Tuesday 19 March 2024
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Hong Kong’s Article 23 bill: legislature resumes second reading, paving way for domestic national security law
- ScmpSouth Korea’s Nvidia wannabe, AI chip start-up Rebellions, to begin mass production of NPUs, backed by Samsung
- ScmpTaiwan teacher in social media doghouse after dropping squealing cat onto floor in class experiment, promises feline best pet food as compensation
- ScmpSouth Korea eyes new Japan pact to mark 60 years of ties, but can it cement improving relations?
- ScmpHeritage architectural models of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace structures to go on display in Hong Kong for first time
- ScmpGreenhouse Gas Protocol: Asia-Pacific firms have work cut out on meeting climate-disclosure requirements, executive implementing standards says
- ScmpHong Kong should cherish literary legend Jin Yong and the city’s unique cultural role that allows his works to shine
- scmpChina’s private firms, fed up with crippling payment delays and ‘red-tape excuses’, push back
- ScmpEmbattled Chinese battery maker Gotion vows ‘more vocal’ US strategy after filing lawsuit in Michigan
- ScmpAfter election win, Putin greets Moscow rally at Red Square concert marking annexation of Crimea
- ScmpGaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death imminent, global hunger monitor says
- scmpChina’s economy rebounds, but do mixed signals mean it will be short-lived? 6 takeaways from January-February data
- scmpEnduring Power of Attorney as an integral tool for asset protection and care assurance – legal insights
- ScmpCovid pushed foreign students out of China. Will politics, red tape and poor job prospects keep them away?
- ScmpChina and New Zealand are a ‘force for stability’ in a turbulent world, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi
- ScmpGlobal group allegedly supported by Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai set up trust fund in US, lobbied UK to take action against Beijing, court hears
- scmpCourt told Hong Kong police were tipped off 2 days early about potential trouble at Yuen Long MTR station during 2019 disturbances, but took no action
- ScmpHong Kong’s property downturn yet to run its course, with home prices set to decline by up to 10% this year, S P says
- ScmpHong Kong may design new halal certification system as part of wider effort to lure Middle Eastern visitors
- ScmpHong Kong’s family offices are thriving as study shows growing interest, with Dubai royal the newest entrant
- ScmpNew release of Hong Kong flats by Urban Renewal Authority generates lukewarm response as market competition heats up
- scmpEMPF Platform: Hong Kong to migrate smallest pension firms first, with giants like HSBC to bring up the rear by end-2025, regulator says
- ScmpMessi fans who agree to forego legal complaints to get 50% ticket refund for Hong Kong no-show by May, organiser says
- ScmpChina international flights are finally starting to bounce back, buoyed by easing of border controls and need to elevate economy
- ScmpTalented China girl, 12, teaches college-level maths online, attracts 2.9 million followers and sparks debate about child prodigies
- ScmpPakistan air strikes target Taliban rebel camps in Afghanistan after 7 killed in terrorist attack
- ScmpTaps run dry in India’s Bengaluru as it fast runs out of water: ‘we’re taking turns to do everything’
- ScmpHong Kong police officer pleads guilty to laundering HK$6 million as court warns of harsh sentence
- scmpHong Kong customs seizes HK$208 million in black market cigarettes in 15 days, after tobacco tax took effect in last month’s budget
- ScmpAfter election victory, Putin warns West a Russia-Nato conflict is just a step from World War 3
- ScmpHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific promises no disruptions in coming Easter holiday after cancelling 786 flights over 2 months
- ScmpBeijing visit shows China and Angola are redefining economic relationship for a post-oil, post-loans era
- ScmpRisk warning as new China ‘blind box socials’ trend sees growing numbers of young people meet up with strangers for activities
- ScmpGlobal Impact: Hong Kong’s stock market eyes light at the end of the tunnel after 3 years in the doldrums
