The suicide rate among under-15s in Hong Kong rose to a decade-high in 2025, defying an overall downward trend, with social media activity strongly linked to cases among young people, according to research from a local university. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong also…
The educational ethos of “cultivating values and nurturing people” is based on a classic Chinese saying that emphasises building good morals and a sense of social responsibility alongside academic and technical knowledge. At the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), this ethos drives the institution’s approach to its growth strategy, from the way its undergraduate…
A 61-year-old man died in hospital on Thursday after collapsing on board a Hong Kong train earlier in the morning. Police said they received a report at 7.39am from passengers who found the man collapsed on a Central-bound train as it arrived at Cheung Sha Wan station. The incident temporarily disrupted MTR services along the…
Hong Kong’s labour secretary has called for greater cross-sector efforts to help young people gain job experience amid disruption caused by artificial intelligence (AI), while Singapore’s trade minister has urged embracing a “continuous learning” mindset. Speaking at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s PBC (Philanthropy for Better Cities) Forum 2026 on Monday, the city’s Secretary for…
The response comes after three US agencies accused Chinese AI companies of exploiting American AI models. Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026 China has issued a forceful reply against claims by the United States that top Chinese artificial intelligence companies have engaged in “industrial scale” theft of their US counterparts’ AI models. The response…
Gasgoo Munich- In the third quarter of 2026, a new driver assistance system will join Volkswagen’s lineup in China. Named HS8 (HyperSense8), it is the first-generation all-scenario driver assistance system (L2++ ADAS) developed by CARIZON—a joint venture between Volkswagen Group’s software unit CARIAD and Horizon Robotics. It also serves as a single-stack, end-to-end solution for…
Up to 200 Hong Kong-bound domestic helpers remain stranded in Indonesia despite the reopening of several affected airports, as the city’s employment agencies association braces for possible further closures due to volcanic ash. Indonesian transport authorities said Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport resumed operations on Tuesday after being shut for several days, following the eruption of…
Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has won a bid as part of a consortium to design and build an underground metro station and develop property in Sydney’s second central business district. The company said on Tuesday that it and its two partners – both subsidiaries of Malaysian engineering firm and developer Gamuda Berhad…
Hong Kong secondary school students’ performance has fallen in an international assessment focused on three core subjects, with their science score dropping out of the global top 10 for the first time in the study’s history. Experts said on Tuesday that the decline in Hong Kong scores in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa)…
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cambodian education authorities to expand a computational training programme to cover early childhood learning in the Southeast Asian nation. The MOU, which builds on an agreement signed last year to roll out the club’s CoolThink@JC programme in the country’s primary…