Chengdu's University of Electronic Science and Technology is in the news again for its novel method to ensure its students turn up on time for classes.

Pope Francis has told teenagers happiness can't be downloaded like a cellphone app.

Britain's Prince George gets a boost in a photo for a new British stamp set — thanks to some foam blocks and duct tape.

About a month ago, an extremely rare ten-year-old female Sumatran rhino was captured in East Kalimantan province through a pit trap.  

A University of California, Berkeley student who came to the U.S. as an Iraqi refugee says he was unfairly removed from a flight at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month because a fellow passenger was alarmed by an innocent conversation he was having in Arabic.

The Walt Disney Co.'s "The Jungle Book" opened with $103.6 million in North America, making it one of the biggest April debuts ever at the box office and continuing the studio's streak of unearthing live-action riches buried in its animated classics.

Language is a bridge between cultures, or so the quote goes. Yet, as positive as that sounds, many students taking Mandarin courses in Jakarta are still working on building that bridge after five or 10 years of formal Mandarin education.

With the popularity of both DC and Marvel comic book-inspired movies rising at an exponential rate, it may be about time the heavily contested question of ultimate superiority is answered once and for all.

Not only have these professional Dota 2 players gained fame and wealth for doing what they do; their commitment and dedication are also an inspiration to all.    

You can practically feel the beating heart of the jungle in Jon Favreau's stunning adaptation of "The Jungle Book," which is easily the most visually dazzling movie to hit theaters this year. Like "Avatar" before it, this CG and live action interpretation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of the boy raised by wolves feels like a momentous occasion in the technical advancements of big budget cinema.

In 2012, when Kang Min-jin was 17 years old, she decided to go public about her sex life. Back then, in a rally focusing on youth rights in Seoul, she held a banner which she thought was both deeply personal and political. It said: “I’m not a virgin (and I’m a teenager).”

A proverbial Russian bear has long alarmed Westerners as the symbol of Moscow's might and purported ferocity. But the Russian who has taken the world by storm is a sweet goof who hasn't fired a single shot.

Hong Kong teen activist Joshua Wong on Sunday unveiled a new political party that plans to field candidates in upcoming elections, marking the next step in the pro-democracy movement's evolution in the southern Chinese city.

There's a new face on Sesame Street — a sassy, fun 6-year-old Afghan puppet girl called Zari, with purple skin, an orange nose and multi-colored hair, an infectious giggle and outfits to please Afghanistan's broad kaleidoscope of ethnicities and cultures.

A team of three Indonesian students from the Islamic Sultan Agung University (Unissula) in Semarang, Central Java, won the Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest held in Hartford, Connecticut, on April 2-3.

India's censor board is requiring parents to accompany children under 12 at screenings of Disney's "The Jungle Book" because the special effects made its animals too scary.

Many people are bilingual or trilingual, but there are only a few who can speak and understand four or more languages. Such individuals are known as polyglots.

Many people are bilingual or trilingual, but there are only a few who can speak and understand four or more languages. Such individuals are known as polyglots.

YouTube's gaming platform where gamers connected with each other through videos and live streams has been made available to Indonesians via web and mobile app on iOS and Android starting April 7.

As she prepares to sing the iconic Carole King song "Beautiful" onstage, Hannah Pienkowski has managed to find the perfect coach. Not the actual songwriter, but maybe the next best thing.

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi has partnered with US toy maker Hasbro to create a tablet-like toy that can be converted into a Transformer-style robot.

A 9-year-old reporter who wrote about a suspected murder in her small Pennsylvania town is defending herself after some locals lashed out about a young girl covering violent crimes and said she should be playing with dolls.

The Stratford Festival in Canada is commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death by making his plays accessible to a generation raised on the Internet.

My parents were even willing to pay me to cancel my project and choose other country. But I refused as I had wanted to go there ever since I watched movie set in Alexandria a few years back.

At least four schools in North Maluku will receive a national exam integrity award, also known as UN Jujur, from the Culture and Education Ministry.

Dota 2, League of Legends and Counter Strike: Global Offensive are all game titles that parents may have heard their kids mention before.

An ice-carving competition is set to grace this year's Korea Festival at Lotte Shopping Avenue in South Jakarta from April 8 to 10.

As someone who decided to quit formal school and instead become a homeschooled student, I am arguably the right person to recognize the differences between the two.

Get ready for some fresh faces in the office. Whether they’ve just graduated from college or are still working toward their high school diplomas, Generation Z, the second wave of the millennials, is preparing to launch their careers.

A British teenager has earned £10,000 (US$14,223) in one year by simply selling snacks to his school buddies.