Top Chinese general pledges strict crackdown on military corruption for 2025
[South China Morning Post] - 01/10/2025
General He Weidong hails progress and calls on PLA to ‘punish evil’ as President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft crusade intensifies.
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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
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
China-born gene-editing star scientist Zhang Feng recognised with top US prize
CRISPR-Cas9 pioneer presented with National Medal of Technology and Innovation in White House awards ceremony.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Female hammer attacker in Japan wounds at least 8 at university
Media said the assailant appeared to be a student, who had been stopped by staff at Tokyo’s Hosei University.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
China woman claims property row led sister to distribute ‘solicitation cards’ with her photo
Cards with woman’s ‘beauty-filtered’ photo and phone number included offers of sexual services, said she was (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Flu outbreaks surge at Hong Kong schools as cold weather warning issued
The forecaster issued the warning at 6am, expecting the weather to be persistently cold over next few days.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Former Chinese state media editor Hu Jian lands new foreign ministry role
Ex-journalist Hu has called for ‘debunking lies’ about China from Western countries.
[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
Rescued from Myanmar, Chinese actor Wang Xing flies home
Wang boards a flight back to China from Thailand on Friday night, a week after his ordeal began.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Hong Kong minister backs city’s care teams despite critical viral video
Secretary for home and youth affairs defends teams in face of viral news clip in which officials duck requests for (…)
[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