Saturday 6 June 2020
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Even US$3 billion compensation not enough to settle 1MDB case with Goldman Sachs, Malaysia says
- scmp George Floyd protests: lessons for Hong Kong on tackling police brutality and protester violence
- scmp Coronavirus: Belgian shepherd dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19 score top marks in armpit odour tests
- scmp Hong Kong homebuyers show up for third weekend sale in a row, shrugging aside Trump’s threat amid rising US-China tension
- scmp The unbearable hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s crackdown on peaceful US protests after supporting Hong Kong’s
- scmp Australia’s Victoria back in the spotlight for going it alone on belt and road agreement with China
- scmp Coronavirus: support scheme planned to help 40,000 casual workers in construction industry get subsidy
- scmp National security law: Hong Kong justice chief says city will not succumb to interference from mainland authorities
- scmp United Airlines to close cabin crew bases in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Frankfurt as Covid-19 batters air travel
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong students from Primary Four to Form Two to resume classes on Monday despite infection fears in Sha Tin
- scmp Buffalo police officers quit unit to protest suspension of colleagues who were filmed shoving 75-year-old US man
- scmp Indonesia urged to impose tighter rules for Chinese fishing vessel recruitment after seamen’s deaths
- scmp Kim Yo-jong threatens to shut liaison office over anti-North Korea balloons flying in from South
- scmp Hong Kong protests: why the mantra of ‘no cutting of ties’ means no one will chide the violent demonstrators
- scmp How Donald Trump’s efforts to readmit Russia to G7 could backfire and drive Moscow closer to Beijing
- scmp Why Hong Kong’s June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil should continue even after the national security law is adopted
- scmp China’s national security law poses existential threat to Hong Kong’s universities and academic freedom
- scmp Fears of Hong Kong brain drain amid months of violent anti-government protests and concern over national security law
- scmp Coronavirus: China needs GDP growth of about 3 per cent in 2020 to meet job goals, analysts say
- scmp Hong Kong’s tycoons catch the privatisation bug as they pick up assets at rock-bottom prices amid stock market’s slump
- scmp Gargling with bleach? Over one in three Americans misusing disinfectants to prevent coronavirus, survey finds
- scmp US protests latest: Trump invokes George Floyd ‘looking down’ from heaven during victory lap on economy
- scmp Official coronavirus death toll tops 40,000 in Britain, as health secretary laments ‘time of sorrow’
- scmp Wear masks in crowded places to combat coronavirus, World Health Organisation finally advises the public
- scmp National security law: Hong Kong’s pro-establishment politicians reveal they were caught off guard by Beijing’s plan
- scmp Hong Kong doctor gets four months’ jail after 76 boxes of counterfeit HPV vaccines found in his clinic
- scmp Hong Kong accident victim accused of endangering her own safety files HK$6 million suit over ‘malicious prosecution’
- scmp Cate Blanchett suffers head injury in chainsaw accident at UK home during coronavirus lockdown
- scmp China’s giant aquaculture ship can help the environment and South China Sea ties, expert says
- scmp Eight weeks’ jail for Hong Kong police inspector who stalked former girlfriend for nearly two years
- scmp Stanley Ho daughter takes legal action at Hong Kong High Court to register interest in Macau casino tycoon’s estate
- scmp Beijing says will take ‘whatever measures necessary’ to defend China firms added to US entity list
- scmp Hong Kong security law: any US attempt to destroy city’s financial hub status would be a challenge, analysts say
- scmp Ex-Swedish China envoy Anna Lindstedt on trial over talks to free jailed bookseller Gui Minhai
- scmp Cathay Pacific Group: Hong Kong’s Cathay Dragon set for new CEO but flights may be limited to China, sources say
- scmp Shamrock Hotel, favourite haunt of Bruce Lee’s family, to shut on June 14, as two in three rooms sit empty in Hong Kong’s recession
- scmp Welcome to Britain? The big questions in Boris Johnson’s vague plan for Hong Kong’s BN(O) holders
- scmp China putting US tensions over Hong Kong aside to subtly, quietly implement phase one trade deal
- scmp George Floyd protests: Trump risks carnage if he unleashes anti-insurrection federal troops on Americans
- scmp Beijing’s change of heart on street vendors sparks stock market frenzy as traders predict surging demand for vans, kitchenware, umbrellas
