Thursday 18 April 2024
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Canton Fair: Chinese Premier Li Qiang solicits views from ‘ambassadors of friendship’ as external tensions grow
- ScmpApple planning US$250 million expansion in Singapore to write ‘new chapter’ in company’s history in city state
- ScmpChina primary school bans homework after 9.30pm with no penalty for unfinished assignments, sparks heated online debate
- ScmpUS Presidential election 2024: Biden to win endorsement of Kennedy family in hit to Robert F. Kennedy Jnr’s White House bid
- ScmpChina’s Foreign Minister warns against ‘bloc confrontation’ in Indo-Pacific on visit to Indonesia
- scmpUS strategy for Indo-Pacific region must promote economic development, not just defence: Senate panel
- ScmpChina preps for tourism boom on May Day holiday as early bookings rocket past pre-pandemic levels
- ScmpUS lawmakers target Chinese military firms helping Russia with bill imposing ‘full blocking sanctions’
- ScmpNorth Korea’s Kim Jong-un could chart own ideological path in ‘calculated move’ away from idolising forebears
- ScmpHow a little known spin-off of Chinese battery giant CATL has come to dominate the global home energy storage market
- ScmpHong Kong attracted nearly 2,000 professionals earning at least HK$10 million annually, figures for last year show
- ScmpWill riddle of China’s 2,200-year-old tomb dating back to Warring States Period finally be solved?
- ScmpHong Kong driver and 1 passenger die after car slams into road barrier, tearing apart vehicle
- ScmpVirtual cashier ‘zooming in’ from Philippines at New York City restaurant sparks debate about remote-work ethics
- Scmp‘Door to Europe’: Monaco targets Greater Bay Area’s wealthy as it pitches low taxes to attract family offices, investments
- ScmpJewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook plans to rejuvenate brand, renovate 8,000 stores in mainland China and Hong Kong
- ScmpGoogle cuts jobs, shifts some roles abroad as tech lay-offs continue amid economic uncertainty
- ScmpUS-sanctioned Huawei unveils new Pura 70 smartphone series amid speculation over its chip capabilities
- ScmpChina funeral industry sees influx of young people with new ideas aimed at modernising sector steeped in tradition
- ScmpEquine eats: horse-riding Chinese man incurs wrath of food delivery platform despite warm welcome on streets of Sydney
- ScmpChinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60,000 times with new detection method: study
- ScmpScam alert: fraudsters pose as HKMA to part Hongkongers from their money via deceptive WhatsApp messages
- ScmpLate Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow to be buried in Beijing, where she lived for 21 years before heart attack, family says
- ScmpHong Kong police arrest invigilator over leaking university entrance exam content on social media
- ScmpSouth China Sea: will Beijing ramp up militarisation after US missile system deployed in the Philippines?
- ScmpSinking fortunes: Hong Kong falls out of world’s top 10 busiest ports ranking for the first time as volumes slump
- Scmp‘It’s for you’: Hong Kong government public inquiry hotline gets HK$4.6 million boost to improve efficiency
- ScmpChinese-linked nickel miners in Indonesia accelerating deforestation, threatening indigenous Bajau people: report
- ScmpElderly 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
- ScmpChina’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
- scmpAfghan 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
- ScmpHong Kong study finds volunteer work cut loneliness in elderly people over coronavirus crisis and that seniors supported by them also benefited
- ScmpJapan welcomed record 3 million tourists in March, as yen’s three-decade low lures travellers from US, India, Germany
- 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
- ScmpHong Kong man jailed for 6 months for voyeurism after disguising himself as pupil, entering female school toilet to plant hidden camera
- ScmpIndonesian companies push for stronger trade ties with Hong Kong, eye opening family offices and investing in prime sectors
- ScmpAttractive China pig farm worker, 26, becomes internet sensation after quitting office job to work with animals
- ScmpHong Kong must speed up roll-out of food waste bins at private housing amid residents dropping off scraps at public estates, lawmakers say
- scmpVisit to China by German Chancellor Scholz shows up divisions in EU over how to engage with Beijing on trade and Russia
- ScmpMillion-dollar jobs, travel perks and racy parties vanish as China’s research pullback sends chills through banks and brokers
- ScmpMarcos vs Duterte family feud drags both political dynasties’, and the Philippines’, names through the mud
- ScmpChina’s growing data centres and AI industry could strain scarce water resources, according to new report
- scmpHumble China street vendor makes sacrifices to support academically gifted daughters who gain PhD and master’s degree
- ScmpChina plays up Alibaba, Shein’s role in promoting cross-border e-commerce at ‘digital silk road’ forum, as exports rise
- scmpCan Hong Kong be more Muslim-friendly? Having more ‘halal’ dining options can help attract Middle East visitors
- scmpAfter Starbucks and McDonald’s, Asia’s anti-Israel boycotts find a new target: Western beauty products
- scmpKim Jong-un’s North Korea buying Chinese surveillance cameras in push to tighten control, report
- scmpChina GDP: first-quarter growth ‘smashes’ expectations, but has Beijing put too many eggs in its basket?
