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The history of deadly Hong Kong typhoons that caused widespread devastation | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong has been directly in the path of incredibly strong typhoons in the past few decades. The storms have wreaked havoc on the city, causing deaths and significant property damage. But over the years, Hong Kong has adapted and improved infrastructure to better withstand the massive storms, efforts that paid off…
China’s elderly are heading to retirement, here’s why that’s a problem | South China Morning Post
China is predicted to have 400 million retirees in 2035 - the same year the state pension fund is expected to run out. In this episode, Jasmine Tse analyses the central government's race to prepare the nation's finances, infrastructure and health system. Global health policy expert Professor Winnie Yip unpacks the c…
In Kurdish Syria, Traffic Police Attracts Female Recruits
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VOA60 Africa- CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera handed over the country's new constitution draft to campaign organizers
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Record unemployment driving many young Chinese to hawking to earn extra cash | South China Morning Post
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VOA60 World- New video shows renewed Sudan clashes, Palestinian rams car into pedestrians in Tel Aviv, injures eight
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Iconic tourism highway in Xinjiang reopens after 8-month closure | South China Morning Post
A famous tourism highway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reopened to traffic on June 18, 2023, after an eight-month closure. Visitors can once again enjoy the natural scenery of rivers, snow-capped mountains, forests and grasslands along the way and experience the different scenery of the north…
Saudi Arabia to deepen ties with Hong Kong, use city as bridge to China’s tech prowess: minister | South China Morning Post
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha visited Hong Kong to foster collaboration in innovation and technology between the two regions. Al-Swaha, who is in charge of the kingdom’s digital infrastructure, said in an interview with the Post that Saudi Arabia hopes to “rep…
Flight for one: lucky American boards flight as solo passenger after facing delays | South China Morning Post
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Protesters set fires in Paris streets after police shoot and kill teen during traffic stop | South China Morning Post
Protesters took to the streets of Paris suburbs and set fires on June 27, 2023, after police fatally shot a 17-year-old during a traffic stop. The police officer responsible is under investigation for homicide. Thirty-one people have been arrested, while 40 cars were burned down during the latest unrest in the Frenc…
Hungry man sets out meal on train seats, sparking online debate in China | South China Morning Post
A video of a man in eastern China eating a three-course meal on a subway train seat has started a debate on mainland social media about uncivilised and weird behaviour on public transport.
Viral in India: Social media content creators fuel Islamophobia with staged videos | South China Morning Post
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Chongqing-Wanzhou high-speed rail project bores its first tunnel | South China Morning Post
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Auto shop owner who paid worker in 91,500 oily pennies ordered to pay nearly $40,000 more
ATLANTA (AP) — The owner of an auto repair shop who paid a former employee with 91,500 oily pennies has been ordered by a judge to pay nearly 4 million more cents.
Geopolitics Seen as Driving Close Indo-US Ties During Modi US Visit
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World’s largest population: why it could be a headache for India | South China Morning Post
India has surpassed China to be the world’s most populous nation. But the historic shift also spotlights the challenge India faces to create jobs as millions enter the workforce every year. The Post examines the obstacles India faces in harnessing its population for growth, infrastructure, the gender imbalance, and …
Chinese wife returns US$26,500 in donations after vegetative husband wakes up | South China Morning Post
A Chinese wife’s endless love and care finally woke her husband from a vegetative state 186 days after a serious car accident. The woman is now returning US$26,500 in funds that more than 4,000 strangers donated to her husband three years ago. She also separately used her family’s money to aid students in remote areas.
Self-driving ferry launches service in Sweden | South China Morning Post
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The world’s scariest airport? Remembering Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport | South China Morning Post
Kai Tak was an international airport situated in the heart of Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula. Twenty-five years ago, it was replaced by the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. But Kai Tak Airport (1925-1998) still sparks nostalgia among both aviation professionals and Hongkongers alike. While Hong Kong’s…
Sri Lanka is electrifying its fleet of tuk-tuks nationwide with the help of the UN | South China Morning Post
Sri Lanka has unveiled its first electric tuk-tuk, which is a common form of transport in the country, as a stepping stone to a greener environment. While the switch from petrol to electric has been welcomed, it has also raised concerns from drivers.
New Nigerian President Says He Will Remove Fuel Subsidy
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Students help elderly motorist knocked off by bus in China | South China Morning Post
A group of kind elementary school students helped an elderly motorist who was knocked down by a bus on a road in eastern China.
More than 200 dead, 850 hurt in India's Odisha rail crash | South China Morning Post
The death toll from a multiple train collision in eastern India's Odisha state has risen to more than 200, with several hundred others injured and more feared trapped, according to officials. Amitabh Sharma, executive director with the Indian Railways, said that two passenger trains “had an active involvement in the…
‘I’m a good catch’: Chinese man wants a wife with US$1,700 monthly salary, car and house | South China Morning Post
A man listed out his requirements for a future wife on a notice he held up in the park in southern China’s Shenzhen. It sparked a heated discussion over matchmaking conduct and gender equality.
