Closer defence ties pledged as PLA joint staff chief Liu Zhenli visits Malaysia
[South China Morning Post] - 01/9/2025
Malaysian prime minister hails ‘strong’ China ties in talks with Liu, as defence minister urges dialogue to manage South China Sea issues.
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Hong Kong anti-corruption agency charges ex-official at securities watchdog
Deng Yingxia, 48, a former Securities and Futures Commission associate director, is accused of providing advice to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Xi’s orders for Macau serve as reference for Hong Kong, Beijing official says
Xia Baolong also calls on Hong Kong and Macau to fully unleash the benefits of the ‘one country, two systems’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns URA over leaked details of 199 tenants, owners
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issues investigation report and finds URA contravened data laws (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
As Los Angeles wildfires rage, Trump offers blame rather than sympathy
While thousands lose their homes, the US president is spewing falsehoods and claiming he could do a better job of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
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
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
Chinese actor Wang Xing says fraud gang trafficked him to Myanmar scam compound
Actor who went missing near Thailand-Myanmar border confirms he fell victim to human trafficking scheme disguised as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
China’s investors, tourists hit pause to size up risks of turmoil in Seoul
With the political crisis in South Korea unlikely to abate, analysts say China’s businesspeople and travellers are (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Cathay 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
Japanese crime boss could face life behind bars in US over bid to sell nuclear material to Iran
Takeshi Ebisawa admitted at his plea that he ‘brazenly trafficked’ material including weapons-grade plutonium out of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Indonesia is a ‘hotspot’ for Chinese companies in logistics, supply chain, SF group says
A growing economy, with multilingual talent and vast geographical expanse, makes Indonesia a good choice for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025