Monday 17 May 2021
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As losses pile up, owner of Hong Kong’s Citybus, New World First Bus urges overhaul of system for adjusting fares
- scmp Top US adviser Anthony Fauci says coronavirus pandemic has exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’
- scmp Coronavirus: domestic workers queue up outside testing centres across Hong Kong braving scorching heat
- scmp China’s private sector ‘uncertainty’ is pushing young jobseekers to look for work in its vast bureaucracy
- scmp Coronavirus: Britain confident existing vaccines protect against B1.617.2 variant, health secretary says
- scmp Coronavirus: Singapore to close schools from Wednesday amid fears B.1.617 variant ‘affects children more’
- scmp China urged to push ahead with controversial property tax as ‘inevitable’ solution to local debt crisis
- scmp How Anthony Loke’s family restaurant honed his political skills – and spawned a Lunar New Year custom in Malaysia
- scmp China’s ‘Fashion Grandmas’: elderly social media influencers share inspiring messages about ageing
- scmp Hong Kong’s jobless rate will drop noticeably due to sharp rebound in economy, easing of Covid-19 situation, finance minister says
- scmp How Japan’s tiny forests are helping cool India’s heat islands in major cities like Mumbai and Chennai
- scmp Concerned about Hong Kong’s ageing society? Start with improving quality of life for the young
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong does not have ‘sufficient basis’ to negotiate travel bubbles as long as vaccination numbers remain low, health minister says
- scmp Carrie Lam’s Tokyo Olympics TV deal: a bid to dial back Hong Kong’s patriotic clock to Beijing 2008?
- scmp Cambodian beauty queen Mean Pich Rita accuses tycoon Heng Sier of attempted rape, exposing silent stigma
- scmp Catering arm of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific could be next vendor for food scandal-plagued Covid-19 quarantine centre
- scmp As Xi offers vaccines to Tokyo Olympics, China hopes to avoid a boycott of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Games
- scmp Global luxury brands stand a better chance of weathering China’s nationalistic consumer fervour, says Credit Suisse
- scmp Two men wrongfully sent to death row for rape and murder in 1983 awarded $75 million in damages
- scmp Made in Hong Kong, landed on Mars: PolyU camera helps ensure smooth arrival for China’s Zhu Rong rover
- scmp Future of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is on the line after founder Jimmy Lai’s assets are frozen under national security law
- scmp Beijing orders Meituan, Didi Chuxing and other ride-hailing providers to give drivers a fair share of revenue
- scmp Road King on track to pull off hat trick in its third round of Hong Kong home sales as economic growth pace lifts sentiments
- scmp Behind China’s ‘mind power’ egg scandal, where academic ghostwriters quote US$400 to get bogus science published
- scmp Settle pilot visa issue soon or risk damage to air hub image, Hong Kong cargo operator warns government amid staff crunch
- scmp Coronavirus: first Australian repatriation flight from India Singapore tourism sector races to adapt to new rules
- scmp More than half of Hong Kong students spent more time gaming during coronavirus pandemic – much to parents’ chagrin, survey finds
- scmp Hong Kong Red Cross declines opportunity to be part of new Election Committee, citing policy of political neutrality
- scmp Israel’s violent escalation in Gaza creates diplomatic headaches for Gulf states that embraced new ties
- scmp What Asia’s scramble for mRNA production facilities means for the future of vaccine manufacturing in the region
- scmp Hong Kong customs uncovers HK$50 million worth of goods bound for mainland China in largest marine seizure this year
- scmp Experts welcome moves to increase transparency in handling complaints against Hong Kong judges, but warn system must not be politicised
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong expecting one untraceable infection, ending 7-day streak without such cases
- scmp Poverty in China: starving man who staged robbery to get regular prison meals now lives a totally different life
- scmp The ‘rehab Iron Man’: Hong Kong tech start-up owner creates products from robotic gloves to smart fitness mirrors
- scmp Jet-setting dreams grounded by Covid-19 pandemic, but Hong Kong flight attendants take off in new jobs, thanks to ‘priceless soft skills’