- scmpSenior US and Chinese officials hold talks on ‘industrial overcapacity’ and anti-money-laundering
- scmpUS tariffs review of over US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports almost done, says top trade envoy
- scmpChina’s GDP growth beat expectations – so why are analysts and business groups still downbeat?
- ScmpHong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai knew US conditions for continued support of protests, national security trial told
- ScmpParis Games: France’s Macron calls on China to help with 3-week ‘Olympic truce’ as Russia, Israel divide world opinion
- ScmpChina’s top diplomat Wang Yi to push belt and road during visits to Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea
- ScmpHong Kong doctor tells Coroner’s Court he followed prescription of earlier doctor in hepatitis B case where woman later died of liver failure
- scmpChina’s semiconductor output jumps 40% in first quarter amid growing dominance in legacy chips
- ScmpHong Kong tourism sector optimistic over prospects during mainland China’s Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
- ScmpEx-Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam needs office costing HK$9 million annually to match status, admin chief tells sceptical lawmakers
- ScmpBaidu claims 200 million users for Ernie chatbot, in sign that generative AI investments are paying off
- ScmpIsrael-Gaza war: as Singapore investigates latest anti-Israel protest, is there a ‘paradigm shift’ in domestic views?
- ScmpMore than 45,000 Hong Kong students sit inaugural university entrance exam for citizen and social development subject
- ScmpSingapore’s incoming PM, Lawrence Wong, says current leader Lee Hsien Loong to serve as senior minister
- ScmpFitch cuts outlook for China’s state-owned banks from stable to negative citing Beijing’s limited capacity to support them
- ScmpPhilippines’ Marcos Jnr says any Filipino death due to ‘foreign power’ could activate defence treaty with US
- ScmpHong Kong’s bitcoin, ether ETFs seen as attractive to Asian buyers, but ‘child’s play’ compared with scale of US market
- ScmpMalaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad challenges anti-corruption authorities to prove alleged abuse of power
- ScmpVeteran Hong Kong film star Tony Leung urged to make way for younger talent by top city movie director, sparking debate
- ScmpOfficials promote China-led cyber governance to Belt and Road members during the Digital Silk Road forum in Xian
- ScmpMassive fire topples spire at Copenhagen’s 17th-century old Stock Exchange, reminiscent of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral
- ScmpElectric vehicles: China’s Chery Automobile enters UK’s car rental business as its Omoda EVs are leased out by Octopus
- ScmpHong Kong lawmakers slam HK$3.75 million monthly bill for 6 Covid isolation facilities on standby
- ScmpIndia’s Bishnoi gang members arrested for shooting at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s home, in payback for antelope killings
- ScmpChinese police arrest over 1,500 for online rumours in campaign targeting influencers, bloggers and live-streamers
- Scmp‘He won’t budge an inch’: South Korea’s humbled yet defiant Yoon ploughs on despite electoral drubbing
- ScmpChina Evergrande: PwC refutes letter claiming fraud tied to indebted developer, vows to investigate ‘fabricated’ claims
- ScmpChina lays out 3-year plan to build digital workforce and overcome shortfall of workers needed to win tech race
- scmpChina’s economy seeing ‘seismic shifts’ and imbalances like nothing Beijing predicted, senior economist says
- ScmpUkraine war: 16 killed in Chernihiv in Russia’s deadliest air strike in weeks, as Kyiv seeks more defence support
- ScmpJoe Biden’s call for added steel, aluminium tariffs seen as play for key votes in election year
- scmpHong Kong student jailed for laundering HK$600,000 in connection with help for people involved in 2019 anti-government protests
- ScmpChinese EV makers Dongfeng Motor and Chery Automobile eye factories in Europe as competition escalates at home
- 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 customs arrests woman over smuggling HK$100 million in electronic items marked as aluminium alloy
- scmpDeadly Hong Kong blaze prompts authorities to switch fire safety focus to buildings with single staircase, guest houses and subdivided flats
- ScmpUS trade office and Joe Biden target China’s steel, maritime and logistics sectors in latest trade war battles
- ScmpHong Kong student teacher arrested on suspicion of filming female colleague in school restroom
- scmpInternet influencers, celebrities among 2,000 invited to Hong Kong in tourism drive in 2023, sparking questions on cost to taxpayers
- scmpAttack on Philippine drag artist Taylor Sheesh sparks outrage and renewed calls for LGBTQ equality bill
- ScmpHong Kong green groups call for rejection of impact assessment report for San Tin Technopole project
- scmpHong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai promoted unofficial primary election in 2020 and planned to back localist candidates to boost opposition, trial told
- scmp600-year-old German church features Taylor Swift music to attract younger people: ‘it’s much easier’
- scmpPakistan officials say climate change ‘major factor’ in historical downpours that have killed 65
- scmpSingapore gives workers right to request 4-day weeks, more work from home under new flexitime guideline
- ScmpTech war: how Chinese scientists rigged a low-cost AI computer chip to power a hypersonic weapon
- ScmpHong Kong ‘to speed up legislative efforts to clamp down on ignored fire safety orders’, after fatal blaze in Kowloon
- ScmpCase review of rural China doctor jailed for treating sex workers in 2012 sparks medical ethics debate on social media
- ScmpBeijing accuses UK of ‘repeating old tricks’ over report slamming Hong Kong’s national security laws
- ScmpEx-TVB artist Lee Lung-kei’s fiancée hit with extra charge related to overstay in Hong Kong, bringing total to 7
- ScmpChinese breakthroughs in chip tech, air pollution controls headline top science award nominees
- ScmpIndonesia-Israel relations: why normalising ties for an OECD seat would be ‘political suicide’ for Jakarta
- ScmpEven the ‘man in the street’ can set up a family office in Hong Kong if their money is legitimate, John Lee says
- ScmpAfter air attacks Iran tells China it will not escalate violence against Israel as Wang Yi holds Mideast calls
- ScmpChina ‘invisible man’ painter blends into surroundings with chameleon body colouring to promote love of nature
- ScmpAttacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the whole world at risk, warns IAEA
- ScmpChina’s energy trade with Middle East set to surge since Beijing brokered last year’s Iran-Saudi deal, UBS says
- ScmpFrom consumption to tourism, China’s middle class holds the key to revving up economic engine, but can they turn it?
