Putin slams ‘stupid’ Western sanctions, is applauded for vow to continue war
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South China Morning Post
Putin slams ‘stupid’ Western sanctions, is applauded for vow to continue war
A recorded video address by China’s Xi Jinping praising cooperation between the two countries underlined the Russian leader’s contention that an era of American domination is at an end.
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Hong Kong vs Shenzhen: a technology tale of 2 cities, and a game of catch-up
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong vs Shenzhen: a technology tale of 2 cities, and a game of catch-up
Shenzhen’s economy surpassed Hong Kong’s for the first time in 2018 on the back of its rising status as the country’s technology hub.
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Overseas Hong Kong students struggle to book quarantine rooms for summer return
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South China Morning Post
Overseas Hong Kong students struggle to book quarantine rooms for summer return
Bulk of 66 quarantine hotels fully booked until end of July, while some hotels on new list of designated facilities only have availability from middle of August.
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HK25 Moments - What HK's notorious cage homes were like in 1998
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‘Chicago-on-the-Sea’: when Hong Kong was a hotbed of high-speed smuggling
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South China Morning Post
When Hong Kong’s fight against smugglers in speedboats turned deadly
In the 1980s and ’90s, police engaged in sometimes fatal pursuit of powerful speedboats heading to mainland China carrying everything from handbags and VCRs to sports cars.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect John Lee’s cabinet gets approval from Beijing
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South China Morning Post
Incoming Hong Kong leader unveils team, while Beijing lays out key expectations
John Lee pledges to win people’s trust and make policies that meet demands as State Council approves his governing team.
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Hongkongers lost billions to phone, online scams in first 4 months of year
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South China Morning Post
Hongkongers lost billions to phone, online scams in first 4 months of year
Nearly one-fourth of money victims lost was swindled through email fraud, while phone scammers pocketed HK$280 million.
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‘Mind-reading’ device to detect porn could speed China’s censorship
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South China Morning Post
‘Mind-reading’ device to detect porn could speed China’s censorship
Electrical engineering team combine the power of humans and AI to create a prototype helmet that sounds an alarm when an indecent image appears.
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Beijing’s targets for Hong Kong point to urgency, jurisdiction over city: analysts
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South China Morning Post
Beijing’s targets for Hong Kong point to urgency, jurisdiction over city: analysts
‘The new team must have the sense of a mission to deliver after taking up their positions in July,’ one expert says.
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Next US election may be danger time for Taiwan, warns veteran diplomat
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South China Morning Post
Next US election may be danger time for Taiwan, warns veteran diplomat
Richard Nixon’s former interpreter says Beijing may view the election of a supporter of Taiwan’s independence as something it must respond to
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Will science help China regain its greatness? Take a deep dive into the most recent innovations and discoveries of China’s science, from the largest sinkhole in the world to the top of Mount Everest. https://sc.mp/2piv
South China Morning Post
From the vampire secret to cloned pigs, scientists add to China’s rise as a superpower
In this issue of Global Impact, we look at all of the latest inventions and discoveries from China's scientists that stretch from the world’s largest sinkhole to the top of Mount Everest and beyond.
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Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes in South China Sea
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European nations warn China: ‘self-isolation’ is stoking ‘mistrust’
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China ‘comprehensively’ breached Hong Kong autonomy pledge, says ex-governor
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Ukraine: Russia says captured US fighters to be ‘held responsible for crimes’
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Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes in South China Sea
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European nations warn China: ‘self-isolation’ is stoking ‘mistrust’
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Ukraine: Russia says captured US fighters to be ‘held responsible for crimes’
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Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes in South China Sea
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks in South China Sea
Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises says the vessel capsized as it was passing Paracel Islands in South China Sea during the weekend.
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European nations warn China: ‘self-isolation’ is stoking ‘mistrust’
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South China Morning Post
European nations warn China: ‘self-isolation’ is stoking ‘mistrust’
European ambassadors from Switzerland, France, Norway, Italy and Croatia have appealed to China to relax rules that prevent face-to-face meetings, saying direct communication will help reduce international tensions.
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Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand eye four-way anti-China summit
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South China Morning Post
A new Quad? Japan, South Korea, Australia, NZ eye anti-China summit
The envisaged meeting on the sidelines of next week’s gathering of Nato leaders in Spain is reportedly seen by the four nations as an attempt to keep an assertive China in check.
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Hong Kong's Covid surge, cabinet line-up and handover anniversary
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at whether the city should be worried about a surge in coronavirus infections.
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EU companies in China pay the price for Brussels stance on Xinjiang
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South China Morning Post
EU companies in China pay the price for Brussels stance on Xinjiang
Chamber of commerce chief Joerg Wuttke says companies will find it difficult to prove their supply chains are free of forced labour links.
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