Beijing sanctions 7 companies in response to latest US support of Taiwan
[South China Morning Post] - 12/27/2024
The move follows US President Joe Biden’s approval of Pentagon’s 2025 budget, which includes several measures to bolster Taipei.
In Chinese newspapers
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
China trans woman faces legal challenges 3 years after firm dismissal for gender expression
Company labels her ‘selfish’ for not meeting male employee standards and causing issues.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Beijing hits back at US over condemnation of Hong Kong’s bounties on activists
US Department of State earlier rejected Hong Kong government efforts to ‘intimidate and silence’ individuals after (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
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
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 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
Delta Air Lines passenger arrested after sneaking onto Christmas Eve flight without ticket
The passenger went through the usual security screenings but bypassed ID verification and boarding status stations.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Man indicted on murder, arson charges in burning death of woman on New York subway train
Authorities say Sebastian Zapeta approached the motionless woman, who was thought to be asleep, and set her clothing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024
Israeli troops forcibly remove staff, patients from northern Gaza hospital, officials say
Patients and staff were forced to strip outside Kamal Adwan Hospital, Gaza health ministry said. Israel denied (…)
[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
3 dead, 4 injured after tourist bus veers off road, plunges into lake in Norway
Police said 58 passengers were on board from 8 countries including China, India, Malaysia and Singapore.
[South China Morning Post] - 27/12/2024