Hong Kong construction worker jailed for 15 years for manslaughter and arson
[South China Morning Post] - 11/29/2024
Iu Wai-cheung, 65, slashed his girlfriend more than 100 times before attacking her young daughters and setting fire to their subdivided flat.
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Manmohan Singh, India’s ‘reluctant prime minister’, dies at 92
The first Sikh in office, Singh is credited with steering India to economic growth and lifting hundreds of millions (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
More Hongkongers consider RVs as popularity of road camping in mainland China grows
Adopting a Japanese trend, residents are modifying vehicles or buying purpose-built ones for camping trips on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Harbin aims to attract more foreign tourists to China’s winter wonderland
A plan for developing China’s snow and ice economy includes extending the duration of visa-free transit stays.
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Shanghai-backed firm helps AI start-up Stepfun raise ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
Fortera Capital, a private-equity firm under the Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment Co, led Stepfun’s recent (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Will delayed launch put China’s plans to build Starlink rival at long-term risk?
Qianfan’s pause may affect 2024 goals but network of 10,000 satellites is an endeavour of a decade or more, experts say.
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
From gym closures to rotten tofu, Hong Kong consumers faced a year of scams
Residents were beset by shoddy deals and blatant cons in 2024, including rogue beauty parlours and a furore over (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Fake baby bumps, Chinese posing as Dubai royalty, dim sum wrestling: 5 trending stories
From a disgraced Chinese banker marrying his son’s girlfriend to dim sum live wrestling, here are five stories from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Man, 61, dies after being found unconscious along Sai Kung trail in Hong Kong
Police received report at 10.36am from two hikers who stumbled upon man lying next to a tent on the Biu Tsim Kok trail.
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Chinese scientists say new sunblock can cut body temperature by up to 6 degrees Celsius
Tsinghua University researchers say their product offers the same protection as SPF 51 sunblock after 12 hours.
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Azerbaijan believes missile downed plane, Russia warns against ‘hypotheses’
38 people died in Wednesday’s crash in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijani source said Baku expects Russia ‘to confess’ to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
China slams Philippines over US-made Typhon missiles, warns of ‘arms race’ in region
‘Cooperating with the US to introduce the Typhon’ poses major threat to regional peace, Beijing warns in third such (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024