Hong Kong history test question sparks China’s rebuke

[ad_1] HONG KONG: A history test question asking Hong Kong students to assess China’s colonial occupation of Japan sparked a reprimand from Beijing on Friday (May 15) and rekindled a dispute over academic freedoms in the semi-autonomous city. The criticism comes as Hong Kong’s schools and universities, some of the …

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Singapore’s Temasek joins Facebook-backed Libra

[ad_1] A Facebook cryptocurrency pound logo seen on a smartphone. SOPA Images | LightRocket | fake pictures The global digital currency project backed by Facebook Libra has a new supporter: Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings. Temasek was one of three organizations named Thursday as the latest members to join the …

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