South China Morning Post
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:27:17 +0800Malaysia’s Najib Razak to begin 12-year jail term after apex court upholds guilty verdict in 1MDB-linked case
The Federal Court has ordered the ex-premier to serve his sentence over several counts of corruption involving SRC International.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:38:06 +0800New channels at Shenzhen border, more flights and quarantine arrangements will help Hong Kong students enter mainland China in time for start of new school year
New arrangement announced after 1,000 frustrated students asked for help to get to school on time.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:31:14 +0800Eight more grain silos collapse at Beirut port, just weeks after two-year anniversary blast
The silos toppled on Tuesday, succumbing to damage from a devastating 2020 explosion that killed more than 200 people. It is the third such collapse in a month.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:30:24 +0800Hong Kong protests: 11 found guilty of rioting near government headquarters in 2019
Convicted comprise seven students, two jobless people, a clerk and computer technician who joined action on September 29 that year.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:00:20 +0800MIT-educated Philip Kuai, founder of delivery firm Dada Nexus, is the latest young Chinese tech entrepreneur to retire
The 39-year-old chairman and CEO of JD.com delivery affiliate Dada Nexus has resigned from both roles in the latest case of a young Chinese tech entrepreneur retiring from a start-up they founded.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:52:56 +0800Taiwan has seen off mainland China before and its resolve to defend remains, Tsai Ing-wen says
Taiwanese president tells delegation from Stanford University’s Hoover Institution island stands on the front line of authoritarian expansionism.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:51:31 +0800China’s services trade facing ‘pressure to survive’ as coronavirus weighs on outlook
China’s services trade deficit reached its highest level since December in June as coronavirus outbreaks curbed mobility and softened external demand.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:13:14 +0800Nasa ‘go for launch’ for planned August 29th Artemis I moon mission
Goal of August 29 flight is to make sure Orion capsule can support humans in preparation for Artemis II, which will take people back to the moon, but only to orbit, as early as May 2024.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:02:14 +0800Apple narrows China-India iPhone release gap in push to diversify supply chain, build redundancy
Shipping the company’s flagship handsets from both countries at roughly the same time remains a long-term goal. India has been touting its attractiveness as an alternative at a time when rolling lockdowns and US sanctions jeopardise China’s posit...
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:42:04 +0800Police called in after graffiti carved on wall of Hong Kong Palace Museum, ‘2 teens suspected behind separate acts of mischief’
Damage involved pair of English love messages and Chinese characters engraved into wall, presumably by key.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:30:18 +0800China’s heat-seeking radar with 300km range boosts anti-stealth tech, say defence scientists
Engineers say their small infrared search-and-track system can pick up the heat signature of a fast-moving aircraft from an unusually long distance.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:18:41 +0800Coronavirus: Japan set to scrap testing requirement for travellers as it considers calling Covid endemic
Few developed nations continue to impose stringent entry requirements and almost all have eased their Covid-19 curbs. Japan was enjoying a tourism boom pre-pandemic, but the number of foreigners allowed in since has slowed to a trickle.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:00:44 +08001MDB scandal: Malaysia’s Najib tries to get judges replaced in linked corruption appeal, claiming bias
Najib Razak’s lawyer argued that the chief justice who is chairing the bench may be biased as her husband made a Facebook post in 2018 that was critical of the former Malaysian prime minister.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:00:19 +0800China-Africa trade: Zambian soybean meal follows Kenyan avocado into Chinese market
Zambia becomes latest African nation to win approval for agricultural exports as China seeks to rebalance trade with the continent.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:51:21 +0800At least 38 Hong Kong victims in growing human-trafficking trend, with seventh suspect arrested over job scams luring people to Southeast Asia
City authorities receive another call for help on Tuesday, with security undersecretary saying task force is ‘in contact with Chinese consulates through all channels’.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:45:11 +0800Ukraine war: Russia targets Zaporizhzhia region as Kyiv bans Independence Day festivities
