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More than a month after five Chinese nationals were killed in two cross-border attacks, no group has claimed responsibility, raising concerns in Beijing.

Previously, I put forward the argument that Hong Kong’s relevance in China’s opening up lies less in guarding its gateway role and more in developing new forms of partnership. Since then, Hainan has set up distinct island-wide customs operations from December 18. This is a turning point – one that invites Hong Kong to think not only about how to cooperate, but how to co-design the next phase of China’s engagement with the world. Hainan’s transformation is ambitious. Around 6,600 types of goods...

Avon and Somerset Police has urged the public to call 999 immediately if they see them.

Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley "frustrates the life out of me", but England should persevere with the opener.

Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley "frustrates the life out of me", but England should persevere with the opener.

Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley "frustrates the life out of me", but England should persevere with the opener.

Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley "frustrates the life out of me", but England should persevere with the opener.

Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley "frustrates the life out of me", but England should persevere with the opener.

Former captain Michael Vaughan said Zak Crawley "frustrates the life out of me", but England should persevere with the opener.

After working in Europe for 35 years, Mikael Oliveberg, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) and a judge of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, has taken a full-time position at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University in China. Oliveberg has left Stockholm University after nearly two decades as a tenured professor with its Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. He was welcomed to his new post by Li Lang, Guangxi Medical University’s vice-president, at a...

Four teaching staff at a university in South Korea have been fined for taking exams for students to boost test scores in an attempt to keep their department from being shut down. On December 22, the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju city in the southern part of the country fined three professors and a teaching assistant between 1.5 million and 6 million won (US$1,000 and US$4,000) for “obstructing academic operations”. The name of the university where they work was not revealed in a report of...

A former world champion left a haunting mark of guilt at his home where he slaughtered his family with his friends still grasping at what pushed him to the violent act