New ‘sixth-generation’ Chinese warplane triggers concerns over strategic gap in India
[South China Morning Post] - 12/31/2024
Images of the plane released online last week are expected to increase the pressure on New Delhi to modernise its military.
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Beijing’s pilot zone for economic integration with Taiwan running out of steam
By 2022 there were over 3,000 people and nearly 1,300 enterprises from Taiwan in Pingtan, Fujian, but the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Will Japan’s hot spring culture make Unesco heritage list in 2028? One group hopes so
A group of governors is lobbying to get the centuries-old Japanese onsen practice included on Unesco’s intangible (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Trump’s strength, unpredictability can help end war with Russia: Zelensky
With Donald Trump soon coming to power in the US, when and how Europe’s biggest conflict since WWII may end has come (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Man arrested for supplying drugs to One Direction singer Liam Payne, say Argentine police
Braian Paiz, accused of having supplied cocaine to Payne, is one of 5 people indicted over death of the 31-year-old (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
In-flight thefts soar in Japan as passengers warned of high-altitude thieves
The thefts onboard airlines flying into and out of Narita International Airport could be linked to crime syndicates, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
TikTok tells US Supreme Court ‘sell-or-ban’ law stems from company’s refusal to censor
Its filing comes as Justice Department argues the law is meant to cut the popular short-video app’s ties to the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
How Global South can resist US hegemony and its isolationism
Open engagement is key to countering both Donald Trump’s transactional nationalism and the US establishment’s drive (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong man arrested for ‘furious driving’ after officer dragged 70 metres
Driver, 56, allegedly sped away from policeman who then tried to stop van and suffered injuries to his head, arms (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong to have warmer, drier weather in coming 3 months: Observatory
City’s forecaster also notes that last month was slightly warmer than normal and almost without rain.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong to launch waiting list for appointments at public dental clinics
Waiting list to be added to online booking system after more than quarter of people who booked service did not show (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
As pro-Najib rally reignites tensions in Malaysia, PM Anwar urges respect for royal order
Anwar reminds the public to head palace’s statement that says the king holds the power to pardon, postpone, or (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025