Saturday 30 March 2024
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Hong Kong authorities ‘pragmatic’ approach to waste levy scheme’s start date, stress need to wait for trial run’s end
- scmpAsia’s terrorism surge: from Pakistan to Russia, Isis-K awakens sleeper cells – as Chinese interests come under fire
- scmp‘Tinder rapist’ photographer in France gets 18-year jail term for sexually assaulting multiple women
- scmpDreaming spires? Not at Hong Kong University, where tourists have crowded campus and authorities are to start guided tours to control influx
- scmpMalaysia arrests suspected Israeli spy with handguns, tightens security for king and PM Anwar
- scmpSouth Korea is zooming ahead with the mass production of its KF-21 fighter jet, and China won’t be happy
- scmpNo wallets in Shenzhen? Hong Kong civil servants back from exchange share expertise, lessons from mainland counterparts
- scmpVietnam’s backers say the sky’s the limit, even as start-ups shiver through ‘winter of funding’
- scmp‘Everyone is their own hero’: goose leg vendor speaks at top China university, inspires students with street snack internet sensation story
- scmpHong Kong housing estate gets butterfly theme after residents’ ideas for ‘happier environment’ taken on board
- scmpChina’s new rules for finance pull the brakes on gravy train, bringing ‘greed is good’ era to a halt
- scmpWashington-funded news station Radio Free Asia quits Hong Kong, citing concerns for staff safety after Article 23 passed
- scmpChina-led team seeking elusive quantum of gravity finds first evidence of particles behaving like gravitons
- scmpIsrael-Gaza war: Netanyahu approves new ceasefire talks with Hamas to take place in Doha, Cairo
- scmpUkraine and India, a historical ally of Russia, agree to restore ties to pre-war levels, discuss peace plan
- scmpLouis Gossett Jnr, first black man to win supporting actor Oscar for role in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’, dies at 87
- scmpByteDance raises annual bonus for high-performing employees amid restructuring and latest TikTok crisis in US
- scmpBeijing’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong fires double-barrelled blast at top US newspaper after editorial on domestic national security law
- scmpChina’s excess clean energy production is ‘likely only temporary’, former central bank chief says
- scmpMalaysia’s heated ‘Allah’ socks issue exposes feeble govt reaction in tamping down major controversy
- straitstimesOscar winner ‘Oppenheimer’ finally screened in Japan, the only country to suffer an atomic bombing
- scmpChina reports more trips by foreign travellers in first two months of 2024 as visa-free policies take effect
- scmpIndia slams interference by ‘fellow democracies’ US and Germany over opposition leader’s arrest
- scmpChina online dating celebrity who would ‘rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle’ reveals domestic violence hell
- scmpFormer Australia PM Scott Morrison says China can be a dem its people ‘care just as much about freedom as we do’
- scmpChina’s approach to US relations now dominated by focus on ‘East v West’ civilisational differences, says leading Chinese scholar
- scmpChinese education giant XJ International hit with winding up petition after defaulting on US$324 million bond
- scmpHuawei posts 9.63 per cent rebound in sales for 2023, driven by popularity of Mate 60 series smartphones that defied US sanctions
- scmpColleges face millions in losses amid Canada’s foreign student crackdown to rein in migration
- scmp‘No clear answers’: experts cast doubt on study linking intermittent fasting to a higher risk of heart disease death
- scmpNiger cosies up to ‘new friends’ China and Russia just days after sending US military packing
- scmpHong Kong’s Article 23 law: Catholic diocese to preserve integrity of confession, city’s top cleric says
- scmpHong Kong’s MTR Corp tells public to expect longer travel times amid Easter break as 227,538 people head north
- scmp‘Nobody can bear it’: Hong Kong lawmakers, community advocate urge authorities to set up support centres citywide to deal with carer burnout
- scmpIndia keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi s probable third term, sources say
- straitstimesCan you believe this young Chinese influencer ‘Little Fairy’ with 7.7 million fans pays US$13 million in taxes?