- ScmpDemocracy under threat from AI-generated fake news and disinformation, warns South Korea’s Yoon
- ScmpFilipino mail-order brides trafficked to China: alarm in Philippines over links to Chinese organised crime
- ScmpHong Kong legislature to resume second reading of Article 23 bill on Tuesday morning, as government fast-tracks law
- ScmpRamadan in Gaza, Malaysians feel the pinch, Taylor Swift’s impersonator: 6 weekend reads you may have missed
- ScmpHongkongers wake to fog and drizzle after partially sunny weekend, with cold weather expected on Tuesday
- ScmpHong Kong’s Gaw Capital bets on ‘China plus one’ opportunities in Vietnam and Mexico, AI-boom driven US office market growth to offset mainland woes
- Scmp‘Sexual shame’: China holds online professional circumcision contest to correct misconceptions, promote positive attitudes, levels of acceptance
- ScmpWhy is Hong Kong fast-tracking its Article 23 domestic national security law? Catching enemies off guard among key reasons, sources say
- ScmpJapanese firms snap up retail spaces in Hong Kong, making the most of city’s low rents and residents’ fondness for country’s brands
- Scmp‘All ethnic groups matter’: new Chinese textbook cites splits in the West to justify Beijing’s integration policies
- ScmpBiden tells dinner guests that of 2 presidential candidates, 1 was mentally unfit. ‘The other’s me’
- ScmpHong Kong homebuyers snap up Uptown East flats worth US$179 million in Kowloon Bay, as market rebounds after curbs removal
- ScmpHong Kong’s Article 23 law: auditors call for clarity amid fears over handling confidential information linked to possible state secrets
- ScmpKickboxing China PhD student at prestigious Canadian university suffers brain damage in brutal combat contest
- ScmpChina’s cryptocurrency investors record gains of more than US$1 billion in 2023 despite sweeping government ban
- ScmpHong Kong home sales jump but prices remain static after property curbs ditched last month, real estate organisation says
- Scmp20 major companies to open or expand in Hong Kong this week, finance secretary Paul Chan says
- ScmpChatGPT’s great at maths? No problem, celebrity professor tells Hong Kong students as humans win for thinking, creativity
- ScmpHong Kong police investigate after partial human remains found floating in waters off Hung Hom
- ScmpHong Kong leader’s powers to make subsidiary legislation in Article 23 law will help address risks swiftly, security minister says
- ScmpChina blogger ashamed after flunking national English exam, shuts down language learning site, apologises to 92,000 followers
- ScmpFinnish developers push for Chinese-built tunnel to Estonia despite souring mood towards Beijing
- ScmpLast residents of ageing Hong Kong estate cling to memories, resist deadline to make way for redevelopment
- ScmpWildfire rages in southwest China as strong winds and poor visibility disrupt firefighting efforts
- ScmpChina’s Gotion sues Michigan’s Green Charter township to restore water to US$2.4 billion battery plant
- ScmpIndonesia’s falling marriage rate sparks concern about low fertility and ‘undesirable consequences’ on economy
- ScmpChina students ‘stressed’ by surveillance cameras in university class told devices are digital media teaching aids
- ScmpHong Kong scientists worry that Biden’s executive order to restrict sharing of ‘bulk data’ will hurt research
- Scmp‘Strategically situated’ India builds new US$2 billion airport near Mumbai that will test Modi’s mission, Adani’s ambitions
- ScmpHong Kong hits out at BBC after report on jailing of political activists for 2019 rioting, says it smears national security law
- ScmpChina is planning to break its dependency on Australia and Brazil for iron ore. Africa is the key
- ScmpEmirates SkyCargo banking on Hong Kong e-commerce boom to increase freight flights, with plans to expand global fleet
- Scmp‘Voice of China’ echoes Xi Jinping’s ‘self-revolution’ call to double down against corruption
- Scmp‘So gorgeous’: pantheon of wuxia heroes crafted in bronze and steel draw Jin Yong fans to Hong Kong’s Central
- ScmpMinority communities in Canada’s Quebec slam ‘discriminatory’ secularism law: I feel ‘alienated’
