Hong Kong minister demands report from Greater Bay Airlines over axed flights
[South China Morning Post] - 01/22/2025
Carrier earlier admitted to ‘negligence’ in scheduling process, having already cancelled 128 flights in next two months.
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More Hong Kong home buyers may forfeit their purchase deposits amid high rates, agents say
Deposit defaults on new homes shot up by 75 per cent to 449 last year, and property agents see the trend continuing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hongkonger dies, another injured after knife attack in Yuen Long
Knife-wielding attackers assaulted two men near Hi Yip Factory Building, police say.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong may require minimum stay to obtain ‘local student’ university status
Minister says she will take reference from overseas as government responds to claims of talent schemes being abused (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Hong Kong’s banks gird for leaner times ahead as 9-month profit growth slows
Net interest margin narrowed to 1.5 per cent last year from 1.67 per cent in 2023, according to HKMA data.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Australian cruise operator denies staff dressed as Ku Klux Klan for Christmas fun day
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[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Israel starts ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, days after Gaza ceasefire
Israel’s Netanyahu said the West Bank campaign is aimed at Iran-backed militias in the territory.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirm ties as Donald Trump returns to the White House
China and Russia vow to elevate relationship as US president issues executive orders on domestic and global issues (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
In Trump 2.0, Japan faces a familiar uncertainty
Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
From TikTok to RedNote: a digital migration that defies geopolitics
The unexpected and spontaneous grass-roots response demonstrates the untapped potential for people-to-people (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
China softens stance on TikTok deal in US as Trump offers 75-day grace period, sources say
Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
India set to take back 18,000 citizens from US to placate Trump
In return, New Delhi hopes student and H-1B visas – a large proportion of which go to Indian citizens – will be (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025