Nato to deploy two ships to guard Baltic Sea infrastructure
[South China Morning Post] - 01/10/2025
The move comes after the suspected sabotage of undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.
In Chinese newspapers
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
Chinese cancel Thai holidays as actor Wang Xing’s kidnapping fuels safety fears
Thailand is expected to take a tourism and economic hit from Lunar New Year trip cancellations.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Kenmuddy Town? Hong Kong power firm apologises for botched road markings
A viral image showed the Chinese name for ‘Kennedy Town’ written wrongly, with the first character in simplified (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Liberal Party of Canada’s Trudeau to choose new leader on March 9
Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister, bowing to pressure from lawmakers.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Denmark says it has neglected Greenland defence for years
Donald Trump wants the US to take over Greenland, the vast semi-autonomous Arctic island controlled by Denmark.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
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
Will North Korea deploy up to 100,000 troops to help Russia’s war in Ukraine?
Pyongyang might have acquired advanced missile technology from Moscow in exchange for its involvement in the war, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Trump says Putin ‘wants to meet ... we are setting it up’
US president-elect says have to get the Ukraine-Russia war over with, calls it ‘a bloody mess’.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Top Chinese general pledges strict crackdown on military corruption for 2025
General He Weidong hails progress and calls on PLA to ‘punish evil’ as President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft crusade (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Eason Chan axes Thai show over ‘safety issues’ for Chinese citizens
Cantopop star’s concert, scheduled for February 22, axed just days after mainland actor reported missing and later (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
How AI giants can help Asian suppliers make a clean energy transition
The likes of Microsoft, Google and Nvidia can invest in clean energy, boost suppliers’ renewables capacity and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025