Government to minimise strain on Hongkongers while seeking to spend less: Paul Chan
[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025
Increase in expenditure on subsidy schemes has put ‘significant long-term pressure’ on government spending, finance chief says.
In Chinese newspapers
3 men injured when speedboat explodes in Hong Kong waters
Hongkonger and mainland Chinese victim are in critical condition, while a second mainlander is listed as serious (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
US ‘going after Chinese companies’: Beijing slams new list alleging military-civil fusion
Gaming and social media giant Tencent and world’s biggest battery maker CATL among five more Chinese firms targeted (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
China’s Harbin winter festival opens with record-breaking ice and snow display
‘Shared Dreams of Ice and Snow, United Hearts in Asia’ is theme of 2025 Harbin festival.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Minitrue Plus Five: January 6, 2020 – Taiwan Election, Mystery Pneumonia, U.S. Trade Deal
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 6/01/2025
Foreign spies are recruiting Chinese by phone, social media, security ministry warns
Ministry of State Security advises vigilance after citizens duped by agents posing as recruiters, lovers to steal (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Meta adds UFC boss Dana White to board, as Mark Zuckerberg seeks to mend ties with Trump
White is a close ally of Trump, who has criticised Meta and Zuckerberg for allegedly supporting liberal policies and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
China’s ancient tiny cat fossil could belong to the smallest feline ever found
The palm-sized animal was uncovered in Hualongdong cave, where scientists are studying the humans who lived there (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Key Pakistan-China trade route blocked by demonstrators over power outages
The blockade, which began over the weekend, is impacting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key initiative for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Judges grill Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai over calls for Taiwan to join US alliance
Remarks prompt two High Court judges to question Apple Daily founder over his earlier claim that he opposed Taiwan’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
People like Musk ‘important bridges’ in ties: former AmCham China head Roberta Lipson
Roberta Lipson, who has invested in China for more than 40 years, says pragmatic economic policies and constructive (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
US cyber watchdog says no indication breach at Treasury hit other federal agencies
Last month Treasury reported a number of computers had been compromised by Chinese hackers.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025