Tuesday 16 April 2024
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Hong Kong tourism sector optimistic over prospects during mainland China’s Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
- scmpEx-Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam needs office costing HK$9 million annually to match status, admin chief tells sceptical lawmakers
- scmpBaidu claims 200 million users for Ernie chatbot, in sign that generative AI investments are paying off
- scmpIsrael-Gaza war: as Singapore investigates latest anti-Israel protest, is there a ‘paradigm shift’ in domestic views?
- scmpMore than 45,000 Hong Kong students sit inaugural university entrance exam for citizen and social development subject
- scmpSingapore’s incoming PM, Lawrence Wong, says current leader Lee Hsien Loong to serve as senior minister
- scmpFitch cuts outlook for China’s state-owned banks from stable to negative citing Beijing’s limited capacity to support them
- scmpPhilippines’ Marcos Jnr says any Filipino death due to ‘foreign power’ could activate defence treaty with US
- scmpHong Kong’s bitcoin, ether ETFs seen as attractive to Asian buyers, but ‘child’s play’ compared with scale of US market
- scmpMalaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad challenges anti-corruption authorities to prove alleged abuse of power
- scmpVeteran Hong Kong film star Tony Leung urged to make way for younger talent by top city movie director, sparking debate
- scmpElectric vehicles: China’s Chery Automobile enters UK’s car rental business as its Omoda EVs are leased out by Octopus
- scmpOfficials promote China-led cyber governance to Belt and Road members during the Digital Silk Road forum in Xian
- scmpMassive fire topples spire at Copenhagen’s 17th-century old Stock Exchange, reminiscent of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral
- scmpMalaysian man, found in Singapore and reunited with family after 20 years, dies at age 88
- straitstimesHong Kong lawmakers slam HK$3.75 million monthly bill for 6 Covid isolation facilities on standby
- scmpIndia’s Bishnoi gang members arrested for shooting at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s home, in payback for antelope killings
- scmpChinese police arrest over 1,500 for online rumours in campaign targeting influencers, bloggers and live-streamers
- scmpKL airport shooting: Malaysian police probing why suspect went for check-up the week before
- straitstimes‘He won’t budge an inch’: South Korea’s humbled yet defiant Yoon ploughs on despite electoral drubbing
- scmpChina Evergrande: PwC refutes letter claiming fraud tied to indebted developer, vows to investigate ‘fabricated’ claims
- scmpHong Kong man jailed for petrol bomb offences during 2019 social unrest and for trying to escape justice by fleeing in boat to Taiwan
- scmpJohn Lee vows to showcase Hong Kong as ‘city of hospitality’ in push to attract more tourists during golden week holiday
- scmpSingapore gives workers right to request 4-day weeks, more work from home under new flexitime guideline
- scmpTech war: how Chinese scientists rigged a low-cost AI computer chip to power a hypersonic weapon
- scmpHong Kong ‘to speed up legislative efforts to clamp down on ignored fire safety orders’, after fatal blaze in Kowloon
- scmpCase review of rural China doctor jailed for treating sex workers in 2012 sparks medical ethics debate on social media
- scmpBeijing accuses UK of ‘repeating old tricks’ over report slamming Hong Kong’s national security laws
- scmpEx-TVB artist Lee Lung-kei’s fiancée hit with extra charge related to overstay in Hong Kong, bringing total to 7
- scmpChinese breakthroughs in chip tech, air pollution controls headline top science award nominees
- scmpIndonesia-Israel relations: why normalising ties for an OECD seat would be ‘political suicide’ for Jakarta
- scmpEven the ‘man in the street’ can set up a family office in Hong Kong if their money is legitimate, John Lee says
- scmpAfter air attacks Iran tells China it will not escalate violence against Israel as Wang Yi holds Mideast calls
- scmpChina ‘invisible man’ painter blends into surroundings with chameleon body colouring to promote love of nature
- scmpAttacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the whole world at risk, warns IAEA
- scmpChina’s energy trade with Middle East set to surge since Beijing brokered last year’s Iran-Saudi deal, UBS says
- scmpFrom consumption to tourism, China’s middle class holds the key to revving up economic engine, but can they turn it?
