Hongkonger rams car into noodle shop in Japan after stepping on wrong pedal
[South China Morning Post] - 01/4/2025
Tourist tells local media she mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake.
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Slow down on Hong Kong’s less-urgent public projects to save money: lawmakers
Legislators suggest putting projects on hold or breaking them up into stages to tackle budget deficit expected to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Serbia ready with China-made FK-3 air defence missile system after ‘very complex’ training
The FK-3 system, delivered to Serbia in 2022, has been widely compared to the US Patriot and Russian S-300 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Trudeau announces resignation as PM; Trump reacts by repeating call for Canada-US merger
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China’s WuXi Biologics to sell Irish vaccine facility to Merck as US curbs loom
US passed Biosecure Act which would ban federal contracts with targeted firms and their business partners. (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Indonesia joins Brics as newest full member, Brazil foreign ministry says
Addition of world’s fourth-most populous nation to group of major emerging national economies hailed as ‘deepening’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China should favour fiscal taps over policy easing to spur stocks: Goldman Sachs
Government spending and demand-side measures have more impact on equity returns than monetary easing, US investment (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Trump’s lawyers ask New York judge to halt Friday’s hush money sentencing while he appeals
Lawyers for US president-elect argue that appeal should trigger an automatic stay in proceedings, delaying the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China’s huge copper find on Tibetan Plateau to help underpin its world-leading consumption
Tens of millions of tonnes of copper uncovered in resource-rich region as nation’s mineral-exploration breakthroughs (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Hong Kong products expo logs 30% rise in footfall, but sales expected to stagnate
Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo draws 1.3 million visitors, but sales expected to remain flat at around HK$1 billion.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Vatican history made as Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as first woman prefect
The appointment signals significant advancement in women’s leadership within the Catholic Church.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025