
Yuan battles US dollar, China’s latest J-35 stealth jet: SCMP daily highlights
[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025
From China eyeing Mideast buyers at military expo to a new bat coronavirus, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.
In Chinese newspapers
New body returned by Hamas identified as Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas
Israeli teams examined the body and confirmed its identity after an earlier handover of misidentified hostage (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Hong Kong Bar Association chair urges global unity against planned US sanctions on judges
Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet says any interference in judicial work will ‘undermine the administration of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong temperatures to dip to 13 degrees on Monday next week
Observatory says mercury to rise slightly in middle of next week, while conditions on Saturday remain cool.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese provincial boss fired over Covid response facing corruption probe
Jiang Chaoliang, who was dismissed as Hubei party boss at the start of Wuhan outbreak, also spent years in the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Dennis Lo bets on blood to bare all, with tests that saved 10 million mums from the needle
Lo’s blood tests can potentially reveal more information about patients’ health, from cancers to neurodegenerative (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
US Treasury Secretary Bessent praises Zelensky after Trump’s censure
Bessent’s comments were a departure from recent rebukes of Zelensky by Trump and other senior US officials.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Syrian leader Sharaa meets Chinese envoy in first bilateral exchange since fall of Assad
Meeting seen as major diplomatic development since armed rebels led by Sharaa’s HTS ousted Beijing-friendly Assad, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
How long can Singapore’s NMP scheme stay relevant? Why 2 resignations have raised eyebrows
The resignations of two nominated members of parliament have sparked a debate on the scheme’s non-partisan integrity (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong vows to tackle ticket scalping for Kai Tak Sports Park opening show
Authorities contact police after tickets for March 1 opening ceremony reportedly being sold online for as much as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
US man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
Hadi Matar faces up to 25 years in prison for attempted murder after repeatedly stabbing the writer and blinding him (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
Why a post-election shift in Germany’s China policy is no longer a sure bet
Front runner Friedrich Merz has long been expected to take a hawkish stance, but Trump and electoral maths may limit (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025