Operation Santa Claus: HK$13.2 million raised in last 2 months of 2024
[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025
Funds will benefit over 11,000 needy Hongkongers through 11 charities, with total raised since 1988 inception exceeding HK$396 million.
In Chinese newspapers
Lu Shaye, China’s controversial ex-envoy to France, handed new role on Europe
Appointment of experienced diplomat known for abrasive style and high-profile fallouts comes at delicate time for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Alibaba’s updated Qwen AI model overtakes DeepSeek’s V3 in chatbot ranking
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen2.5-Max comes in seventh on Chatbot Arena, beating out DeepSeek-V3 in ninth place, but trailing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Chinese netizens use DeepSeek to copy Barbie Hsu’s style in mourning letters
Artificial intelligence chatbot employed to send online messages of condolence which get over 3 million views on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Will Donald Trump’s new US sovereign wealth fund take aim at Chinese assets?
Analysts caution the recently authorised fund could compete with Chinese state investment or buy overseas holdings (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Yuan kept stable against US dollar, Trump downplays China tariffs: SCMP daily highlights
From Trump dismissing Beijing’s retaliatory measures to key science breakthroughs, here’s a round-up from today’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Countdown to quit: thousands of US federal workers accept Musk’s ‘buyout’ offer
About 1 per cent of the US federal workforce have signed up for a deferred resignation deal as Thursday’s deadline (…)
[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
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
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
Chinese man shelters more than 700 young drifters, helps them return home, fosters some
Man who has no children of his own opens his heart, his home to unfortunate young people who have fallen on hard times.
[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