TikTok tells US Supreme Court ‘sell-or-ban’ law stems from company’s refusal to censor
[South China Morning Post] - 01/3/2025
Its filing comes as Justice Department argues the law is meant to cut the popular short-video app’s ties to the Chinese government.
In Chinese newspapers
How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women
Learning Japanese, playing golf and tasting red wine worth more than HK$100,000 a bottle among topics for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Winter storm will not delay Trump election certification in Congress, House leader says
‘Whether we’re in a blizzard or not we’re going to be in that chamber making sure this is done,’ Mike Johnson said (…)
[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
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
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
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
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
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
China-Pakistan ties will continue to hold fast against all weather
Through fatal attacks on China interests in Pakistan and Islamabad’s debt crisis, both countries clung fast to their (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Government to minimise strain on Hongkongers while seeking to spend less: Paul Chan
Increase in expenditure on subsidy schemes has put ‘significant long-term pressure’ on government spending, finance (…)
[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