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Indian farmers prepare for extended protests by getting dental checks and foot massages | South China Morning Post
Thousands of Indians protesting against new agricultural laws in the country have been blocking roads into the capital New Delhi for almost a month. But after several rounds of negotiations between union leaders and the government failed, demonstrators began to prepare for an extended protest. On December 17, 2020, …
Will iron ore be dragged into the ongoing China-Australia trade conflict? | South China Morning Post
Amid the ongoing trade tensions between China and Australia, South China Morning Post reporter Su-Lin Tan moderates a panel discussion involving Navigate Commodities Managing Director Atilla Widnell and Australian trade consultant Daryl Guppy. They discuss how speculative trading in iron ore derivatives is driving u…
Man rushes to stop out-of-control vehicle in China | South China Morning Post
A man in eastern China’s Shandong province stopped an out-of-control three-wheeler before it hit an elderly man and his grandson, who had been thrown out after a collision.
Thrilling commuter zip line ‘retires’ in southwest China after 20 years | South China Morning Post
A 470-metre-long zip line that for more than two decades was part of the daily commute for villagers of Yingge village in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan is being “retired”. The cableway was the main transport for about 2,000 villagers to attend school, go to work and seek medical treatment. But since a …
One year since start of pandemic, China’s Covid-19 epicentre Wuhan seems lively and relaxed | South China Morning Post
Almost one year into the pandemic, Covid-19 has killed more than 1.5 million people and infected 68.8 million others worldwide. Several countries remain firmly in the grip of the coronavirus as they head into a new decade. But life in Wuhan, where the first Covid-19 cases were reported, has largely returned to norma…
Giant Japanese robot brings anime to life | South China Morning Post
Standing about 8.5 metres tall and weighing in at more than 6 tonnes, “Mononofu” captured a Guinness World Records title as the world’s “largest humanoid vehicle”. It is the latest creation of Japanese machinery manufacturer Sakakibara Kikai, which wants to bring robots from anime into reality.
'Driving While Black’ Documentary Explores How African American Mobility Impacted Racism
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Inside Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng's factory in Zhaoqing city | South China Morning Post
Footage filmed on November, 19, 2020, shows the factory of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng in Zhaoqing city, Guangdong province.
Dogs rescued from China’s slaughterhouses arrive in New York to welcome of adoptive families | South China Morning Post
Nearly 80 dogs rescued in China by animal rights activists arrived in New York on November 27 and 28, 2020. They were brought to the United States by a group called No Dogs Left Behind. The group’s founder Jeff Beri said the dogs were rescued from several regions in China, and that “some were heading to slaughterhou…
Saving Senegal's Forests: Group Turns Straw Into Fuel
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China’s ‘folded man’ finds happiness on road to recovery after complicated surgeries | South China Morning Post
After a series of complicated and risky surgeries, China’s “folded man” is finally able to stand upright for the first time in 28 years. Li Hua suffers from ankylosing spondylitis which can cause bones to fuse and the spine curve forward. In the case of 47-year-old Li, his upper body folded forward completely. After…
China’s Chang’e 5 makes lunar touchdown, collects rocks and soil on the moon | South China Morning Post
China successfully guided its Chang’e 5 spacecraft lander and ascender vehicle on the surface of the moon late on December 1, 2020. After touching down at a designated location, the probe completed drilling to gather samples of lunar soil early on December 2, according to the China National Space Administration.
China successfully lands Chang’e 5 probe on moon to collect lunar samples | South China Morning Post
China successfully landed the Chang’e 5 probe on the moon’s surface on December 1, 2020. The probe’s moon lander and ascender vehicle touched down near the peak of Mons Rümker, a mountain in the Oceanus Procellarum region of the moon, state media reported. It aims to collect about 2kg (4.4 pounds) of lunar surface s…
China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft touches down on moon on mission to collect rocks and soil | South China Morning Post
China achieved a major milestone in its ambitious mission to bring home moon rocks after its spacecraft made a successful lunar landing on December 1, 2020. The Chang’e 5 moon lander and ascender vehicle reached the moon's surface near the peak of Mons Rümker, a lunar mountain in the Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of St…
VOA60 World- At least two peoplekilled Tuesday when they were hit by a car in a pedestrian area of the western German city of Trier
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Thousands of Indian farmers protest against market reforms as government talks fail to ease anger | South China Morning Post
Indian farmers burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shouted slogans on November 28, 2020, as thousands of protesters blocked roads around the capital New Delhi including one of the nation’s busiest highways. They were protesting against new agricultural laws that passed in September, many fear that it…
Iran vows revenge as it holds funeral for assassinated nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrinzadeh | South China Morning Post
The body of Iran's top nuclear scientist Dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was laid to rest outside the Imamzadeh Saleh mosque in Tehran on November 30, 2020, days after he was gunned down in his car. Tehran has blamed Israel for the killing of the 59-year-old scientist, believed to have been in charge of Iran’s secret nuclear …
Relics unearthed from tomb in northwest China underscore county’s role as hub on ancient Silk Road | South China Morning Post
Newly unearthed relics in a tomb in Dulan county in China’s northwestern province of Qinghai showed the area’s importance as a trade hub along the Silk Road, an ancient trade route connecting Europe and China. The relics were believed to be from the 8th century, or the middle of the Tang dynasty. Emergency excavatio…
Couple in China celebrate wedding with car drifting around them | South China Morning Post
A newlywed couple in China’s Shaanxi province were seen celebrating with a Maserati drifting around them in the middle of a road.
