2017/07/28 |
Charity Bringing Cutting-Edge Education to China’s Deprived
In the country’s hinterland, the Adream Foundation is helping rural schoolchildren study their way out of poverty.
2017/07/27 |
Why China’s Attempts to Curb Air Pollution are Facing Resistance
According to a report by Caixin earlier this month, 33 incidents of industry obstructions occurred in more than half the localities under inspection since April.
2017/07/20 |
Bringing Creativity to China’s Stifled Classrooms
An NGO that strives to level the playing field for rural students faces uphill battle.
2017/07/17 |
Nearly One in Three Taiwanese Kids Suffer Mental Disorders - Study
Among 100,000 children in Taiwan, 3,100 have thought of taking their own lives, according to the findings of the three-year study.
2017/07/12 |
Singapore Rolls the Dice with Bold Education Reforms
Andrew MacIntyre takes a look at how an aging population and slow growth is driving dramatic education reform in Singapore – with fascinating results.
2017/07/11 |
Why I Joined China’s Craze for Expensive US Summer Camps
For the same cost as their Chinese alternatives, American activity camps teach children skills they could never acquire back home.
2017/07/11 |
Beijing’s Schools for Migrants Face Demolition amid Urban Restructuring
Strict residency laws make it difficult for migrants from other parts of China to be enrolled in public municipal schools in Beijing. Now their special schools are under threat.
2017/07/10 |
Taiwanese Prodigy, 13, Sets New Record for Youngest Admitted to New York University
The 13-year-old wants to devote himself to the research of rare diseases.
2017/06/29 |
FEATURE: Inside Beijing's Project Teaching Thai Students Chinese
Thousands of Chinese college graduates, sponsored by the Chinese government, teach Chinese in Thai public schools. But does it help China’s soft power?
2017/06/22 |
The Rise of Taiwan's College Dropouts
More and more students are dropping out of Taiwan’s most prestigious colleges to follow their passions — and it may not be the worst financial decision they make.
2017/06/16 |
Why China's Top College Students Are Failing to Meet English Writing Standards
A focus on excessively verbose language is failing to prepare test-takers for college-level academic writing.
2017/05/26 |
China Shot Itself in the Foot over Taiwan WHA Exclusion, Researcher in Geneva Says
China’s refusal to allow Taiwan into the world’s biggest annual health meeting has ironically resulted in Taiwan becoming the center of attention, says a Taiwan researcher who was at the forum in Geneva.
2017/05/23 |
WeChat 'Red Envelopes' Scandalize a Student Election in Sydney
Worlds collide: A university election in Australia was marred by allegations of bribery involving a Chinese student and a popular WeChat feature.
2017/05/22 |
Viral Video Triggers Debate Over Patriotic Education in China, Again
A vivid debate on whether school children in modern China should be taught to recite Chinese "hero" Lui Hulan's story of sacrifice from the Chinese Communist revolution era.
2017/05/19 |
Blending In or Standing Out: Immigration and the ‘Cultural Quality’ Problem in Taiwan
Are the dazzling traditional gowns and tours in native languages just a weak attempt to distract Taiwan’s newest arrivals from institutionalized discrimination?
2017/05/10 |
OPINION: Don’t Delete the Generalissimo, Contextualize Him
'His legacy ought to be studied and analyzed, if only to remember the horrors and agonies of the history of this island nation, and to educate ourselves on the importance of avoiding a backslide into totalitarianism.'
2017/05/04 |
Testing the Line: A Personal Reflection on How to Be a Journalist in China
'China has so many newsworthy stories for journalists to dig up and publish before the censors notice. In my career, working as a journalist for twenty years, it has always been a game: testing the line and seizing that small window of opportunity.'
2017/04/30 |
Why Chinese Nationalists Have a Homophobia Problem
Prejudiced patriots are using supposedly traditional values to ostracize the LGBT community.