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Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing trend of students choosing Asian destinations for higher studies. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, president of Chinese University, which is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that he hoped the coming budget would boost research and...

Baghsarian, a widower and grandfather, was forcibly taken from his residence on 13 February in a case of mistaken identity

An Iranian military helicopter crashed into a fruit market in the central province of Isfahan, killing four, including the pilot and the co-pilot, according to reports.

Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa warned against any tariff moves that could leave the country worse off than under a Japan-US trade deal agreed to last year, during a phone call with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as a new round of US tariffs is set to take effect. Akazawa and Lutnick agreed that Japan and the US would work closely to ensure the swift and smooth implementation of projects that are part of a US$550 billion investment mechanism, during a phone call on Monday evening....

Robert Carradine, the actor known for his roles in "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Lizzie McGuire," has died at the age of 71.

The men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine.

The men, who are on the run, told of the horrors they witnessed on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine.

Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury.

Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury.

Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury.

Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury.

Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury.