Monday 23 May 2022
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UK-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she was forced to sign false confession before release
- scmp Joe Biden’s comments about defending Taiwan ‘sends signal to Beijing without changing US policy’
- scmp Former project manager with Hong Kong charitable organisation sues ex-employer for sacking him over Covid-19 infection
- scmp Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club seeks lease renewal of premises in Central, says it is ‘optimistic’ about extension
- scmp Hong Kong’s Law Society forms panel to investigate national security police complaint against lawyers in connection to legal defence fund for protesters
- scmp China’s sends smallest Davos delegation in years amid concern zero-Covid is limiting its voice on world stage
- scmp Tencent CEO Pony Ma sparks fresh online discussion about China’s economic pain after sharing viral social media article
- scmp Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen, 5 others to appear before Hong Kong court over role in fund for protesters
- scmp Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto Zardari promises to increase security for Chinese nationals in terror attack aftermath
- scmp Hong Kong health expert admits abusing position to dupe WHO, other bodies into paying over HK$4.25 million of research grants, service fees
- scmp Hong Kong policeman suspected of offering sex services to men, arrested over stealing HK$6,000 from client
- scmp Hong Kong lawmakers keep up grilling over need to overhaul government as HK$95 million plan inches towards vote
- scmp China’s economy needs a jolt from special treasury bonds like Beijing used in 2020, economists say
- scmp Most of Hong Kong’s public sports facilities to be free of charge on July 1 in celebration of city’s 25th handover anniversary
- scmp China’s 4-year-old motorcyclist: while his classmates play, this kindergartener spends his time training to be a professional rider
- scmp Travellers leaving Hong Kong could continue paying airport construction fees until at least 2033 to help fund third runway, authority says
- scmp Hong Kong force arrests over 230 people in first weekend of anti-triad operation ahead of city’s handover anniversary
- scmp Joe Biden launches IPEF economic initiative, making explicit the goal of blunting China’s clout
- scmp Maskless North Korean leader Kim Jong-un carries coffin at state funeral amid Covid-19 outbreak
- scmp Coronavirus: Shanghai to expand app tracking to guard against Covid-19 resurgence, as city marks third day without community spread
- scmp Coronavirus: most young Hongkongers should ‘absolutely not’ get fourth Covid shot, vaccine expert says
- scmp Beijing mulls reducing hotel quarantine to one week for international travellers with 7+7 policy, sources say
- scmp China underlines foreign capital pledge as zero-Covid excesses prompt exodus of overseas firms
- scmp China’s elderly want to enjoy their golden years, not raise next generation unless get paid for it
- scmp Hong Kong security minister says failure to take enforcement action against suspect on religious grounds against Vatican’s idea of justice
- scmp John Lee sets tone for incoming Hong Kong administration by pushing for new deputy ministers, pundits say, but he still needed Beijing’s approval
- scmp Hong Kong stock index tumbles the most in two weeks, weighed down by Tencent’s earnings miss and US rout
- scmp Coronavirus: famed Hong Kong nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong buzzing again as social-distancing curbs are eased further
- scmp Shanghai’s lockdown easing doesn’t mean the end to shipping snarls in the world’s largest container port
- scmp Hong Kong police appeal for witnesses after motorcycle crash claims life of 19-year-old rider
- scmp Hong Kong’s jobless rate rises to 12-month high of 5.4 per cent as social-distancing curbs hit businesses hard amid fifth Covid-19 wave
- scmp More than 130 pedigree kittens, puppies confiscated in Hong Kong’s largest seizure of smuggled pets
- scmp Telegram channel operator gets 6½ years’ jail for inciting violence, vandalism during 2019 Hong Kong protests
- scmp Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker seeks court order for return of documents seized during probe into role in legal defence fund
- scmp Coronavirus Hong Kong: unvaccinated students allowed to attend graduation events in policy U-turn by education authorities
- scmp Coronavirus infection can lead to severe bone loss in arms, legs and spine, Hong Kong researchers warn
- scmp 2 arrested in Hong Kong for keeping 31 turtles of rare species, in largest case of illegal possession of such endangered animals in city
- scmp Hong Kong’s civil servants are in line for record pay rise. Is it time to revamp how salary increases are determined?
