
Republicans unveil Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, daring Democrats to oppose it
[South China Morning Post] - 03/8/2025
The US president’s party, despite struggling in the past to pass funding bills on its own, is pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy.
In Chinese newspapers
China shop boss discovers he was adopted in family row, real sister lives 500 metres away
Adoptive mother reveals truth about 34-year secret in fit of anger, shocked business owner embarks on eventually (…)
[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
Former Philippine leader Duterte in Hong Kong for event amid ICC probe
Rodrigo Duterte featured prominently in promotional materials for event, with his daughter appearing at gathering in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood says Web3 is on track as finance firms move in
Wood’s newer project Polkadot is focused on scaling decentralised applications, with many developers coming from China.
[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
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
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
LIV Golf: Hong Kong working on deal to bring event back ‘year after year’, Law says
Sports and tourism minister Rosanna Law says two sides working ‘seriously and closely’ together as record crowds (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
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
Just move Hong Kong’s HK$2 transport fare qualifying age back to 65
Policy errors made by previous leaders need to be acknowledged, so the city can course-correct and achieve savings (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Styrofoam no match for Hong Kong robot that collects marine rubbish
PolyU engineers invented Galatea the robot after Sai Kung club sought help to solve marine trash problem.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025