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April 8, 2025
SCMP recognised in 5 categories at State Street’s 2024 Press Awards
The awards, sponsored by Boston-based State Street for the 13th year, received more than 200 entries in 14 categories this year in English a...
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April 8, 2025
Trump’s tariffs: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong slams US – ‘not actions by a friend’
Wong says Washington’s tariffs are a repudiation of the global trade system that the US once championed.
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April 8, 2025
As Trump tariffs shake China, global trade, India sees ‘opportunity of lifetime’
India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the current turmoil in global economy can be traced back to China joining the World Trade Organi...
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April 8, 2025
Hong Kong considers additional tax exemptions for air transit travellers
City is raising air passenger departure tax to address deficit, but lawmakers fear move may drive travellers to neighbouring competitors.
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April 8, 2025
Korean Air pilots fired after fighting over ex-president Yoon’s martial-law call
The altercation is one of the more dramatic examples of the political polarisation triggered by Yoon’s impeachment, observers say.
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April 8, 2025
Opinion | Green design is a daunting challenge that’s well worth the effort
If recycling is not cheaper and faster, is it worth it? Building owners need to understand nature is valuable despite not having a price tag...
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April 8, 2025
Breaking | Manchester United’s opponents in Hong Kong revealed as organisers confirm date
It will be United’s first visit to the city since 2013, when they arrived as reigning league champions with David Moyes as manager.
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April 8, 2025
Church in Netflix hit When Life Gives You Tangerines draws K-drama fans
Gasil Cathedral, a historic Korean church, is the subject of renewed interest thanks to a scene with IU in When Life Gives You Tangerines.
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April 8, 2025
India boosts defence cooperation with Cambodia as China’s influence draws scrutiny
The China-funded expansion of Ream Naval Base has made the US and analysts worried that it will be used as a strategic outpost by China.
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April 8, 2025
Malaysia’s Anwar urges Asean to ‘hold its nerve’ over Trump’s tariffs
The Malaysian prime minister invokes Asean’s 57-year history, saying the bloc has withstood bigger challenges in the past.
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April 8, 2025
IBM launches new mainframe system to handle heavy workload of AI models
The new z17 mainframe enables a chunk of business data to remain on customer-owned servers and not hosted on the cloud.
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April 8, 2025
Facing Trump’s fresh trade threat, China basically has nothing to lose: analysts
‘Whether the tariff is 70 per cent or even 1,000 per cent makes little difference’ when the result is that it blocks trade with US, says Eur...
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April 8, 2025
‘Trump burned it all down’: economists rip into US trade tariffs
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman said Trump’s decision should be seen as ‘a dominance display, intended to shock and awe people and make them gro...
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April 8, 2025
India may not join the Squad. But its regional ties are ‘gaining momentum’
New Delhi could draw closer to Southeast Asian nations as they face similar pressures over Beijing’s territorial claims, analyst says.
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April 8, 2025
Rats and rubbish mar Indonesia’s vision of a futuristic new capital
Indonesia’s US$32 billion dream of a green new capital at Nusantara is facing an early challenge: a surge in rats fuelled by tourist trash.
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April 8, 2025
Hong Kong’s leader promises to support influencers after IShowSpeed visit
John Lee’s pledge comes after many local internet users voice disappointment over the YouTube star’s experience, saying city wasted an oppor...
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April 8, 2025
Hong Kong doubles down on free trade amid US tariffs
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April 8, 2025
Letters | A government-owned bank can help Hong Kong weather tariff storm
Readers discuss support for businesses in a trade war, cutbacks to US Department of Education, and the timing for a sales tax.
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April 8, 2025
Does Trump really want a deal on tariffs? Wild ‘demands’ irk world leaders
The US president’s unclear requirements leave nations in the dark about what specifically they can do to avoid getting hammered.
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April 8, 2025
China girl stuck in washing machine after crawling in to ‘cool off’ from family row
Emergency rescue team takes 16 minutes to dismantle appliance as girl remains curled up inside before setting her free.
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April 8, 2025
Animal-based skincare is back – from bee venom to salmon sperm facials
While vegan or plant-based skincare products once held sway, now animal-based remedies are topping TikTok trends – but this time they have a...
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April 8, 2025
‘Where can I go now?’: Chinese factories in Vietnam hammered by US tariffs
Chinese exporters flocked to Vietnam to avoid US tariffs aimed at China, but Vietnam is now also facing a steep rise in duties.
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April 8, 2025
Singapore’s insolvency reforms take aim at shareholder dissent
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April 8, 2025
South Korean prosecutors close in on Yoon’s wife as ex-power couple’s woes grow
Investigators prepare to question Kim Keon-hee who also faces accusations including stock market manipulation.