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong detects cases of more transmissive Omicron subvariant but expert says chance of large outbreak is slim
- scmp Hong Kong police arrest part-time cleaner for allegedly duping 7 elderly residents out of HK$790,000 by posing as sons
- scmp Lawmakers grill officials over incoming leader’s ambitious plan to revamp Hong Kong government
- scmp Hong Kong court extends jail time for six conspirators in 2016 Legislative Council vote-buying scheme
- scmp Extra HK$391 million needed to expand Hong Kong’s Legco after construction bids exceed HK$1.17 billion already budgeted
- scmp Chinese premier formally approves appointment of John Lee as Hong Kong’s next leader ahead of July 1 swearing-in ceremony
- scmp Next leader of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology vows to resume regular dialogue with students
- scmp Hong Kong bypassed? European airlines warn they can’t add flights while Covid-19 restrictions remain for travellers, aircrew
- scmp Creating deputy justice minister role solves problem of who’s in charge in Hong Kong when boss away, experts and department staff say
- scmp National security law: Hong Kong took authoritarian turn in 2021 under Beijing-imposed legislation, EU says in annual report
- scmp Hong Kong protests: 2 judges accused of misconduct over cases linked to 2019 unrest cleared of wrongdoing after judiciary probes
- scmp Coronavirus: Hong Kong rolls out fourth vaccine dose for residents aged 18 to 59, as health experts advise against making jab compulsory
- scmp Travel expert Jim Kitchen is wrong about avoiding street food on trips. Food tells people’s stories better than words, like cart noodles in Hong Kong
- scmp Top advisers to Hong Kong’s leader express shock over proposal senior civil servants receive record 7.26 per cent pay rise
- scmp Hong Kong police say officer pointed pepper solution launcher, not gun, at suspect after video of stand-off goes viral
- scmp If you thought Hong Kong was crawling with spiders, turns out you’re right: first-of-its-kind study catalogues 100 species
- scmp Hong Kong’s buyers give their collective cold shoulder to flats at 3 locations, buying only 15 per cent of 200 units on offer
- scmp Canada moves up to No 2 for Hong Kong students going abroad, with easy migration pathways a major draw
- scmp How Hong Kong’s next chief executive can show he means business with ‘result-oriented’ reform
- scmp Ukraine war: Zelensky says Donbas ‘destroyed’ and is now ‘hell’; Russian strikes kill 13 civilians
- scmp Russia taking ‘countermeasures’ in response to Finland and Sweden joining Nato, Turkey’s Erdogan to speak to Helsinki
- scmp UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and wife, Akshata Murty make Sunday Times Rich list, after scrutiny over UK tax status
- scmp Trump says ‘suburban women’ could punish him for the overturning of Roe v Wade, hurting his 2024 re-election chances, according to Rolling Stone
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China underlines foreign capital pledge as zero-Covid excesses prompt exodus of overseas firms
- scmpHong Kong police arrest part-time cleaner for allegedly duping 7 elderly residents out of HK$790,000 by posing as sons
- scmpShanghai’s lockdown easing doesn’t mean the end to shipping snarls in the world’s largest container port
- scmpHong Kong security minister says failure to take enforcement action against suspect on religious grounds against Vatican’s idea of justice
- scmpChina’s elderly want to enjoy their golden years, not raise next generation unless get paid for it
- scmpCoronavirus: most young Hongkongers should ‘absolutely not’ get fourth Covid shot, vaccine expert says
- scmpTop advisers to Hong Kong’s leader express shock over proposal senior civil servants receive record 7.26 per cent pay rise
- scmpCoronavirus: Hong Kong detects cases of more transmissive Omicron subvariant but expert says chance of large outbreak is slim
- scmpHong Kong’s civil servants are in line for record pay rise. Is it time to revamp how salary increases are determined?
