Over 100 Hongkongers queue for hours ahead of reopening of tram line to Peak
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South China Morning Post
Over 100 excited Hongkongers queue for hours to ride on revamped Peak Tram
Railway enthusiast Choi Kai-yeung first person in line to ride new sixth-generation trams, after arriving at terminus at 7.30am on Saturday.
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Is ‘Warriors of Future’, the ambitious, big-budget sci-fi with Hong Kong special effects filmmaking, worth the admission price? Read our review. https://sc.mp/fnxj
South China Morning Post
Warriors of Future: Louis Koo sci-fi is a visual feast
Louis Koo’s ambitious, big-budget sci-fi adventure sets new standards for Hong Kong special effects filmmaking, but a simplistic narrative and lack of character development make for a forgettable story.
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Hong Kong daily Covid numbers set to hit 10,000 mark ‘in coming days’
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James Tien quits Liberal Party and says: ‘They only want to please Beijing now’
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How Top Gun: Maverick shows Hollywood-China relations have changed
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6 out of 10 Hong Kong secondary pupils fear socialising without mask: survey
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‘Cultural power not a suit and tie’: hanfu clothing revival spurs sales boom
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South China Morning Post
‘Cultural power not a suit and tie’: hanfu clothing revival spurs sales boom
While China’s economy slows down, the revival of hanfu traditional clothing among the young is booming, with sales this year expected to hit US$1.8 billion, up 65 times from 2015.
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Plumes of dust as India demolishes illegally constructed skyscrapers
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South China Morning Post
Plumes of dust as India demolishes illegally constructed skyscrapers
More than 3,700kg of explosives were used in the controlled demolition of the Apex and Ceyane towers, which were found to have violated multiple building regulations and fire safety norms.
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Monkeys in Indonesia use stones as sex toys, study suggests
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South China Morning Post
Monkeys in Indonesia use stones as sex toys, study suggests
Researchers observed the monkeys tapping and rubbing stones against their genitals. Tool use is well documented in animals, though typically for survival purposes like eating.
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‘Hong Kong’s daily tally could peak at 20,000’; city logs 8,488 cases
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China puts world’s biggest electronics wholesale market under Covid lockdown
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Hong Kong home prices lowest in 2.5 years, may lose 10 per cent more
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Hong Kong news roundup: How is the city facing the coronavirus's resurgence?
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South China Morning Post
Hong Kong this week: a worrying pandemic turn and subdivided flats
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the city's coronavirus surge and a special Post feature on a housing blight.
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Superbug: Hong Kong University calls for centralised reporting, more screening
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South China Morning Post
Superbug: Hong Kong University calls for centralised reporting, more screening
Public hospitals saw worrying rise in cases of CPE, a superbug resistant to powerful antibiotics.
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Hong Kong’s Kai Tak dreams fizzle amid delays, changes to plans
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Superbug: Hong Kong University calls for centralised reporting, more screening
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Don’t blame the world, Hong Kong’s economic wounds are self-inflicted
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Singapore rolls out special visa for top talent earning over US$250,000
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Superbug: Hong Kong University calls for centralised reporting, more screening
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Sorry for ‘leaving first’: Korean actress Yoo Ju-eun in apparent suicide
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South China Morning Post
Sorry for ‘leaving first’: Korean actress Yoo Ju-eun in apparent suicide
The sudden death of the Big Forest and Joseon Survival actress was announced on social media by her brother, who shared a note left by the 27-year-old thanking friends and family for unforgettable memories.
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‘Don’t pass down poverty’: entrepreneur gives US$4.7 million to poor students
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South China Morning Post
‘Don’t pass down poverty’: entrepreneur gives US$4.7 million to poor students
A wealthy entrepreneur in China who could not afford to finish school himself has spent the last 19 years giving financial aid to 4,000 low-income students so they can attend university.
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Blackpink, BTS, Lisa and Seventeen the K-pop winners at 2022 MTV VMAs
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South China Morning Post
Blackpink, BTS, Lisa and Seventeen the K-pop winners at 2022 MTV VMAs
‘Group of the Year’ went to BTS at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, while Blackpink, Lisa and Seventeen rounded out the K-pop winners.
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Zero-Covid creating ‘universal’ unemployment among China’s young graduates
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B-2 bomber’s missile upgrade ‘could threaten’ PLA warships: military analyst
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China tech hub Shenzhen on alert as new Omicron subvariant surfaces
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Hong Kong boosts jab threshold for secondary schools; city logs 8,848 Covid cases
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Zero-Covid creating ‘universal’ unemployment among China’s young graduates
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B-2 bomber’s missile upgrade ‘could threaten’ PLA warships: military analyst
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6.1 years. The average wait for public housing. But this is about more than waiting your turn.
More than a housing crisis.
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More than a housing crisis.
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India’s top court declares same-sex couples entitled to social benefits
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South China Morning Post
India’s top court declares same-sex couples entitled to social benefits
Ruling sets a precedent that will further India’s slow but gradual easing of colonial-era anti-LGBTQ laws, and stands in stark contrast to last week’s moves by Singapore to exclude LGBTQ people from the legal right to marry.
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‘Inhumane’ 13-hour Hong Kong airport ordeal for boy, 9, with autism
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Full-day classes at Hong Kong schools only if 90 per cent get third Covid jab
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Taiwan fires shots at Chinese drone for first time: defence ministry
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China’s Communist Party to hold twice-a-decade congress in October
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Plug Hong Kong’s brain drain or Singapore will poach top talent, experts warn
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South China Morning Post
Plug Hong Kong’s brain drain or Singapore will poach top talent, experts warn
Human resources experts say Singapore is poaching talent from Hong Kong, especially from financial or high technology sectors.
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Chinese engineer flies to Singapore for job but offer is pulled on his arrival
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Hong Kong leader moves border-reopening talks online; city logs 9,495 Covid cases
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4 armed robbers hold up Causeway Bay store, flee with 80 watches
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Risk of a clash rises after Taiwan fires at mainland drone, analysts say
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Chinese engineer flies to Singapore for job but offer is pulled on his arrival
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Coronavirus Update
Hong Kong leader moves border-reopening talks online; city logs 9,495 Covid cases
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Hong Kong Law and Crime
4 armed robbers hold up Causeway Bay store, flee with 80 watches
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Risk of a clash rises after Taiwan fires at mainland drone, analysts say
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In the wake of Roe vs Wade: Which two countries in Asia ban abortion under any circumstances? Understand more about the fallout from the US ruling and Asia’s abortion situation in this week’s Global Impact edition. https://sc.mp/q4b0
South China Morning Post
Roe vs Wade rekindles abortion debate in US, Asia
In this issue of Global Impact, we look at the fallout from the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade and examine the abortion situation in Asia.
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