Chinese legal experts condemn police for sending blogger to psychiatric hospital
[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024
Influencer who once accused officer of sexual assault is forced to undergo treatment a second time, raising concerns about abuse of power.
In Chinese newspapers
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
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
Brazil says BYD Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ victims of human trafficking
BYD and its contractor Jinjiang have agreed to house the 163 labourers in hotels until a deal to end their contracts (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Azerbaijan Airlines hails ‘heroism’ of dead pilots for saving 29 lives in Kazakhstan jet crash
The carrier’s president said the crew’s ‘prioritisation of human life have immortalised their names in history’.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Chinese cities offer subsidies to boost access to the computing power needed for AI
Voucher programmes help reduce computing power rental costs for companies and researchers.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Hong Kong’s IPO boom awaits in 2025 as regulatory boost, interest rates align, bankers say
Deloitte forecasts Hong Kong IPO volume to surge 71 per cent to US$19.3 billion in 2025, which has been collating (…)
[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
Against US nepotism and transparency concerns, Hong Kong’s integrity shines
US missteps like Biden pardoning his son are a reminder to uphold the high standards Hong Kong and the ICAC have (…)
[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
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
Seoul says North Korean soldier injured in war captured by Ukraine
The development came days after Kyiv said about 3,000 North Koreans deployed to reinforce Russian troops had been (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024