
Workers protest over unpaid wages at Hong Kong airport totalling HK$6 million
[South China Morning Post] - 03/8/2025
Dozens of construction workers gather near Airport South Interchange over labour dispute involving Gammon Construction.
In Chinese newspapers
Chinese passenger pricked by stray needle on flight gets depression, seeks compensation
Insulin syringe needle left in seat pocket of airliner jabs man’s finger, leaves him with debilitating anxiety over (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
China temple ‘high-5 cat’ raises paw to greet visitors, draws crowds seeking luck
Pet moggy decked out in gold chain goes viral on mainland social media by offering a human-style greeting to queues (…)
[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
Driver flees and leaves behind injured passenger after car crash in Hong Kong
Car was travelling in fast lane near Wo Hop Shek when it slammed into roadside barriers and rolled over five times.
[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
Putin ‘went through a phoney witch hunt’: why Trump fawns over Russian president
Experts say the US president likes to brag about his ties with the Kremlin chief because he ‘sees Putin as almost an (…)
[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
Hong Kong must seize benefits of ‘one country, two systems’ model: Zheng Yanxiong
Grasp similarities and differences with mainland and capitalise on institutional advantages, head of Beijing’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Man who scaled London’s Big Ben with Palestinian flag arrested
The barefoot protester spent hours on a ledge several metres up the landmark.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
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
Roots and religion: a Fujian city’s mission to forge cultural bonds with Taiwan
City official at NPC reveals ongoing drive to promote cultural, ancestral connections and bridge ‘emotional gaps’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025