China’s short video market may have peaked as total user numbers decline for first time
[South China Morning Post] - 01/1/2025
The number of short video app users in China reached 1.05 billion at the end of June, about 300 million fewer than in December 2023.
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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
Surgery via satellite: China conducts ultra-remote medical procedures in world first
Remote doctors have successfully operated on a series of patients using a Chinese satellite and surgical robot system.
[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
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
In New Year speech, Greenland’s leader steps up push for independence from Denmark
PM Mute Egede’s speech comes on heels of comments by Donald Trump, who has expressed his wish for US ‘ownership and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
How a Hong Kong DJ is bringing tunes of Joey Yung, Eason Chan to world
Pete Sabine, also known as DJ Fabsabs, says he is on a quest to connect with Hongkongers globally through his (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/01/2025
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
At least 30 killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes
While stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar, dozens of Gazans were also killed the previous day.
[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
Air Busan’s flight from Hong Kong aborts landing after gear malfunction scare
Pilot unable to confirm if landing gear functioning, prompting decision to circle around for additional checks.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong property deals drop in December as slump thins agent ranks
Transactions rose 17 per cent in 2024 despite a December decline of 28.3 per cent, according to government data.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025