Tibet earthquake: rescuers in China battling frost, altitude in bid to find survivors
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
A day after deadly earthquake strikes southern Tibet, more than 465,000 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters, reports say.
In Chinese newspapers
Minitrue Plus Five: January 8, 2020 – Epidemic in Hong Kong
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 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
Celebrities among those who lost homes in devastating Los Angeles wildfires
A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events are scrapped.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
US Justice Department will not publicly release all of special counsel’s report on Trump
DOJ will release findings on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, but will withhold details about (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Japan says China-linked hackers MirrorFace targeted defence and space agencies
The attacks, which targeted government agencies, businesses, and individuals, aimed to steal sensitive information (…)
[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
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee plagiarised master’s thesis, university concludes
Kim, who was previously embroiled in controversy over her academic credentials, has until the end of January to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong will not restrict city emigrants from public health services: minister
Lawmakers suggest restricting access of Hong Kong identity card holders who have moved overseas to public medical (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Inmate becomes first in Hong Kong to earn local doctoral degree behind bars
Inmate Chun says he hopes his academic achievement can encourage other prisoners not to give up on themselves.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Tap Hong Kong’s fundraising potential, Paul Chan tells Indonesian business elites
Finance chief calls on companies to take advantage of city’s capital markets, but one business lobby group warns (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025
Trump will put US and China back on collision course
Even if both sides know conflict would be damaging and distract from domestic concerns, early signals suggest a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/01/2025