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Thu, August 5, 2021 | 11:13

Why China cracked down on education and upended a $70 billion tutoring industry

When the representatives of several after-school tutoring giants were called in for a meeting with China's Ministry of Education in March, they were told that their teaching materials and content would be treated as publications - subject to advanced censorship.

2021-08-03 11:51

'We were lucky the dam didn't give way': how central China floods exposed risk of worse disaster

The fear was still visible in the eyes of Zhao Runtao, as he recalled how close a dam just outside Zhengzhou came to collapsing during last week's disastrous floods in Henan Province.

2021-07-31 16:01

Long-awaited Water World at Hong Kong's Ocean Park won't require visitors to be vaccinated when it opens in August

A long-delayed water park at Hong Kong's Ocean Park will not require visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in a bid to encourage families to visit over the summer holiday, the Post has learned.

2021-07-30 17:38

Chinese city offers subsidies to encourage families to have more children

A city in Sichuan province has become the first in China to offer subsidies to help families raise more children, as the country tries to boost the birth rate.

2021-07-29 11:09

EU's imports from Xinjiang have doubled despite concerns over forced labor

The European Union's imports from Xinjiang more than doubled over the first half of this year, despite concerns over the use of forced labor in the western Chinese region.

2021-07-26 10:59

Russia-China bromance is going strong, but it's far from perfect

This month, Russia and China commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Good Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, a cornerstone document which Russian President Vladimir Putin calls a "fundamental international legal act" that has guided bilateral relations through the years to an "unprecedented height".

2021-07-23 10:44

Survivors tell of rising water and last goodbyes as disaster claims at least 25 lives and displaces thousands in China

For those trapped in submerged underground trains as Tuesday's horror unfolded in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, it was a life-and-death matter of keeping their heads above water in the hope that help would arrive.

2021-07-22 09:25

China brings its navy drills closer to home to focus on core issue: Taiwan

The Chinese navy has made a distinct change in course in the last few years, doing fewer drills in distant waters to focus on one core issue: Taiwan.

2021-07-19 15:51

Heatwaves a deadly reminder for world to act on climate change

Summer is little more than a month old in the northern hemisphere and temperature records are already tumbling. An unprecedented heat wave has killed dozens of people in western Canada and the northwestern United States.

2021-07-03 14:35

Chinese breakthrough allows physicists to build the world's most powerful laser

A research team in Shanghai has achieved a technological breakthrough to allow them to build the most powerful laser on the planet.

2021-07-02 20:12

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