1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (241+ words) Average monthly salary of new hires has risen only marginally by 0.5 per cent year on year to HK$20,961 in 2025, according to online job portal University graduates in Hong Kong are facing the gloomiest employment market since 2021, with the number of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (694+ words) It has been just over a month since Lee Hyun-jun* was discharged from his mandatory military service, but the 22-year-old college student already feels he has hit an invisible wall regarding his future. "Whenever I search for jobs, internships or…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (185+ words) Education Bureau releases code of practice for private primary and secondary schools The Education Bureau released a code of practice on Friday for private primary and secondary schools, following reports of poor management " including some allegedly offering unauthorised courses and…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (228+ words) Human resources staffer under investigation after telling job applicant they were on a "blacklist; angry netizens say days off are a "basic right A recruiter from a major state-owned insurance company sparked controversy by telling a job candidate that they…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (222+ words) Readers discuss the experience of international PhD students in Hong Kong, hospital fees, and Mark Carney's Davos speech With its international outlook, English-language universities, and strong ties to both the Chinese mainland and the wider world, Hong Kong is well…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (81+ words) Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was an economics professor at Stanford University in the United States before becoming vice-chancellor and president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong until…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (193+ words) Sources tell SCMP the plan will take effect as early as 2027-28 academic year All teachers in Hong Kong will be required to renew a newly proposed practising certificate every three years to continue teaching, with the plan to take effect…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (155+ words) China's educators must teach students to ask thousands of good questions, rather than give the same correct answer, Ma says "In the AI era, the question is no longer whether to use AI, but how to teach our children to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (159+ words) Speculation was growing that Beijing would relax a ban on for-profit tutoring to boost the economy. Then a firm was hit with a US$9.7 million penalty China appears to have sent a message to the market with a recent 67 million…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (224+ words) Thousands of school kits reach Gaza as Unicef confirms Israel lifts blockade that left children learning without pencils or books The UN children's agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two and a half years been…...