- scmpBiden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Middle East into greater uncertainty
- scmpHong Kong slams latest British government report on city, saying London is putting politics above the rule of law
- scmpAnnual operating costs for offices of ex-Hong Kong leaders reach HK$21 million, with Carrie Lam’s workplace accounting for 44%
- scmpApple CEO Tim Cook visits Vietnam as US tech giant’s supply chain shift stirs unease in China
- scmpChinese tea shop giant Sichuan Baicha Baidao aims to raise US$330 million in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024
- scmpHong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai wanted to convince radical protesters to show restraint as chaos, damage had ‘ruined picture’, court told
- scmpIndia s Modi warns of black money in political funding after old system scrapped by court
- straitstimesHong Kong airport keeps top spot as world’s busiest for cargo volumes but still lags pre-pandemic levels
- scmpHong Kong doctor in liver patient death case says he failed to prescribe key drug as he had been ‘distracted’
- scmpEx-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s South China Sea ‘deal’ with Xi sparks calls for treason charges
- scmpAverage cost of Hong Kong supermarket goods went up by 1.9% last year, Consumer Council survey finds
- scmpHong Kong’s first spot bitcoin and ether ETFs get conditional approval as city stakes a lead on such products
- scmpFirst China transgender clinic deals with ‘visitors’ as it embraces country’s 4 million people with body dissatisfaction
- scmpHong Kong must remain vigilant to national security threats that can ‘spread like viruses’, city leader John Lee warns
- scmpAfghanistan’s first female Olympian urges Paris Games ban for country over Taliban’s rights record
- scmp‘I felt bad for your butt’, France’s Emmanuel Macron tells diver who fell, crashed into water
- scmpIn China, Germany’s Olaf Scholz calls for ‘open and fair’ competition as differences weigh on trade
- scmpSouth Korea’s China ambassador faces abuse probe as President Yoon gets no respite after election rout
- scmpCo-founder of Li Ka-shing-backed venture capital firm pledges HK$60 million to female students taking Hong Kong’s college entrance exams
- scmp‘It was hell’: 10 years after South Korea ferry disaster, families are still grieving
- straitstimesIndia court extends detention of opposition leader Kejriwal until April 23, Live Law says
- straitstimesChina’s ‘critical’ property sector must ensure timely delivery of homes, says Vice-Premier He Lifeng
- scmpString of favourable policies designed to boost Hong Kong in pipeline, mainland China’s top city affairs official promises
- scmpUS general confirms China has reached out to discuss space safety as military ties show signs of thawing
- scmp‘Potentially so exciting’: Chinese team finds a way to mass-produce nanosheets with unusual properties
- scmpUnderage marriage of China couple sparks intervention by local officials who reject validity of nuptials
- scmpUS lawmakers unveil bill to set up research centre translating open-source materials from China
- scmpUS coastguard rejects Chinese claim it illegally boarded fishing boats in Pacific: ‘host nations invite us’
- scmpMats said to show image of Islamic holy site are prayer mats, not door mats: Malaysian firms
- straitstimesTech war: US sanctions on key Nvidia distributor in China could push more customers towards domestic replacements
- scmpHong Kong can now ‘go all out’ to boost economy, improve livelihoods thanks to ‘iron wall’ national security laws, Beijing’s top man in city says
- scmpMarried Singaporean man admits beating girlfriend to death after learning she had multiple relationships
- scmpDozens still stranded in Turkey cable cars day after deadly accident, over 120 people rescued
- scmpChina student becomes 6th victim of deadly Sydney knife rampage, devastated family on way to Australia
- scmpHong Kong consumer watchdog calls for vigilance over private care homes fees, says additional costs may balloon to 57% of basic monthly charges
- scmpInvestigations did not warrant protection order for KL shooter’s wife, say Malaysian police
