Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as mayor declares inferno ‘the big one’
[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025
Los Angeles hit from both sides as upscale Pacific Palisades, hills above Pasadena on fire and a new blaze breaks out in Hollywood Hills.
In Chinese newspapers
Is a glut of phoney Russian goods too much for China’s consumers to bear?
Spurred by stronger trade relations, stores selling Russian products have popped up in China – but many are doubting (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
China, Congo draw up a road map for Xi Jinping’s US$50 billion Africa investment pledge
Foreign Minister Wang Yi sas China ‘will help Africa to develop and revitalise itself and move towards modernisation’.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Canada’s leaders say Trump’s 51st state ‘joke’ isn’t funny any more
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the US president-elect’s comments are meant to undermine his country’s closest (…)
[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 to end pilot plastic recycling scheme as Green@Community expands
‘Centralised Waste Plastics Collection’ pilot programme will end on January 19 as recycling habits in the city have (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
EU stays mum as Donald Trump eyes Greenland and Elon Musk courts far-right
Told to cease ‘lecturing and moralising’, Brussels officials ready for ‘strong transatlantic agenda’ as they (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Chinese doctors surprised by reports of HMPV surge, saying flu is a much bigger problem
International media reports have said hospitals are being ‘overwhelmed’ by cases, but medical staff say that is not (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong’s US-dollar peg gets emphatic defence from HKMA CEO
Speculation about ending the peg reflects ‘misconceptions due to a lack of understanding’, says head of de facto (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
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
Indonesian court’s ‘unfortunate’ ruling on citizens’ religion sparks discrimination fears
Rights activists say the court’s decision could reduce religion to a bureaucratic formality and ‘thicken religious (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
‘Living in paradise’: Iraqi man shares love for China after fleeing war-torn homeland
Man takes refuge from war in country, forges careers in acting, modelling before learning Mandarin, attracting huge (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025