Xenophobia and financial woes in the West have created tremendous opportunities for higher education institutions in Hong Kong and the broader Eurasian region, the head of a leading university in Kazakhstan has said. Professor Waqar Ahmad, the president of Nazarbayev University, also revealed on Wednesday that the institution would soon launch another joint undergraduate programme…
Road safety has been thrust into the spotlight after two Hong Kong tourists were killed in a car crash in New Zealand. The Chinese consulate in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday revealed details of the fatal traffic accident that occurred a day earlier. The South China Morning Post outlines what road safety precautions motorists should…
CK Hutchison Holdings’ shares climbed to their highest level since 2020 after the conglomerate announced plans to exit the UK mobile market, signalling that investors believe the Li family may once again have timed an industry peak before the broader market. Shares rose about 12 per cent to HK$73.30 on Monday from the May 5…
A total of 574 candidates were elected on Gaza-related or Muslim issues in the recent British local elections, according to an analysis by the Henry Jackson Society. In other words, these are individuals whose campaign focused on Muslim transnational grievances, rather than local issues. The 574 sectarian-style candidates were elected across 58 councils. This far…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday. “[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the riots that shook Hong…
Britain has warned it will not tolerate attempts by foreign states to intimidate or harass individuals on its soil, as it summoned China’s ambassador after two men linked to Hong Kong’s London trade office were convicted of spying on activists. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office confirmed on Saturday that Ambassador Zheng Zeguang…
Champagne glass in hand, Nigel Farage grins broadly as he limbers up to the podium at Britain’s Cheltenham racecourse. The political veteran has much to celebrate, with Reform UK, the right-wing populist party he leads, having secured a seismic electoral breakthrough at Thursday’s local elections. Scores of town halls have turned Reform turquoise as millions…
London — The United Kingdom’s governing Labour Party and the opposition Conservative Party, which together have dominated British politics and seated every prime minister for more than 100 years, both took a gut punch in a major round of local elections on Thursday. For Labour leader and current Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the heavy losses on…
Britain goes to the polls today in local elections that are seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership. Starmer won a landslide in 2024 running from the center, but has since flip-flopped on key issues and alienated his base, a UK political journalist wrote in The New York Times. The UK is,…
new video loaded: North London Stabbing Is Being Treated as Terrorism, Police Say transcript Back transcript North London Stabbing Is Being Treated as Terrorism, Police Say Two men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday, in an area that is home to just over half of Britain’s 300,000 Jewish residents. The city’s main police force…