Meat-hungry China, power bank warning after Air Busan fire: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Meat-hungry China, power bank warning after Air Busan fire: SCMP’s 7 highlights

[South China Morning Post] - 01/31/2025

From DeepSeek sending shock waves to China’s massive consumption of animal products, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.



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Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog launches Greater Bay Area property portal
New website offers buyers and renters one-stop platform with up-to-date information, Consumer Council says.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
US Postal Service resumes parcels from Hong Kong and China after stoking trade fears
The US Postal Service (USPS) said Wednesday it would continue accepting packages from China and Hong Kong, hours (…)
[HKFP] - 6/02/2025
2 ex-project managers in Hong Kong face fraud charges in fake quotes case
Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, oversaw projects for ATAL Engineering, founded by the husband of city’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
US tariffs 'wrong' and must be rectified: Algernon Yau
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau on Thursday criticised the United States for imposing (…)
[RTHK] - 6/02/2025
Australia bans China’s AI programme DeepSeek on gov’t devices citing privacy and malware risks
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
People frustrated with postal suspension from HK to US
People in Hong Kong who wish to send mail to the United States expressed their frustration at the situation on (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Physical gym closure, Messi and waste charging dominated Hong Kong consumer news
Consumer Council reveals results of survey about biggest news stories of year, which attracted record-high 14,429 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Girl, 5, dies months after hospital incident
A five-year-old girl who suffered a cardiac arrest during a suturing procedure at Yan Chai Hospital last May has (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Eggslut latest brand to exit Hong Kong
US-based sandwich chain Eggslut is set to pull out of Hong Kong this month, less than two years after opening in (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong consumer watchdog receives over 750 complaints about property purchases in Greater Bay Area in 3 years
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received more than 750 complaints from the city’s residents relating to property (…)
[HKFP] - 6/02/2025
Ashes of actress Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu sent back to Taiwan
Hsu’s sudden death caused by flu-triggered pneumonia shocked fans around the world.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025