Minitrue Plus Five: February 3, 2020 – Harmful Content, Sourcing, and Foreign Aid Amid Epidemic
[China Digital Times] - 02/4/2025
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020 through the early weeks of what would become the COVID-19 pandemic, (…)
In Chinese newspapers
China launches WTO dispute over Trump tariffs
The US president has paused measures against Canada and Mexico, but left his 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
OpenAI’s video generation tool Sora sees Hollywood resistance amid data, labour concerns
OpenAI has spent months talking to the industry’s largest studios such as Disney and Warner Bros but faces a hard (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
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
China’s cross-border merchants mull price hikes to offset US tariffs, shipping fees
Chinese merchants face fresh challenges after new US tariffs and the removal of de minimus exemptions.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
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
How is China retaliating against US tariffs, and what impact will it have?
China has announced a basket of measures including tariffs, export restrictions and sanctions on US companies.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
AI-assisted scam costs Thai beauty queen Charlotte Austin US$118,000
The scammers allegedly used AI to impersonate Thai police officers to deceive victims including Thai-British beauty (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Poll shows transgender Singaporeans still face work bias; complaints are ‘nuclear option’
Most transgender persons in Singapore have faced negative experiences in the workplace, according to the survey.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Monkeys attack tourists at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, egged on by YouTubers, officials say
At Angkor Wat and other temple ruins nearby, macaque monkeys fed by YouTubers creating videos are stealing visitors’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong rescuers find 2 missing hikers after long helicopter search
Authorities locate boy, six, and his aunt in Pat Sin Leng early on Wednesday after pair separated from companions (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra in China, with trade, railway, scam farms on the table
Thailand, a long-time US ally, is also a crucial regional partner for Beijing in light of its fierce rivalry with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025