
Chinese man spends US$280 on 3-hour ring toss game, wins US$235,000 Maserati
[South China Morning Post] - 02/22/2025
Ring toss game ‘professional’ scoops top prize, reveals that he has won lesser awards using his skills in past, notably 6 geese.
In Chinese newspapers
Ex-Miss Hong Kong winner and other pet owners bewildered by spate of poisonings
Dog owners describe horrors of watching their pets seize up after ingesting poisoned meat laid out on streets and (…)
[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
Show me the money: unveiling Hong Kong’s 10 biggest spenders in government
As finance chief urges tightening of purse strings ahead of next budget, the Post looks at which government agencies (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Most Singaporeans say budget sweeteners inadequate to cushion rising living costs: survey
Among 1,002 adults surveyed by a research firm, 55 per cent said the budget’s US$92.8 billion in spending was not (…)
[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
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
Philippines removed from watchdog’s ‘dirty money’ list
The government welcomed the removal following efforts to counter money laundering and terrorist financing.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Mainland China’s Ne Zha 2 earns HK$5.6 million on first day in Hong Kong
Animated feature draws more than 64,000 viewers as families and patriotic groups help sell out showings.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Rotterdam port most vulnerable to US energy tariffs, CEO says
Energy trade constitutes roughly three-quarters of the port’s imports from the US and a third of exports in 2024.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Trump tariffs target US$29.3 billion in EU steel and aluminium
The amount of goods would be about four times larger than the last time Trump targeted the bloc’s metals sector.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine in U-turn, predicts deal on minerals soon
The US president says Kyiv ‘don’t have any cards, but they’re playing tough’, tells Zelensky and Putin to ‘get (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025