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South China Morning Post
November 22, 2024
China cabby stunned when passenger confessed ‘I just killed a person’
Man urges cab driver to speed up, saying he had killed someone, wanted to say goodbye to his family.
South China Morning Post
November 22, 2024
Number of Hongkongers enrolled in US universities hits record low
According to US government-sponsored survey, country had 2,762 undergraduates from Hong Kong in last school year.
South China Morning Post
November 22, 2024
Unprofitable Chinese EV makers face ‘do-or-die moment’
Only those that can sustain operations without external funding will stay in the race amid overcapacity and tariff woes, analysts say.
South China Morning Post
November 22, 2024
Chinese province makes labour pain relief pledge to ease childbirth jitters
Hainan says labour pain relief will be covered by public health insurance, part of broader plan to boost birth rates.
South China Morning Post
November 22, 2024
Amid ‘zero safety’, India’s female gig workers fight exploitation and harassment
Female gig workers in India have formed a union to advocate for rights and visibility, and confront harassment, unsafe conditions, and explo...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Chinese biotech firms brace for Trump tariffs, US funding bill
Efforts to expand sales of high-value products in China and non-US markets would cushion the blow, analysts say.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
While you were sleeping: Guardiola pens Man City extension, Davis Cup semis set
Thursday was a doubly positive evening for Man City fans, while there were the final Davis Cup quarter-final ties.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
United Nations could meet Israel PM Netanyahu despite ICC arrest warrant: UN
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Profile | Miriam Yeung’s career as singer and actress, and rupture with fans
Declaring herself a Chinese patriot at the height of anti-government protests in Hong Kong angered fans, but Yeung is back performing again.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Inside the biggest art event in the US, featuring over 800 artists
Combine over 800 artists in various mediums, and US$20 million in funding from The Getty Foundation, and you get ‘PST ART: Art and Science C...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
China creates new AI advisory body, with Alibaba Cloud founder as chief expert
The AI Experts Committee is expected to promote China’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Editorial | Settle Hong Kong slope disputes for the sake of safety
Climate change has increased the risks of landslides in city and this is no time to argue about maintenance work.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Trudeau to cut sales tax, send cheques to millions of Canadians
‘Our government can’t set prices at the checkout, but we can put more money in people’s pockets,’ Canadian PM said in Toronto on Thursday.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Open Questions | Trump, Cop29 and why Chinese eco-warrior Ma Jun sees green shoots of hope
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Meet Senada Greca, personal fitness trainer to Kim Kardashian and Miranda Kerr
As a teenager, Greca moved from Albania to the US and managed her anxiety and depression with exercise; now, she runs several wellness compa...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Opinion | 4 steps China can take to weather Trump’s tariffs
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
King Charles’ coronation cost UK taxpayers US$90.7 million
Critics say taxpayer spending on the 2023 events was too large and out of touch given huge demands on stretched public funds.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s defence secretary pick: report
Woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by ex-Fox News presenter after he took her phone, refused to let her leave hotel room.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Sex workers and ex-addicts show tourists Czech capital’s dark side
Social enterprise Pragulic tackles ‘myth and prejudice’ around people living on Prague’s streets, using tour guides who have all been there.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Meet Kevin Kline’s long-time fellow actor wife, Phoebe Cates
Tinseltown relationships may come and go, but for Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, married for decades, bliss followed their decision to live i...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Putin: Russia has tested new intermediate range missile in strike on Ukraine
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return
China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Matt Gaetz drops bid for Trump attorney general in face of Senate opposition
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone
Dozens of people playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have been caught trespassing in restricted surroundings of the nuclear plant.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
US Treasury targets Russia’s Gazprombank with new sanctions
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Can Trump, avid TikTok user and China critic, save it from a US ban?
Republican loyalty test brews as president-elect’s support this year for popular social-media app runs headlong into tough-on-Beijing vows.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Beijing voices support for jailing of 45 opposition activists
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
China races to stockpile US chips before Trump ramps up sanctions
As more US tech curbs look likely in second Trump term, China’s imports of made-in-America integrated circuits have surged by 60 per cent.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache
A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Blame lies ‘fully with US side’: China defends rejection of defence chief talks
US cannot undermine Beijing’s core interests on Taiwan and try talk to its military ‘as if nothing had happened’, defence ministry says.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Woman arrested after red paint splashed at government headquarters in Hong Kong
Police arrest unemployed woman in Tai Kok Tsui and say they believe she acted alone, motivated by personal emotional and family issues.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies pushing staff to draft sanctions list for US
Judges grill former media boss on ‘confidential’ US message he forwarded to staff and friends in opposition camp.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Las Vegas GP: Norris says he was probably not ready for Formula 1 title fight
Briton admits the loss in Brazil earlier this month – when he finished 6th from pole – had been a bitter blow and his hopes were almost over...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Temu owner PDD sees 10% plunge in pre-market trading despite 44% revenue growth
PDD’s results, including a 66 per cent jump in net revenue, outperformed rivals, but it did not allay investor concerns amid e-commerce comp...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Nitithorn seals Hong Kong Open lead with sand save fit for event’s storied 18th
Thai golfer Nitithorn Thippong chips in from greenside bunker at famous closing hole to finish first round one shot ahead of the field.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
An advanced degree in China? Think again, students say, as exam numbers plunge
China’s graduate entrance examination is not seen as the golden ticket to employment that it once was.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Hong Kong watchdog takes aim at bikes blocking paths around leisure facilities
Ombudsman calls on Leisure and Cultural Services Department to better enforce rules for rental services at 14 recreational venues under its...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
About 75% of young Hongkongers with sexual experience have not tested for HIV: poll
Schools should offer more comprehensive sex education, including teaching young people about safety measures, academic says.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
China’s ‘who gets what debate’, Siberian tiger hunt: SCMP daily catch-up
From a debate over China’s domestic spending to a hunt for a wild Siberian tiger, here’s a round-up from today’s China and Economy coverage.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
China’s Hua Hong Semiconductor to make auto chips for Europe’s STM
The move signifies the importance of the Chinese EV market and the country’s progress in legacy chipmaking.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
My Take | Did Biden manage to contain China?
From a US perspective, the outgoing president and his foreign policy team did surprisingly well. But without a supportive successor – or rat...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Opinion | Could Chinese social media’s love of Trump turn tide of trade war?
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
China’s second-richest man blasts Pinduoduo for hurting domestic brands
The founder of bottled water company Nongfu Spring called Pinduoduo a main contributor to aggressive pricing causing ‘huge harm for Chinese...
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Chinese supercomputer tops global computing efficiency list
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Baidu revenue falls 3% in third quarter as economic woes hit ad spending
The internet search giant pulled in US$4.6 billion in the September quarter, with a decline in online marketing outpacing AI growth.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Japanese porn stars charging HK$150,000 for sex arrested in Hong Kong
Authorities bust syndicate after sharing intelligence with counterparts in Macau, Singapore and Japan.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
Sports bosses embrace new guidelines, but bodies face ruin if they fail to comply
National Sports Association leaders spell out the importance of public funding following SF&OC governance review.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024
2 PLA Navy warships arrive in Hong Kong for 5-day port call
Changsha, a destroyer, and Hainan, the country’s largest amphibious assault vessel, arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday morning.
South China Morning Post
November 21, 2024