
Singapore jails Australian man who stole cash from moneylender at knifepoint
[South China Morning Post] - 03/8/2025
Jose Manuel Pacheco, who was sentenced to 16 months’ jail, said he needed money desperately to repay his debts.
In Chinese newspapers
City for sale? Residents in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur fear the squeeze of development
In Malaysia, the push for urban renewal is risking the displacement of the very people the government says it wants (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
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
China says rising military budget ‘reasonable’ in face of ‘complex security environment’
Defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian defends 7.2 per cent rise in the PLA’s budget as justified given the ‘significant (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
As stablecoins grow, Hong Kong’s US dollar peg seen as advantage despite Web3 challenges
Stablecoin transactions are now a fifth of all cryptocurrency transactions, and they make it easier to transact in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Syrian president calls for unity following mass killings
More than 1,000 people were killed in coastal regions of Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of Bashar (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Hong Kong homebuyers deliver brisk weekend sales for developers, as small flats favoured
Strong results for Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land show improving sentiment after a stamp-duty cut, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Hong Kong Observatory predicts warmer, drier spring than usual
‘Along with forecasts from global climate models, it is expected that the temperature throughout spring will be (…)
[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
Chinese parents planning on US-born babies face limbo in wake of Trump order
The future of birthright citizenship is up in the air in the United States, leading to unease among Chinese with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
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 expects to unveil plan to headhunt top-notch talent in middle of year
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says government must ‘take the initiative’ by directly approaching best (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025