- scmp Madame Tussauds relocates Prince Harry and Meghan wax figures far away from royal family members
- scmp US issues national terrorism alert, warning extremists may strike as coronavirus restrictions ease
- scmp Health chief says Covid-19 outbreaks were not declared in Vancouver care homes to avoid being ‘overly cautious’
- scmp Working from home a low-cost solution to two of China’s biggest problems: low birth rate and high pollution
- scmp Amid a wave of violence against Asian-Americans, some push for more of their history in classrooms
- scmp US-China tech war: basic research in AI, semiconductors and biotech gets closer to US$110 billion boost in US
- scmp Second year of coronavirus pandemic likely to see more deaths despite vaccinations, WHO chief warns
- scmp China population: Beijing faces ‘tricky’ reforms to unleash new drivers of growth as workforce ages
- scmp Man on trial in China for allegedly murdering his wife and using meat grinder to dismember body and flush down the toilet
- scmp Major Hong Kong developer to release land for public housing, day after government says it will seize lots left idle for decades
- scmp Alibaba bites bullet in renewed push for growth amid antitrust climate, increased competition
- scmp Hong Kong protests: chef jailed for more than six years over ‘senseless’ knife attack on student near Tai Po Lennon Wall in 2019
- scmp Hong Kong’s national security police freeze nearly HK$500 million in assets belonging to media tycoon Jimmy Lai
- scmp Hong Kong protests: former opposition lawmaker rues not getting the chance to prevent ‘raincoat man’ from falling to his death
- scmp Anticipation builds for Zhu Rong Mars rover landing, another step towards China’s space ambitions
- scmp Beijing removes 90 apps in crackdown on information collection, flexing new data regulation muscles
- scmp National security law: retired Hong Kong judge says it’s ‘reasonable’ for Beijing to take jurisdiction in exceptional cases
- scmp Hong Kong to set up task force to explore expanding green efforts beyond taxis, buses, lorries and ferries
- scmp Complaints system against Hong Kong judges ‘will not be politicised’, top judiciary official says
- scmp Tokyo Olympics: petition to cancel Games signed by more than 350,000 people, citing coronavirus concerns
- scmp US-China tech war: China’s biggest chip maker SMIC facing possible delays at new Shenzhen plant due to US restrictions
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong makes hotel quarantine mandatory for Taiwan arrivals amid island’s recent outbreak
- scmp Quirky China: boy calls police after bad haircut, students told to ‘get married’, girl clears path for ambulance
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Cambodian beauty queen Mean Pich Rita accuses tycoon Heng Sier of attempted rape, exposing silent stigma
- scmpSettle pilot visa issue soon or risk damage to air hub image, Hong Kong cargo operator warns government amid staff crunch
- scmpMade in Hong Kong, landed on Mars: PolyU camera helps ensure smooth arrival for China’s Zhu Rong rover
- scmpHow Japan’s tiny forests are helping cool India’s heat islands in major cities like Mumbai and Chennai
- scmpBehind China’s ‘mind power’ egg scandal, where academic ghostwriters quote US$400 to get bogus science published
- scmpHong Kong’s jobless rate will drop noticeably due to sharp rebound in economy, easing of Covid-19 situation, finance minister says
- scmpHow Anthony Loke’s family restaurant honed his political skills – and spawned a Lunar New Year custom in Malaysia
- scmpFuture of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is on the line after founder Jimmy Lai’s assets are frozen under national security law
- scmpCoronavirus: Singapore to close schools from Wednesday amid fears B.1.617 variant ‘affects children more’
- scmpCoronavirus: first Australian repatriation flight from India Singapore tourism sector races to adapt to new rules
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Chinese firms outpace regional counterparts in ‘de-risking’ supply chains as trend grows in Asia-Pacific, survey finds
- scmp Investigation: Dozens of Vancouver care homes didn’t declare outbreaks when staff first caught Covid-19. Tragedy ensued, killing 192 residents
- scmp Ex-Hong Kong leader revives plan to build public flats in country park, fuelling rumours of run for top office
- scmp Russia’s richest man Vladimir Potanin faces Britain’s largest divorce court fight as ex-wife seeks US$6 billion
- scmp Hong Kong internet radio host facing money-laundering, sedition charges denied bail over Taiwan connections, High Court judge says