- scmp Hong Kong protests: taxi driver accused of ramming crowd can face private prosecution, court rules
- scmp Lancet study that said malaria drugs led to higher coronavirus death rates retracted as authors say they cannot verify data
- scmp Lunar newsletter: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil, century eggs and the price of beauty in South Korea
- scmp Coronavirus: kitchen fans could be behind latest Hong Kong cluster, says leading infectious disease expert
- scmp National security law: Hong Kong tycoon Michael Kadoorie backs legislation but urges government to secure public approval
- scmp Hong Kong Tiananmen Square vigil organiser claims group is facing financial crisis despite raising HK$800,000 at June 4 event
- scmp New Philippine security law could be used to label human rights groups as terrorists, UN official warns
- scmp India-China standoff talks will focus on troops returning to ‘pre-dispute’ positions: experts
- scmp Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong insists China cannot replace US security presence in Asia-Pacific, urges cooperation
- scmp Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands casino, owned by US billionaire Sheldon Adelson, faces money-laundering probe
- scmp Air cargo drug seizures jump 165 per cent in first five months as Covid-19 restrictions prevent couriers from flying into Hong Kong
- scmp Hong Kong’s monetary authority steps in to rein in the local dollar, as hot money pours in ahead of city’s blockbuster IPOs
- scmp ‘Our fights are not so different’: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil embraced by new generation of activists
- scmp Coronavirus: top glove supplier Malaysia says shortage to drag on, warns buyers to beware of scammers
- scmp Government reactions to George Floyd protests, Tiananmen Square not ‘morally equivalent’, says US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus
- scmp US Food and Drug Administration struggles to remain independent amid race for coronavirus cure
- scmp China won’t back down on Hong Kong national security law or any other key issues, whatever the US says
- scmp Facebook slaps labels on Chinese and Russian state-controlled media amid anger over Trump’s posts
- scmp George Floyd protests: Piers Morgan calls Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani ‘mad’ as they spar on TV over president’s tweet
- scmp China-US financial war over Hong Kong unlikely given damage it would do to both sides, analysts say
- scmp Hong Kong woman confesses to strangling own grandson with backpack strap, but tells court she was suicidal herself
- scmp On Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, US Senator’s call for military force against Floyd protesters stirs fury
- scmp China renews interest in trans-Pacific trade pact that followed TPP amid escalating US tensions
- scmp Tiananmen vigil: Hong Kong defies Covid-19 social-distancing rules to mark June 4 crackdown anniversary
- scmp Pakistan couple arrested for murdering seven-year-old maid Zohra Bibi after she freed pet parrot
- scmp Cattle thriving on marijuana, boxing legend Muhammad Ali being urged to retire and Soviet president undergoing spiritual healing: headlines from 40 years ago
- scmp In Singapore, foreign currency worth record US$19.2 billion deposited in April, due to coronavirus, HK protests and trade war
- scmp Hong Kong national anthem law debate delayed again as opposition lawmakers throw foul-smelling liquid at president’s seat
- scmp Philippines’ war on drugs included ‘systematic extrajudicial killings with near impunity’, UN reports says
- scmp Taiwan draws up plan to woo US$1.3 billion of annual tech research in semiconductors, 5G and AI
- scmp 40 children and staff hurt in primary school knife attack in southern China, suspect held by police
- scmp North Korea threatens to abandon military agreement with the South over leaflets criticising Kim Jong-un
- scmp As coronavirus lockdown eases, Thailand’s tourism industry must rely on local travellers for now
- scmp Hong Kong student takes exam authority to court over decision to scrap controversial DSE history question
- scmp Banned for the first time in 30 years, here’s what you need to know about Hong Kong’s annual June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil
- scmp Coronavirus: Singapore warns more jobs will be lost due to ‘sheer uncertainty’ in global economy
- scmp In coronavirus era, Thai beauty clinic unveils mini face mask to limit infection during facial treatments
- scmp Coronavirus, US tensions slow tide of overseas Chinese students as international education sector stumbles
- scmp Chinese tech firms pledge more help for street stalls, small vendors after Premier’s comments
- scmp What is a BN(O) passport, who in Hong Kong is eligible and how will holders be affected by London’s plan to relax visa rules?
