Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

28 Nov 2012

The mainland's key stock indicator slipped below the psychologically important 2,000-point level yesterday, entering a territory last seen nearly four years ago.

2:34AM

OECD cuts growth forecasts and urges ECB easing

28 Nov 2012

The OECD has cut its growth forecasts as it warned of the risk of a "major" global recession and urged the European Central Bank and the People's Bank of China to ease monetary policy.

2:34AM

Lai See

25 May 2011

When it comes to fine wines, Henry Tang shows he can deliver

Some, but by no means all, of the journalists that drank the wine at the annual Hong Kong Journalists Association's ball...

10:48AM

Stereotyping still strong

29 May 2009

Gender stereotypes are still affecting the performance of boys and girls in maths and reading, an OECD study has found.

6:08AM

Japanese reforms win OECD praise

7 Mar 2009

Japan has made significant progress in modernising its higher education system over the past five years, an OECD review has found.

5:53AM

Science students take No 2 ranking in global study

30 Nov 2007

Hong Kong science students are second best in the world, according to an international survey of academic performance in secondary schools.

12:26PM

Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Alex Lo

We need a sober view of sexual violence

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4:10AM

OECD highlights cost of growth

For the past 20 or so years the legitimacy of the mainland government has depended largely on its ability to deliver economic growth. That criterion is now changing.

2:46PM

Hampered havens help Hong Kong

A recent crackdown on countries that make themselves readily available for people and companies to avoid taxes has led to a shift in assets from traditional tax havens such as Gibraltar, the...

11:10AM

Ex-official talks down dominance in hi-tech

A former top mainland statistician yesterday sought to play down the significance of the country's position as the world's biggest information technology exporter, saying mainland manufacturers...

10:08AM

OECD throws book on governance at mainland lenders

Ordinary investors wondering whether to buy shares in either the Bank of China or China Construction Bank when they float their stock on the Hong Kong market over the coming months might want to...

12:20AM

Mind the spending gap

The average total tax revenue of OECD countries was 36.9 per cent of GDP, more than double the average figure of 17 per cent for Hong Kong between 1990-91 and 2002-03.

9:51AM

A 'crazy idea' that grew to become a Pisa the action

ANDREAS SCHLEICHER, the man behind the largest international study on education systems, has an alarming irony to tell the world: education is the sector most deprived of the necessary information...

8:19PM