- scmp China’s foreign ministry rejects AmCham survey’s focus on more Americans wanting to leave Hong Kong
- scmp Coronavirus: most Hong Kong kindergartens plan tuition fees freeze next year despite financial strain of pandemic
- scmp Hong Kong police must be more open with inquiry into top national security officer caught at massage parlour: legal experts
- scmp Mixing Covid-19 vaccines ‘could ease supply shortages’ as Oxford study looks at which jabs and when
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong caterer who supplied Penny’s Bay quarantine facility could face prosecution over allegedly tainted food
- scmp US businesses are a ‘quintessential’ part of China’s development, senior economic official tells American executives
- scmp Unvaccinated students who refuse Covid-19 tests will not get dormitory rooms at Hong Kong university
- scmp Tokyo Olympics: Japanese cities left in limbo over ‘host town’ deals as coronavirus concerns persist
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong school principals accuse officials of applying double standards over the return of face-to-face teaching
- scmp China population: state pension fund under pressure from ‘unprecedented challenge’ as nation gets older
- scmp Two-thirds of Hong Kong lifts and escalators ‘do not meet latest safety guidelines’, ombudsman reveals, triggering call for more no-notice inspections
- scmp Former aide to Starry Lee, head of Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing party, convicted of bribing people to vote for its candidate in Legislative Council by-election
- scmp Feminist artists turn 700 misogynistic comments into 100 kilograms of art in China to protest cyberbullying against women
- scmp Asia has almost all world’s most at-risk cities from pollution, natural disasters, other environmental issues: report
- scmp Hong Kong 7-Eleven employee fends off bottle-wielding assailant in foiled robbery attempt in Fanling
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong expects sixth straight day without untraceable local infection as first claims made on vaccine indemnity fund
- scmp ‘Fan Run Run’: teacher in China who left students behind during 2008 Sichuan earthquake in new controversy
- scmp Seven charged after mummified cult leader Amy Carlson found in Colorado home shrine with Christmas lights and glitter
- scmp Coronavirus: Malaysia’s Mahathir says sorry for flouting New Zealand mulls more travel bubbles
- scmp Coronavirus: ‘vaccine bubble’ incentives aren’t enough, Hong Kong must get creative to dispel rumours, share facts about jabs, experts say
- scmp Coronavirus: mixing AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines triggers more fatigue, headaches, Oxford study shows
- scmp China revives efforts to roll out property tax to rein in runaway home prices, after two-year silence
- scmp US Secretary of State says China ‘criminalises religious expression’ as report on religious freedom is released
- scmp China-Australia relations: coal shipments continue but remain stuck off Chinese coast amid ban
- scmp UN members call for ‘immediate, meaningful and unfettered access’ to Xinjiang for rights inquiry
- scmp Do not fill plastic bags with petrol, US warns as shortages grow after Colonial Pipeline hack
- scmp Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou opens new front in marathon extradition battle, seeking to admit new HSBC evidence
- scmp Britain’s rule of Hong Kong was ‘occupation’, says draft textbook for revamped liberal studies
- scmp House Republicans oust Liz Cheney for rejecting Donald Trump’s ‘big lie’ over ‘stolen election’
- scmp Healthy ageing for all in green environment explored at Chinachem Sustainability Conference 2021
- scmp US-China tech war: Taiwan’s TSMC joins American chip coalition in another blow to China’s self-sufficiency drive
- scmp Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport and terminal buildings to be closed after coronavirus outbreak
- scmp Hong Kong’s HKTVmall teams up with logistics firm Zeek for instant delivery of groceries amid coronavirus pandemic
- scmp Three-quarters of transgender people in Hong Kong have considered suicide, Chinese University survey reveals
- scmp ‘Fake water’ stress relief toy used by children in China found to contain high levels of toxic chemical boron
- scmp Hysan, Chinachem’s HK$19.8 billion bid wins first plot of land in Causeway Bay to be auctioned by Hong Kong government since 1997
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