Trump names ‘fierce fighter’ envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal
[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024
Trump says Panama, with whom the US has had diplomatic relations since 1903, is ‘ripping us off on the Panama Canal’.
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In India, call for more babies sparks debate on future of 1.43 billion-strong economy
A Hindu nationalist leader has urged couples to have more children in the world’s most populous nation, calling it (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
China’s C919 airliner could spread wings to parts of Asia next year
Landing in Hong Kong on first day of new year will mark start of daily return service from Shanghai.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
South Korea impeaches acting president Han Duck-soo, stirring new political chaos
Han is accused of refusing to appoint judges to fill vacancies at the Constitutional Court holding hearing on Yoon (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Membership of UK’s anti-immigration Reform party overtakes Conservatives for first time
Party leader Nigel Farage hailed ‘historic moment’ as membership tally ticked past 131,680 figure declared earlier (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Philippines forges ahead with Typhon purchase plan: ‘China should not intervene’
Experts say the move is a declaration of self-reliance and a calculated gamble amid mounting tensions in the South (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Hong Kong’s Shaw Foundation strengthens support for youth development
The foundation is contributing to Operation Santa Claus for the second year in a row.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
At least 1 loud bang before plane went down, passenger on crashed Azerbaijan airliner says
Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation say Russian air defences had (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
2 dead in separate incidents during treacherous Sydney-Hobart yacht race
Both sailors were hit by booms as the yachts headed along the New South Wales coast after setting off from Sydney (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Public whipping in Malaysia sparks outrage, raising questions about sharia courts
The construction worker was caned for being in “close proximity” to a woman who was not his wife, igniting outrage (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
China surpasses rivals with ‘world-class’ sixth-gen stealth fighter jet: experts
Mystery aircraft with cutting-edge design marks historic milestone for the country’s military capabilities, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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