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Chinese universities accused of overstepping the mark with restrictions on students’ off-campus holiday travel

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Notices issued by Lanzhou Jiaotong University and the School of Foreign Studies at Jiangsu Normal University were among the strictest, according to local online media ThePaper.cn, citing statements made last week. 01:26 The University of Hong Kong beats Singapore’s National University in influential Asia ranking The University of Hong Kong beats Singapore’s National University in … Read more

Kerala Education Minister Files Complaint Against Misleading Social Media Post

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty filed a complaint with the state police chief against a social media account on the X platform with the name of ‘Mr Sinha’.Sivankutty expressed anger as it shows a Kerala school text book which according to the person’s (Mr Sinha) post is meant to cause huge resentment in the … Read more

South Korea-China ties under further strain over envoy’s alleged power abuse, as Yoon fights nepotism claims

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“We will also investigate this case thoroughly under this principle”, he said. Chung denied the allegations as “unilateral and groundless”. In a statement released last week, he said he would “restrain myself from further comments” pending the completion of the investigation. Chung, 64, is a former international relations professor at Seoul National University. He was … Read more

King warns Malaysians against taking advantage of ‘Allah’ socks scandal after petrol bomb attack, death threats

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In a statement on Wednesday, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who recently took the throne, said there was no need for any party to continue fuelling anger and called on Malaysians to learn from the incident and strive to strengthen unity. “Persistent anger brings no benefit. All parties, especially community leaders, must act with maturity,” the king … Read more