Friday 19 April 2024
Elderly South Korean woman dies after 5-hour wait for hospital that can perform heart surgery amid doctors’ strike
- scmpJoe Biden’s call for added steel, aluminium tariffs seen as play for key votes in election year
- scmpGermany’s China shock: as Scholz leaves Beijing, others raise alarm about waning economic honeymoon
- scmp600-year-old German church features Taylor Swift music to attract younger people: ‘it’s much easier’
- scmpInternet influencers, celebrities among 2,000 invited to Hong Kong in tourism drive in 2023, sparking questions on cost to taxpayers
- scmpUkraine war: 16 killed in Chernihiv in Russia’s deadliest air strike in weeks, as Kyiv seeks more defence support
- scmpDisused Hong Kong Covid-19 Kai Tak quarantine centre could be turned into creative hub and used for other short-term projects, development chief says
- scmpHong Kong student teacher arrested on suspicion of filming female colleague in school restroom
- scmpUS trade office and Joe Biden target China’s steel, maritime and logistics sectors in latest trade war battles
- scmpHong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai promoted unofficial primary election in 2020 and planned to back localist candidates to boost opposition, trial told
- scmpDeadly Hong Kong blaze prompts authorities to switch fire safety focus to buildings with single staircase, guest houses and subdivided flats
- scmpTsai reveals new Taiwan foreign minister, signalling message of continuity under Lai: Analysts
- straitstimesChina’s economy seeing ‘seismic shifts’ and imbalances like nothing Beijing predicted, senior economist says
- scmpHong Kong green groups call for rejection of impact assessment report for San Tin Technopole project
- scmpChinese EV makers Dongfeng Motor and Chery Automobile eye factories in Europe as competition escalates at home
- scmpSouth Korean President Yoon likely to stick to hardline style even after election defeat: Critics
- straitstimesAfghan women become YouTubers to bypass Taliban work bans: ‘had to do something to generate income’
- scmpHong Kong student jailed for laundering HK$600,000 in connection with help for people involved in 2019 anti-government protests
- scmpHong Kong customs arrests woman over smuggling HK$100 million in electronic items marked as aluminium alloy
- scmpPakistan officials say climate change ‘major factor’ in historical downpours that have killed 65
- scmpFrustrated China mother has meltdown while helping son with homework, wants to kick someone, hits wall and breaks toe
- scmpChina rallies aviation brainpower to get widebody C929 off the ground, amp up Airbus and Boeing competition
- scmpUniversity of Southern California cancels Muslim valedictorian’s speech, citing safety concerns
- scmpJapan welcomed record 3 million tourists in March, as yen’s three-decade low lures travellers from US, India, Germany
- scmpHong Kong study finds volunteer work cut loneliness in elderly people over coronavirus crisis and that seniors supported by them also benefited
- scmpChina lays out 3-year plan to build digital workforce and overcome shortfall of workers needed to win tech race
- scmpChip equipment giant ASML misses orders forecast, but China sales hold up despite US sanctions
- scmpChina conducts second live-fire drill along Myanmar border this month as concerns over rebel uprisings grow
- scmpAttack on Philippine drag artist Taylor Sheesh sparks outrage and renewed calls for LGBTQ equality bill
- scmpShould Malaysia’s Najib be under house arrest? Jailed ex-PM persists with pursuit of early release
- scmpIndonesian companies push for stronger trade ties with Hong Kong, eye opening family offices and investing in prime sectors
- scmpHong Kong man jailed for 6 months for voyeurism after disguising himself as pupil, entering female school toilet to plant hidden camera
- scmpMalaysia Edition: Prayer mat controversy the latest to divide country | Dramatic airport shooting shocks nation
- straitstimesAttractive China pig farm worker, 26, becomes internet sensation after quitting office job to work with animals
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