[2026-01-17 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | Hong Kong needs to ask the hard questions about its net-zero challenge

Snippet: Analytical depth in property developer Hang Lung’s net-zero report offers a glimpse of what the path to Hong Kong’s emissions goals might look like

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3339817/hong-kong-needs-ask-hard-questions-about-its-net-zero-challenge

[2026-01-16 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why is Xi Jinping putting the political heat back on illegal villas and resorts?

Snippet: Xi highlights the luxury developments as proof of the need to promote sustainability and combat graft

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340163/why-chinas-xi-jinping-putting-political-heat-back-illegal-villas-and-resorts

[2026-01-16 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why Dali in China’s Yunnan province is a great place for food adventurers

Snippet: Yunnan’s climate and geography are ideal for growing a wide range of produce, and chefs in Dali are taking the cuisine to the next level

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3339994/why-dali-chinas-yunnan-province-such-great-place-food-adventurers

[2026-01-16 18:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Weather | South China Morning Post

Snippet: Hong Kong temperatures to fall to 12 degrees next week as winter monsoon arrivesForecaster says intense winter monsoon expected to reach southern China next Tuesday, adding temperatures will drop appreciably over region.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/weather

[2026-01-16 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese ‘rising star’ leaves MIT, woman prays to Shrek for 4 years: 7 highlights

Snippet: From Chinese solar makers facing monopoly probe to woman praying to Shrek for four years, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3339974/chinas-quantum-warfare-weapons-rising-star-quits-us-scmps-7-highlights

[2026-01-16 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippines’ Cebu residents cry foul over mounting garbage, health risks

Snippet: The fatal collapse of a garbage landfill in Cebu has also exposed lax enforcement and poor waste management

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3340044/philippines-cebu-residents-cry-foul-over-mounting-garbage-health-risks

[2026-01-16 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Greenland is about climate change, strategy and rare earths - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/greenland-is-about-climate-change-strategy-and-rare-earths/

[2026-01-15 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong employee insurance costs to jump 15% amid surge in day procedures: study

Snippet: Firms warned of rising costs as increasing number of minor day-surgery claims under inpatient plans drive up group insurance premiums

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3340047/hong-kong-employee-insurance-costs-jump-15-amid-surge-day-surgeries-study

[2026-01-15 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong authorities halt use of elevating platform at site after worker death

Snippet: Labour Department suspends use of such platforms at Victoria Blossom housing project in Kai Tak after worker got trapped between device and wall

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3340002/hong-kong-authorities-halt-use-elevating-platform-work-site-after-worker-death

[2026-01-15 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thai PM moves to strip scandal-hit firm of contracts after second deadly accident

Snippet: Amid public anger, PM Anutin issued an order to end two contracts and blacklist Italian-Thai Development after two crane disasters killed 34 people

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339966/2-killed-thai-crane-collapse-just-day-after-another-kills-32-train-passengers

[2026-01-15 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Letters | Japan should put more eggs in the renewable basket

Snippet: Readers discuss Japan’s energy strategy, and how Hong Kong can do better on paper and plastic bottle recycling

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3339820/japan-should-put-more-eggs-renewable-basket

[2026-01-15 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Opinion | High Seas Treaty will both boost China’s power and hold it accountable

Snippet: Beijing realises that maritime leadership will be measured not just by fleets and bases but also by who protects the planet’s last great commons

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3339604/high-seas-treaty-chance-china-lead-marine-conservation

[2026-01-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could zap satellites

Snippet: Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339829/chinese-risk-study-finds-space-solar-power-stations-could-accidentally-zap-satellites

[2026-01-14 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese solar firms eye price hikes amid silver surge, scrapping of tax rebate

Snippet: China exported 206 gigawatts of photovoltaic modules in the first nine months of 2025, up 10 per cent from a year earlier

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339693/chinese-solar-firms-eye-price-hikes-amid-silver-surge-scrapping-tax-rebate

[2026-01-14 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Can China’s cheap, renewable energy help it outrun the US in the AI race?

Snippet: China’s energy buildout means cheap, green and reliable electricity fuels its manufacturing and tech industries, giving it an edge over rivals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339668/ai-boom-needs-electricity-western-grids-are-strained-power-chinas-power

[2026-01-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Most Hong Kong residents support more smoking control measures, study finds

Snippet: Raising tobacco tax progressively could cut the city’s smoking rate significantly within a decade, separate study estimates

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339788/most-hong-kong-residents-support-more-smoking-control-measures-study-finds

[2026-01-13 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Indonesia hails ‘99.9% successful’ free meals scheme amid food safety concerns

Snippet: Critics have called for a ‘temporary halt’ to the programme to allow for further evaluation as food poisoning cases continue to grow

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339775/indonesia-hails-999-successful-free-meals-scheme-amid-food-safety-oversight-concerns

[2026-01-13 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong artist’s ceramic forest inspired by old Shanghai’s wooden staircases

