Chinese doctors surprised by reports of HMPV surge, saying flu is a much bigger problem
[South China Morning Post] - 01/9/2025
International media reports have said hospitals are being ‘overwhelmed’ by cases, but medical staff say that is not the case.
In Chinese newspapers
Envoy says sloppy American defence firms ‘bigger risk’ to US security than China
US envoy to Japan Rahm Emanuel said contractors prioritising stock buy-backs over timely arms deliveries could harm (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Whistle-blowing scheme not a threat to harmony: Hong Kong housing chief
Winnie Ho also says informants will need to be interviewed by authorities to assess the accuracy of the information.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Trump ally Musk admits US$2 trillion spending cut from US government budget a ‘long shot’
Musk admits reaching half of the US$2 trillion goal will be tough without affecting Social Security and Medicare, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Jimmy Carter honoured at state funeral as US mourns former president
In his eulogy, Biden praised the late US leader for rising above politics in his ‘mission to serve and shape the world’.
[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
Allan Zeman’s Lan Kwai Fong Group plans major entertainment hub in Xian
The planned project ‘is huge and it’ll be the largest Lan Kwai Fong we have,’ Zeman says.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
China’s Mars mission leaves US for space dust with Nasa at least 4 years behind
Samples collected by Perseverance rover not expected until at least 2035, four years behind Tianwen-3’s (…)
[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
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
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
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