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HK pneumonia outbreak: Alert level raised to 'serious response'

Daniel Abel
January 5, 2020

In response to the pneumonia outbreak, the Hong Kong medical staff has raised their alert level to “serious response”. Meanwhile,...

Asia Government

Philippine senators file Joint Resolution No.10 for education reforms

Daniel Abel
January 5, 2020

Philippine Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara, and five other senators, have filed Joint Resolution No. 10 before senate calling for...

Asia Government

Taiwan enacts new anti-infiltration act ahead of 2020 elections

Daniel Abel
January 4, 2020

Taiwan’s parliament passed an anti-infiltration act on Tuesday with less than two weeks to go before Taiwan’s presidential and general...

Asia Teachers

Hong Kong Professional Teachers Union, Education Bureau clash over treatment...

Daniel Abel
January 4, 2020

Thousands of Hong Kong professional teachers and supporters have stormed the Edinburgh Place in protest against the government and Education...

Asia Law and Courts

CRISPR: Chinese government deterring other scientists from similar research

Daniel Abel
January 3, 2020

The jail term conferred on He Jiankui, the biophysicist who created the world first CRISPR-baby, has led many scientists to...

Asia Government

Transforming the Educators Academy is key to quality education

Ken Vincent Rosales
January 3, 2020

The Philippine (PH) Department of Education (DepEd) aims to improve quality education by transforming the Educators Academy. Revamping the National...

Asia Schools

UAE private schools for the first time recording increase in...

Daniel Abel
January 2, 2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released new figures which suggest that the numbers of students enrolling in its private...

Asia Science

Scientist jailed after creating the world’s first gene-edited babies

Kelvin Maina
January 2, 2020

He Jiankui, the scientist who was behind the worlds first gene-edited babies, has been sentenced to three years in prison....

Asia Opportunities

Saudi launches cultural scholarship program for students

Daniel Abel
January 2, 2020

Saudi Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud has announced the launch of Saudi’s first cultural scholarship...

Asia Students

Form-six student beaten by police diagnosed with PTSD

Daniel Abel
January 1, 2020

Chu, a Hong Kong form-six student, claims he has been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from beaten gotten by...