- ScmpHong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge construction likely ‘primary stressor’ on dolphin habitat, marine experts say
- ScmpHong Kong to receive icebreaker Xue Long 2 for first time in A visit kicks off 5-day showcase of nation’s scientific achievements
- ScmpChina names new chief to lead rocket maker and SpaceX rival CASC after predecessor stripped of political title
- ScmpChinese selfie app Meitu finds its footing with AI, as profit triples after a raft of failed bets
- ScmpPopular China ex-child star embroiled in video-timing row after suffering brain tumour, shares photos of shaved head, says ‘not to worry’
- scmpChina’s pioneering battery scientist says academia and industry must work together to win solid-state revolution
- ScmpHong Kong’s ‘Art March’ mega events may attract 4 million attendees amid anticipated tourism uptick: city official
- ScmpEnduring Power of Attorney as an integral tool for asset protection and care assurance – legal insights
- ScmpChina’s economy rebounds, but do mixed signals mean it will be short-lived? 6 takeaways from January-February data
- scmpGaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death imminent, global hunger monitor says
- scmpEMPF Platform: Hong Kong to migrate smallest pension firms first, with giants like HSBC to bring up the rear by end-2025, regulator says
- ScmpHong Kong customs seizes HK$208 million in black market cigarettes in 15 days, after tobacco tax took effect in last month’s budget
- ScmpHong Kong should cherish literary legend Jin Yong and the city’s unique cultural role that allows his works to shine
- scmpChina and New Zealand are a ‘force for stability’ in a turbulent world, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi
- ScmpNew release of Hong Kong flats by Urban Renewal Authority generates lukewarm response as market competition heats up
- scmpHong Kong police officer pleads guilty to laundering HK$6 million as court warns of harsh sentence
- scmpSouth Korea eyes new Japan pact to mark 60 years of ties, but can it cement improving relations?
- ScmpTaps run dry in India’s Bengaluru as it fast runs out of water: ‘we’re taking turns to do everything’
- ScmpHong Kong’s property downturn yet to run its course, with home prices set to decline by up to 10% this year, S P says
- ScmpCourt told Hong Kong police were tipped off 2 days early about potential trouble at Yuen Long MTR station during 2019 disturbances, but took no action
- ScmpGlobal group allegedly supported by Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai set up trust fund in US, lobbied UK to take action against Beijing, court hears
- scmpCovid pushed foreign students out of China. Will politics, red tape and poor job prospects keep them away?
- ScmpMalaysia’s Anwar not so optimistic on breakthrough in MH370 flight mystery amid push to restart search
- ScmpHong Kong actor Gregory Wong jailed for 6 years, 2 months over Legco storming amid 2019 protests
- ScmpIn Gaza at Ramadan, starvation adds to death toll, despair as Israel-Hamas talks reach impasse
- ScmpChina harnesses LNG cold energy for high-end seafood cultivation, aims to reduce overseas reliance
- ScmpChina hero boy, now 25, reunites with basketball legend Yao Ming 16 years after he rescued schoolmates from devastation of deadly 2008 earthquake
- ScmpHong Kong’s popular Ngong Ping 360 cable car service on way up, operators say as it climbs out of coronavirus slump
- ScmpHong Kong property: sale of historic Pok Fu Lam mansion for US$26.5 million signals luxury market rebound after curbs lifted
- ScmpHong Kong securities watchdog places major crypto exchange Bybit on alert list as local unit seeks licence in the city
- ScmpHong Kong police arrest 6 on suspicion of robbing store of 25 watches worth more than HK$6 million
- ScmpTrump judge in Georgia says district attorney Fani Willis can stay on election case, but must remove special prosecutor
- ScmpHong Kong infant allegedly physically abused by babysitter could be left paralysed and blind, family says
- ScmpIsrael-Gaza war: Hamas proposes new six-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange, official says
- scmpTencent’s new AI video-generation tool brings static images to life in collaboration with Tsinghua and HKUST
