Higher education in need of new teaching agendas

Global institutes, particularly in the U.K., are now seeking to create a balance between teaching and research, according to Maureen McLaughlin, head of Universities and Standards at

Briefs | DSEJ to continue infant enrolment system

According to a statement issued by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), the bureau intends to continue to carry out the “Centralized Registration Measure for First-time Infant

Retail | Chow Tai Fook surges to a year-high as profit slump eases

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. shares jumped to the highest level in more than a year after the world’s largest publicly traded jewelry chain reported its profit

Master chefs face threat down under as politics trumps economics

The anti-globalization virus is threatening to infect Australia’s restaurants. A nationalist “jobs for Australians first” push by politicians could be bad news for the nation’s food lovers, given

Dalai Lama: ‘I have no worries’ about Trump’s election

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said yesterday he has “no worries” about Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, adding that he expects the businessman

Airbnb said in talks to buy home-rental rival Xiaozhu

Airbnb Inc. is in talks to acquire China’s Xiaozhu.com to expand in the nation’s home rental sharing market, according to a person familiar with the matter. The companies have

Facebook developing censorship tool to enter China market

Facebook is developing censorship tools to suppress controversial content as a means to appease China’s ruling Communist Party and finally re-enter the world’s most populous country.

Australia | Rare thunderstorm asthma kills four people in Melbourne

A rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma sent hundreds of people to hospitals in Australia’s second-largest city, and four deaths had been confirmed by yesterday. Family confirmed

Cambodia | Court upholds life terms for two Khmer Rouge leaders

A top Cambodian court yesterday upheld the life sentences for the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime, which is responsible for the deaths of

Philippines | Drug dealer says he gave money to senator, police

A self-confessed drug dealer, whose father was killed in an alleged gun fight in prison, has testified before a Philippine Senate investigation that he provided police officials and an

Malaysia | Lax laws, flawed recall blamed for air bag deaths

Nida Fatin Mat Asis was slumped lifeless in her car seat, bleeding profusely from her nose and mouth, after her Honda hit a lamppost and skidded into a

USA | Obama hits 1,000 mark for commutations granted

President Barack Obama surpassed the 1,000 mark for commutations granted during his presidency yesterday   after shortening sentences for 79 people. Obama has

Germany | Merkel ‘not happy’ Pacific trade pact in danger

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she’s not happy about the possible demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which President-elect Donald Trump wants to pull the U.S. out

Turkey | Erdogan slams those who call Trump ‘dictator’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted yesterday that many in the U.S. and Europe are branding U.S. President- elect Donald Trump a “dictator” because he wasn’t their favored candidate. Erdogan

This Day in History | 1989 – New era for Czechoslovakia

The entire leadership of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia has resigned to make way for democratic changes. Party Leader Milos Jakes called an emergency meeting

Offbeat | Blue pills in Blue House: S. Korea leader explains Viagra

Little blue pills in South Korea’s presidential Blue House? President Park Geun-hye’s office yesterday confirmed revelations by an opposition lawmaker that it purchased about 360 erectile

Football 12-goal game upstages Madrid, Juventus in Champions League

The first 12-goal game in 25 Champions League seasons took the spotlight from Real Madrid and Juventus advancing to the Round of 16 yesterday. It

Asian elections for FIFA Council postponed a second time

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed elections to choose FIFA Council delegates for a second time. The Asian governing body yesterday canceled a Feb. 28 meeting in Kuala Lumpur,

Boxing | Heavyweight contender Alex Stewart dies at 52

Alex Stewart, a heavyweight contender who fought Mike Tyson and nearly beat George Foreman, has died. He was 52. Stewart died last week after being rushed to a

World briefs

US The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 19,000 for the first time Tuesday as a post-election rally drove indexes further into record territory. Discount store chains made large gains,

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