Hong Kong girl, 5, dies after suspected medical blunder involving stitches
[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025
Lai Sum-yuet dies in paediatric intensive care unit in Princess Margaret Hospital after suspected medical blunder about eight months ago.
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PLA patrols in South China Sea for second day as tensions mount with Philippines
Chinese military says it carried out ‘routine patrol’ following US-Philippine joint exercise.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Zhao Lusi shines needed light on China’s treatment of mental health
By speaking out, the actress can help break the culture of silence around mental health and help others rethink (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Service disruptions on Hong Kong’s East Rail line easing as train fault fixed
MTR Corporation says faulty sensor on engineer’s train had to be fixed before it could be moved safely.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Zelensky says he is willing to negotiate with Putin
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Concern, confusion as US stops taking parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
DeepSeek vs Trump tariffs: how will China’s markets react in the Year of the Snake?
Investors are likely to tread lightly as trading commences in the Year of the Snake, as they await the outcome of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong’s 8 public universities amass nearly HK$140 billion in reserves
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Australia bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from government devices
DeepSeek was being immediately removed from all government systems on national security grounds, Australia’s home (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Who owns Gaza? A look at the strip’s troubled history
Donald Trump has suggested that the US take ‘ownership’ of the war-torn territory after displaced Palestinians are (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Russians told not to panic over ‘gas cloud’ near Ukraine-hit plant
The gas was the result of work to restart the plant near Astrakhan, which has a population of about 475,000 people, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra in China, with trade, railway, scam farms on the table
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025