Hong Kong students’ English proficiency continued to rank third in Asia, behind Malaysia and the Philippines, in 2018, according to a global education consultant. Education consultancy firm IDP, which ...

HONG KONG -- In Hong Kong, five-year-olds have resumes listing violin lessons, horse-riding sessions, language classes and more, and interview to get into a prestigious school. But in the past few ...

As we edge towards 2047, some of us live in perpetual fear that one day we will be completely assimilated into China, that our economy will be subservient, our political system controlled, and our ...

Move over, English. In Hong Kong, Mandarin is fast emerging as a new lingua franca. Fresh on the heels of a fracas between Hong Kongers and mainland Chinese ignited in part by controversies over ...

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has fired three flight attendants for mocking a passenger who failed to speak proper English, in a caught-on-tape moment that caused a viral firestorm in China. The ...

During a special appearance on the latest episode of Hunan TV variety show Infinity and Beyond that aired on Monday, well-known Hong Kong actor Au-yeung Chun-wah said he wants to leave behind the ...

HONG KONG--Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local pop music scene, launched its first English song on Friday, hoping to bring the city’s tunes ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local pop music scene, launched its first English song on Friday, hoping to bring the city’s ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited topped the world's IPO league table for a second straight year in 2019, underpinning the charm of the financial hub to global businesses and investors. But ...

People wave the Chinese national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) at a pier in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai) A ...