Jimmy Carter’s funeral to be held at Washington National Cathedral on January 9
[South China Morning Post] - 12/30/2024
Joe Biden, who said ex-US president Carter had asked him to deliver eulogy, has directed that January 9 be a national day of mourning.
In Chinese newspapers
Hundreds of soldiers freed in UAE-brokered prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
Zelensky said 189 Ukrainian prisoners were freed; Russia said 150 Russian soldiers released. Reason for discrepancy (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Why the Philippines’ latest budget has been called ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘a moral failure’
Funds for the social and health protection of the country’s poorest have been channelled to politicians for their (…)
[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
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil
Support comes despite Trump’s frustration with spending deal Johnson pushed through House that failed to achieve (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
US Treasury says it was hacked by Chinese state-sponsored actor
Third-party cybersecurity service provider BeyondTrust was compromised and some unclassified papers were accessed, (…)
[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
Hong Kong man critically ill after woman lands on him in suspected suicide
Man, who was pushing trolley at the time, sustains head and limb injuries and is in a critical condition in hospital.
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Trump’s threats won’t hold back Brics push to de-dollarise
US dominance is pervasive but not infallible, and a divided Brics can still find common ground in the pursuit of a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Local officials replaced in wake of China’s worst lone wolf car attack in Zhuhai
The city’s top security chief is the latest to depart but the moves have not been officially linked with the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Donald Trump’s first 100 days: can Beijing stop downwards spiral in US-China ties?
Early contact with new administration seen as an important ‘window of opportunity’ for Beijing to help set the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024
Dominique Pelicot, convicted in France of drugging and raping his wife, won’t appeal sentence
His lawyer, Beatrice Zavarro, says he wants to spare his wife, Gisele Pelicot, further trauma.
[South China Morning Post] - 30/12/2024