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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival expands to 5 days, ditches plastic cups
Event held from October 23 to 27 at the Central Harbourfront, featuring more than 300 booths of food and drinks from dozens of countries, re...
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Chinese memory chip maker YMTC achieves design breakthrough despite US sanctions
Chinese flash memory giant YMTC has made a small leap in its chip design architecture, thanks to closer ties with domestic semiconductor too...
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September 19, 2024
Opinion | Taiwan’s Lai shows cleverness can be an embarrassing thing
Claim by island leader that Beijing should challenge Moscow, by force if necessary, to take back lost territories is borderline infantile di...
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September 19, 2024
AFC Champions League 2: Hong Kong misery continues as Eastern thumped by Sydney
Eastern the second Hong Kong team to lose opening AFC Champions League 2 fixture, following limp defeat for Lee Man on Wednesday.
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong judge urges ‘severe’ sedition penalties, jails 2 under Article 23 law
Chu Kai-pong and Chung Man-kit jailed for up to 14 months for displaying anti-government slogans.
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September 19, 2024
Why Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm
Manila’s defence chief said towing away a grounded ship would be an act of war, but one analyst said that is ‘not a good option’ for China.
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September 19, 2024
Hongkongers mourn closure of toy giant that helped make 75 years of memories
Closure comes to light as reseller reveals it is bidding on items from Oriental Trading Company Hong Kong that are up for grabs at warehouse...
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September 19, 2024
Dump or buy more? China’s holding of US debt in spotlight after Fed’s rate cut
Continued diversification of reserve portfolio may be in order, but into what, and at what speed, are pressing questions.
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September 19, 2024
Opinion | Targeting China will just poison ties without helping the US
As US lawmakers push bills to decouple from China, it’s worth remembering the consequences from the last time bilateral ties were severed.
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September 19, 2024
ByteDance’s lifestyle app Lemon8 gains popularity in US as TikTok faces possible ban
Lemon8, a social app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is increasing in popularity in the US as the company’s flagship short video plat...
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September 19, 2024
University of Hong Kong opens first clinical trials centre with private hospital
Collaboration with Gleneagles will make use of university’s ‘100 years of experience’ in research, medical school dean says.
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong’s Wong through to Hangzhou Open 2nd round after China’s Wu retires hurt
In what had been billed as their Asian Games rematch, Wong won the first set 6-3 before Wu cried off with what looked like a low-back injury...
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Love Next Door midseason recap: Jung So-min, Jung Hae-in outshone
Jung So-min and Jung Hae-in play the romantic leads in this Netflix drama, but the supporting characters’ stories are more interesting.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Malaysia’s king Sultan Ibrahim visits China to mark 50 years of ties
Analyst says monarch’s first official overseas trip is likely to focus on implementing existing deals rather than announcing new projects.
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September 19, 2024
Prosecutors accuse former Hong Kong ex-opposition lawmaker of inciting riot
District Court told Lam Cheuk-ting, 46, had instigated clash at Yuen Long MTR station on social media, with white-shirted group ‘defending h...
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September 19, 2024
Mural paintings make a bullet-scarred neighbourhood ‘proud’
Civil war and gang violence left a Central American neighbourhood scarred. Painting huge murals on housing blocks heralds a brighter future.
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September 19, 2024
Lawmaker Ho calls for closer monitoring of Hong K0ng’s national sports bodies
The New People’s Party member also suggests a better look at NSA finances and the introducing a sports arbitration mechanism for disputes.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Lawmaker Ho calls for closer monitoring of Hong K0ng’s national sports bodies
The New People’s Party member also suggests a better look at NSA finances and the introducing a sports arbitration mechanism for disputes.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Authorities urged to set up electoral roll of Hongkongers living on the mainland
Concern group, made up of lawmakers and Election Committee members, says proposal will pave way for voting from outside the city.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Alibaba CEO eyes greater AI research and development, open sources 100 new LLMs
Alibaba Cloud on Thursday also launched a new text-to-video model, as CEO Eddie Wu reveals increased pace of AI development at Apsara event.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Meet new Emily in Paris star Thalia Besson, daughter of Luc Besson
The 23-year-old appears to love Eminem and Givenchy and has appeared in 3 films – with director Barthélémy Grossmann declaring she’s anythin...
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September 19, 2024
China fears further Middle East fallout after Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions
Beijing says all parties in the regional conflict must work towards peace and stability.
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September 19, 2024
Call for less emphasis on language skills for Hong Kong university admission
Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools seeks to balance English requirement with demands for city’s future.
