Growing drone force boosts China’s surveillance and reach in sky and sea
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South China Morning Post
Growing drone force boosts China’s surveillance and reach in sky and sea
A lightweight shipborne helicopter, a submarine drone that can fly and the military’s Robo-Shark broaden China’s network of tech options, says analyst.
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A new Hong Kong story: can city reclaim its image amid US-China tensions?
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South China Morning Post
A new Hong Kong story: can city reclaim its image amid US-China tensions?
Experts say changing perceptions of the city goes beyond a publicity exercise and needs to be ‘a strategic conversation about the future image of mainland China and the future image of Hong Kong together’.
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Where are Carrie Lam and her Hong Kong officials? Some are staying out of sight
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Lockdowns spell holiday nightmare for tens of thousands of Chinese tourists
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Singapore to lift gay sex ban, amend constitution to prevent marriage equality
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12 people injured after Hong Kong bus hits teenage pedestrian, metal pole
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Where are Carrie Lam and her Hong Kong officials? Some are staying out of sight
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Lockdowns spell holiday nightmare for tens of thousands of Chinese tourists
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Hiker, 59, dies after falling ill, passing out on Hong Kong country park trail
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South China Morning Post
Hiker, 59, dies after falling ill, passing out on Hong Kong country park trail
The 59-year-old man was among a group of 12 who started a hike from Tung Chung to Pui O on Sunday morning.
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‘I was screaming for help’: the Cambodian brides trafficked into China
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South China Morning Post
‘I was screaming for help’: the Cambodian brides trafficked into China
Duped by traffickers offering lucrative jobs, dozens of Cambodian women and girls are taken to China each year, where they are forced to marry local men. Only the lucky ones manage to escape.
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5 K-pop anthems for those fighting for a cause, from BTS to Girls Generation
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South China Morning Post
5 K-pop anthems for those fighting for a cause, from BTS to Girls Generation
These impassioned and hopeful K-pop songs from BTS, Girls Generation, Ateez, Everglow and NCT 127 are certain to stir your soul with their inspiration and energy.
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6 ex-Apple Daily staff to admit collusion in Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty
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Hong Kong authorities probe more than 600 suspected breaches in Covid orders
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Sixth Hong Kong suspect arrested over job scams luring victims to Southeast Asia
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China Politics
China built Africa’s Freedom Railway, and will now bring it back to life
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6 ex-Apple Daily staff to admit collusion in Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty
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Coronavirus Update
Hong Kong authorities probe more than 600 suspected breaches in Covid orders
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Sixth Hong Kong suspect arrested over job scams luring victims to Southeast Asia
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China built Africa’s Freedom Railway, and will now bring it back to life
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Boy blows money donated for dying father’s cancer treatment on online games
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South China Morning Post
Boy blows money donated for dying father’s cancer treatment on online games
A boy in China stole money donated by relatives for his father’s late-stage brain cancer treatment to buy online game credit, forcing the family to raise the money again.
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Hong Kong expected to issue No 1 typhoon warning signal on Tuesday
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Hong Kong health authorities warn of ‘worrying’ rise in coronavirus cases
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Fewer Hongkongers seeking asylum in Britain as other migration options open up
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Hong Kong Olympians to act as tutors to poor pupils in scheme to fight poverty
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Hong Kong expected to issue No 1 typhoon warning signal on Tuesday
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Hong Kong health authorities warn of ‘worrying’ rise in coronavirus cases
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Fewer Hongkongers seeking asylum in Britain as other migration options open up
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Hong Kong Olympians to act as tutors to poor pupils in scheme to fight poverty
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In China, the bad guys turn good in alternative ‘Minions’ movie ending
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South China Morning Post
In China, the bad guys turn good in alternative ‘Minions’ movie ending
Fifth instalment of the franchise includes a series of subtitled still images in the credits sequence for mainland film-goers.
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Kim Kardashian robbery suspect says reality star was ‘throwing money away’
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South China Morning Post
Kim Kardashian robbery suspect says reality star was ‘throwing money away’
Yunice Abbas, one of 5 men allegedly involved in the 2016 armed heist in Paris, says he watched the star throw a diamond in the pool in one episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians.
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Japan’s troubled youth in spotlight after girl stabs duo to ‘get death penalty’
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South China Morning Post
Japan’s troubled youth in spotlight after girl stabs duo to ‘get death penalty’
More young people are seeking help, in a society where distressed and increasingly desperate youth have nowhere to turn, say experts.
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Malaysia’s Najib to begin 12-year jail term as court upholds guilty 1MDB verdict
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Hong Kong to double number of beds for Covid patients; city logs 6,654 cases
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Game changer? China builds heat-seeking radar that can detect jets 300km away
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Police called in after graffiti carved on wall of Hong Kong Palace Museum
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Malaysia’s Najib to begin 12-year jail term as court upholds guilty 1MDB verdict
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Hong Kong to double number of beds for Covid patients; city logs 6,654 cases
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Game changer? China builds heat-seeking radar that can detect jets 300km away
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Police called in after graffiti carved on wall of Hong Kong Palace Museum
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Hong Kong news roundup: What’s happening with city residents being tricked into going abroad for lucrative jobs?
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong this week: job scams and human trafficking to Southeast Asia
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at a worrying trend of city residents being tricked into going abroad for lucrative jobs, only to be illegally held and put into forced labour.
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Can ‘economic common sense’ guide China, South Korea out of divisive doldrums?
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South China Morning Post
Can ‘economic common sense’ guide China, South Korea out of divisive doldrums?
Negative public opinion is fuelling discourse and xenophobia between China and South Korea, and a public survey says the source is largely young adults – rather than their parents or grandparents.
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How exercising and listening to your body can help you age well? Read this 69-year-old woman's advice. https://sc.mp/ecy5
South China Morning Post
How strength training, yoga and more have helped this 69-year-old age well
Theresa Brickley says the secret to ageing well is to keep active while listening to your body and adapting to injuries. In particular, regular strength training and yoga have helped the Hong Kong resident to keep feeling young.
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New arrangements to help Hong Kong students enter mainland China for school
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Prominent human rights lawyer loses seat on Hong Kong Law Society council
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Hong Kong issues No 1 typhoon warning signal as storm Ma-on edges closer
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China Health & Environment
China’s unprecedented heatwave and drought puts autumn crops at risk
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New arrangements to help Hong Kong students enter mainland China for school
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Prominent human rights lawyer loses seat on Hong Kong Law Society council
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Hong Kong issues No 1 typhoon warning signal as storm Ma-on edges closer
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China’s unprecedented heatwave and drought puts autumn crops at risk
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Rule relaxation for Hong Kong convention business welcomed by industry
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South China Morning Post
Rule relaxation for Hong Kong convention business welcomed by industry
Rule relaxation on Hong Kong convention business welcomed by industry.
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Indonesia urged to look the other way as Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws
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South China Morning Post
Indonesia urged to look the other way as Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws
Indonesian Ulema Council chairman says LGBT community is ‘condemned’ by all six state-recognised religions, even though homosexuality is not illegal in the country.
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