Hamas official says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages under mooted deal with Israel
[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025
Israel and Hamas wrangle over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home.
In Chinese newspapers
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
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
Why do China’s sixth-gen stealth fighters have different designs?
The smaller of the advanced jets is expected to be carrier-based while the larger plane could become a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Malaysia’s Johor-Singapore SEZ set to spur growth, but ‘development gap’ poses risk
The Johor-Singapore special economic zone is also poised to spark renewed interest in properties in the Malaysian (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
After years of delays, Malaysia, Singapore finalise vast SEZ
The region will include Johor’s development zones of Iskandar Malaysia and Pengerang, spanning an area nearly twice (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Hong Kong bus driver arrested after his vehicle hits man, who later dies
‘The man sustained chest injuries and … was certified dead at 7.35pm [on Monday],’ police say.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Donald Trump Jnr visits Greenland with message from dad: ‘We’re going to treat you well’
The US president-elect’s son arrived on a Trump-branded plane as he makes a private visit to the island his father (…)
[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
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
‘Chinese people’ blamed for Yoon’s impeachment at ruling party’s rallies in South Korea
Critics accuse Yoon Suk-yeol’s People Power Party of unfairly fanning Sinophobia to deflect criticism from the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
North Korea’s hypersonic missile test puts US, and Trump, on notice
The hypersonic missile’s reported capabilities put US bases in Guam within reach, though Kim Jong-un insists it is (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025