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Times Higher Education releases its list of Top 200 World's Most International University in 2016

2 Chinese Institutions Among World's Best Universities

Jan 14, 2016 07:32 AM EST

Two Chinese universities were included in the top 10 of Times Higher Education's list of the World's Top 200 Most International Universities in 2016. The two institutions that made it to the list, which was released on Thurs, Jan 14, are the University of Hong Kong and the University of Macau.

CY Leung's Comments Drive Public Outrage

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 23, 2014 05:56 PM EDT

Hong Kong's chief executive CY Leung is once again placed in hot water after commenting that an open election in the country would only allow the poor to dominate the voting process.

Student Attacks Teacher For Not Lecturing in Mandarin

Mitch de Leon |

Oct 07, 2014 04:37 AM EDT

A mainlander reportedly physically assaulted a lecturer conducting class at the University of Hong Kong on Monday. The attacker claimed that the assault was prompted by the failure of the professor to lecture the class in Mandarin, as reported by the Ming Pao Daily on Tuesday.

Hong Kong Students Stage Democracy Fight With Week-long Class Boycotts

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 23, 2014 02:48 AM EDT

Thousands of students from at least two dozen universities in Hong Kong are boycotting their classes this week to protest against China’s restrictive proposal on how the special administrative region should elect its chief executive in 2017.

State Media Fosters Leader Worship for China's President Xi - Study

Mitch de Leon |

Jul 26, 2014 09:54 AM EDT

In a recently published study conducted by media researchers from the University of Hong Kong, experts speculate that state worship of leaders appears to be staging a comeback. Under the spotlight is China President Xi Jinping, whose image has also been the topic of debates.

3D Surveillance: A ‘Clearer’ View of the Scene

Erika Villanueva |

Jun 26, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

The University of Hong Kong researchers held a media conference on June 26 regarding the birth of a new 3D surveillance system developed representing a major advance in analyzing surveillance videos.