- ScmpSingapore’s George Yeo hails Jin Yong’s works as ‘good wine’ while Taylor Swift concerts are like ‘enjoying a soda’, fizzy and sweet
- ScmpHong Kong’s Article 23 bill: subsidiary legislation will be subject to scope of main law, security chief says
- ScmpIs China’s state-led industrial policy on a perilous path? Some Beijing advisers warn of ‘detrimental’ implications
- ScmpAlibaba adds 11 apps to Huawei’s HarmonyOS, bringing Xianyu, Fliggy and more to China’s Android rival
- ScmpAid ship reaches Gaza coast from C Israel rejects Hamas truce offer based on ‘unrealistic demands’
- ScmpChina said to fall short of matching US advances in AI owing to ‘many challenges in theory and technologies’
- ScmpJapan’s Kirin pulls ad for alcoholic drink after economist’s past remarks on ‘elderly suicides’ resurface
- ScmpChina vows punishments if business gripes are verified in State Council’s coming investigation
- scmpStumped: China doctors cannot reattach baby’s finger bitten off by pet rabbit as family fails to recover severed digit
- ScmpChina vows to tighten IPO rules, clamp down on excesses to sustain a rebound in US$9.2 trillion stock market
- ScmpJimmy Lai trial: Apple Daily approved use of Margaret Thatcher photo for activist’s campaign backing 2019 social unrest, Hong Kong court hears
- ScmpChina, Russia and Iran stage navy drills aimed at fighting pirates as Red Sea attacks escalate
- ScmpMcDonald’s Hong Kong mobile app and self-order kiosks break customers told to order at counters
- ScmpBeak power: how a toy that stumped Einstein inspired Chinese scientists to search for cleaner energy
- ScmpIn South Korea, netizens slam another K-pop star for drinking Starbucks coffee and ‘ignoring genocide’
- ScmpHong Kong police arrest 5, seize HK$215 million in illegal drugs, including liquid cocaine disguised as wine from South America
- ScmpArticle 23 law will not ‘alter the confidential nature of confessions’, Catholic diocese of Hong Kong says
- ScmpWhat makes style of teaching in China different from that of West? Post examines control vs critical thinking in education
- ScmpHaiti crisis: powerful gang leader Barbecue threatens politicians as fires break out in capital
- ScmpUS congressmen press on with sanctions calls for Hong Kong trade offices, after Article 23 bill moves to next stage
- ScmpArson investigation launched into Hong Kong water activities club fire that left man severely burned
- ScmpMong Kok flower market set for partial makeover in Hong Kong renewal project, with new canal to link up public leisure spaces
- ScmpMoon miss: two Chinese test satellites fail to reach orbit after rocket’s upper stage falters
- ScmpJapan’s Yasukuni Shrine picks ex-military commander as chief priest in move likely to anger China, South Korea
- ScmpAs Japan welcomes sakura season, study on popular cherry variety facing extinction damps mood
- ScmpChina-India tunnel dispute, Hong Kong Article 23 bill unpacked, near-death experiences: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
- ScmpHong Kong exhibitions launch to honour renowned wuxia novelist Louis Cha ‘Jin Yong’ with sculptures of famous characters
- ScmpApple buys Canadian start-up DarwinAI after falling behind Microsoft, Google in generative AI
- ScmpUkraine war: pro-Putin Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova’s Seoul show cancelled amid backlash
- ScmpWhat are some of the key legal flashpoints under Hong Kong’s Article 23 law? The Post has answers
- ScmpCrouching tiptoe ‘angel squat’ pose of famous China actress widely copied on social media, sparks injury warnings
- ScmpHong Kong Tourism Board to roll out flight deals, vouchers and ‘3 must-haves’ to lure travellers from Xian and Qingdao in solo visitor scheme
- ScmpUnpacking the extra powers the new Article 23 domestic national security bill will give to Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and his cabinet
- ScmpTaiwan firms in mainland China turn ‘more cautious’ with investments as cuts and offshoring increase, survey finds
- ScmpConsumer boycott widens to include Israeli dates as Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia observe Ramadan
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