Snippet: At the Shanghai Biennale, Jaffa Lam explores the climate crisis and community with her Longquan-celadon-style ceramic columns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3339719/hong-kong-artist-jaffa-lams-ceramic-forest-inspired-old-shanghai-staircases

[2026-01-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing calls on Hong Kong to take lead in globalising traditional Chinese medicine

Snippet: China’s health chief Lei Haichao wants the city to be global hub for testing and research, as John Lee vows policy alignment with national goals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339718/beijing-urges-hong-kong-take-lead-globalising-traditional-chinese-medicine

[2026-01-13 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: WHO, ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung’s charity pledge to boost health ties

Snippet: WHO chief praises GX Foundation for focusing on practical solutions as both sides target vector-borne diseases

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339703/who-ex-hong-kong-leader-cy-leungs-charity-pledge-boost-health-ties

[2026-01-13 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fury erupts over ‘mound of death’ in South Korea’s worst air disaster

Snippet: Opposition MPs accuse officials of trying to bury a report that blames a known design flaw for the nation’s deadliest crash

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339677/south-koreas-worst-air-disaster-fury-erupts-over-mound-death

[2026-01-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Who can we trust?’: Nestle formula recall rattles Malaysian parents

Snippet: Despite assurances that local stocks are safe, wary parents are scouring ingredient lists and doing their own ‘due diligence’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339603/nestle-formula-recall-rattles-malaysian-parents-who-are-we-going-trust

[2026-01-13 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: As the crow flies: how Tokyo’s 25-year pest purge ended in triumph

Snippet: A mix of civic discipline, careful waste management and a willingness among Tokyo residents to change their habits helped rein in the crisis

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339656/how-japans-capital-put-lid-crow-chaos-simple-fix

[2026-01-13 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Easier targets’: is Japan safe for foreigners if disaster strikes?

Snippet: Rising xenophobia, ‘vigilante’ patrols and memories of 1923 have rights advocates concerned that history could repeat itself

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339574/easier-targets-japan-safe-foreigners-if-disaster-strikes

[2026-01-12 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore takes stock of lessons from Hong Kong’s Tai Po blaze

Snippet: The city state will study and incorporate into policy frameworks relevant observations made by the Hong Kong authorities about the fire

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339628/singapore-takes-stock-lessons-hong-kongs-tai-po-blaze

[2026-01-12 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s solar firms, once deemed too competitive, now face monopoly accusations

Snippet: Major producers are suspected of using Beijing’s anti-involution campaign as an excuse to rig prices

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339572/chinas-solar-firms-once-deemed-too-competitive-now-face-monopoly-accusations

[2026-01-12 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong boosts environmental impact reviews with AI, laser-armed robot dogs

Snippet: Environmental Protection Department employs two systems – one for detecting bird species and another for monitoring trees – at Hong Kong Wetland Park

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339496/ai-and-laser-armed-robot-dogs-sharpen-hong-kongs-environment-impact-reviews

[2026-01-12 09:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Avalanches in French Alps kill 6 skiers over the weekend

Snippet: A British man and five others perish in separate incidents as avalanche dangers remain high

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3339522/6-piste-skiers-killed-separate-french-alps-avalanches-over-weekend

[2026-01-11 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong issues 4 tickets from 700 new site inspections under expanded smoking ban

Snippet: New zones include outside hospitals, clinics and tram stops with possession of e-cigarettes in public to be a criminal offence from April 30

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339494/hong-kong-issues-4-tickets-700-new-site-inspections-under-expanded-smoking-ban

[2026-01-11 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Can Peru keep both China and US onside in an increasingly volatile environment?

Snippet: Its mineral resources make it a focus for superpower rivalry, but analysts say the country is in a very different situation to Venezuela

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3339392/can-peru-keep-both-china-and-us-onside-increasingly-volatile-environment

[2026-01-11 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Explainer | It’s not you, it’s the weather: all about seasonal affective disorder

Snippet: Beat the winter blues – and even summer SAD – with expert tips on light therapy, diet and mindfulness for better seasonal mental health

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339127/what-sad-why-seasonal-affective-disorder-makes-you-feel-down-and-how-combat-it

[2026-01-11 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority approves 85% of fee waiver requests on average

Snippet: Authority says it receives an average of about 5,000 applications a day, releasing figures following complaints about complicated procedures

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339455/hong-kongs-hospital-authority-approves-85-fee-waiver-requests-average

[2026-01-10 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Goodwill or necessity? Why is China slashing solar and battery subsidies?

Snippet: Analysts expect policy will signal to Europe that Beijing is interested in serious trade relations and is a good partner

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339430/goodwill-or-necessity-why-china-slashing-solar-and-battery-subsidies

[2026-01-10 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Soaring healthcare costs in the Philippines: are doctors’ fees to blame?