Belgium to become a distribution hub for coronavirus vaccines across Europe and Africa | South China Morning Post
Belgium is set to become a hub for coronavirus vaccine distribution across Europe and Africa. Home to several pharmaceutical companies, and a major transport link for both regions, the nation is preparing to handle a huge volume of vaccine doses. On November 25, 2020, European Commission President Ursula von der Ley…
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble sets an example for the world, says Singapore transport minister | South China Morning Post
In an interview with the South China Morning Post on Friday morning, before Hong Kong announced a rise in virus cases, Singapore’s Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung said the travel bubble between the Asian aviation hubs would set an example for air travel around the world. From November 22, 2020, travelling between…
Tour bus ‘cemetery’ fills up in Hong Kong as coronavirus pandemic buries travel industry | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of tour buses are gathering dust in a makeshift car park in a container port in northern Hong Kong as the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the city’s tourism industry. The vehicles have been off the road for 10 months since authorities banned non-residents from entering Hong Kong in a bid to cont…
US lifts Boeing 737 MAX flight ban after finishing safety probe of Indonesia and Ethiopia crashes | South China Morning Post
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted its 20-month flight ban on Boeing’s 737 MAX plan on November 18, 2020. The aircraft model was grounded in March 2019 after it was involved in two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The disasters within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019 kil…
Hong Kong protests – China’s Rebel City: Part 1 – Marching into the Unknown | South China Morning Post
In the first part of the South China Morning Post documentary on Hong Kong’s anti-government protests, we explore the origins of the city's biggest political crisis and social upheaval since its return from British to Chinese rule in 1997. It all begins in March 2019 with a plan by the Hong Kong government for an ex…
Chinese company finishes longest tunnel for Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway | South China Morning Post
Drilling work has been completed for the longest tunnel for Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. The China Railway Engineering Group Ltd finished the 1,285-metre (4,215ft) long tunnel on November 15, 2020. The project to build Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway is part of the Belt and Road Initiati…
One-armed Japanese woman rediscovers passion for violin with prosthetic | South China Morning Post
Japanese violinist Manami Ito admits she didn’t know what she had until it was gone. She started playing the instrument at age seven, but recalls never falling in love with playing or the lessons and practising. Nevertheless, she kept at it until the age of 20 when she lost her right arm in a traffic accident. She w…
Wuhan’s new wireless charging lamp posts keep smartphones alive on streets of Chinese city | South China Morning Post
Mobile phone users who need a quick charge now only need to look for the nearest street light in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. More than 60 lamp posts on the busy Jianghan Road have been fitted with wireless charging equipment. Two charging points were installed on each street lamp in a pedestrian zone as part …
Hong Kong journalist behind Yuen Long attack documentary charged over database search | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling has appeared in court to face charges of violating a provision in the Road Traffic Ordinance. During the proceedings on November 10, 2020, the prosecution accused the 37-year-old, a freelance producer with local broadcaster RTHK, of making false declarations to gain access to a…
Virgin Hyperloop hypersonic train carries first passengers in US state of Nevada | South China Morning Post
The Virgin Hyperloop carried passengers for the first time during a test trip in the US state of Nevada on November 8, 2020. Hyperloop is a form of transport being developed to carry people in a vehicle that travels inside a vacuum tube. Two Virgin employees made a 500-metre (1,640ft) journey in just 15 seconds aboa…
Malaysian pilot opens food stall after being laid off amid Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
Azrin Mohamad Zawawi, a pilot and flight instructor in Malaysia, has decided to open a food stall after he lost his job because of global travel restrictions and a massive decline in the aviation industry during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong PLA releases footage of live-fire exercises | South China Morning Post
The People’s Liberation Army has released a video showing armoured personnel carriers driving through the streets of Hong Kong before completing a live-fire exercise in the countryside outside the city.
