🌆 Here’s what you may have missed
China Diplomacy
China’s top diplomat urges France to boost tech ties and avoid decoupling
sc.mp/f79906
China Diplomacy
WHO chief says agency will ‘continue to push’ to uncover Covid’s origins
sc.mp/dbdbee
China Economy
China home prices halt 16-month skid to hold firm in January
sc.mp/ez4y
People & Culture
Too hot to handle: Chinese officials enlist sexy pole dancer for property fair
sc.mp/9b2a37
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
China Diplomacy
China’s top diplomat urges France to boost tech ties and avoid decoupling
sc.mp/f79906
China Diplomacy
WHO chief says agency will ‘continue to push’ to uncover Covid’s origins
sc.mp/dbdbee
China Economy
China home prices halt 16-month skid to hold firm in January
sc.mp/ez4y
People & Culture
Too hot to handle: Chinese officials enlist sexy pole dancer for property fair
sc.mp/9b2a37
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
👍14
Is China becoming a leader in Sci-Fi cinema? Learn why the new prequel to The Wandering Earth suggests they already are. https://sc.mp/vx0u
South China Morning Post
What can The Wandering Earth II tell us about the Chinese sci-fi boom?
The Wandering Earth and its new prequel, starring Wu Jing and Andy Lau, show that China is a leading global force in science fiction cinema. It wasn’t always that way, so what changed?
👍12
China to expand civil service jobs to support employment, new graduates
https://sc.mp/005e98
https://sc.mp/005e98
South China Morning Post
China to expand civil service jobs to support employment, new graduates
China’s 31 provincial-level jurisdictions will recruit more than 190,000 new staff in 2023, an increase of more than 16 per cent year on year, as stabilising employment is a priority for authorities.
👍13❤2
🌅 Essential news to start your day
World
Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia, family says
sc.mp/988aa5
Asia
Seoul scraps women-only parking spaces in diversity drive
sc.mp/e532fd
Food & Drink
Can’t get a table at Michelin-star restaurants? Try their cheaper offshoots
sc.mp/cc4f0b
Asia
Taiwan finds crashed weather balloon on remote island
sc.mp/d335b9
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
World
Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia, family says
sc.mp/988aa5
Asia
Seoul scraps women-only parking spaces in diversity drive
sc.mp/e532fd
Food & Drink
Can’t get a table at Michelin-star restaurants? Try their cheaper offshoots
sc.mp/cc4f0b
Asia
Taiwan finds crashed weather balloon on remote island
sc.mp/d335b9
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
👍10
Hong Kong population drops for 3rd straight year, losing 60,000 residents
https://sc.mp/6a65c0
https://sc.mp/6a65c0
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong population drops for 3rd straight year, losing 60,000 residents
City’s record low 32,500 births marks sixth consecutive year of decline, which Professor Paul Yip from HKU suggests will not be reversed any time soon.
👍13🤔3😢3
Hong Kong school meals supplier to halt service for 2 days amid food safety fears
https://sc.mp/d1738c
https://sc.mp/d1738c
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong schools scramble to maintain food supply for students amid safety woes
Luncheon Star, a subsidiary of fast food chain Café de Coral, supplies 100,000 lunchboxes every day to more than 200 primary and secondary schools.
👍9❤2
Hong Kong pharmacies ready to slash mask prices ahead of possible mandate lifting
https://sc.mp/59dc82
https://sc.mp/59dc82
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong pharmacies ready to slash mask prices ahead of possible mandate lifting
Prices may be halved once requirement scrapped, according to Hong Kong General Chamber of Pharmacy vice-chairman Cheung Tak-wing.
👍8🤣3
🌆 Here’s what you may have missed
China Economy
‘Benefits worsening even as China gets richer’: healthcare cuts spark protests
sc.mp/9a9031
China
‘No apologies’ from Biden over balloon row, but he vows to keep talking to Xi
sc.mp/d945d1
Business
China’s tech banker goes missing, crashing Renaissance’s shares
sc.mp/212086
People & Culture
‘I must see you die at all costs’: death row mercy pleas by kid killer rejected
sc.mp/vfr3
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
China Economy
‘Benefits worsening even as China gets richer’: healthcare cuts spark protests
sc.mp/9a9031
China
‘No apologies’ from Biden over balloon row, but he vows to keep talking to Xi
sc.mp/d945d1
Business
China’s tech banker goes missing, crashing Renaissance’s shares
sc.mp/212086
People & Culture
‘I must see you die at all costs’: death row mercy pleas by kid killer rejected
sc.mp/vfr3
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
👍14❤1
Half Moon Bay shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 7 murder counts
https://sc.mp/c50501
https://sc.mp/c50501
South China Morning Post
Half Moon Bay shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 7 murder counts
Zhao Chunli, 66, is charged with murdering fellow farmworkers at two sites in California’s Half Moon Bay last month, in what prosecutors believe was a workplace dispute.
