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While authorities should promote safe internet practices for the young and vulnerable, parents can strengthen the first line of defence by staying vigilant about their children’s online activities.

  • Products from firms such as Meta and Snap are ‘negligently designed’ and have ‘rewired the way children think, behave and learn’, school boards said
  • The Canadian lawsuit has also named TikTok, the short-video social media platform from China’s ByteDance

Young jobseekers in China are grappling with disillusionment within the grim employment market, while Beijing is eager to maintain social stability and boost consumption.

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China’s prestigious Tsinghua University launched new programme to cultivate disruptive talent amid country’s push for more self-sufficiency in strategic tech sectors.

Two students and a professor said the measure was reminiscent of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which instituted a 10-year ban on Chinese labourers immigrating to the US.

A lack of funds has forced some schools operated by Chongryon – the association of North Korean residents in Japan – to amalgamate their operations, while others have closed.

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Hu Shiyun, a professor of Chinese literature and linguistics in Japan, went to China last August on what was meant to be a short trip. He hasn’t been heard from since.

While analysts are optimistic about the return of international students to China, many prospective and former students report dwindling enthusiasm for Chinese universities.

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Young people are putting off marriage due to ‘structural challenges’, as demographers say data shows fertility rates are likely to continue declining.

Recent news about teachers aiming physical and verbal abuse at their students in the classroom has prompted the Post to examine the differences between teaching styles on the mainland and in the West.

As India’s economy grows, unemployment persists, even among college graduates, so many Indian students see universities as a stepping stone to careers abroad.

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Bintang Balqis Maulana, 14, was reportedly severely beaten by four senior students over three days, in an incident that has sparked outrage across social media.

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Junior doctors say they have no intention of returning to work even as authorities launch steps to suspend their licences, while senior staff are also resigning.

NGOs now scored on efforts to support official policies, such as events promoting national education, in change to Social Welfare Department funding allocation system.