Pope Francis, in annual Christmas message, reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping
[South China Morning Post] - 12/21/2024
Francis’ message this year revisited a theme he has often warned about: gossiping and speaking ill of people behind their backs.
In Chinese newspapers
Pilot at airport of South Korea’s Jeju Air crash says he ‘assumed’ concrete mound was dirt
The jet’s collision with the structure at Muan airport during its belly landing is thought to have triggered the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
China property: rising home sales bode well for sector reeling for last 4 years
China’s property market shows signs of recovery, with rising home sales in major cities, boosting hopes for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
What happened when mainland China recruited Taiwanese for governance
The efforts started more than a decade ago to integrate Taiwanese into the mainland’s economy, society, and culture (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 2/01/2025
US considers rule that could restrict or ban drones with Chinese tech
Chinese, Russian threats may ‘offer our adversaries the ability to remotely access and manipulate these devices’, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 2/01/2025
Hong Kong retailers, hoteliers gloomy over Lunar New Year business prospects
Retail group expresses business concerns ‘as people have been cautious about their spending’, but hopeful regarding (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
North Korea strengthens ties with Russia over China in New Year’s diplomatic shift
Kim Jong-un’s outreach to Moscow and the absence of greetings for Xi Jinping suggest Pyongyang is exploiting (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
US appeal court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules
Under the so-called net neutrality rules, US internet service providers would have been subjected to greater regulation.
[South China Morning Post] - 2/01/2025
Chinese AI firm SenseTime downsizes Singapore office amid post-ChatGPT competition
The retreat underscores the competition faced by SenseTime in a new AI era, and the changing fortunes of Singapore’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Minitrue Plus Five: January 2, 2020 – Mystery Pneumonia and U.S. Trade
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 3/01/2025
2024’s Most Notable Censored Articles and Essays (Part 2)
As 2024 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the (…)
[China Digital Times] - 2/01/2025
Hong Kong can boost tourism by repositioning itself as gateway to Asia
The government should focus less on mega-events and more on working with other Asian cities to offer exotic holiday (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025