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September 19, 2024
Malaysian police arrest CEO of company accused in child sex abuse scandal
The CEO’s company allegedly ran the welfare homes from which authorities rescued over 400 children last week.
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog warns jobseekers against ‘blind’ ads to protect data
Commissioner of Privacy Ada Chung urges citizens to ascertain employers’ identities when applying for jobs and look out for ‘unscrupulous’ c...
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September 19, 2024
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September 19, 2024
Singapore prepares to get up to Speed with YouTuber known for daring stunts
IShowSpeed’s Southeast Asia tour has thrilled fans with daring stunts, cultural experiences, and viral moments, with Singapore the next stop...
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September 19, 2024
China’s home-grown C919 reaches new heights with flight to ‘roof of the world’
C919 ‘smoothly landed’ at one of the highest airports in the world in western China on Thursday ahead of a series of ‘research and developme...
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September 19, 2024
Golden Sixty through the eyes of a beaten trainer, a lucky jockey and a race caller
While owner Stanley Chan Ka-leung, trainer Francis Lui Kin-wai and jockey Vincent Ho Chak-yiu have been at the forefront of Golden Sixty’s r...
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong property: sentiment set to revive as rate cuts, values attract buyers
The first rate cut should lure more homebuyers back to showrooms, and prices are appealing after a 25 per cent slump from peak, analysts say...
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September 19, 2024
Milan Fashion Week: Fendi’s 1920s homage and Max Mara’s earthy elegance
Read on for our highlights from Milan Fashion Week so far, from Kim Jones’ tribute to Fendi’s 5 sisters, to Marni’s ode to beauty from the u...
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September 19, 2024
Why Veda won’t leave you with that ‘I’ve eaten so much curry’ feeling
Veda was a pioneering Indian restaurant in Hong Kong. Ahead of its time, it closed, but was revived as a fusion vegetarian joint in 2019. It...
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September 19, 2024
Mainland China puts exit ban on Taiwan Formosa Plastics Group exec
The executive was detained on arrival in Shanghai and has not been able to return since, report says.
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September 19, 2024
China official infamous for keeping 58 staff members as lovers jailed for corruption
Official was nicknamed ‘beautiful governor’ during her time in power.
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September 19, 2024
Meet Jill Tavelman, mum of Emily in Paris star Lily Collins
The former teacher moved back to LA with Lily after the split; now she runs an antiques store and enjoys travelling and spending time with h...
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September 19, 2024
Philippines eyes UN vote on South China Sea dispute, risking Beijing’s retaliation
While analysts believe the Philippines could win a vote, they warn of potential retaliation from China, similar to past trade embargoes.
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September 19, 2024
China eyes sci-tech venture capital to boost industrial upgrade, economic growth
Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday the development of venture capital is critical to sci-tech innovation, industrial upgrading and the growt...
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September 19, 2024
Late Harrods owner Al-Fayed accused of rape in BBC podcast, documentary
The allegations, made in a BBC documentary and podcast, are the latest to be levelled at powerful figures since the start of #MeToo in 2017.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Visit famed showdown site from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The refurbished cemetery in northern Spain is intended to attract fans of the classic 1966 spaghetti Western starring Clint Eastwood.
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September 19, 2024
Lebanon’s Hezbollah in disarray after another wave of device blasts
This week dozens were killed and thousands wounded by a sophisticated attack targeting communications devices used by Hezbollah.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
ByteDance denies reported plan to make self-designed chips
The Chinese company rejected reports that it aims to engage the world’s largest chip foundry TSMC to mass-produce advanced semiconductors.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?
In February 2022, the US called China the top country of origin for counterfeit goods seized by US customs.
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September 19, 2024
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$10 million worth of smuggled platinum
Officers find eight slabs of metal hidden in battery box of Shenzhen-bound truck at Man Kam To checkpoint and arrest 48-year-old driver.
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Japanese-branded walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon
South China Morning Post
September 19, 2024
Opinion | Why won’t markets take threat of US political chaos seriously?
Surging stock markets show investors pay no heed to the dangerous dysfunction in US politics, but ratings agencies are ahead of the curve.
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong jumps to 9th place in global talent ranking, Singapore 1st in Asia
City’s ranking leaps from 16th last year after improving in three assessment areas – investment and development, appeal, and readiness.
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September 19, 2024
Hong Kong’s food culture celebrated in new festival all about cafes
Running until October 5, the festival involves four bing sutt cafes in Hong Kong and London and aims to spread Hong Kong food culture.
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September 19, 2024
Driver in China survives after concrete block falls on car
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September 19, 2024