Michelle Obama misses Jimmy Carter funeral, where she would have sat beside Trump
[South China Morning Post] - 01/9/2025
Except for the ex-first lady, who is in Hawaii, all of the living former US presidents and their spouses attended the event in Washington.
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Japan’s Kyoto to sharply raise hotel tax in bid to curb overtourism – will it work?
Some analysts say the higher accommodation tax may lead to tourists staying in nearby cities and making day trips to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
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
Hong Kong cultural district’s housing scheme to include more arts elements
District councillors express concerns the proposed residential development may undermine art hub’s image.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Can the Johor-Singapore SEZ be a flag-bearer for Southeast Asia’s economic clout?
The SEZ aims to tap new growth areas alongside priority industries to make it the region of choice for businesses, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Trump tariffs will probably be 20% on most Chinese imports, not 60%: Goldman Sachs
Despite US president-elect’s vow of high duties across the board, firm’s chief economist forecasts only key goods (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Michelle Obama misses Jimmy Carter funeral, where she would have sat beside Trump
Except for the ex-first lady, who is in Hawaii, all of the living former US presidents and their spouses attended (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Venezuela opposition leader Machado ‘kidnapped’ then freed after anti-Maduro protest
Security forces ‘violently intercepted’ her convoy, Machado’s team said, but the authorities denied she had been (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Minitrue Plus Five: January 9, 2020 – Liu He in Washington, Taiwan Election, Dismissal of Wang Zhimin
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 10/01/2025
Chinese firms ‘going global’ learn important lesson: integrate, or die
As China’s companies move to emerging markets, they find clients wanting infrastructure and pathways to local (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Chinese builder Country Garden details offshore debt restructuring
Developer claims it has understanding with key creditors on deal to reduce debt by up to US$11.6 billion.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong urged to issue more bonds and dip into reserves to tackle deficit
University of Hong Kong’s Business School says government can afford to issue more bonds and ‘moderately’ reduce (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025