‘kill list’ for working with China

Disease ecologist Peter Daszak describes the ‘witch hunt’ he and his organisation have endured over Covid lab leak allegations.

2 Oct 2024 - 11:05AMvideocam

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Peter Daszak, president of scientific research organisation EcoHealth Alliance, says he and the non-profit have endured four years of “relentless” and “damaging” attacks. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

China markets blast rocket boosters, pull U-turn with Beijing’s big policy plans

Traders see the China market as ripe for the picking, but long-term effects of Beijing’s new stimulus package remain in question.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:05AMvideocam

Market sentiment has turned sharply bullish on China in recent days. Photo: Bloomberg

Editorial | Seize the opportunity to get that Hong Kong flu jab now

As peak season approaches, city doctors warn that the sometimes fatal virus targets not only high-risk individuals but also healthy adults.

27 Sep 2024 - 6:15AM

Editorial | National Day feelgood factor must go on long after end of Hong Kong festivities

City will celebrate the occasion in style, but it has to continue to adapt to tourism today and provide value for money for all.

26 Sep 2024 - 6:15AM

My Take | Chinese wet market theory for pandemic holds after all

A re-analysis of genomic data previously withheld offers strongest evidence of the natural origin of Covid-19 but doubters, conspiracists and some Western politicians are unlikely to be convinced.

23 Sep 2024 - 9:00PM

The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on January 21, 2020. Photo: AP

Is remote work hindering UK productivity? New Labour stance sparks debate

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves says in-person collaboration boosts efficiency, while other ministers prioritise results over physical presence.

23 Sep 2024 - 5:33PM

UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves believes working from home hinders productivity, contradicting Labour’s flexible working policy. Photo: AFP

Journaling helps release negative thoughts and emotions. Simone Biles knows

Simone Biles keeps a ‘worry journal’, Gigi Hadid a ‘bad journal’, to ease anxiety. Journaling can help put life’s challenges in perspective.

20 Sep 2024 - 10:33AM

Hotels in Japan, China, draw investors as travel fervour improves returns

Japan is the favourite investment target amid a surge in tourism, a weak yen and low interest rates.

15 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM

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Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has since spread across the world and the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic. Seeking to distinguish the virus from the disease it causes, the virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease Covid-19.

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9 September, 2024