- straitstimesBruce Lehrmann is a rapist, Australian judge finds, throwing out ex-government adviser’s defamation case
- scmpClimate investors target Japan s top banks, this time on board oversight, sources say
- straitstimesChina couple abandon baby with nanny after claiming they will receive US$56 million inheritance from woman’s ex
- scmpGlobal Impact: Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is facing a ban in the US as China hits back at ‘never-ending cycle’
- scmpShanghai is the sole commodities bourse to stay open to Russian aluminium, copper and nickel as sanctions drive Moscow towards China
- scmpIndia s BJP election manifesto lacks plans for structural economic reforms, Citi says
- straitstimesChina says Hong Kong must tightly hold national security line to safeguard development
- straitstimesWho invented butter chicken? Indian restaurant chains get into a spicy legal drama with rival claims
- scmpGambling in Thailand, India’s election, Hong Kong martial arts icon Sammo Hung: 5 weekend reads you may have missed
- scmpBeijing point man on Hong Kong hails ‘historic mission’ of passing Article 23 law in virtual address on National Security Education Day
- scmp‘No doubt’ pro-China interests meddling in Solomon Islands elections, opposition figure claims
- scmpChina is hungry for avocados, and South Africa is ready to deliver as export deal gets the green light
- scmpDog ‘driver’ in China pulls cart to pick up kindergarten girl, envious classmates say it is ‘Rolls-Royce’ for children
- scmpClash of views between Hong Kong employers and workers’ groups over ‘job-hopping’ by domestic helpers from overseas
- scmpKL airport shooting: Suspect’s photo sent to Malaysia’s northern borders, neighbouring countries
- straitstimesSurvivors of 2017 Ariana Grande concert bombing take legal action against UK’s MI5 intelligence agency
- scmpHong Kong construction sector launches trial scheme to monitor workers’ compliance with safety measures in bid to reduce accidents
- scmpPakistan investigates murder of suspect in 2013 fatal attack on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh
- scmp‘Parallel universes’: PR expert James Heimowitz finds hope for future US-China relations away from politics
- scmpSaudi, Qatari foreign ministers discusses regional escalations with Iranian counterpart
- straitstimesG7 leaders condemn Iran s attack against Israel, reaffirm commitment to Israel s security
- straitstimesUS does not want wider war with Iran, seeks de-escalation in Middle East crisis, White House says
- scmpIran’s attack on Israel ‘brings joy’ to Gaza Palestinians amid suspicions of ‘face-saving’ assault
- scmpStars bring glitz and glamour to Hong Kong Film Awards, with The Goldfinger widely tipped as a big winner
- scmpGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz begins China visit amid mounting European concerns over unfair competition
- scmpLandslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi kill at least 14, search for missing hampered by bad weather
- scmpAsia condemns Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel, calls for immediate de-escalation
- straitstimesResidents of fire-stricken Hong Kong building allowed back after cordon lifted but some decide not to return home
- scmpScientists in China, South Korea devise ‘pioneering strategy’ for breakthrough in semiconductor technology
- scmpKL shooting victim is a veteran bodyguard who’s just replacing his colleague on the day of the attack
- straitstimesChina voices ‘deep concern’ following Iranian attack on Israel and urges ‘influential countries’ to work for peace
- scmpVisit by Chinese polar research icebreaker Xue Long 2 has cleared path for Hong Kong scientists to join national missions, experts say
- scmpHong Kong literature museum to open in historical building in June, Urban Renewal Authority says
- scmpSomali pirates say hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship released after payment of US$5 million ransom
- scmpChina TV host and actress flaunts wealth, dresses ‘princess’ daughter head to toe in designer clothes, igniting debate
- scmpParis Olympics: Hong Kong’s sports minister backs athletes to win medals even though fewer expected to qualify
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