Chinese autonomous-driving tech firm Pony.ai eyes robotaxi services in Hong Kong
[South China Morning Post] - 01/4/2025
Pony.ai is seeking to initially provide ‘robotaxi commuting services’ for Hong Kong International Airport staff.
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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
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
How creative therapies help bereaved Hongkongers process unspoken grief
Success of movie The Last Dance has thrust into spotlight how residents process death of loved ones, with one NGO (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Adopt mainland Chinese building material standards in Hong Kong, industry suggests
Construction industry experts say reliance on British, European standards for materials contributing to city’s high (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Father raises safety fears after son gets foot stuck in Hong Kong mall escalator
Boy, aged seven, rescued by firefighters and passers-by after his left foot became stuck in a gap in escalator at (…)
[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
Japanese dad quits job to honour late daughter’s memory by opening café with family
57-year-old father leaves job for life to learn baking, pastry skills at culinary school, says move helps family (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Red Cross says determining fate of Syria’s missing ‘huge challenge’
The fate of tens of thousands of missing people remains one of the most harrowing legacies of the conflict that (…)
[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
China and Trump factor will heat up Asia-Pacific arms race, observers warn
Record defence budgets from Japan and the Philippines come as tensions with China grow and incoming US leader urges (…)
[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