- scmp2 arrested in Hong Kong for keeping 31 turtles of rare species, in largest case of illegal possession of such endangered animals in city
- scmpCoronavirus Hong Kong: unvaccinated students allowed to attend graduation events in policy U-turn by education authorities
- scmpTelegram channel operator gets 6½ years’ jail for inciting violence, vandalism during 2019 Hong Kong protests
- scmpMore than 130 pedigree kittens, puppies confiscated in Hong Kong’s largest seizure of smuggled pets
- scmpCoronavirus: famed Hong Kong nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong buzzing again as social-distancing curbs are eased further
- scmpJohn Lee sets tone for incoming Hong Kong administration by pushing for new deputy ministers, pundits say, but he still needed Beijing’s approval
- scmpBeijing mulls reducing hotel quarantine to one week for international travellers with 7+7 policy, sources say
- scmpJoe Biden launches IPEF economic initiative, making explicit the goal of blunting China’s clout
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IAEA chief inspects Fukushima nuclear plant after Japan initially approves water discharge plan
- scmp Home wheat home: how heatwaves, inflation and an export ban doomed India’s plan to ‘feed the world’
- scmp Elon Musk’s viral Chinese doppelgänger Yilong Ma suspended from China’s versions of TikTok and Twitter
- scmp Video: ‘It makes my blood boil’: torture victims denounce Marcos family before Philippines election
- scmp Coronavirus: Thailand to reopen bars, pubs, and karaoke clubs next month to woo back tourists
- scmp China-India border row: New Delhi accuses Beijing of illegal construction in disputed border area
- scmp Secret Service agents for Joe Biden’s Asia trip sent home after drunk assault report in South Korea
- scmp First Indian woman to scale five peaks over 8,000m says climbing brings her ‘peace, happiness’
- scmp Japanese, Western officials walk out of Apec trade meet in protest over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- scmp As Ranveer Brar of ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ trains Uttar Pradesh jail cooks, here’s what you need to know about India’s prison entrepreneurs
- scmp Biden touts wider regional cooperation in meeting with South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol, avoids direct mention of China
- scmp Head of Myanmar’s military government begins peace talks with ethnic militia groups, but doubts remain
- scmp China lashes out at US and Japan for ‘joining hands to confront China’ ahead of Joe Biden’s Asian tour
- scmp China-Australia relations: Canberra’s ‘fear of looking weak’ hints at no relief for exporters
- scmp Controlling stake in Arm China may shift to little-known entity as chip joint venture’s ownership saga drags on
- scmp Coronavirus: China travel made easier from more than 12 countries, including Britain, France and Japan
- scmp Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vows ‘resolute efforts’ to prevent power cuts amid ‘skyrocketing’ energy prices
- scmp China’s property crisis: who and what will save the indebted developers in the world’s largest real-estate market?
- scmp Shanghai lockdown: city records rise in new Covid cases for second day but community infections remain at zero
- scmp China eyes security pacts with more Pacific nations after Solomon Islands: Financial Times report
- scmp Coronavirus: is China’s rigorous home disinfection prudent disease control, falsely reassuring or overkill?
- scmp China history: abandoned ‘haunted house’ restored to former East-meets-West architectural glory
- scmp Russia’s war on Ukraine based on flawed logic, Chinese military scholar wrote in article scrubbed from the web
- scmp ‘Fat’ wedding: Chinese woman told to apologise for comments about photography studio she claimed ruined her bridal photos
- scmp China-US relations: as world watches Ukraine, navy missions in the Pacific quietly raise tension
- scmp Biden says US ‘ready for anything North Korea does’ as he wraps up Seoul trip with Hyundai’s US$10 billion investment pledge
- scmp Shanghai’s coronavirus cases fall to the lowest since March 20 as city keeps community infections at zero
- scmp Hong Kong should resume quarantine-free travel with foreign countries first, chief of leading business chamber in city urges government
- scmp Renowned Indian dancer Arunima Kumar to perform Kuchipudi for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
- scmp Two-time kidney transplant recipient in Hong Kong urges others to consider living organ donations to save lives
- scmp South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol to unveil own Indo-Pacific strategy following summit with US President Joe Biden
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