Hong Kong is sleeping on a cultural and tourism resource: trams
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
Instead of prioritising one-off events, tourism planners should add value to its cultural treasures by embracing new technology and new ideas.
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Inside Myanmar drug rehab centre where tough love is the prescription
Weightlifting, karate drills and tug-of-war contests are all activities at the facility in a country that produces (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Finland bars tanker suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables from sailing
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[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Paul Chan says Hong Kong is ‘advantageous’ for IPOs in overture to Indonesian companies
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[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
White House rushes to finish cybersecurity order after China hacks
The executive order will incorporate lessons from recent breaches, including the recent US Treasury hack attributed (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Bizarre China university courses include Harry Potter, manga character Detective Conan
Academics across nation introduce quirky, fun, engaging classes that see students learn difficult subject matter in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Memorial held for Hong Kong motorcyclist killed in controversial crash
Rider, 27, died last week after off-duty customs officer tried to stop his alleged escape from police, with bike (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
New discoveries raise China’s lithium reserves to second largest in the world
Recent finds, including a massive deposit in Tibet, will help meet demand for metal, which is key for EV batteries (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
With eyes on China and India, Sri Lanka lifts ban on foreign research vessels
The decision reflects Colombo’s efforts to stay non-aligned as it juggles India’s security concerns with China’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Malaysia-Singapore economic zone to offer tax rates as low as 5%
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone is nearly twice the size of Shenzhen, whose success it is hoping to emulate.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Hong Kong, Macau passport holders set for headache over UK travel e-permit
Attempts to list Hong Kong or Macau as passport’s place of issue or applicant’s nationality triggers pages stating (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025