Russia is preparing to launch renewed strikes against Ukraine’s government facilities and infrastructure in the coming days, said a US official, citing intelligence reports.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:20:13 +0800Nasa unveils new James Webb Telescope images that show ‘remarkable’ details of Jupiter
Nasa said the images will give scientists more clues to discovering what Jupiter’s inner life is like.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:15:20 +0800Can Hong Kong regain its status as a leading aviation hub? Analysts optimistic about city’s prospects despite Singapore’s Changi Airport forging ahead with planned expansion
Aviation analysts are optimistic about city’s prospects despite Singapore’s Changi Airport forging ahead with a planned expansion.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:14:43 +0800The revenge of Wall Street’s bears: long-term rate woes take the air out of US$7 trillion rally
All these bearish sentiments underscore the deep scepticism held by investors in the face of an unexpected US$7 trillion equity rebound of late.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:02:25 +0800Korean discount chain’s cheap chicken gamble sparks a poultry price war
South Korea’s second-largest retailer has turned the logic of profits through price increases on its head – and could emerge as an unlikely ally in the central bank’s fight against inflation.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:00:59 +0800Facebook, Google face collective negotiations from small US news publishers under new bill
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act allows news publishers with fewer than 1,500 employees to work together for better deals from Big Tech.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:00:14 +0800Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Local charity JUST FEEL uses creative games to help schoolchildren discover their emotions
Founders aims to transform communication culture in schools to enhance students’ emotional well-being.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:49:53 +0800Coronavirus: Hong Kong to double number of public hospital beds for Covid patients to 5,000, as city reports 6,654 cases
Police Commissioner Raymond Siu has also tested positive for Covid after conducting rapid antigen screening, currently undergoing was placed in isolation.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:15:11 +0800How a ‘G3’ mechanism could reset US-China-EU relations and tackle global challenges
The EU is in a position to play a mediating role between the US and China, with all three coming to the table for regular high-level dialogue. Such a platform could start with urgent but non-contentious issues – global food security, climate change...
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:01:56 +08001MDB scandal: Malaysia’s Mahathir gives Najib a ‘50-50 chance’ of getting a royal pardon
‘He will come back and he wants to become the prime minister once again,’ said Malaysia’s longest-serving leader of Najib Razak, who faces prison time if a court upholds his conviction this week.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:00:18 +0800‘Rich and wilful’ mystery man, irritated after family dispute, pays Chinese cabby US$5,700 to jump red lights and ‘leave scene quickly’
A Chinese taxi driver is handed a huge amount of money to break the road rules by a strange passenger and has to flag down another taxi for help after a terrifying short ride with the agitated man.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:31:59 +0800Elon Musk subpoenas ex-Twitter CEO and long-time friend Jack Dorsey in battle over buyout
Twitter and Musk are headed for an October 17 trial in Delaware that should determine whether Twitter can force the billionaire to go through with the acquisition.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:30:24 +0800Nominated Philippine official’s close links with China questioned
Rommel Banlaoi, a renowned analyst on the South China Sea row and on Islamist terrorism, was picked as a nominee to advise the president on security matters.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:00:29 +0800More than 12,000 Hong Kong solicitors set to elect new leadership for city’s Law Society
Poll will be held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Tuesday at 6.15pm, with seven candidates competing for six positions.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:30:10 +0800Hong Kong’s secondary home market suffers as buyers focus on attractively priced new projects
Prices of decades-old secondary homes in Hong Kong’s New Territories have slumped by more than 30 per cent in recent days as they lose appeal among buyers.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:11 +0800As South Korean youth sour on China, can ‘economic common sense’ bring bilateral balance?
