Prabowo’s corruption amnesty plan panned by Indonesia’s anti-graft activists
[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024
Experts say the president’s pledge to pardon officials who return stolen assets threatens the country’s anti-corruption drive.
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3 dead, 11 wounded in Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Sana’a airport, ports and power stations
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was metres away from strike on airport.
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
US says it pushed retraction of famine warning for north Gaza; aid groups are concerned
Declaration of famine would be an embarrassment for Israel, which insists its war in Gaza is aimed against Hamas, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
Germany set for February 23 snap election after president dissolves parliament
Election campaigning has begun in earnest, with conservatives having a comfortable lead of more than 10 points over (…)
[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
Slew of cyberattacks hit Hong Kong in 2024, from Oxfam to BMW
Scores suffered data breaches in the city this year, underlining the need for stronger privacy protection.
[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
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
Chinese start-up DeepSeek launches AI model that outperforms Meta, OpenAI products
DeepSeek’s V3 model was trained for two months at a cost of US$5.58 million, using significantly fewer computing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
New Chinese fighter jet seen over Chengdu tacitly confirmed by military
Mysterious aircraft bearing triangular tailless design sparks speculation it has cutting-edge stealth and endurance (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
US-China tech war: Shanghai aims to be global medical AI hub by 2027
Despite US export curbs on advanced chips, China’s financial powerhouse is betting big on medical AI.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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