
Football club boss, 3 others charged in Hong Kong match-fixing case
[South China Morning Post] - 03/6/2025
Four suspects allegedly involved in a syndicate linked to football match-fixing and illegal gambling, anti-corruption agency says.
In Chinese newspapers
Hong Kong’s active ‘seenagers’ are redefining retirement. Can authorities keep up?
Financially secure older residents are working out, travelling overseas for conferences and enrolling in classes. (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
‘Two sessions’ 2025: who’s up and who’s down in China’s economy?
As China continues its economic transformation, some industries stand to gain tremendously – and others are being (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Hong Kong’s finance chief eyes I&T development after calls at ‘two sessions’
Paul Chan says city needs to make better use of status as financial hub to attract tech sector dollars, while vowing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Hong Kong must deepen understanding of ‘one country, two systems’: delegate
Tu Haiming of China’s top political advisory body says implementation of governing principle has reached new phase.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Trump administration ends Iraq’s waiver to buy Iranian electricity
The US aims to isolate Iran from the global economy and eliminate its oil export revenues to slow Tehran’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Indonesian man accused of flashing crew member on Singapore flight
The suspect allegedly exposed himself to a female flight attendant while she served his meal.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Polish activists open abortion centre in front of parliament
The majority Catholic Poland has one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws despite election promises from Prime (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Israeli tourist and homestay owner gang-raped, man drowns in India attack
A male companion with the women drowned after being pushed into a canal by three assailants in Karnataka state.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Iran’s supreme leader slams US ‘bullying’ after Trump threats
The US president is applying ‘maximum pressure’ as he seeks to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
US rejects G7 plan to tackle Russia’s shadow oil tanker fleet, prioritising China focus
Washington pushes to strengthen language around Beijing while watering down wording on Moscow in a draft statement (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Gaza protesters vandalise Trump’s Scottish golf resort
Palestine Action says Trump is treating Gaza like his property, and it wants to show ‘his own property is not safe’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025