Zelensky says he is willing to negotiate with Putin
[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025
In addition to Ukraine and Russia, the US and Europe should also be involved in the talks, Zelensky told British journalist Piers Morgan.
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Zhao Lusi shines needed light on China’s treatment of mental health
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Russia’s close ties with North Korea and Iran represent diverging goals
Key differences in comprehensive strategic partnership treaties with Pyongyang and Tehran give insight into Moscow’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/02/2025
Concern, confusion as US stops taking parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
Move is related to Washington’s earlier decision to impose tariffs on Chinese products, experts say.
[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
Battle of the bots: China, US scrap for top of the humanoid heap
China, fuelled by recent successes from DeepSeek and Unitree, is making a play for pole position in humanoid robots. (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/02/2025
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From a brain-inspired vision chip to an ice core time machine, these were the most important breakthroughs last (…)
[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
As Japan’s ‘weak’ PM faces the Trump test, can Ishiba hold the line?
Armed with promises to buy US weapons and energy, Shigeru Ishiba hopes to stave off tariffs – but Trump is expected (…)
[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
Around 10 killed at school for adults in Sweden’s worst mass shooting
The gunman was among the dead, but damage at the scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to give a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/02/2025
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