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Online education system is not working equally for minority students

04:04 On November 19, all New York City students bid farewell to schools as the second wave of COVID-19 cases approached. No more yellow school buses running on the street, no more fac

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Amanda Gorman's white Dutch translator quits over 'uproar'

Amanda Gorman became an international sensation after reading "The Hill We Climb" at Biden's inauguration. /AFP A Dutch writer has resigned as the translator of poet Amanda Gorman, the young b

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Amanda Gorman's white Dutch translator quits over 'uproar'

Amanda Gorman became an international sensation after reading "The Hill We Climb" at Biden's inauguration. /AFP A Dutch writer has resigned as the translator of poet Amanda Gorman, the young b

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TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation in Europe

TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s mental health and extremism to form a Safety Advisory Council to help it with content moderation i

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National Security Law helps restore order in HK, says scholar

A Hong Kong scholar stressed the importance and necessity of the National Security Law to Hong Kong at the 46th session of the United Nations' Human Rights Council on M

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Exclusive interview with young Chinese footballer Li Sirong

At the end of January, a young football player's name blew up on Chinese social media. That was Li Sirong, also known as Sam Li, and the son of former Chinese international footballer Li Ming. At 17,

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Rapidly growing film industry in the natural studio – Hainan Island

02:59 Sunshine, stretches of coastline, silver-white sand lined with coconut palms and a pleasant climate all year round, Hainan is known for its natural picturesque la

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KTVs in China attract elderly amid pressure from mini KTVs

People walk past a KTV in Beijing, July 22, 2020. /CFPOnce a popular choice of entertainment for the nation's youth, KTV bars are now wooing elderly people and facing m

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You Young, Cha Jun-hwan lead after short program at S. Korea nationals

Youth Olympic champion You Young was locked in a tight battle after the short program at the South Korean figure skating national championships in Uijeongbu on Thursday, while another teenage star

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eSports graduates off to an upbeat start in job market

eSports majors practice playing video games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 27, 2017. /CFPChina's first class of graduates majoring in eSports i

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Venezuela expels EU envoy following fresh sanctions

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday ordered the European Union's envoy to leave the country within 72 hours, after the EU announced sanctions against officials loyal to Maduro.The EU subjec

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YouTube to launch parental control features for families with tweens and teens

YouTube announced this morning it will soon introduce a new experience designed for teens and tweens who are now too old for the schoolager-focused YouTube Kids app, but who may not be ready to explor

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Champions League: Bayern's unbeaten European run continues at Lazio

There are levels to sport and no tournament puts teams in their place quite like the UEFA Champions League. In last night's Round of 16 game, Bayern Munich, the reigning champions of club football, t

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New book traces 'Journey to Pakistan' by reporters

A cultural program funded by Beijing's municipal publicity department in 2018 led to journalists Yang Xiao and Li Yingwu from Beijing Youth Weekly traveling to Pakistan for 45 days. Their book rec

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Is America really back?

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the virtual Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 19, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Bradley Blankenshi

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Belarus jails journalists who filmed anti-Lukashenko protests

Journalists Katsiaryna Andreyeva, right, and Darya Chultsova stand inside a defendants' cage in a courtroom in Minsk, Belarus, each was sentenced to two years in jail. /AP A Belarusian court h

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Finnish judges in Liberia for landmark war crimes trial

FILE PHOTO: Finnish judges began touring northern Liberia on Thursday, an AFP journalist said, as part of a first-of-a-kind trial of a warlord accused of committing atrocities during the country'