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China and Thailand to expand military ties amid Asia-Pacific 'security challenges'
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/06/2023
» China stands ready to expand military cooperation and maintain regional stability with Thailand, with a series of joint drills planned for this year.
Japan restaurant files $480,000 suit against 'sushi terrorist'
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/06/2023
» The operator of a major Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain that became the centre of national attention over a viral video of a boy licking a soy sauce bottle filed a ¥67 million (US$480,000) damages suit against the boy, court documents showed on Thursday.
China is building the most powerful warship radar on record: scientists
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/06/2023
» Chinese scientists have revealed that construction has begun of a radar system that could shift the balance of naval power in the world's oceans with its ability to detect incoming missiles from thousands of kilometres away.
US military slams Chinese warship's 'unsafe and unprofessional' manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/06/2023
» Manoeuvring by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday a few days after a Chinese air force jet came dangerously close to a US aircraft was "unsafe and unprofessional", a senior National Security Council official said on Monday.
Most mainland Chinese flying overseas via Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/06/2023
» Most mainland Chinese travellers are heading overseas by transiting through Hong Kong as only a tiny fraction of the routes connecting the country with the US have been restored following the end of the pandemic, according to a global airline body.
China's Xi Jinping hails 'uninterrupted' cultural continuity for powering nation's rise
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/06/2023
» China's unique development path is rooted in the historical continuity of its culture, President Xi Jinping told a cultural symposium in Beijing, in his latest effort to defend the legitimacy of the ruling Communist Party.
Why Typhoon Mawar is causing Hong Kong's soaring temperatures, intense pollution without making direct hit
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/06/2023
» Typhoon Mawar is having a far-reaching impact on Hong Kong as it brings record-breaking temperatures for the month of May and causes serious air pollution, despite bypassing the city, according to meteorologists.
Taiwan grants joint adoption rights to same-sex couples
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/05/2023
» Taiwan's legislature extended joint adoption rights to same-sex couples on Tuesday, marking another milestone in marriage equality on the island.
Local officials tried to cover up scale of Chinese mine disaster by hiding bodies, report finds
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/05/2023
» Local officials in northern China moved the bodies of miners killed in a flood last year and produced a fake accident report to downplay the scale of the disaster, an official report has concluded.
Experts downplay spike in severe Covid cases in HK
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/05/2023
» HONG KONG: The number of fatal and severe Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong last week was almost double the tally recorded in the previous seven days, health authorities have said.