South China Morning Post SCMP 南華早報

2023-05-15 20:37:36 Xi Jinping hosts Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki in Beijing, shoring up ties

Eritrea, on the Horn of Africa, helps China’s trade access to the Suez Canal, Europe and the Indian Ocean, while Asmara seeks more investment from Beijing, analysts say.

Tue, 16 May 2023 01:37:03 +0800
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2023-05-15 20:28:19 Photos of Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko published amid health speculation

The leader had not been seen in public for a week since taking part in the Victory Day celebrations in Minsk and Moscow, where he looked pale and bloated.

Tue, 16 May 2023 01:28:01 +0800
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2023-05-15 20:00:23 On G7’s long and ambitious summit agenda, all roads lead to China

Whether it’s peace in Ukraine, Iran and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, climate change or the Indo-Pacific, few topics will steer clear of China

Tue, 16 May 2023 01:00:07 +0800
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2023-05-15 19:30:44 Bobi, world’s oldest dog, celebrates 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records

Bobi, whose mother died aged 18, lives in a Portuguese village and has never been chained or put on a lead. More than 100 people attended his birthday party.

Tue, 16 May 2023 00:30:13 +0800
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2023-05-15 19:21:29 Hong Kong airport customs arrests man from Brazil after US$1 million worth of liquid cocaine found soaked into bedsheets

Drugs detected in the checked-in suitcase of man, 66, after his arrival from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo via Paris.

Tue, 16 May 2023 00:21:02 +0800
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2023-05-15 18:31:14 HK Electric blames major Hong Kong Island blackout on staff ‘lacking alertness’, poor cable labelling

About 44,000 households were affected during the incident on April 19.

Mon, 15 May 2023 23:30:38 +0800
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2023-05-15 18:13:53 Hong Kong public libraries pull most books related to Tiananmen Square crackdown as 34th anniversary approaches

Keyword check of library archives by Post in Chinese and English finds no works related to the military crackdown in Beijing 34 years ago.

Mon, 15 May 2023 23:13:39 +0800
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2023-05-15 18:00:36 Smartphone giant Oppo’s move to disband chip design unit Zeku triggers speculation on cause of action, as 3,000 engineers are laid off

Oppo’s decision to close Zeku and dismiss nearly 3,000 engineers marked one of the largest semiconductor industry lay-offs in mainland China.

Mon, 15 May 2023 23:00:11 +0800
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2023-05-15 17:45:39 Baht gains as Thailand’s pro-growth Move Forward leads vote, tycoon-linked stocks drop

The currency rose as much as 0.9 per cent against the dollar, with investors upbeat that a coalition government led by the Move Forward Party will be pro-growth.

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:45:15 +0800
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2023-05-15 17:20:15 ‘No easy solution’: Nato mulls future security guarantees for Ukraine but wary of igniting wider war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking ‘security guarantees’ from the 31-nation alliance to ward off any future attack from Russia.

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:19:44 +0800
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