China pumps out half of world’s energy storage research as US share declines
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 12:03China accounted for 50 per cent of the world’s research papers into energy storage technology published last year,...
Hong Kong catering sector banking on 2-month shopping festival to bring 20 per cent business surge as part of July 1 celebrations
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 12:51Hong Kong’s catering sector is banking on a two-month shopping festival to bring a 20 per cent surge in business, ...
France riots: how teen Nahel’s killing is focusing anger on police tactics
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 13:22The fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old outside Paris this week has set off widespread disorder in French subur...
Canada’s Alberta province calls off partnership with Chinese private equity fund that sought to invest US$10 billion
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 13:22The Alberta government has ended a partnership with a Chinese private equity fund that targeted US$10 billion to i...
Hong Kong out of ‘political quagmire’ and should not go down wrong path again, Beijing’s top man in city says in lead-up to July 1 celebrations
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 13:25Hong Kong has gradually “walked out of a political quagmire” and should not head in the wrong direction again, Bei...
As US-China rivalry spikes, New Zealand avoiding getting pulled from ‘pillar to post’: minister
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 13:54New Zealand is carefully managing its relationship with China and must avoid getting pulled from “pillar and post”...
Taylor Swift fans in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia blame poor infrastructure, conservative laws for concert snubs
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 14:00As millions of Taylor Swift fans in Southeast Asia lament missing out on the chance to see the star live in concer...
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific hits back at union for claiming company cannot plug pilot shortfall, says 250 cockpit ex-staff to return
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Jun 30, 2023
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2023.06.30 14:07Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has hit back at a union’s claims that its pilot hiring spree will no...
Grounded pilots: behind Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific’s new plan for junior flight crew to serve at airport
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 15:00Pilot Desmond Chan* turned up at work last week with a mixture of nerves and confusion in his new role as a ground...
Destroying a historic Hong Kong golf course for housing would be an act of supreme folly
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 16:00All planning decisions, big or small, have a political element to them because, by definition, someone is applying...
Massive fire on Philippine ferry at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 16:43All 120 passengers and crew members aboard a Philippine ferry that caught fire at sea on Sunday were rescued safel...
Hong Kong determined to build public housing on golf course despite recent objections at town planning hearings: development chief
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 16:43Hong Kong’s development chief on Sunday said the government remained determined to build public housing on part of...
Duck, duck, gone: Hongkongers ignore gloomy skies to say farewell to beloved art show cut short by ‘unexpected challenges’
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 16:49Hundreds of people ignored the gloomy weather on Father’s Day to say their goodbyes to two giant rubber ducks anch...
McDonald’s worker arrested in Hong Kong after manager allegedly attacked with knife in restaurant
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 16:59Hong Kong police have arrested a McDonald’s worker after he allegedly attacked his manager with a knife at a resta...
Japan PM Kishida support rate dives to 40.8 per cent amid ID card push and childcare promises
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 17:44The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet plunged to 40.8 per cent, a Kyodo News poll showed ...
Africa’s minerals giants push for bigger battery bucks as China and the West vie for clean energy resources
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 18:00Some of Africa’s top mineral-producing nations are banning the export of raw battery minerals and instead want the...
Hongkongers taking advantage of relaxed entry requirements apply to join police at recruitment drive
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 18:19Hundreds of Hongkongers on Sunday tried their luck at the first large-scale police recruitment exercise after entr...
‘Bad vibes’: pub in China slaps customers with US$42 ‘punishment fine’ for ‘not creating vibrant’ atmosphere
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 18:00A woman in China who was charged an extra 300 yuan (US$42) because she and her friends were “not creating a vibran...
Jack Ma shows up at Alibaba maths competition in Hangzhou after Tokyo seminar to chat with finalists
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 18:00Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba Group Holding, made a rare public appearance on Saturday in the easter...
Singapore doctors concerned about increase in cheap botched aesthetic procedures
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 18:50Lured by the cheap prices advertised by home-based “aestheticians”, some Singaporeans have ended up paying more wh...
