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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:30:20 +0800
China’s ‘two sessions’: Beijing promises level playing field but boosts support for state firms
China has highlighted the fair treatment of all market entities in its new five-year economic plan, as it tries to reconcile development of both private and state firms and fend off criticism from foreign governments.However, Beijing’s emphasis of ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:22:12 +0800
Russia slows access to Twitter over failure to remove banned content
Russia said it has slowed access to Twitter, accusing it of failing to take down pornographic and other banned content, escalating a growing push against foreign social networks.Authorities will slow access to Twitter on all mobile devices and on hal...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:05:21 +0800
Hong Kong protests: martial arts athlete jailed for six months over taking part in unlawful assembly outside Legco in 2019
A Hong Kong martial arts athlete was jailed for six months on Wednesday for taking part in an unlawful assembly during an anti-government protest outside the city’s legislature in 2019.Kwong Yuk-ming’s lawyer told Eastern Court his client believe...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:00:15 +0800
China’s courts use data analytics and blockchain evidence storage on the way to first AI-integrated legal system
China is rolling out changes to monitor judges, streamline court procedures and boost judicial credibility that could result in the world’s first AI-integrated legal system.Through ambitious technological efforts, such as using big data analytics a...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:57:06 +0800
Why is Prince Harry and Meghan’s son Archie not a prince?
One of the most dramatic claims in Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was the allegation that their son was denied a royal title, possibly because of his skin colour.Harry and Meghan’s son, seventh in line to the British thron...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:34:12 +0800
Hong Kong police investigate suspected poisoning of four dogs at New Territories temple
Police have launched an investigation into the death of four dogs believed to have been poisoned at a temple in northern Hong Kong on Wednesday.Officers were deployed to the Wun Chuen Sin Koon temple in Ta Kwu Ling just after 9am, when the four adult...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:30:13 +0800
Suspected dog and cat meat factory in China raided after owner traces missing pet by GPS
Stalls at a livestock market in southern China were shut down for selling hundreds of cats and dogs after a pet owner traced a missing cat there.The Pengjiang district government in Jiangmen, in Guangdong province, shut down the stalls at the Yuanhui...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:08:15 +0800
Coronavirus: Chile overtakes Israel as fastest country to vaccinate
Chile has overtaken Israel as the country with the most people vaccinated against the coronavirus per 100 residents within the past seven days.“Today we have a new reason to be proud: Chile has taken first place in the global ranking of doses admin...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:48:33 +0800
Coronavirus: Singapore launches ‘bubble’ hotel for short-term business travellers; infections spike in Cambodia
Singapore has launched a travel “bubble” business hotel that allows executives to have face-to-face meetings without risk of exposure to the coronavirus, in one of the world’s first such facilities.The hotel has meeting rooms outfitted with air...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:44:04 +0800
China-UK ties: British ambassador stands by her article on Beijing’s restrictions on foreign media
Britain’s ambassador to China says she stands by her article in which she complained about Beijing’s restrictions on foreign media after being summoned by the Chinese foreign ministry to answer for it.Caroline Wilson said in the piece, which she ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:21:36 +0800
Hong Kong police bust ‘compensated dating’ syndicate, arrest five over scam that conned 11 men out of HK$2.8 million
Hong Kong police made five arrests on Tuesday as they busted a “compensated dating” service that cheated 10 men and a 13-year-old boy out of HK$2.8 million (US$360,000) with offers of companionship or sex.The biggest victim in monetary terms lost...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:23:38 +0800
Myanmar crackdown: security forces surround striking rail workers’ compound as UN fails to agree on anti-coup statement
Myanmar security forces surrounded the staff compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta on Wednesday as ousted lawmakers appointed an acting vice-president to take over the duties of detained politicians.In New York, the Unite...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:19:18 +0800
Coronavirus: Hong Kong doctors, patients groups push for greater guidance on vaccine side effects, as take-up rate continues to fall; eight new Covid-19 cases
Pressure from Hong Kong doctors and patients groups demanding greater protection for those prone to vaccine side effects continued to grow on Wednesday, even as a top government official urged residents to stick with the city’s coronavirus inoculat...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:48:21 +0800
Prince Harry’s ex-butler tells world to eat rice with ‘knife and fork or chopsticks’, sparking online backlash in Asia
Social media users from across Asia have hit out at a former butler to the British royal family after he said on Twitter that people should not eat rice with their “hands or fingers”.Grant Harrold, a self-proclaimed “etiquette expert” who pre...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:21:35 +0800
The Joe Biden blitz is coming
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Christopher Cadelgo and Natasha Korecki on politico.com on March 9, 2021.US President Joe Biden spent the first months of his presidency hunkered down as he...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:06:23 +0800
Cathay Pacific Airways posts record losses of HK$21.6 billion for 2020, as Covid-19 pandemic scars Hong Kong airline
Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday revealed record losses of HK$21.6 billion (US$2.8 billion) in 2020, a year blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic – the worst crisis in commercial aviation history.The Hong Kong flag carrier’s annual financial perfo...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:00:17 +0800
China-India relations: Beijing should speed up hydropower project, Tibetan official says
