South China Morning Post SCMP 南華早報

2023-05-15 17:00:56 Chinese general calls for military to prepare for ‘hybrid’ modern warfare

Writing in official newspaper, General Wang Haijiang gives glimpse of how PLA’s top brass sees the war in Ukraine and how the military could prepare for future conflicts.

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:00:16 +0800
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2023-05-15 16:30:51 China’s e-yuan trade push in Guangxi brings digital currency closer to Asean settlements as pilot programmes widen

China is widening a roll-out of its central bank digital currency with more pilot programmes that could help the country bypass Western sanctions and undercut the US dollar’s dominance in global trade.

Mon, 15 May 2023 21:30:17 +0800
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2023-05-15 15:58:17 ‘Honour and blessing’: US couple who opened home to South Korean tourists during Christmas blizzard visit Korea

Realising 10 people badly needed shelter the Campagnas opened up their home, their unexpected guests amazed to find plenty of Korean cooking ingredients inside. Now the couple – whose first date was at a Korean restaurant – are in Korea, reunited with their new friends.

Mon, 15 May 2023 20:58:04 +0800
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2023-05-15 15:01:11 African exports to China fall amid weakened demand for minerals despite attempts to rebalance trade

Observers attribute the 11.8 per cent drop to a subdued Chinese economy, commodity stockpiles and a mining dispute in the DRC.

Mon, 15 May 2023 20:00:13 +0800
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2023-05-15 15:00:37 Alibaba transfers autonomous driving team at DAMO Academy to logistics arm in latest restructuring move

Alibaba has transferred its autonomous driving team under DAMO Academy to the firm’s Cainiao logistics arm as part of an ongoing corporate restructuring announced in March.

Mon, 15 May 2023 20:00:10 +0800
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2023-05-15 14:15:14 Amendments to Hong Kong’s flag law will not cover acts outside city’s jurisdiction, says constitutional affairs chief

Under proposed changes, people will be banned from displaying the Hong Kong flag or emblem ‘upside down’ and in any way that ‘undermines dignity’.

Mon, 15 May 2023 19:14:37 +0800
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2023-05-15 13:38:40 Hong Kong 47 trial: court hears Facebook profile set up by police used to post provocative comment on accused’s page

Constable testifies that members of police’s national security department had exclusive access to account to gather evidence.

Mon, 15 May 2023 18:38:07 +0800
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2023-05-15 13:10:44 Pakistan government supporters stage rare sit-in to protest ‘undue’ release of former premier Imran Khan

The call to protest is a sign of escalating tensions between the judiciary and the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Mon, 15 May 2023 18:10:23 +0800
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2023-05-15 13:02:01 Latest PLA threats in focus as Taiwan kicks off annual Han Kuang war games with computerised simulations

‘PLA ‘obviously practising an attack from the east’, security researcher in Taipei says, noting warplane sorties and Shandong aircraft carrier drills.

Mon, 15 May 2023 18:01:22 +0800
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2023-05-15 13:01:58 Domestic helper falls to death while cleaning windows in Hong Kong

Woman, 38, found lying unconscious on seventh-floor podium in private housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan.

Mon, 15 May 2023 18:00:55 +0800
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