Blockchain-based securities are emerging in Hong Kong, further expanding distributed ledgers in local financial markets
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 19:00New blockchain-based security products are emerging in Hong Kong, offering investors a variety of ways to tap into...
Local cadres blamed over mouse head meal at college canteen in China
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 19:00The mouthpiece of China’s Communist Party has taken aim at “grass-roots cadres” after a task force concluded that ...
Key Asean members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 19:44Thailand’s caretaker government hosted the foreign minister of Myanmar’s ruling junta at informal regional peace t...
Why Beijing’s trade deals tempt Taipei’s allies in Latin America – but not the Pacific
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 20:00Beijing’s promises of free-trade deals and infrastructure cooperation are likely to be a bigger lure for Taipei’s ...
Abby Choi murder: hundreds of mourners attend pink-themed Hong Kong funeral service for slain socialite
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 20:21Hundreds of mourners attended a pink-themed funeral service for slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung on Su...
China bans ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to farmland reclamation amid food security drive
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 21:00China’s top land use regulator has warned local authorities against blunt efforts to reassign land for crops amid ...
Hong Kong’s leader calls on technology and education sector to cultivate talent while youth drive city’s development
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 21:03Hong Kong’s leader has called on the education, business and science sectors to keep collaborating with the govern...
Israel’s Netanyahu to move ahead with contentious judicial overhaul plan after talks crumble
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Jun 18, 2023
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2023.06.18 21:18Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his government intends to move ahead on contentious plans...
China gives green light to nuclear reactor that burns thorium – a fuel that could power the country for 20,000 years
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 19:00China’s nuclear safety watchdog has issued an operational permit for the nation’s first thorium reactor, marking a...
India revives debate over Modi promise to replace religion-based laws ahead of 2024 polls
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 19:07A federal advisory panel has initiated new consultations on replacing India’s religion-based marriage and inherita...
Google executive says company is committed to Hong Kong amid fear of search engine pull-out over potential protest song ban
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 19:30A senior Google executive in Asia said the US technology giant remains committed to Hong Kong, after the city’s bi...
Hong Kong ‘Professor Devil’ dating coach maintains innocence despite convictions for trade description law breaches after he fleeced 2 victims of HK$540,00...
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 19:44A Hong Kong YouTuber who charged two men more than HK$540,000 (US$69,000) for dating advice maintained his innocen...
Hong Kong police arrest 19 in crackdown on money laundering syndicate handling HK$100 million in suspected crime proceeds
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 19:46Hong Kong police have arrested 19 people in a crackdown on a triad-controlled money laundering syndicate that proc...
Bill Gates hails China’s potential to cut poverty and improve health overseas as he unveils US$50 million research funds
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 20:00China could play a bigger role in reducing poverty and improving health outcomes in other countries, according to ...
Hong Kong aims to speed up urban renewal in old districts with new guidelines allowing landowners to transfer development potential of sites
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 20:31Hong Kong authorities will introduce a new town planning mechanism allowing landowners to transfer a site’s develo...
Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, concludes UK report dubbed ‘a charade’ by ex-PM
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 20:45Boris Johnson deliberately misled the British parliament in an unprecedented way over rule-breaking parties at his...
‘Alarmingly deteriorating’ situation: EU lawmakers renew calls for sanctions on Hong Kong leaders
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 21:13EU lawmakers have renewed calls for sanctions on senior Hong Kong leaders over the “deterioration of fundamental f...
Glenda Jackson ‘fearless’ Oscar-winning UK actor turned politician, dies at 87
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 21:15Oscar-winning British actress Glenda Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 87, played powerful female roles before ab...
Made in Shanghai 2025: City unveils ambitious targets to grow high-end manufacturing and new hi-tech sectors
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 21:30Shanghai has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost high-end manufacturing in the city with a focus on the semiconduc...
China drops cremation data from quarterly report, raising questions about key Covid death indicator
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Jun 15, 2023
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2023.06.15 21:30China did not release data on the number of cremation services held in the fourth quarter of 2022, blocking from p...