- scmpWho is Truong My Lan? From market stall to Vietnam’s biggest fraud case, the rise and fall of an alleged scam mastermind
- scmpThai PM says legalising casinos good for revenue and jobs, eyes entertainment project
- straitstimesChina Vanke boss acknowledges ‘pressure’ as 2023 profits slump amid liquidity distress rumours
- scmpPhilippines’ Rodrigo Duterte and China’s Xi Jinping allegedly had unwritten pact on South China Sea status quo
- scmpPoll shows fewer than 3 in 10 Americans support TikTok bill that would force Chinese owner to sell the app
- scmpUAE prince and Hong Kong, Xi’s policy shift, Singapore ‘Asia’s happiest country’ again: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
- scmpMalaysia delays implementation of luxury goods tax to study its effect on economy, cost of living
- scmpDubai prince vows to open family office in Hong Kong by end of May after abruptly postponing earlier launch
- scmpWhat is drawing tourists to Hong Kong? Koreans seek ‘old city vibes’, Filipinos eye Disneyland and Thais tour temples
- scmpChina’s 5G market set to expand, fuel economic growth as tech solidifies status as pillar industry
- scmpAustralia is finally forging deeper ties with Asean. So why is it not making use of its Asian diaspora?
- scmpJapan wants to enhance civilian air hubs and seaports for ‘contingency’. Are these also for the US military?
- scmpElderly China father secretly uses surrogate to have baby girl after only daughter, 29, told him she would not have children
- scmpWas the democracy summit in Seoul useful? Participants say open countries are ‘on the offensive’
- scmpAll about nepo baby Nicholas Tse, the son of movie stars, Cecilia Cheung’s ex-husband and Faye Wong’s boyfriend
- scmpSingapore jails Chinese national 3 months, for selling fake Taylor Swift tickets, helping trio gatecrash concert
- scmpSouth China Sea: Beijing urges Southeast Asian nations to ‘cherish peace’ and help stop South tensions spiralling out of control
- scmpIslamic State urges supporters to target ‘crusaders’ everywhere, especially in US, Europe and Israel
- scmp45 dead in South Africa bus crash, hours after President Ramaphosa issued Easter travel warning
- scmpUAE prince’s US$500 million Hong Kong family office shares space with investment firm linked to late Macau casino king Stanley Ho
- scmpChina ready to remove barriers for foreign companies, Premier Li Qiang tells international forum
- scmpPakistan to discuss Extended Fund Facility with IMF next month, says finance minister
- straitstimesMissed handshakes and absences: Tensions emerge between Jokowi and incoming president Prabowo
- straitstimesSouth China Sea: Manila dares Beijing to arbitrate claim ‘if China is not afraid’, summons Chinese envoy over stand-off
- scmpEnd of the sushi line? In Japan, conveyor-belt restaurants face uncertain future amid hygiene, waste concerns
- scmpMalaysian supermarket chain and supplier to be charged over ‘Allah’ socks for wounding religious feelings
- scmpThe Peninsula sees challenges as Hong Kong luxury hotel chain seeks to counter ‘negative perception’ hobbling tourism industry
- scmpNo longer in Belt and Road Initiative, Italy focuses on strategic ties with China, leaders invited to Beijing this year
- scmpSouth China Sea: Philippines debates boosting war readiness through mandatory military training for students
- scmpMainland Chinese buyers have benefited the most from the removal of Hong Kong’s property curbs, have stepped up luxury purchases, JLL says
- scmpChina turns on new Mekong River dam, despite adverse impact on fishes and farming in S-E Asia
- straitstimesBaltimore bridge collapse may lead to ‘largest single marine insurance loss ever’, Lloyd’s of London says
- scmpChina’s EV sector a live wire for US, with war of words over excess capacity casting shadow over Janet Yellen visit
- scmpArt Basel Hong Kong: gallerists say more seasoned collectors among visitors to this year’s event
- scmpJimmy Lai trial: activist lobbied foreign politicians to sever extradition treaties with Hong Kong even after national security law took effect, court told