LogOn: Current, Former Prisoners Learn to Be Auto Technicians for Chance at Success
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Mogadishu Authorities Regulate Rickshaws to Ease Traffic Congestion
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China-built hydropower station in Angola enters main construction phase | South China Morning Post
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China announces US$3.8 billion Belt and Road expansion in Central Asia | South China Morning Post
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No, Mr. Peskov, Russia Did Not Invade Ukraine to ‘Preserve Infrastructure and Human Lives’
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Chinese girl hides in car boot to surprise father by playing birthday song on violin | South China Morning Post
A sweet 3-year-old girl hid inside her family’s car boot to surprise her father on his 36th birthday with a violin performance in central China’s Hunan province.
Are Corporate Profits Driving Global Inflation?
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Current, Former Prisoners Learn to Be Auto Technicians for Chance at Success
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Thousands of tourists flock to China’s Great Wall during ‘golden week’, as travel numbers rebound | South China Morning Post
Thousands of people crowded sites along the Great Wall of China near the capital Beijing during the extended five-day Labour Day holiday, known as “golden week”. An influx of travellers has been reported at tourist attractions and major transport hubs across the country, including at the Ruins of St Paul's in Macau …
Popularity revs up for Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon-plastered cars | South China Morning Post
Ryosuke Nakano brings his Nissan Skyline to have massive gun-toting anime characters plastered on the front and sides of the car. For him and other owners around Japan, it’s just another way of paying homage to their two-dimensional true loves. "Itasha" literally means "cringeworthy car", and reflects the misfit ima…
Underprivileged class bearing the brunt of Hong Kong’s rising inflation | South China Morning Post
A host of price hikes in everything from food to electricity rates and looming increases in transport fares in Hong Kong are squeezing the city’s poor. The Post spoke to two underprivileged women in the far-flung suburb of Sheung Shui in the New Territories, to understand how inflation is making even basic groceries…
China completes superconducting test run for 1,000km/h ultra high-speed maglev train | South China Morning Post
China has completed a superconducting test run for its ultra high-speed train that aims for speeds of up to 1,000km/h (621mph) in a low-vacuum tube. If successful, it will become the fastest means of on-ground transport. The “T-Flight” will someday carry passengers and cargo between mega cities in China. The team ha…
Explorers discover WWII ship 81 years after Australia’s worst-ever maritime disaster | South China Morning Post
Undersea explorers have located the wreck of a Japanese transport ship that was torpedoed during World War II by Allied forces who did not realise it was carrying more than 1,000 prisoners of war. The Montevideo Maru was torpedoed on July 1, 1942, by a US submarine. Considered Australia’s worst-ever maritime disaste…
Songkran sees return of water fights and tourists in hopeful signal of Thailand’s recovery | South China Morning Post
Tens of thousands of revellers, including hordes of foreign tourists sporting floral shirts and plastic water guns, descended on the streets of Bangkok on April 13, 2023, for the biggest traditional new year gathering since the pandemic. The country is celebrating the return of its annual Songkran water festival. It…
North Korea warns enemies of ‘extreme horror’ as it tests new missile | South China Morning Post
North Korea released footage, on April 14, 2023, showing a test launch of its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, which it fired a day earlier. The launch triggered a scare in northern Japan, where Hokkaido residents were told to take cover. Developing a solid-fuel ICBM has long…
Last trishaw maker on Malaysia’s Penang island planning to retire | South China Morning Post
In a century-old workshop in northwestern Malaysia, Choo Yew Choon has been busy with his family business of building pedicabs since the late 1980s. He is said to be the last trishaw maker on Penang island, located 330km north of the capital Kuala Lumpur. The 66-year-old has witnessed the slow demise of trishaws as …
New US Proposal on Vehicle Emissions Seeks to Boost EV Sales
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Taipei says it is monitoring Beijing’s planned ‘no-fly zone’ and continued military drills | South China Morning Post
Taiwan said it will monitor Beijing’s plans to impose a “no-fly zone” near the island starting April 16, 2023. Chinese mainland aviation authorities notified Taipei of the plan on April 11, the day after Beijing said that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had concluded its three-day Joint Sword exercises around the sel…
China-Laos railway to start cross-border passenger service as ticket sales begin | South China Morning Post
Passenger trains will begin running between China and Laos on April 13, 2023, as the first railway between the two countries begins operating cross-border service. Each day, one train will run from Kunming, Yunnan province in China to Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, while another will run in the opposite direct…
Affluent retirees lead China's booming RV market as nomadic lifestyle becomes trendy | South China Morning Post
Recreational vehicle travel has become increasingly popular among China’s middle class. In 2015, China had about 30,000 RVs, but in 2021, the number grew to 283,000. Many retirees have become RV owners and begun adopting a nomadic lifestyle despite it going against social norms in China.
Chinese man drives on calmly despite hundreds of honeybees above his head | South China Morning Post
A video of a man driving calmly while hundreds of honeybees swarmed above his head inside his car has gone viral on Chinese social media. The wild bees will not attack people, according to the passenger who grew up living in the area.
'Our first priority is saving lives': Japan PM Kishida responds to missing military helicopter | South China Morning Post
Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force (SDF) has confirmed that one of its helicopters crashed into the sea off the country's southwestern Okinawa Prefecture on April 6, 2023. Rescuers have been deployed to find 10 missing people, including Yuichi Sakamoto, a senior military commander who was listed as being on board the…
VOA60 Africa - CAR: 19 soldiers released after negotiations with rebels
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Officer in China dragged for hundreds of metres by car | South China Morning Post
A law enforcement officer was seen clinging onto a car hood and being dragged several hundred metres after a motorist forced their way through a checkpoint in southern China.