China should accelerate plans to build a hydropower plant on a river near its disputed border with India, a senior official said at a meeting on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress.A proposal to construct dams on the lower reaches of th...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:17:06 +0800
Joe Biden won’t put his name on US$1,400 stimulus cheques, unlike Donald Trump
US President Joe Biden will not be attaching his signature to the US$1,400 relief cheques that are expected to be mailed soon – a break with his predecessor who last year had “President Donald J. Trump” printed on the economic impact payments a...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:15:10 +0800
Piers Morgan quits ‘Good Morning Britain’ show after Meghan comments
Journalist and television presenter Piers Morgan left his high-profile breakfast slot with the broadcaster ITV on Tuesday after his long-running criticism of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan reached a crescendo over the couple’s interview with Oprah Wi...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:39:02 +0800
China factory gate prices jump in February as producers pass on rise in raw materials prices
China’s factory gate prices continued to rise in February, as producers passed on rising raw material prices, data released on Wednesday showed.The producer price index (PPI), which reflects the prices that factories charge wholesalers for their pr...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:30:14 +0800
Hong Kong’s harbourfront in Central could be on par with Sydney with the right blend of cafes, arts and cultural attractions, says designer
When design director Amarindra Rana walks along the bridge next to the International Finance Centre (IFC) in Central every day, he feels sad to see a near two-kilometre harbourfront left empty for almost 10 years. So he decided to try to do something...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:30:10 +0800
Hong Kong’s random efforts to be pedestrian-friendly should give way to a truly bold makeover
Imagine if, every Sunday, a crowd sat at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in New York City. A passer-by could mistake the scene for a silent protest or a sit-down strike. The spectacle would be an embarrassment to the financial capital of...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:00:25 +0800
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination drive: ‘get a jab, receive a reward’, bosses of some priority sectors say
Bosses of some Hong Kong companies are considering incentives for staff to take Covid-19 jabs after their industries were added to the list of priority groups for vaccination this week.Employers are pinning their hopes on the inoculation programme to...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:00:23 +0800
China’s weakened consumer spending leaves ‘a lot of work to do’ in driving economic growth
At lunchtime on a recent weekday, Gu Zekun removed signboards at his small restaurant inside a Beijing shopping centre.After struggling for more than a year in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, Gu had no choice but to shut down his roast duck r...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:00:21 +0800
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster: 10 years on from tsunami, Japan’s ghosts linger
It was a Friday when disaster struck, and all along Japan’s northeast coast, people were looking forward to the weekend. Office workers watched the clock, counting down the hours until the working week would be done – when, at 2.46pm, just as sch...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:42:04 +0800
India to buy first armed drones from US to counter China and Pakistan
India plans to buy 30 armed drones from the US to boost its sea and land defences as tensions persist with neighbours China and Pakistan, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.The South Asian nation will approve next month the US$3 bill...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:30:20 +0800
Son of late Hong Kong billionaire Eric Hotung awarded HK$1 after 15-year legal feud over trusts ends
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday concluded a 15-year legal feud within the family of late billionaire Eric Hotung by awarding HK$1 to one of his sons who was not told about his interests in two trusts upon reaching the majority age of 21.Anthony Hotung t...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:30:18 +0800
‘Who is she?’ Woman in China finds her house used for soap opera without permission when she sees actress in her bed on TV
A court in China has ordered two TV drama series’ producers and a property company to pay a total of 400,000 yuan (US$63,000) to a woman for using her holiday villa to film scenes without obtaining her permission.The woman hired a property manageme...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:13:01 +0800
Commander warns US lawmakers about China’s growing military strength in Indo-Pacific
Unable to match the pace of China’s military budget increases, the Pentagon needs to restructure and work more closely with allies to improve efficiency and otherwise counter Beijing’s growing assertiveness, the nation’s top Pacific naval comma...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:00:15 +0800
Mail delivery phishing scammers cheat Hongkongers out of HK$2.2 million as demand for delivery during Covid-19 pandemic surges
Scammers have cheated more than 100 Hongkongers out of HK$2.2 million (US$283,000) since November through phishing text messages and emails purporting to be from Hongkong Post, while demand for delivery services during the coronavirus pandemic surged...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:42:15 +0800
China’s treatment of Uygurs meets criteria of United Nations’ Genocide Convention, says think tank report
Chinese authorities’ treatment of Uygurs in China’s northwest meets every criteria of genocide under the United Nations’ Genocide Convention, said a group of experts in international law, war crimes and the Xinjiang region in a new analysis.Pub...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:40:29 +0800
Coronavirus: Quad nations to unveil funding boost for India vaccine output at Friday meeting, US official says
A first ever leaders’ meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday plans to announce financing agreements to support an increase in manufacturing capacity for coronavirus vaccines in India, according to a senior US administration official.The f...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:42:28 +0800
In message to China, Joe Biden to meet fellow Quad leaders on Friday
US President Joe Biden will hold first-ever joint talks on Friday with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, boosting an emerging four-way alliance often cast as a bulwark against China.It will be one of the first summits, albeit in virtual form...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:07:34 +0800
