Trump’s threats won’t hold back Brics push to de-dollarise
[South China Morning Post] - 12/30/2024
US dominance is pervasive but not infallible, and a divided Brics can still find common ground in the pursuit of a multipolar global order.
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SingPost’s board says decision to sack 3 top executives ‘carefully considered’
There have been questions about SingPost’s recent sacking of its group CEO, its group CFO and the head of its (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
South Korea’s Jeju Air crash: experts question why wall was at end of runway
Videos of the crash show the plane managing to belly-land intact, before skidding at high speed into wall and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Japan’s Mount Fuji loses a month of winter days as global warming accelerates
This warming trend, driven by human-caused climate change, affects snowfall and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Hong Kong earmarks site for campus expansion of self-financing institutions
1,210 square metre plot is currently a public car park near the former campus owned by the operator of the city’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Hongkongers take 1 million more trips over Christmas holiday than in 2018
But mainland Chinese arrivals dropped by nearly 100,000, from 756,000 in 2018 to 657,000 this year.
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Argentine judge orders arrest of Nicaragua’s Ortega over human rights violations: lawyer
Lawyer who filed the case said order also applies to Ortega’s wife. The couple are accused of murder, forced (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Thai police disguised as foliage in hunt for sex attacker spark amusement online
Rural pursuit of sex attack suspect takes unusual twist as police officer dons gillie suit to hide in bushes before (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Edinburgh’s world-famous New Year’s Eve celebrations cancelled due to bad weather
Hogmanay Festival in Scotland’s capital was set to generate more than US$60.4 million for the economy and attract (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Hong Kong’s stock market marks busiest trading day in 6 months with three IPO debuts
The last time the Hong Kong exchange had three new listings on the same day was July 10.
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
13 Filipino women and 3 babies freed from Cambodian prison after surrogacy conviction
Surrogacy is banned in Cambodia, and the women, convicted of attempted human trafficking, were among 24 foreign (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
71 dead in Ethiopia road accident after lorry carrying wedding party veers into river
Official said driver lost control of vehicle, which was carrying 76 people, when trying to turn a tight bend ahead (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024