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Ministry of Education
The latest news and top stories on the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. A Beijing-based governmental body, the Ministry of Education is dedicated to overseeing and regulating China’s education system. Its main areas of focus include developing educational policies, standardising curriculum and textbooks, accrediting institutions and teachers and funding national universities.
University insiders agree that Japan has too many small, private tertiary institutions battling enrolment shortfalls and financial pressures. Photo: Getty Images
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.

Singapore

Singapore’s answer to school bullying? The cane … and counselling

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Nepal

Nepal’s school fee crackdown upends South Asian private education norms

US-China relations

As US universities retreat from China, who is filling the academic void?

Many elite Sino-American ventures have ended under the strain of geopolitics but other, more diverse, programmes are emerging.

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Korea Times

Showcase your Korean and compete for prizes in language speaking contest

Running until May 7, The Korea Times’ Korean Language Speaking Contest is split into speech and pronunciation categories.

China education

China’s vocational degrees rising as students seek skills over prestige

Job-placement rates for vocational undergraduate colleges now outpace traditional universities, as youth unemployment drives pivot to more reliable employment path.

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Britain

Social media ‘weaponises’ children, says UK expert on gender healthcare

The ‘tiny’ number who will ‘never be comfortable’ with their biological sex need support as well as those who will ‘grow out of this’.

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Children hold signs and transgender pride flags during a transgender rights rally in 2024 in Washington. Photo: AP
Indonesia

Interpol issues red notice for Indonesian oil tycoon in US$285 million scandal

Mohammad Riza Chalid is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina.

China jobs

Hong Kong degree is ‘passport’ to jobs in the world’s third-largest art market

Art graduates from the mainland, looking to expand their horizons and gain an edge in the job market, are flocking to Hong Kong for further study.

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Japan

Fears of growing school violence in Japan as bullying clips go viral

Experts cite social media as a key factor contributing to rising bullying cases in schools, warning of cases that go unnoticed.

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Schoolchildren cross a street in Tokyo. Photo: AFP
Viral stories

Korean professors fined for taking students’ tests to inflate scores, stop budget cuts

Teachers sat ‘key’ exams to keep poorly performing people at university amid school closure threats; one academic faces extortion bid.

Three professors and an assistant teacher in South Kores have been fined for taking tests for students to inflate scoring rates in an attempt to prevent budget cuts. Photo: Shutterstock
Sri Lanka

‘Show your kinky side’: Sri Lanka probes syllabus error linking to gay site

Education chief quits as police probe ‘Bad Boys Club’ link in 400,000 English text books – since recalled. Officials suspect sabotage, AI errors.

Singapore

‘Felt left out’: ex-students’ videos on Singapore’s elite schools spark debate

When she was in an elite primary school, her classmates were shocked to find out that most Singaporeans lived in public flats.

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Xinjiang

China unveils new ethnic unity laws with ‘national security perspective’

The new proposals aim to protect national symbols and threaten action against those obstructing the use of the standard Chinese language.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping pictured on a visit to Lhasa in Tibet earlier this year. Photo: EPA
The Philippines

Will Philippines’ ‘historic’ US$23 billion education budget make the grade?

Critics are worried that the massive budget would either fall prey to corruption or not be enough to tackle long-standing problems.

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Filipino children walk to school on Isla Pugad in Hagonoy town, Bulacan province. Photo: AFP
Social media

Opinion | West is getting on the same page as China for children’s social media use

Governments face the same problem: how to let young people grow up in a connected world, around products not designed with their well-being in mind.

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China's economic recovery

China offers more support to returning overseas students as influx grows

As the number of students coming back to China soars, a new national service platform will help them find work and start businesses.

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The Philippines

New corruption complaint against Philippine VP Duterte heightens political drama

The filing comes as a corruption crisis grows, setting up a tough legal fight that could threaten Duterte’s potential 2028 presidential bid.

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Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte delivers a speech at the 90th anniversary celebration of the vice-president’s office in Manila last month. Photo: AP
Science

World’s first ‘ethical AI’ wades into risks of China’s new drug abuse law

Confucian trained ‘Wen Dao’ weighs potential societal costs of rule that seals records of convicted drug users.

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Malaysia

Malaysian police chief urges more caning in schools, rues loss of ‘fear factor’

The call comes amid several cases in schools this year that have raised safety concerns, ranging from the killing of a student to bullying.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong should consider easing visa rules for belt and road partners

Readers discuss the difficulties of securing entry to Hong Kong, investing in people’s well-being as an economic strategy, and child protection measures in Singapore.

Commuters in Hong Kong’s Central district on November 19. The Hong Kong government should consider revising current visa policies to strengthen its role as a regional hub for talent. Photo: Jelly Tse
Science

China’s new tech war warriors: PhD graduates without a thesis

Top defence university pilots scheme aimed at solving ‘bottleneck’ engineering problems amid tech race with US.

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Harbin Institute of Technology is known as one of China’s “Seven Sons of National Defence” because of its contributions to defence research and technology. Photo: Shutterstock
China jobs

‘Unpredictable risks’: China to see record graduates next year amid jobs crunch

Employment pressures facing graduates will reach unprecedented levels over next decade, top economist warns.

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China-Japan relations

Japan risks ‘path of no return’ if it intervenes in Taiwan, PLA Daily warns

Strongly worded commentary in China’s military mouthpiece comes as several ministries issue travel warnings against Japan in deepening row.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Mexico President Sheinbaum presses charges after being groped by man in public

President calls for tougher action on sexual harassment in Mexico after she was groped while greeting supporters.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
South Korea

South Korean bill aims to limit English education for preschoolers

The bipartisan bill aims to ban private English tuition due to concerns about academic pressure in preschool and its effect on child development.

A group of kindergarten students focus on their teacher at the Seoul International Book Fair in 2017. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Malaysian family files US$495,800 lawsuit after boy dies in school van

Parents seek damages from the education ministry and others, citing negligence in the death of five-year-old Teo Yu Ze.

Malaysia

Letters | Why Malaysia’s gang-rape suspects still deserve an education

Readers discuss the importance of facilitating future social roles for perpetrators, and educational reform for Malaysia.

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