Mexico gambles big on China’s coronavirus vaccines
Mexico announced a huge bet on Covid-19 vaccines from China on Tuesday, without making public any information about their efficacy.Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the Mexican government has signed agreements for 12 million doses of th...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:30:07 +0800
EV battery supply chain firms seek diversification as Biden order shines more light on China reliance
Amid a global review of supply chains, centred on reducing reliance on countries such as China, an Australian-listed critical commodities specialist and its German-based graphite partner have joined the 500-member European Battery Alliance to provide...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:00:14 +0800
Global Britain’s post-Brexit gamble backfiring as China, EU leave the UK behind
With US-China relations attracting much of the world’s attention after US President Joe Biden was sworn in, Britain is still earning its share of limelight for its playing hardball against China. Some British politicians have moved to concur with t...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:22:12 +0800
Joe Biden’s dogs sent back to Delaware after White House ‘biting incident’
The “first dogs” are in the dog house – for now.President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s pet pooches were sent back to their home in Delaware after one of them bit a White House guard, according to reports.But White House spokeswoman J...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 02:21:53 +0800
‘Saddened’: Queen Elizabeth vows royal family will address Harry-Meghan racism claims
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday responded to explosive racism claims from her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, voicing deep concern and sympathising with their troubles with royal life.“The whole family is saddened to learn ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:36:44 +0800
China and Russia to build international research station on the moon
Moscow and Beijing have taken their cooperation on lunar exploration one step further by signing an agreement to build an international research station on the moon.China and Russia’s national space agencies signed a memorandum of understanding on ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:00:51 +0800
China summons British ambassador over her ‘inappropriate’ article
China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned Britain’s ambassador to Beijing to lodge stern representations over an “inappropriate” article she wrote defending recent international media coverage on China.Caroline Wilson’s artic...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:30:18 +0800
Coronavirus: Chinese scientists find selenium may be a dirty secret behind low infection rates
Enshi was an enigma during China’s coronavirus outbreak.The city in western Hubei province recorded six Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents. Elsewhere in Hubei, infection rates were between two and 20 times higher. Scientists had no clue why the c...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:01:24 +0800
‘Uncomfortable signal to China’: Japan’s Suga raises Hong Kong, South China Sea, Xinjiang in phone call with India’s Modi
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi said they would work together to realise a free and open Indo-Pacific during a 40-minute phone conversation on Tuesday.The two leaders agreed to boost cooperation bilater...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:55:11 +0800
Europe’s biggest party set to take tougher line on China, push Taiwan investment deal
The biggest party in the European Parliament is set to adopt a hardline policy on China, including an investment treaty with Taiwan and a total ban on goods “produced in re-education camps”, according to a draft position document seen by the Sout...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:15:51 +0800
China’s officials play up ‘rise of the East, decline of the West’
“The East is rising while the West is declining” has become a common refrain for Chinese officials ahead of the Communist Party’s centenary this summer.It has also been a popular discussion point at the annual legislative sessions under way in ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:00:10 +0800
Washington confirms direct engagement between US and Chinese diplomats
The White House has confirmed that Chinese and US diplomats are “directly engaged” in talks, in response to questions over an exclusive report in the South China Morning Post that plans are afoot for a senior level meeting in Alaska.“Of course ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:31:13 +0800
Coronavirus: Philippines extends targeted lockdowns and reimposes curfews in Manila as cases surge
Targeted coronavirus lockdowns were expanded in the Philippine capital on Tuesday and nighttime curfews reintroduced in hotspots as authorities battle a resurgence in infections.The number of new daily cases has soared past 3,000 in recent days – t...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:21:25 +0800
Singapore’s Halimah, other Asian women leaders stress gender equality at SCMP conference
Countries around the world have a duty to prioritise gender equality among their policy mandates and overcome slow progress on the issue through greater “political will”, Singapore President Halimah Yacob told a South China Morning Post-sponsored...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:41:41 +0800
Electric vehicles will account for three out of five new cars on China’s roads by 2030, UBS forecasts
The pace of electrification on China’s roads will accelerate, with three out of five new cars powered by battery packs by 2030, according to a forecast by UBS.The Swiss bank expects China to sell 6.6 million electric cars in 2025, about 25 per cent...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:00:24 +0800
‘Two sessions’ 2021 bite-sized recap: nuclear waste, veterans, entertainment and Hong Kong backlash top Tuesday’s agenda
These are the issues that topped Tuesday’s agenda at the abridged annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing:Backlash: US lawmakers condemn China’s plan to...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:00:20 +0800
Xi Jinping tells China’s military ‘be prepared to respond’ in unstable times
China’s military must be “prepared to respond” to complex and difficult situations as the country grapples with security challenges, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.Xi, who also heads the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a ...



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