
Hong Kong developer will return part of wetland site to government management: report
[South China Morning Post] - 02/22/2025
Environmental impact assessment of site, located in Nam Sang Wai and Lut Chau, also states one-off funding for conservation to be offered.
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Pope Francis in critical condition after breathing crisis, Vatican says
The pontiff, who has been in hospital for over a week, needs supplemental oxygen and blood transfusions as his (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
China is right to celebrate DeepSeek success but AI race isn’t over, academic warns
Zheng Yongnian at CUHK-Shenzhen says ‘excessive nationalism would be detrimental for China in the fiercer tech (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong should up its game in sports law to nurture sector, chief justice says
Andrew Cheung says ‘massive’ industry needs support from legal profession, as government touts sports-related (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
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
Pope begins second week in hospital, cancels Sunday prayer
Francis is alert but still ‘not out of danger’ according to his doctors, while top cardinals sought to dampen (…)
[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
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
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
China’s anti-drone arms tech draws Mideast interest as militaries seek latest edge
At region’s biggest military expo, Chinese defence suppliers promote counter-unmanned aerial vehicles to fill (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
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
Will Indonesia’s Bali adopt a Bhutan-style levy to deter ‘low-class foreign tourists’?
Officials are urged to look at tougher measures to ‘select’ tourists, such as Bhutan’s requirement for most (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025