- scmpUS Presidential election 2024: while Trump’s legal bills mount, Biden fundraiser with Obama, Clinton to net record amount
- scmpSingapore jails Myanmar helper who punched, bit 101-year-old woman for ‘no reason’, and taped her mouth to stop her screams
- scmpAlibaba’s AliExpress eyes European success with Euro2024 football sponsorship, after rival Temu cracked US market with Super Bowl ads
- scmpRenowned Chinese conceptual artist Xu Bing named Hong Kong’s ambassador for cultural promotion
- scmp‘First pests, now rats?’: timing of Philippine airport’s vermin outbreak sparks conspiracy theories
- scmpE coli bacteria in London’s River Thames, sparks warning ahead of Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race: ‘it’s a national disgrace’
- scmpBacklash as China students on ‘psychology of love’ university course are told to be sexy, please men by male teacher
- scmpSingapore charges two ex-Sembcorp Marine employees with bribing Brazilian officials almost US$44 million
- scmpChina’s short video and live streaming sector still growing, with more than 15 million hosts, as online shopping fuels demand
- scmpHong Kong property: CK Asset prices first Blue Coast flats well below cost and cheaper than other Southside projects
- scmpHong Kong’s No 2 official says no foreign officials or businesspeople raised domestic national security law concerns at international forum
- scmpHong Kong health authorities, Science Park offer 200,000 patients’ data to biotech firms free of charge
- scmpSouth China Sea: Philippines’ Marcos vows countermeasures to Chinese ‘attacks’, says Manila won’t be ‘cowed into silence’
- scmpOld foe of S. Korea’s Yoon launches party ahead of April polls, vows to make government a ‘dead duck’
- straitstimesHong Kong’s Article 23 law: legal experts argue axing national security prisoners’ early release does not violate human rights
- scmpThai Red Shirt dissident, a former Thaksin spokesman, detained upon return from exile
- straitstimesHong Kong’s Security Bureau allocates HK$1 million in emergency assistance to help Christian charity involved in alleged HK$50 million fraud
- scmpChina-US ties: world powers urged to keep ‘finger-pointing and scapegoating’ in check to preserve global stability
- scmpLegal team of Indonesia s president-elect rebuffs losing candidates bid to disqualify him
- straitstimesHonesty in Japan: Tokyo marks record US$29.1 million in lost cash found, 20% surge in belongings returned
- scmpMeta’s Mark Zuckerberg gushes about Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang, calls him ‘Taylor Swift of tech’
- scmp‘Historic breakthrough’: China’s installed wind turbine cost drops to one-fifth of the US in green energy race
- scmpIndia open to joining trade blocs with China if its economy is WTO compliant, trade minister says
- straitstimesMother of 3 in China dies during liposuction surgery after medical staff assume monitor warning alarm is faulty
- scmpHong Kong’s National Security Education Day: pupils to be briefed on Xi Jinping’s focus on protecting country, Article 23 law ‘safety barrier’
- scmpChina s WuXi AppTec shared US client s data with Beijing, US intelligence officials told senators
- straitstimesU.S. defence chief reaffirms support for Philippines, chides dangerous Chinese conduct
- straitstimesUkraine war: Russia’s Putin says nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets won’t change things on battlefield
- scmpWhat inspires today’s explorers to venture ever farther, higher, and deeper to the ends of the Earth?
- scmpEgg-cited for Easter? Hong Kong offers carnivals, markets and a dash of culture over the holiday
- scmpUS rapper Cardi B sees China fan base grow as increasing numbers copy singer’s iconic style, run online make-up tutorials to imitate looks
- scmpHong Kong to host about 100 masterpieces from the Palace of Versailles as part of Beijing, Paris 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations
- scmpSoutheast Asia’s cyber scam rings have become a global network, making up to US$3 trillion yearly: Interpol
- scmpFamilies of Indonesian Lion Air crash victims welcome Boeing resignations, call for more safety accountability
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