A screenshot of the landing page for Gauth: AI Study Companion on Apple’s App Store. Photo: SCMP In July 2021, the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council banned private tutoring firms from making a profit via off-campus courses covering school curricula. Listed companies and overseas entities were also barred from … Read more
BGC (Bonifacio Global City), a central business district that has some of the city’s swankiest hotels, has fewer bicycle lanes than Pasay but no shortage of cyclists. At One Bonifacio High Street, a leafy pedestrianised plaza filled with colourful art installations, there are rows of guitar-shaped stands next to a machine that allows cyclists to … Read more
Japan and the Philippines said in November that they would begin negotiations for a defence pact that would allow them to deploy troops on each other’s territory. Marcos and Kishida announced the start of the process after talks in Manila as they seek to counter China’s growing military pressure. After the three-way summit, Biden will … Read more
At the pre-trip briefing, the guides make it clear that the way Tao hops between islands is not for everyone: there’s no air conditioning, no hot showers, no phone service. That is why these trips are called “expeditions”. James, a guide on the boat trip, strums a ukulele. The Tao staff elevate the voyage with … Read more
