Hong Kong villagers making way for new town hope to be resettled together
[South China Morning Post] - 01/4/2025
With development of Northern Metropolis, residents of Yau Tam Mei Tsuen face new way of life in near future but hope to retain long-standing ties.
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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
Could China’s newest amphibious warship, the Type 076, be in service next year?
Former military professor says the vessel could be less than two years away from commissioning.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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
Clashes in Syria between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces kills 101, monitor says
Clashes have killed 85 fighters from pro-Turkish groups and 16 from the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Philippines eyes a nuclear power revival as energy costs soar
Reviving a decades-old mothballed plant at Bataan would fast track adoption of nuclear, but concerns about safety (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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
Hamas official says ready to release 34 hostages in ‘first phase’ of exchange deal
Official said hostages to be released include all women, children, elderly and sick captives but it needs time to (…)
[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
Elon Musk says Nigel Farage should step down as leader of right-wing Reform UK party
Musk had seemingly backed Brexit campaigner but in abrupt withdrawal of support said ‘Farage doesn’t have what it (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
How Trump’s self-image as a strong leader and US as a strong power may play out for Taiwan
Former Obama-era diplomat Daniel Russel says China faces a less forgiving global environment than during Donald (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Heaviest snowfall in a decade possible as wintry blast roils parts of US
More than 60 million people under some sort of weather alert as central US is pummelled by snow and ice.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025