At least five Hong Kong universities have backed the government’s proposal to launch study tours aimed at attracting non-local secondary students to pursue higher education in the city, with programmes featuring topics such as AI. The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the city’s oldest tertiary institution, said it would offer up to 35 programmes this…
Nearly 670 Hongkongers have been granted settlement in the United Kingdom under its bespoke BN(O) visa pathway, although the total number of applicants has fallen short of the British government’s lowest “core” estimate five years after its launch. While tens of thousands of Hongkongers are set to qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain, or settled…
Toronto: Four Cabinet Ministers and the Premiers of two provinces will be part of the high-powered delegation joining Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are he travels to India for a bilateral visit beginning on Friday. The composition of delegation underscores the focus on strengthening the relationship, particularly in the economic, trade and defence spheres. Four…
A 22-year-old Indian national accused of being involved in extortion-related activity has been removed from Canada. Over 22,000 persons deemed inadmissible were removed from Canada last year, a new record. (AP) In the first such public announcement in this regard, Surrey Police Service or SPS said that Lovebir Singh, a 22-year-old foreign national male who…
Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing trend of students choosing Asian destinations for higher studies. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, president of Chinese University, which is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition,…
The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down many of Donald Trump’s tariffs offers some relief to Mexico and Canada, but a much bigger set of risks still hangs over the trade relationship that joins the three countries. US President Donald Trump, right, joined by Solicitor General John Sauer, as Trump speaks with reporters in…
As the trial related to the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar is expected to begin later this year, the Canadian government has sought to block some details from being revealed as that could prove “injurious to international relations and national security”. Protesters chant outside of the consulate general of India office during a…
new video loaded: Family Grieves Daughter Killed in Canada Mass Shooting transcript Back transcript Family Grieves Daughter Killed in Canada Mass Shooting Lance Younge of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, urged other to “hold your kids tight” in the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting. His daughter, 12-year-old Kylie Smith, was one of the victims at a…
new video loaded: Nine People Killed in Mass Shooting in British Columbia, Canada transcript Back transcript Nine People Killed in Mass Shooting in British Columbia, Canada Nine people were killed and 25 others were injured in the third-deadliest shooting in Canada’s history. The police said the person believed to be the shooter was found dead….
The Chinese embassy in Britain has slammed London’s “malicious” plan to expand an immigration pathway for Hongkongers after the sentencing of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years in prison, accusing the UK of “manipulating” the issue. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy on Tuesday urged the UK government to stop interfering in…