
US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House overnight, agency says
[South China Morning Post] - 03/9/2025
US President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of the incident. The armed man was hospitalised and his condition unknown, police said.
In Chinese newspapers
5 killed in Thailand’s restive south, 13 wounded, police say
The conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces has killed more than 7,000 people since 2004 as rebels battle for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
Duterte tells Filipinos in Hong Kong he never committed crimes against humanity
Ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte delivers fiery speech amid speculation over whether International Criminal (…)
[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
Plastic bottled water served to VIPs at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Arena despite ban
Greenpeace says management is applying double standard when enforcing its own rules and stresses reusable cups are (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/03/2025
At this year’s ‘two sessions’ in Beijing, AI seems to be on everyone’s lips
The emerging technology has dominated talking points and media coverage of the annual political event.
[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
Xpeng chairman sees Hong Kong as launch pad for self-driving EVs
He Xiaopeng says company will introduce two models in the city this year in a launch ‘not just for Hong Kong, but (…)
[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
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
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
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