The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs that a rise in government borrowing costs is not “unique” to the UK. Andrew Bailey told the Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday that investors had demanded a higher rate on long-term global government debt owing to President Trump’s volatile tariff policymaking and a general rise…
Several students from an elite secondary school in Hong Kong have been caught cheating in a standardised Chinese history test, with the institution vowing to penalise those who violated the rules. Queen’s College in Causeway Bay, the city’s oldest government secondary school, said in a circular released on Tuesday that it would not hold the…
A Shenzhen Airlines flight was delayed for two hours after the arm of a member of the cabin crew was bitten when she intervened in a row between two passengers. According to a statement from the airline, the incident unfolded on April 1 when a plane scheduled to fly from Shenzhen in southern China to…
Image credit: Getty Images Several airlines have updated their guidance on carrying lithium batteries onboard. The batteries are in devices such as cellphones and e-cigarettes, and can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat. Read-These Asian airlines have just banned power banks onboard In 2024, three incidents every two weeks of overheating lithium batteries…
A privately-run school in southern China has come under fire for ordering parents to sign up to rules approving the use of corporal punishment on students. Longyuan Experimental School in Yangjiang, Guangdong province, was exposed in mid-February for asking the parents of its students to give consent for punishment measures including whipping hands and standing…
The well-known Chinese supermarket chain Pang Dong Lai has sparked controversy with rules governing employees’ family and personal matters, such as banning them from beating their children or imposing domestic violence on their spouses. A heated discussion on mainland social media came after the retail giant’s boss Yu Donglai announced a series of new management…
Miao Hua, one of the top generals at China’s powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), has been placed under investigation for suspected serious violation of rules, the defence ministry said. He has been suspended from duty, the ministry said on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after the Financial Times reported that Defence Minister Dong Jun…
In part one of a two-part series, the Post takes a look at some of the descriptions and phrases which have arisen in modern-day China. These highlight the dramatic changes that mainland society has undergone in recent times and reflect the very real struggles that people face as they strive for a better life, often…
BEIJING — China will implement a string of new cybersecurity rules next year, authorities announced Monday, placing an emphasis on national security and requiring companies providing generative artificial intelligence services to add extra data protection. The network data security management regulations contain 64 clauses based on China’s cybersecurity and data security laws. They will go…
Car manufacturers have clear pathways to meet their EU climate targets next year due to the expected rapid growth in electric car sales, new analysis shows. Electric cars (BEV) should reach between 20-24% market share in 2025 [1], according to Transport & Environment (T&E) modelling based on sales in the first half of this year…