Negative public opinion is fuelling discourse and xenophobia between China and South Korea, and a public survey says the source is largely young adults – rather than their parents or grandparents.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:59:41 +0800Kim Kardashian robbery suspect says reality star was ‘throwing money away’
Yunice Abbas, one of 5 men allegedly involved in the 2016 armed heist in Paris, says he watched the star throw a diamond in the pool in one episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:37:05 +0800Donald Trump seeks to temporarily block FBI from reviewing items seized from Mar-a-Lago
The ex-US president wants a special master appointed to oversee the process, and is demanding the return of items outside the scope of the search warrant.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:30:19 +0800China’s show of force over Taiwan a chance to test military coordination but results unclear: analysts
Beijing has touted PLA forces’ close cooperation, accompanied by evidence of smoother logistics involving army long-range artillery and missile units.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:00:58 +0800Emperor Pedro I’s heart returns to Brazil for ‘state visit’
The monarch declared Brazil’s independence from Portugal 200 years ago, and his remains were divided between the two countries after his death.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:00:21 +0800Chinese company debuts robot for ‘one-stop’ Covid-19 testing
The device looks like a vending machine and can produce PCR test results in 45 minutes, making it useful for airports and train stations.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:06:45 +0800US rejects Ukraine demand for blanket visa ban on Russians
The US does not want to close off pathways to refuge for the country’s dissidents and other vulnerable people, an official said.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:39:26 +0800Finland PM Sanna Marin tests negative for drugs after party video outcry
Local media is facing criticism for alleging without evidence that illegal substances were used at the event where the footage was filmed.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 01:12:53 +0800Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden’s top Covid-19 adviser, stepping down to ‘pursue next chapter’
He became the face of the US pandemic response in 2020, a role that saw him clash with Trump and made him subject to political attacks and death threats.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:10:59 +0800Germany’s Scholz kicks off Canada visit focusing on minerals, energy
Canada will ink MOUs with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz to develop supply chains for critical minerals that are used in EV – and will sign an agreement with Germany to develop clean hydrogen for export by as early as 2025.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:52:26 +0800UK to use lower dose of monkeypox vaccine to stretch supply
Patients in London and Manchester will soon get a fifth of the regular vaccine as research suggests a smaller dose provides as effective an immune response as a full dose. Nearly 3,200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the UK since May.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:26:01 +0800India: Thousands of farmers return to protest in capital, barricades broken
About 5,000 farmers gathered to demonstrate against PM Narendra Modi and his government, saying promises remain unfulfilled.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:48:08 +0800‘Low voltage electrical installation’ caused Hong Kong cable bridge blaze that cut power to 175,000 consumers
Worst power cut in decades caused by ‘low voltage electrical installation’ near cable bridge, power firm says.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:42:24 +0800Russian security service accuses Ukraine of killing ultranationalist’s daughter
Darya Dugina, whose father Alexander Dugin is a prominent ideologue, was killed on Saturday evening when a bomb blew up the car she was driving near Moscow. He said his daughter ‘sacrificed her young life on the altar of victory’.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:30:11 +0800China interest rate cuts further widen US policy gap, with all eyes on next Fed move at Jackson Hole
China’s central bank on Monday cut both the one-year and five-year loan prime rates, continuing its policy divergence from the US Federal Reserve ahead of this week’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:13:02 +0800Hong Kong head teacher launches unfair dismissal claim after school board fires her over complaints about management
Head of Hong Kong special education secondary school says her ‘abrupt’ dismissal breached employment law and the Education Ordinance.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:00:19 +0800Tsai Ing-wen tells new US delegation to Taiwan the chip supply chain is vital to security
Taiwanese president tells Indiana State Governor Eric Holcomb, ‘democratic allies must stand together and boost cooperation across all areas’.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:36:27 +0800In China, the bad guys turn good in alternative ‘Minions’ movie ending
Fifth instalment of the franchise includes a series of subtitled still images in the credits sequence for mainland film-goers.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:31:02 +0800EU could act as ‘moderator’ in Taiwan Strait, top diplomat says
Josep Borrell ‘seriously concerned’ about flare-up in tensions after US House speaker visited Taipei and says he has no plans to travel to the island.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:30:20 +0800Tech war: South Korean trade group calls for chip diversification from China as Seoul mulls joining US-led semiconductor alliance
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for diversification of trading partners to minimise the country’s risk of over-dependence on China when it comes to chip exports.