South China Morning Post
Hongkong Post seeks financial line amid near multibillion-dollar loss
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- Hongkong Post seeks financial line amid near multibillion-dollar loss
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Hong Kong authorities are seeking to inject HK$4.6 billion (US$587 million) into the government-owned postal service provider to sustain its operations for the next three years. The move presented to lawmakers on May 27, 2026, comes after the service posted eight years of losses and declining mail volume.
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- Bangladesh probes hospital deaths of 6 newborns
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- 1:35
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At least six newborn babies died in the post-delivery ward in Bangladesh within hours of each other on May 27, 2026. The infants, aged between one and three days, were in the post-delivery ward of Ad-Din Hospital, a private facility in the capital Dhaka.
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- Five of 7 villagers trapped in Laos cave found alive
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- 1:18
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- 2 months ago
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Five of the seven villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos for a week have been found alive. Rescuers said they found the survivors cramped on a rocky ledge on May 27, 2026, one week after they were trapped when floods and landslides hit the cave while they were inside searching for gold. The mission to locate them has involved some of the same expert cave divers who saved a Thai youth football team in 2018. It was not immediately clear how difficult it would be to bring the Laos group back to the surface.
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- French luxury brand closes its Beijing flagship store
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- 1:43
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- 2 months ago
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Galeries Lafayette closed the doors to its Beijing branch for the last time on May 27, 2026. The French luxury department store ended operations at its first flagship in China after more than a decade. The store first arrived in 2013, when a luxury boom was sweeping across the country. Today, however, sluggish domestic spending and shifting consumer habits have taken a toll.
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- At least 9 dead, 11 missing amid severe flooding in central China
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- 1:36
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- 2 months ago
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A bridge has been washed away by floods in the central Chinese province of Hubei as several other provinces in the country continue to be lashed by heavy rains. State media reported that nine people died and an estimated 11 were missing in Chongqing municipality.
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- Smooth opening day for expanded T2 of Hong Kong Airport
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- 2:25
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- 2 months ago
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More than 4,000 passengers are expected to use the expanded second terminal at Hong Kong International Airport, which reopened on May 27, 2026. Terminal 2 is scheduled to handle 33 flights on its first day of operation. Hong Kong Airlines was the first carrier to use the upgraded terminal. Airport Authority officials said operations so far have been smooth. Many travellers praised the terminal's design, but some called for better signage at the facility.
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- Rescuers race to save miners in flooded Laos cave
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- 2:11
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- 2 months ago
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Rescuers have been racing against time to free seven people believed trapped in a flooded cave in Laos since May 19, 2026. The villagers were prospecting for gold, only to become trapped by a landslide triggered by heavy rain inside the flooded cave.
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- American’s US$5,000 donation helps turn China desert into an oasis
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- 2:04
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- 2 months ago
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A Chinese woman who has been planting trees in an Inner Mongolia desert for decades has invited an American who donated US$5,000 in 1999 to visit the area that has been turned into a forest. Yin Yuzhen contacted Ronald Sakolsky on May 19, 2026, to ask him to visit the area in the Maowusu Desert. Yin was named a National Model Worker by China’s State Council in 2000 for her commitment to combating desertification.
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- India's ‘cockroach’ movement goes viral
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- 1:53
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- 2 months ago
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A new satirical movement in India has taken social media by storm, sparked by demeaning comments about the nation's unemployed youth. The Cockroach Janta Party has already overtaken the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on the social media platform Instagram, racking up more than 20 million followers and attracting attention from rivals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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- Hong Kong principal caught swearing at guards on school trip in Singapore
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- 1:22
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- 2 months ago
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- Singapore authorities are investigating a Hong Kong principal after he was seen swearing at security guards during a school trip to the city state. The secondary school has since apologised about the incident, which happened on May 22, 2026. In response to queries from the South China Morning Post, Singapore police said on May 24 that they had received a report and that investigations were under way.
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- Indian heatwave sickens livestock ahead of Eid al-Adha
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- 1:30
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- 2 months ago
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Intense heatwaves sweeping across northern India are taking a toll on both livestock and residents, just days ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. Livestock owners have been seeking treatment for animals suffering from dehydration and heat stress. According to India’s meteorological department, a heatwave is officially declared when temperatures reach 40°C (104°F) in the plains, and 30°C (86°F) in hilly regions.
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- Workers blame China mine blast on safety breaches
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- 1:51
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- 2 months ago
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Two miners remain missing after a blast at a Chinese coal mine in Shanxi province killed at least 82 people on May 23, 2026. Nearly half of the workers lacked mandatory tracking equipment on the day of the deadly blast, miners and industry insiders told the SCMP.
