
China shop boss discovers he was adopted in family row, real sister lives 500 metres away
[South China Morning Post] - 03/9/2025
Adoptive mother reveals truth about 34-year secret in fit of anger, shocked business owner embarks on eventually successful search for real family.
In Chinese newspapers
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
Trump declines to rule out 2025 US recession; commerce secretary says ‘absolutely not’
Trump’s tariff threats against China, Canada and Mexico have left US financial markets in turmoil and consumers (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
More than 16,000 people visit Hong Kong’s M+ museum for free as part of Art March
But some visitors say all museums in West Kowloon Cultural District should offer free entry and M+ should hold such (…)
[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
Trump justice department fires head of organised crime task force
Adam Cohen was fired 18 hours after the announcement that his team would be playing a new leading role in combating (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
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
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
Full effects of move are not immediately clear but Gaza’s desalination plants receive power from Israel for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Can Hong Kong emulate the success of Hangzhou’s tech titans?
Learning from Hangzhou’s support for tech start-ups can help Hong Kong become a hub for groundbreaking ideas and (…)
[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
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