- scmp Contact tracing - the privacy versus urgency dilemma for governments in the fight against Covid-19
- scmp Meng Wanzhou extradition case set to continue until 2021 as coronavirus throws schedule into disarray
- scmp HSBC breaks silence and backs national security law for Hong Kong after former city leader takes aim at banking giant
- scmp US protests latest: Pentagon chief Mark Esper shocks White House by rejecting use of military to quell unrest
- scmp George Floyd protests: how Hong Kong anti-government unrest and United States rage over police brutality compare
- scmp George Floyd protests: violence and looting subside as US demonstrators defy curfews in largely peaceful rallies
- scmp South Korean workers at US military bases to go back to work after temporary funding deal reached
- scmp National security law: majority of American Chamber of Commerce firms in Hong Kong to remain in city despite concerns over Beijing legislation, survey finds
- scmp China to bypass provinces with direct payments to cash-strapped local governments, but revenue problems remain
- scmp Singapore-China ‘travel bubble’ to open with swab tests, contact tracing and strict itineraries
- scmp Bollywood celebrities join outpouring of grief as pregnant elephant dies eating firecracker-filled pineapple that exploded in its mouth
- scmp Beijing has heard opinion of Hong Kong people and remains ‘very firm’ on national security law for city, Carrie Lam says after visit
- scmp Hong Kong police arrest two teenagers after suspected remote controlled firebomb explodes outside flat in ‘revenge act’ on tenants
- scmp Senior official investigated after celebrity son Tong Zhu admits doctoring identity to get into drama academy
- scmp Indonesia’s Jokowi must apologise for Papua internet throttling amid last year’s unrest, court rules
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Coronavirus: Belgian shepherd dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19 score top marks in armpit odour tests
- scmpGeorge Floyd protests: lessons for Hong Kong on tackling police brutality and protester violence
- scmpEven US$3 billion compensation not enough to settle 1MDB case with Goldman Sachs, Malaysia says
- scmpNational security law: Hong Kong justice chief says city will not succumb to interference from mainland authorities
- scmpCoronavirus: support scheme planned to help 40,000 casual workers in construction industry get subsidy
- scmpAustralia’s Victoria back in the spotlight for going it alone on belt and road agreement with China
- scmpThe unbearable hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s crackdown on peaceful US protests after supporting Hong Kong’s
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Coronavirus: Belgian shepherd dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19 score top marks in armpit odour tests
- scmp George Floyd protests: lessons for Hong Kong on tackling police brutality and protester violence
- scmp Even US$3 billion compensation not enough to settle 1MDB case with Goldman Sachs, Malaysia says
- scmp Coronavirus: support scheme planned to help 40,000 casual workers in construction industry get subsidy
- scmp Australia’s Victoria back in the spotlight for going it alone on belt and road agreement with China
- scmp The unbearable hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s crackdown on peaceful US protests after supporting Hong Kong’s
- scmp Hong Kong homebuyers show up for third weekend sale in a row, shrugging aside Trump’s threat amid rising US-China tension
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- scmp Indonesia urged to impose tighter rules for Chinese fishing vessel recruitment after seamen’s deaths
- scmp Buffalo police officers quit unit to protest suspension of colleagues who were filmed shoving 75-year-old US man
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong students from Primary Four to Form Two to resume classes on Monday despite infection fears in Sha Tin
- scmp Coronavirus: Belgian shepherd dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19 score top marks in armpit odour tests
- scmp George Floyd protests: lessons for Hong Kong on tackling police brutality and protester violence
- scmp United Airlines to close cabin crew bases in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Frankfurt as Covid-19 batters air travel
- scmp Coronavirus: China needs GDP growth of about 3 per cent in 2020 to meet job goals, analysts say
- scmp Fears of Hong Kong brain drain amid months of violent anti-government protests and concern over national security law
- scmp Even US$3 billion compensation not enough to settle 1MDB case with Goldman Sachs, Malaysia says
- scmp National security law: Hong Kong justice chief says city will not succumb to interference from mainland authorities
- scmp China’s national security law poses existential threat to Hong Kong’s universities and academic freedom
- scmp Hong Kong accident victim accused of endangering her own safety files HK$6 million suit over ‘malicious prosecution’
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- scmp China using border tensions to warn India not to side with US: ex-foreign secretary Shyam Saran
- scmp Coronavirus latest: no evidence of Covid-19 losing potency, World Health Organisation experts say
- scmp US may open doors to Hongkongers in response to China’s push for national security law, Mike Pompeo says
- scmp Hong Kong justice minister says there are no grounds to bar foreign judges from ruling on national security cases, but a special court could help
- scmp Uber boss in Hong Kong doubles down on commitment to city despite dip in US-China relations and looming national security law
- scmp National security law is a bitter betrayal of Hong Kong’s promise and exposes all to fear and intimidation
- scmp Coronavirus: four new cases at same housing estate raises ‘super spreader’ fears in Hong Kong
- scmp New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern ‘horrified’ by George Floyd death but urges social distancing among protesters
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