- ScmpBiden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Middle East into greater uncertainty
- ScmpHong Kong slams latest British government report on city, saying London is putting politics above the rule of law
- ScmpAnnual operating costs for offices of ex-Hong Kong leaders reach HK$21 million, with Carrie Lam’s workplace accounting for 44%
- ScmpApple CEO Tim Cook visits Vietnam as US tech giant’s supply chain shift stirs unease in China
- ScmpChinese tea shop giant Sichuan Baicha Baidao aims to raise US$330 million in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024
- ScmpHong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai wanted to convince radical protesters to show restraint as chaos, damage had ‘ruined picture’, court told
- ScmpHong Kong airport keeps top spot as world’s busiest for cargo volumes but still lags pre-pandemic levels
- ScmpHong Kong doctor in liver patient death case says he failed to prescribe key drug as he had been ‘distracted’
- ScmpEx-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s South China Sea ‘deal’ with Xi sparks calls for treason charges
- ScmpAverage cost of Hong Kong supermarket goods went up by 1.9% last year, Consumer Council survey finds
- ScmpHong Kong’s first spot bitcoin and ether ETFs get conditional approval as city stakes a lead on such products
- scmpFirst China transgender clinic deals with ‘visitors’ as it embraces country’s 4 million people with body dissatisfaction
- ScmpHong Kong must remain vigilant to national security threats that can ‘spread like viruses’, city leader John Lee warns
- ScmpAfghanistan’s first female Olympian urges Paris Games ban for country over Taliban’s rights record
- Scmp‘I felt bad for your butt’, France’s Emmanuel Macron tells diver who fell, crashed into water
- ScmpIn China, Germany’s Olaf Scholz calls for ‘open and fair’ competition as differences weigh on trade
- ScmpSouth Korea’s China ambassador faces abuse probe as President Yoon gets no respite after election rout
- ScmpCo-founder of Li Ka-shing-backed venture capital firm pledges HK$60 million to female students taking Hong Kong’s college entrance exams
- ScmpChina’s ‘critical’ property sector must ensure timely delivery of homes, says Vice-Premier He Lifeng
- ScmpString of favourable policies designed to boost Hong Kong in pipeline, mainland China’s top city affairs official promises
- ScmpHong Kong watchdog calls for better labelling rules after fifth of beer brands fail to report accurate alcohol levels
- ScmpChina student becomes 6th victim of deadly Sydney knife rampage, devastated family on way to Australia
- ScmpHong Kong consumer watchdog calls for vigilance over private care homes fees, says additional costs may balloon to 57% of basic monthly charges
- ScmpBruce Lehrmann is a rapist, Australian judge finds, throwing out ex-government adviser’s defamation case
- ScmpChina couple abandon baby with nanny after claiming they will receive US$56 million inheritance from woman’s ex
- ScmpGlobal Impact: Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is facing a ban in the US as China hits back at ‘never-ending cycle’
- ScmpShanghai is the sole commodities bourse to stay open to Russian aluminium, copper and nickel as sanctions drive Moscow towards China
- ScmpWho invented butter chicken? Indian restaurant chains get into a spicy legal drama with rival claims
- ScmpGambling in Thailand, India’s election, Hong Kong martial arts icon Sammo Hung: 5 weekend reads you may have missed
- ScmpBeijing point man on Hong Kong hails ‘historic mission’ of passing Article 23 law in virtual address on National Security Education Day
- Scmp‘No doubt’ pro-China interests meddling in Solomon Islands elections, opposition figure claims
- ScmpChina is hungry for avocados, and South Africa is ready to deliver as export deal gets the green light
- ScmpDog ‘driver’ in China pulls cart to pick up kindergarten girl, envious classmates say it is ‘Rolls-Royce’ for children
- ScmpClash of views between Hong Kong employers and workers’ groups over ‘job-hopping’ by domestic helpers from overseas
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