Asia

Despite spending more than £700 million, dreams of a diversified knowledge economy remain some way off, British expert claims

Concerns about the fate of those ‘at particular risk’ from the Taliban lead to apparent reversal of policy

Scholars who have stayed at home concerned about ‘double standards’ on salary, funding and promotion

Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation

University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise

Thousands of university students are now living under strict quarantine rules to meet local regulations

Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory

Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history

Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world’s second-biggest English-speaking population

Policy revamp aims to tackle gender inequality

Redrawn hukou rules indicate changing attitudes towards talent but could reinforce urban-rural divide, experts say

State media defend China’s call to remove two speakers from summit