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April 8, 2025
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April 8, 2025
‘Really cool’: Hong Kong-born Singaporean Tai enjoying first taste of Masters
The 23-year-old won his place by winning NCAA collegiate championship with Georgia Tech – also the alma mater of US golf great Bobby Jones.
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April 8, 2025
Bangkok tower collapse anger, Malaysia’s Hindu temples saga: 7 Asia highlights
From Vietnam’s leader call to Trump to Japan’s anger at social media influencers, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reportin...
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April 8, 2025
Country Garden: restructurings covering at least 8 bonds get creditor approval
Country Garden gets approval for restructuring eight bonds, making progress in its debt-management plan.
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April 8, 2025
China-US tariff war escalates
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April 8, 2025
What is microcheating and are you doing it to your partner?
Microcheating covers examples such as furtive social media chatting, which some consider a form of infidelity. But is it that important?
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April 8, 2025
2 burglars who ransack Hong Kong luxury home flee after being spotted by helper
Police investigating break-in at detached house at 1-7 Kau To Shan Road in Sha Tin after helper makes report early on Tuesday.
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April 8, 2025
Hong Kong man jailed for 7 years for rioting after acquittal overturned
Upon prosecutors’ appeal, judge sentences Wong Chi-wing to prison for rioting with white-clad mob at MTR station during 2019 protests.
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April 8, 2025
Is Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ opening the door to China to join the CPTPP?
Members of the trans-Pacific trade bloc may be more inclined to allow China to join as they look to counter US tariff threats, analysts say.
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April 8, 2025
Asia’s green energy appetite fuels the Gulf’s renewables revolution
As the world transitions, the Gulf’s growing renewable-energy ties with China and Southeast Asia are poised to reshape global power dynamics...
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April 8, 2025
‘I’m not attracted’: why China is struggling to convince consumers to borrow
Beijing is offering easier access to credit in a bid to boost consumption, but households are reluctant to take on debt amid a global trade...
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April 8, 2025
Water bottle saves lorry driver from panther attack in Malaysia
‘I keep having nightmares’, said the 54-year-old father of two whose incredible story of survival has gone viral.
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April 8, 2025
Amnesty says Iran, Iraq and Saudi executed 1,380 people last year
The rights group said that drug-related offences accounted for more than 40 per cent of all executions globally.
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April 8, 2025
Hong Kong will remain free port despite US tariffs, John Lee says
‘We will continue to maintain Hong Kong’s status as a free port, pursue free trade policies, safeguard the free flow of goods, capital and i...
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April 8, 2025
Letters | A shame Hong Kong appeared shabby in YouTuber’s live stream
Readers highlight what the city could have done to better showcase its appeal on IShowSpeed’s high-profile visit.
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April 8, 2025
Chinese dissident artist’s video screened on Hong Kong billboards
4-second clip by artist known as Badiucao, submitted to Italian gallery under a false name, part of a video art reel shown in busy district.
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April 8, 2025
Bangladesh pleads for tariff pause as US buyers freeze garment orders
Facing a 37 per cent tariff, the world’s second-largest garment producer wants a three-month delay as US firms slam the brakes on shipments.
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April 8, 2025
China’s rise ‘unstoppable’ as US grows tired of policing the world: Zhou Bo
A book of essays by the retired PLA senior colonel examines the question of whether the world should fear China.
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April 8, 2025
Kanlaon Volcano erupts in Philippines
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April 8, 2025
‘We’re not as good at making all things’: Musk’s brother rebukes US tariffs
Kimbal Musk said the US president’s policy could lead to a cycle of less consumption and less jobs.
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April 8, 2025
Japan moves to front of queue for tariff talks with US
Optimism in Tokyo’s markets suggests hopes are high for a breakthrough, despite Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Japan treating the US poorly.
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April 8, 2025
Apple stores see rush of iPhone shoppers ahead of US tariffs
The atmosphere feels like the busy holiday season, store employees say, as panic customers splurge on Apple products.
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April 8, 2025
China ‘national team’ doubles down on stock buys to maintain market stability
Three Chinese state investment entities vow to ramp up equity purchases to ‘firmly safeguard the stable operation of the capital market’.
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April 8, 2025
Nearly 25% of companies in Hong Kong may follow government’s wage freeze: poll
Survey by Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management also finds 18.3 per cent might offer smaller increases.
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April 8, 2025
Breaking | Hong Kong’s Hang Seng opens 1.7% higher as China’s state funds step in
The Hang Seng Index opened 1.7 per cent higher at 20,157.52, while the CSI 300 index opened 0.2 per cent higher at 3,597.99.
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April 8, 2025