Air quality hits “serious” levels across 14 areas, prompting health warnings for vulnerable citizens as experts predict relief by midweek

This school year started two months earlier than usual in Manila so that the term could end before May’s impossible heatwaves

One university student with ADHD says her condition is often seen as a problem to be fixed, while one doctor urges a new teaching mindset

Our student writer argues that the video game developers should issue an apology for skewing perceptions of the country

The US may have to change its strategy thanks to Chinese firm DeepSeek’s AI, which looks promising for the future of the machines

The story on this page has some tougher vocabulary words and questions to improve your understanding and English grammar

This page is for students who want to take their reading comprehension to the next level with difficult vocabulary and questions to test their inference skills

Each week, this page presents a light article with questions to test your comprehension

This year’s event, organised by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, highlighted the importance of treating pets like family

Students wrote about preserving Chinese opera, supporting the LGBTQ community, and offered tips for starting the year on the right food

Each week, two readers discuss a hot topic in a parliamentary-style debate that doesn’t necessarily reflect their personal viewpoints

Our writing contest starts with 10 students, who are eliminated one at a time based on your votes and YP editors’ picks

Contest highlights included a soulful performance of songs in three languages and a dance group mixing Bollywood, African dance and hip-hop

This week, readers urge us to redefine success, understand why children are lying flat, stop wasting food and learn why space oil is risky