Road test: cycling Hong Kong’s scenic New Territories route after new section completes 60km track | South China Morning Post
The completion of a section of cycling track in Hong Kong’s New Territories has put the finishing touches on a 60km (37-mile) long path that links Tuen Mun and Ma On Shan. The new 11km (6.8-mile) Yuen Long to Sheung Shui section, which runs through a number of scenic spots such as the Kam Tin River and the Long Vall…
Drones to speed up Covid-19 testing make trial delivery flights for UK National Health Service | South China Morning Post
Britain's National Health Services is doing trial flights with drones in hopes of improving the efficiency of transporting samples from patients who need to be tested for Covid-19 infections. The drones developed by tech company Apian help minimise human contact with potentially infectious material as they avoid bus…
Police called after man with Trump flag harasses Biden supporters at polling station in New York | South China Morning Post
Police were called to a polling station in Brooklyn, New York after a supporter of President Donald Trump reportedly harassed people backing Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Photojournalist Brit Worgan, who was at the scene, said the man yelled slurs and used hate speech during the incident on November 3, 2020. Loca…
Trump supporters gather at a bar in Bangkok, Thailand to watch US Election Day results | South China Morning Post
Trump supporters gathered at a bar in the Thai capital Bangkok on the morning of November 4, 2020, to follow the results of the 2020 US presidential election. Republicans Overseas members, several of them joined by their Thai spouses, gathered at the Bourbon Street Restaurant in Bangkok’s Ekkamai Road area. Tony Rod…
Wall Street closes sharply higher on US Election Day stimulus hopes | South China Morning Post
US stocks closed sharply higher on November 3, 2020, as Americans voted in one of the country's most rancorous presidential elections and investors bet it would lead to a swift deal on more fiscal stimulus to fight the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden's lead over Republican P…
Hong Kong airlines operate ‘flights to nowhere’ for aviation enthusiasts | South China Morning Post
At a time when Covid-19 has severely interrupted international air travel, Hong Kong airlines are operating “flights to nowhere” in hopes of finding at least a small solution to some of their financial woes at the same time as they give grounded travellers a chance to scratch their itch to get on the road as they wa…
Pakistan’s first modern metro opens in Lahore in US$1.86 billion project built with Chinese backing | South China Morning Post
Pakistan’s first modern metro opened on October 25, 2020 in Lahore. The infrastructure project was jointly funded by and will be operated in collaboration with Chinese companies. The Orange Line of the Lahore metro system stretches for 27km (17 miles), includes 26 stations and is expected to carry 250,000 passengers…
Hong Kong national security police arrest activist near US consulate | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung was apprehended in a coffee shop across the road from the US consulate in the city on October 27, 2020. The former convenor of the now-defunct pro-independence group Studentlocalism was earlier held on suspicion of trying to turn Hong Kong into a republic.
Grounded plane serves as restaurant to help Singapore Airlines stay aloft during Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
In an effort to engage pandemic-grounded customers, Singapore Airlines has opened a restaurant in one of its A380 long-haul aircraft, serving meals on board even though it never leaves the tarmac. Restrictions to fight the spread of Covid-19 has caused a global downturn in air travel, placing many airlines under int…
Millions of new blue-collar jobs are piling on pressure for many workers in China | South China Morning Post
Chinese internet companies have created millions of new blue-collar jobs ranging from delivery workers for online takeaway platforms and drivers for car-hailing apps, to home cleaners and people maintaining shared bikes or cars. China has prioritised such jobs as a way of maintaining high employment as the county’s …
China’s sex toy market gets boost from millennials and women as Covid-19 keeps couples apart | South China Morning Post
Demand for sex toys is increasing in China, which is already the world's biggest exporter of bedroom aids, with millennials and women driving the country’s US$14.7 billion sex toy market. While attitudes towards sex in China’s traditionally conservative society had already been changing, the online retail market for…
Chinese foreign minister meets embattled Thai prime minister | South China Morning Post
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok on October 15. The visit was the last of Wang’s tour shoring up alliances in Southeast Asia. He offered investment and economic support to the Thai government, including integration of the Eastern Economic Corridor with the Belt an…
Nangka sets record for farthest cyclone to trigger a No 8 signal in Hong Kong it skirts by city | South China Morning Post
The Hong Kong Observatory issued a No 8 typhoon signal and kept it in place for most of the day on October 13, 2020, as tropical storm Nangka slowly passed about 450km (280 miles) to the southwest of the city. Nangka’s track was the furthest away from Hong Kong in 60 years of record-keeping to trigger the city’s thi…
Trending in China: Police form ‘human walls’ to direct traffic, and more | South China Morning Post
Police were seen forming “human walls” to direct traffic in China’s Shanghai during the country’s ‘golden week’ holiday. That, and more trending videos from China this week.
A rookie Chinese fighter pilot’s engine failed mid-flight… what did he do? | South China Morning Post
Zhang Yuliang, a new air force cadet with only about 50 hours of experience, recently found himself in an emergency during a training flight with China’s Naval Aviation University at an undisclosed location. Zhang was training in a J-15, China’s heaviest and only active carrier-based warplane, when its left engine s…