‘Victory for democracy’: Indonesian activists hail removal of limits on presidential bids
[South China Morning Post] - 01/10/2025
The ruling removes the 20 per cent seat and 25 per cent vote threshold, paving the way for more diverse candidates and a more competitive political landscape.
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Nato to deploy two ships to guard Baltic Sea infrastructure
The move comes after the suspected sabotage of undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
US imposes new Russia sanctions, hoping to reduce oil sales to China, India
Sweeping measures target every stage of Russian energy production and distribution chain but will they deter (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
TSMC cuts ties with Singapore firm over chip found in Huawei processor: sources
The world’s largest chip foundry ended its relationship with a Singapore-based firm after a client review.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Stargazers in Hong Kong to witness rare alignment of 4 planets
This year’s ‘parade of the planets’ phenomenon will have Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, expert says.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
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
Hong Kong rejects activist’s bid for legal aid to mount challenge over IT hub
Legal Aid Department rejects Eddie Tse’s application, hindering his judicial review attempt against government push (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Will Donald Trump’s return to power deepen divisions between Canada and China?
Whoever succeeds Justin Trudeau is likely to want to keep the White House on side, but that risks a further chill in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
China’s Fujian carrier shows signs of heavier flight deck activity after latest sea trial
The tyre marks may be signs of ‘touch-and-go’ landings and it is not known if the ship’s advanced catapult has been (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
China releases world’s most powerful electronic warfare weapon design software – for free
While similar US industrial software can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, a Chinese program has been released (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
China’s aviation sector in clear skies of profit after 4 turbulent years
Civil aviation in China returned to profitability in 2024, the industry’s first positive return after four years of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025