Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung seeks leniency after fraud conviction
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
Defence team says Chim is nearly 80 years old and in poor health in plea backed by mitigation letters from high-profile politicians.
In Chinese newspapers
Jump in Hong Kong dog poisoning cases sparks calls for stricter animal laws
Group following up on suspected poisoning cases says number of dogs killed rose from five in 2023 to at least 49 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Philippine activists fear US’ anti-ICC bill may impede probe into Duterte’s drug war
The bill slams the ICC’s ‘illegitimate’ charges against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes related to the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Hong Kong judge slams Jimmy Lai’s self-proclaimed stance as ‘political prisoner’
Court rejects Lai’s claims of ‘persecution’, while former media boss insists Hongkongers no longer enjoyed freedoms (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Australian hiker found after 2 weeks surviving on berries and creek water
Hadi Nazari, a 23-year-old university student from Melbourne, went missing from his group of friends on December 26.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Cathay Pacific expands European network with direct flights from Hong Kong to Rome
The service, which was suspended in February 2020, will be relaunched on June 5.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Trump may declare national emergency so he can impose tariff plan, US report says
Such a move would allow the incoming US president to take control of imports and place new duties on countries like (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
US urged to bolster Global South ties to counter China-Russia partnership
Washington must build up relations with ‘global swing states’ and offer a more ‘affirmative and assertive’ trade (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Hong Kong flower market may lose ‘spirit’ in revamp, board members fear
Town Planning Board holds first public hearing on Sai Yee Street and Flower Market Road development scheme in Mong Kok.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
China says ‘patient capital’ a virtue in government investment funds
Beijing’s government investment funds have been encouraged to set higher risk thresholds, particularly in tech (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Malaysia’s Anwar risks political peril as Najib’s house arrest saga drags on
Public anger, accusations of treason hit Anwar’s administration over handling of Najib’s potential release into (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Asean remains an investment bright spot in a messy global economy
A decade since setting up the Asean Economic Community, the region has made progress in integration and drawing FDI (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025