China to take lessons from Russia, out to fix maritime insurance ‘weakness’ after Ukraine war
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2023.04.17 06:00China has monitored Western sanctions on Russia closely over the past year, with Beijing fearing similar punishmen...
New finds in Italian archaeological park include Greek god Eros riding a dolphin
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 06:04Archaeologists have discovered numerous terracotta figurines during excavations in southern Italy that provide ins...
SpaceX to launch deep-space Starship rocket on Monday
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 07:09SpaceX plans to launch its massive deep-space rocket Starship into space from the US on Monday, in the first major...
Thailand’s tricky consignment law leaves Hongkonger with US$120,000 hole in her pocket after Phuket developer goes under during Covid-19
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 08:30Attracted by Phuket’s serene waters and its potential as a tourist destination, Hong Kong-based Swiss national Red...
Scale of glacier loss in Himalayas previously hidden, say scientists studying accelerated melting
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 09:00The loss of mass in glaciers terminating into lakes in the greater Himalayas region has been significantly underes...
365 days of paid leave won by Chinese man at company dinner sends social media abuzz with excitement discussing if winner should encash or enjoy prize
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 09:00A lucky Chinese man has become the envy of 250 million people on mainland social media after he won a year off wor...
Hong Kong protests: labour rights advocates lament uncertain future 10 years after dockworkers’ strike
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 09:00Ten years after a strike by workers at a container port in Hong Kong, labour rights advocates have said they are s...
She died 4 days after getting her Covid booster jab. Singapore paid her family in the Philippines US$169,000
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Apr 16, 2023
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2023.04.17 09:10The family of a woman who died about four days after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine booster jab was given S$225,000 ...
Emojis frown on corruption
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Apr 15, 2023
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An emojis package highlighting the eight-point austerity rules has become a hit on the internet.
Beijing’s Haidian district halts removal of building signs
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Apr 15, 2023
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Urban management authorities in Beijing’s Haidian district have suspended the removal of signs and billboards from buildings, and ...
China to hold annual memorial for Nanjing Massacre victims
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Apr 15, 2023
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China will hold an annual memorial for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, in the eastern city of Nanjing Wednesday.
Xi-style diplomacy brings China closer to world
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Apr 15, 2023
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Former Chongqing political official facing corruption investigation
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Apr 15, 2023
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Sun Zhengcai, the former secretary of Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been placed under investi...
Taiwan's New Party vows to help improve relations
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Apr 15, 2023
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Top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng met with a Taiwan delegation representing the island's New Party in Beijing on Monday to discu...
Dangerous stunts get thumbs-down from video platforms
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Apr 15, 2023
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Multiple social media and video streaming platforms will limit who can view videos that depict dangerous stunts - and may even pro...
Memorial Day a time to 'remember', 'inspire'
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Apr 15, 2023
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A memorial service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre committed during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Ag...
Beijing, Moscow drill for potential missile warfare
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Apr 15, 2023
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China and Russia kicked off their second joint computer-assisted anti-missile drill on Monday, a move experts said could deter pot...
International group praises green revival
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Apr 15, 2023
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A high-level international advisory body applauded China's efforts to improve the environment and suggested a 15-year strategy aga...
Education, health fees among key concerns
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Apr 15, 2023
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China to legislate on preschool education
Russian strike kills 11 in eastern Ukraine, Moscow claims gains near Bakhmut
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 00:45The death toll from a Russian strike on a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk climbed to 11 ...
Grand National horse race delayed after activists get on to track; three arrested
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 01:18The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists...
US leaks say Taiwan’s air force is ill-prepared for China attack: report
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 02:59Taiwan’s air force is vulnerable if mainland China decides to attack the island, a US media report said on Saturda...
Brazil’s president meets UAE leader in Abu Dhabi after China visit
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 03:16Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met the leader of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Saturday as h...
Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing 10 years later
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 04:07With a bagpiper playing The Bells of Dunblane and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston...
Thousands of Christians in Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter ‘Holy Fire’ rite
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 04:48Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Ea...
At least 12 inmates killed in fresh Ecuador prison clashes
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 05:38At least 12 inmates were killed in fresh clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadorean port of Guayaquil, t...
China unveils electromagnetic gun for riot control
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 06:00China has unveiled a new electromagnetic gun that fires coin-shaped bullets to be used for riot control.The produc...
China and Ukraine headline as G7 foreign ministers arrive in Japan
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.16 06:44The Group of Seven (G7’s) top diplomats arrive on Sunday in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks set to...
Reinfections fuel Singapore’s new Covid-19 wave as cases jump
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 15:30Singapore has been in the middle of a Covid-19 wave over the past month, with daily infections rising from about 1...
‘Complex’ reasons behind drop in Chinese lending drop after G20 debt relief plan
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 16:00Chinese lenders slashed disbursements to countries that applied for debt relief at the height of the Covid-19 pand...
Pretty tough: spider tree blooms in Hong Kong remind residents to stop and appreciate city’s stunning beauty
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 16:00Every April, spider tree flowers would dot Hong Kong’s thoroughfares and parks in roaring patches of yellow and wh...
‘Come and hug her’: teacher asks students in class to help comfort sobbing girl whose single father recently died, warming hearts on Chinese social media...
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 18:00A teacher in China who encouraged her students to group hug a distraught girl whose father died and was abandoned ...
China claims another success in midcourse ballistic missile interception test
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 18:00China successfully tested a ground-based midcourse ballistic missile interception, the defence ministry announced ...
‘Just queue and wait’: Hong Kong grapples with massive number of applications for passports, mainland China travel permits
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 18:00At the Immigration Department’s West Kowloon office in downtown Tsim Sha Tsui on Friday afternoon, dozens of peopl...
Germany bids farewell to nuclear era as it powers down last 3 reactors
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 18:50Germany will switch off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday, exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean...
University of Hong Kong allows staff to use ChatGPT under new guidelines but students still banned from using AI tool
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 19:03The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has become the latest tertiary institution in the city to allow its lecturers an...
What mainland China’s latest Taiwan drills tell us about its military capabilities
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 20:00The People’s Liberation Army’s latest drills around Taiwan reflect the ways it has honed its ability to seal off t...
Protect Hong Kong’s internet, financial security or risk ‘battleground without gunfire’, city’s Paul Chan warns
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 20:05Hong Kong must protect its internet and financial security as the two areas could become “a battleground without g...
China protests against ‘illegal’ US sanctions on firms dealing with Russia
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 20:25Beijing on Saturday issued a protest about the latest US sanctions against Chinese companies over their alleged at...
Education fund requires Hong Kong schools to add termination clauses in contracts to guard against breach of national security law
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Apr 15, 2023
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2023.04.15 20:43An anti-drug education fund in Hong Kong has for the first time required participating schools and organisations t...
