Ex-Dassault aerospace physicist leaves US for China to lead new energy research
[South China Morning Post] - 01/3/2025
Chen Hudong is a pioneer in the simulation of fluid dynamics, which has applications for defence and other hi-tech industries.
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Man dies after collapsing on Hong Kong escalator, injuring woman during fall
Man with history of medical problems collapses in Sha Tin and falls onto woman behind him, with pair rushed to hospital.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Thailand moves to seize tycoon’s assets in US$350 million scam
Boon Vanasin, the founder of Thonburi Healthcare, is wanted on charges of fraud and money laundering after allegedly (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
US TikTok creators left in limbo awaiting potential ban
The US government sees the platform as a national security risk, while TikTok and its allies argue the law violates (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life to peace, dies at 93
Shigemi Fukahori was only 14 when the US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki and hoped to pass on ‘the baton of peace’ in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Amount of drugs found on air passengers in Hong Kong last year up by 244% over 2019
Customs officers seized 874kg of narcotics, worth HK$349 million, from air travellers in 2024, Post learns.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Hong Kong exchange’s IPO reforms would draw more listings, bankers say
HKEX proposals on public float and allocation requirements would help city draw more listings, institutional (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader to speak with Biden, visit US
Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia fled his country after a tumultuous election and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
The abandoned Filipino children of sex workers using DNA to find their fathers amid uncertainty
An Australian charity is using DNA to track down fathers of children abandoned by sex tourists in Angeles City, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Rohingya in Malaysia turn to tech to fight erasure, ‘have an identity’
The project aims to harness blockchain technology to create a ‘decentralised identity’ and preserve the Rohingya’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
FBI says man responsible for New Year truck attack visited New Orleans twice before
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, recorded video of French Quarter with hands-free glasses before attack (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Swiss stance on Russia may boost family office business in Hong Kong: minister
Switzerland’s neutral image affected by Russia-Ukraine war, treasury secretary Christopher Hui says.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025