
Hong Kong actress Hui Ying-hung reveals 89 facial stitches from stunts, gains public praise
[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025
Fans salute her character, dedication as she tells of corrective plastic surgery on face scarred by film fight scenes.
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China school demands parents sign up for physical discipline or pupils face forced transfer
Physical punishments include ‘whipping palms’, ‘lengthy periods standing up’, in move that divides opinion on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025
Kerry’s Hava flats sell out as stock rally lifts the mood in Hong Kong’s property market
All 250 units of Hava project, on offer at an average price of HK$10,658 per square foot, were sold out as of 4.30pm.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
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
Trump wants money back for Ukraine aid: ‘rare earth and oil, anything we can get’
Ukraine’s Zelensky is caught in a war of words with the US president, who is pressing him to sign a US$500 billion (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese woman steals US$620,000 from company to seek ‘emotional value’ from male models
The male bartenders are strikingly handsome, charming, attentive, providing the woman with considerable emotional (…)
[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
Berlin film festival top prize for coming-of-age drama, best director for China’s Huo Meng
Dreams (Sex Love) by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud awarded Golden Bear, while Living the Land earns China’s Huo Meng (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025
Tourists wearing this hat in Vietnam may face US$3,000 fine, entry denial
A travel agency said sporting a Vietnam war veteran hat could also lead to ‘conflict with locals’.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Cash-flush Toyota builds a city to test AI, green technology
Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project, stressed it’s not ‘a smart city’ but a ‘test course for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong developer will return part of wetland site to government management: report
Environmental impact assessment of site, located in Nam Sang Wai and Lut Chau, also states one-off funding for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
I Am Solo: South Korea’s messy, awkward dating show reflects a nation’s reality
As South Korea faces record low marriage rates, ‘I Am Solo’ offers a relatable escape, blending humour and heartache (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025