Hong Kong logs 3 deaths from 4 severe flu cases, low Covid activity uptick
[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024
The Centre for Health Protection also reveals Covid outbreak at care home for elderly involving four people from December 15 to 21.
In Chinese newspapers
China’s Xi to visit Russia in 2025 amid ‘double resistance’ to West, envoy to Beijing says
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Hong Kong’s IPO boom awaits in 2025 as regulatory boost, interest rates align, bankers say
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Trump vs the Fed: why 2025 could be the year things get ugly
The Fed is making it clear that Trump’s policies come at a price, one that he might be unwilling to pay if inflation (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Hong Kong schools to receive HK$400,000 to boost English and Mandarin learning
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[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Chinese court sentences Zhuhai car attack driver to death for killing 35 people
A court said Fan Weiqiu deliberately drove into a group of people exercising last month because he was angered by (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
How should Beijing intervene to save Chinese firms from vicious competition?
A storm is gathering strength in China’s overheated industries, and its name is neijuan, as government intervention (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Hongkongers in UK stuck in jobs far below their abilities, study finds
Think tank and non-profit group warn of ‘key barriers’ preventing Hongkongers from finding suitable work, such as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Chinese lawyer says she was pepper-sprayed by court officials when trying to observe case
Inner Mongolia incident shocks criminal defence lawyers in China who have faced hostility from police and courts (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Panama rejects talks with Trump over canal threat, says ‘no’ Chinese soldiers in waterway
President Mulino said the ‘canal is Panamanian and there’s no possibility of opening any kind of conversation around (…)
[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
Hong Kong’s November home prices and rents diverge as cheaper loans drove tenants to buy
Lived-in home prices rose slightly in November for a second straight month, while rents fell, according to official (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024