Snippet: Doctors have hit back, saying that they are being unfairly blamed for deeper systemic failures in healthcare financing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3339405/healthcare-costs-soar-philippines-are-doctors-fees-blame

[2026-01-10 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect

Snippet: Number of people benefiting from fee waivers under new pricing regime that started on January 1 triples

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339403/hong-kong-hospital-ae-department-visits-fall-12-after-new-fees-take-effect

[2026-01-10 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: El Nino could cost Hong Kong US$300 billion and shorten life expectancy: study

Snippet: El Nino phenomenon is ‘persistent driver of health and economic loss’, not just a short-term weather anomaly, study finds

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339396/el-nino-could-cost-hong-kong-us300-billion-and-shorten-life-expectancy-study

[2026-01-09 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong issues third frost warning as cold weather expected over weekend

Snippet: City recorded temperatures as low as 2 degrees on Friday morning at Ta Kwu Ling in the New Territories, while Tai Lung registered 3.8 degrees

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339257/cold-snap-deepens-hong-kong-temperatures-plunge-2-degrees

[2026-01-09 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s late summer flu season is over. But official says jabs still vital

Snippet: Controller of Centre for Health Protection says seasonal influenza activity has dropped below baseline level over the past week

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339232/hong-kongs-late-summer-flu-season-over-official-says-jabs-still-vital

[2026-01-08 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Bublik ready to battle Shang in Hong Kong heat with tennis semi-final on line

Snippet: Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik takes straight sets win at Victoria Park and says he loves city’s hot weather

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339219/hong-kong-tennis-open-bublik-ready-heat-shang-battle-semi-final-line

[2026-01-08 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nearly 1 in 2 Hongkongers is overweight or obese, study shows

Snippet: Experts advise use of properly prescribed GLP-1 drugs despite their popularity after endorsements by Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339210/proportion-overweight-obese-hongkongers-more-5-2018-study

[2026-01-08 18:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong ombudsman raises concerns over repeated landslides on man-made slopes

Snippet: Since 2008, most cases of repeated landslides are either not included in monitoring programme or deemed relatively low priority, ombudsman says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339166/hong-kong-ombudsman-raises-concerns-over-repeated-landslides-man-made-slopes

[2026-01-08 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Toxins ruled out in cases of Hong Kong infants falling ill after having formula

Snippet: Department of Health yet to determine if 14th report of unwell infant after eating potentially contaminated baby formula

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339162/were-really-panicked-hong-kong-parents-lose-faith-nestle-after-product-recall

[2026-01-08 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Trump withdraws US from dozens of international and UN entities - DailyNews

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from dozens of international and U.N. entities, including a key climate treaty and a U.N. body that promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment, because they “operate contrary to U.S. national interests.”

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/08/breaking-news/930048/trump-withdraws-us-from-dozens-of-international-and-un-entities/

[2026-01-08 14:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s humidity reaches lowest level recorded for single day in January

Snippet: Under the influence of a winter monsoon, the relative humidity plunged to 17 per cent at 4pm on Thursday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339122/hongkongers-shiver-winter-monsoon-drives-temperatures-down-59-degrees

[2026-01-08 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: land reclamation in the Philippines

Snippet: Environment Worsening floods? Stop Manila Bay reclamations, say groups Top 5 News Today Philippine Coast Guard probes dredger broadcasting multiple identities | The wRap Jan 7, 2026 10:11 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Philippine News PCG probes Manila Bay reclamation dredger with multiple identities Jan 7, 2026 10:15 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Mindanao PRA to probe reclamation in Matugas’ Siargao luxury resort Jan

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/land-reclamation-philippines/

[2026-01-07 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nestlé Hong Kong’s baby formula recall: what parents need to know about risks

Snippet: The Post examines the recall, the risk associated with the toxin, and recommended disposal steps for affected items

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339067/nestle-hong-kongs-baby-formula-recall-what-parents-need-know-about-risks

[2026-01-07 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong pharmacies pull Nestle baby milk formula amid recall over toxin risk

Snippet: Membership of a WhatsApp concern group set up by a few mothers balloons to more than 800 people within hours

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3339031/hong-kong-pharmacies-pull-nestle-baby-milk-formula-amid-recall-over-toxin-risk

[2026-01-07 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Nestle Hong Kong recalls 21 batches of baby milk formula over toxin fears

Snippet: Consuming contaminated products may cause vomiting and diarrhoea, Centre for Food Safety warns

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338968/nestle-hong-kong-recalls-21-batches-baby-milk-formula-over-toxin-fears

[2026-01-07 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Investing in America Series: Los Angeles confronts its cost, climate and competitiveness challenges

Snippet: PublishedJanuary 6 2026

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/89c42fbd-d74c-4b1b-8bf6-8a5afa7c332d

[2026-01-07 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Países pobres devem apostar em carbono ou renováveis?

Snippet: Moçambique está numa encruzilhada. Na costa norte, projetos de gás offshore avaliados em bilhões de dólares podem trazer receitas significativas. Ao mesmo tempo, o país é uma potência hidrelétrica e tem enorme potencial inexplorado na energias solar e eólica.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/pa%C3%ADses-pobres-devem-apostar-em-carbono-ou-energias-renov%C3%A1veis/a-75406332