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More bookings, shorter trips: Chinese adjust to higher fuel prices for Labour Day break
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2026
» HONG KONG — The number of Chinese tourists deciding to travel during the five-day Labour Day holiday at the start of next month could rival or exceed last year's headcount despite higher global fuel prices, analysts said, adding travellers were likely to prefer shorter trips to save on transport costs.
Brazil blacklists BYD for slave labour conditions at its biggest plant outside China
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/04/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China.
Hong Kong police arrest foreign national for wrecking airport kiosks in viral video
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/02/2026
» A foreign national has been arrested at Hong Kong International Airport on suspicion of criminal damage and drug possession after a viral video showed him wrecking self-check-in kiosks.
Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the prestigious university.
Gold, oil jolted by US assault on Venezuela as investors recalibrate amid commodity boom
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/01/2026
» SHANGHAI — The US assault on Venezuela jolted the global commodity markets, sending gold higher and reinforcing the long-term bearish view on crude oil as investors navigate rising geopolitical tensions to start 2026.
China's latest AI gadget is credit card-sized recorder
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/09/2025
» BEIJING — The latest artificial intelligence (AI) gadget in China is a credit-card sized note-taking recorder from Alibaba Group Holding's DingTalk unit, as Chinese firms introduce rival products to Plaud, the popular AI note-taker developed by a US start-up.
Malaysia flexes rare earth muscle as mineral-hungry US seeks non-Chinese sources
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's ban on exports of unprocessed rare earth metals this week signals that the Southeast Asian country has a realistic shot - on its own terms - at feeding the mineral-hungry United States amid its strained trade ties with the world's dominant supplier, China, according to analysts.
China's durian imports plunge as stricter checks catch out traders
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/06/2025
» HONG KONG - China's imports of fresh durians have fallen this year because of stricter sanitation checks at the border, according to people who follow the trade.
For gay Malaysian refugee in UK 'you have to live authentically - you're saving yourself'
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/06/2025
» LONDON — "Growing up in a Muslim family, I was told that liking another person of the same sex was haram," said Warren Hallett of how Islam forbids homosexuality, considering it sinful. "My religion teacher said [gay people] were going to hell.
Asean urged to weigh risks of siding with US over China in tariff war
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/04/2025
» HONG KONG — Southeast Asian countries risk isolation by China and stalled growth prospects if they align too closely with the United States in the trade war, a well-known Chinese political scientist has warned.