👍14😢3👎1
🌅 Essential news to start your day
World
King Charles’ coronation anthem written by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
sc.mp/7a0132
Asia
Plane crashes in the Philippines, search under way for 4 on board
sc.mp/389364
World
Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription service
sc.mp/8eea1b
Food & Drink
What are Hong Kong’s ‘farewell cakes’? Plus the best places to buy them
sc.mp/eb1acb
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
World
King Charles’ coronation anthem written by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
sc.mp/7a0132
Asia
Plane crashes in the Philippines, search under way for 4 on board
sc.mp/389364
World
Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription service
sc.mp/8eea1b
Food & Drink
What are Hong Kong’s ‘farewell cakes’? Plus the best places to buy them
sc.mp/eb1acb
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
👍7
Hong Kong baby Cleo now breathing unaided after first cross-border organ transplant
https://sc.mp/03c29d
https://sc.mp/03c29d
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong baby Cleo now breathing unaided after first cross-border organ transplant
Unprecedented, urgent arrangements last year secured life-saving heart for infant from mainland donor.
👍9😢2🤔1
Tears of sadness as Japan returns pandas to China
https://sc.mp/e8ed3b
https://sc.mp/e8ed3b
South China Morning Post
Tears of sadness as Japan returns pandas to China
The pandas are part of China’s ‘panda diplomacy’ to foster foreign ties. There are an estimated 1,860 giant pandas left in the wild, mainly in bamboo forests in the mountains of China.
❤8👍6👏1
How will China deal with the mountain of Covid-19 health code data?
https://sc.mp/cc580b
https://sc.mp/cc580b
South China Morning Post
How will China deal with the mountain of Covid-19 health code data?
It is not clear how local authorities will handle all the personal information collected from users of health code apps that were introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
👍9🤣5
🌆 Here’s what you may have missed
China Diplomacy
China doesn’t want ‘prolonged’ Ukraine war, says top diplomat Wang Yi
sc.mp/7fd8d8
China Economy
China’s job-hunters ‘battling for offers’ pray for stability over high salary
sc.mp/5e0779
Tech
Can China develop a ChatGPT rival given that content is such a hot potato?
sc.mp/34cd6f
People & Culture
Vanishing IOU: Chinese disappearing-ink loan dispute angers millions online
sc.mp/47653b
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
China Diplomacy
China doesn’t want ‘prolonged’ Ukraine war, says top diplomat Wang Yi
sc.mp/7fd8d8
China Economy
China’s job-hunters ‘battling for offers’ pray for stability over high salary
sc.mp/5e0779
Tech
Can China develop a ChatGPT rival given that content is such a hot potato?
sc.mp/34cd6f
People & Culture
Vanishing IOU: Chinese disappearing-ink loan dispute angers millions online
sc.mp/47653b
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
👍9
Hong Kong news roundup: Can Hong Kong’s talent scheme help replenish the brain drain?
Everything you need to know about our home city in one place: sign up for our Hong Kong Update newsletter now! https://sc.mp/ls4p
Everything you need to know about our home city in one place: sign up for our Hong Kong Update newsletter now! https://sc.mp/ls4p
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong this week: mercy mission, talking politics and finding talent
In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we follow the city's earthquake rescue team in Turkey, while also tracking the moves of political bigwigs closer to home.
👍10🤣1
8 universities in Hong Kong talent scheme list don’t offer bachelor’s degrees
https://sc.mp/4426a6
https://sc.mp/4426a6
South China Morning Post
8 universities in Hong Kong talent scheme list don’t offer bachelor’s degrees
Applicants without a bachelor’s degree from listed schools will not be considered for talent scheme.
👍11
🌅 Essential news to start your day
China Science
Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui granted HK visa despite criminal record
sc.mp/b0b9fa
World
Five-year firearms sentence enhancement dropped in Alec Baldwin shooting case
sc.mp/w6mb
Science
Patient cured of HIV after stem cell transplant in Germany: researchers
sc.mp/54b5f6
Culture
Okinawa’s indigenous body art is back – but not as a mere fashion statement
sc.mp/b771e2
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
China Science
Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui granted HK visa despite criminal record
sc.mp/b0b9fa
World
Five-year firearms sentence enhancement dropped in Alec Baldwin shooting case
sc.mp/w6mb
Science
Patient cured of HIV after stem cell transplant in Germany: researchers
sc.mp/54b5f6
Culture
Okinawa’s indigenous body art is back – but not as a mere fashion statement
sc.mp/b771e2
Stay up-to-date: sc.mp/Telegram
👍10
Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui granted HK visa despite criminal record
https://sc.mp/91ec8a
https://sc.mp/91ec8a
South China Morning Post
Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui granted Hong Kong visa despite criminal record
He confirms his visa under the new Top Talent Pass Scheme, adding he is ‘optimistic’ about Hong Kong’s future.
👍5🤣4🤔1
Hong Kong leader to have final say over foreign lawyers at national security trials
https://sc.mp/cf0190
https://sc.mp/cf0190
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong leader to have final say over foreign lawyers at national security trials
Chief executive’s rulings to govern all cases, criminal and civil, related to national security, Department of Justice proposes.
❤8👍3
China’s stance on Ukraine conflict is based on its own interests, analysts say
https://sc.mp/66b37f
https://sc.mp/66b37f
South China Morning Post
China’s stance on Ukraine conflict is based on its own interests, analysts say
Despite increased Western distrust of China’s relationship with Russia as the Ukraine war drags on, analysts expect Beijing to maintain close ties with Moscow while seeking to balance relations with the West.
👍7👎1