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- Cambodia’s Hun Sen pardons detained opposition leader
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- 2 months ago
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Cambodia’s acting head of state Hun Sen pardoned political opponent Kem Sokha on May 25, 2026. Sokha, co-founder of the now defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party, was serving a 27-year sentence for treason. The former prime minister announced the decision on social media, sharing an official royal decree he signed to absolve the opposition leader of charges related to trying to overthrow the regime.
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- Rare ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo is an internet celebrity in Bangladesh
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- 1:33
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- 2 months ago
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A rare albino buffalo nicknamed “Donald Trump”, due to its distinctive blond hair, has become an unlikely internet celebrity in Bangladesh. The buffalo’s fame has drawn visitors from across the country for a photo with the animal before it is eventually sacrificed for Eid ul-Adha. The Islamic “Festival of Sacrifice,” which begins on the evening of May 26, 2026, will see more than 12 million livestock slaughtered.
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- ‘Farewell, Wang Fuk Court’
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Wang Kin House residents Joe and Annie made their second visit to their former residence on May 24, 2026, to retrieve belongings from their home of 40 years. The family managed to recover valuables, and took photos together in every room before bidding farewell to their flat. Each family is given a 3-hour time limit during each visit.
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- Hong Kong double-decker bus crashes into truck
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- 0:50
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- 2 months ago
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Twenty-one people were injured on May 25, 2026, after a double-decker bus collided with a highway maintenance vehicle on Hong Kong’s Tsing Kwai Highway. Police received a report at 2.05pm that a KMB route 960 double-decker bus, travelling from Wan Chai to Tuen Mun, collided with a maintenance truck equipped with a flashing arrow sign near Princess Margaret Hospital. A dashcam video circulating online captured the moment of the crash. The KMB bus ploughed into the maintenance truck without slowing down, sending debris flying across the road.
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- Dozens killed in Pakistan train bombing
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- 1:34
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- 2 months ago
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A blast targeting a train carrying military personnel killed at least 24 people on May 24, 2026, in Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a senior official said. The attack, claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militant group, was branded a “cowardly” act of terrorism by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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- Hong Kong’s first astronaut reaches Tiangong space station
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- 1:31
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- 2 months ago
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China’s Shenzhou-23 spacecraft docked at the Tiangong space station on May 25, 2026, with Lai Kai-ying, Hong Kong’s first astronaut, among its three-member crew. Upon arriving at the station, they were greeted by astronauts from the Shenzhou-21 mission.
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- About 20 missing after Philippines building collapses
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- 1:09
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- 2 months ago
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A nine-storey building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed before dawn on May 24, 2026, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and at least 21 people, mostly workers, trapped in the rubble, officials said.
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- WATCH: Hong Kong’s first astronaut on historic journey to Tiangong space station
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- 1:02:02
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- 2 months ago
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- Hong Kong’s first astronaut is set to make history as part of the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station. Lai Ka-ying, a police superintendent with a doctorate in computer science, is joining the mission as a payload specialist and will become only the fourth female astronaut China has sent into space. The launch is scheduled for 11.08pm Hong Kong time.
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- Cheung Chau’s Piu Sik Parade highlights rising oil prices
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- 2:18
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- 2 months ago
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Hong Kong’s annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival drew more than 10,000 visitors by noon on May 24, 2026. The event, also known as Da Jiu Festival, includes the Piu Sik parade, where children dressed as deities are carried through the streets on steel frames, and the bun scrambling competition, which has become one of Hong Kong’s best-known traditional events.
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- Search on for survivors at China mine accident
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- 1:22
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- 2 months ago
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- Two miners remain missing on May 24, 2026 after a gas explosion triggered China’s worst mine accident in more than a decade in Shanxi province. The Liushenyu Coal Mine, in Qinyuan county, is classified as a high-gas mine — meaning it contains dangerous levels of methane. More than 120 survivors were being treated at a nearby hospital for injuries, including exposure to toxic gases.
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- How a small rural French town, Montargis, shaped China’s destiny
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- 5:20
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- 2 months ago
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- Montargis may look like an average rural French town, but it played an important role in the historic development of China’s communist party and in turn, the modern Chinese nation. Among the hundreds of Chinese students who travelled to Montargis in the early 20th century for work and study were some of China’s most important political figures, including the late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.
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- China’s deadliest mine accident in over a decade
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- 1:00
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- 2 months ago
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At least 90 people were killed in a blast at a coal mine in the central Chinese province of Shanxi. State news agency Xinhua reported the gas explosion happened on May 22, 2026.
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- Meet China’s home-cleaning robot
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- 2:58
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- 2 months ago
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A cleaning service that launched in March 2026 on the Chinese classified ad platform 58.com pairs a human cleaner with a wheeled robot and an on-site engineer. The robot, developed by Shenzhen-based start-up X Square Robot, stands roughly 1.5 metres (5ft) tall and has mechanical arms with gripping claws.
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- Many companies seeking spot in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis industry park, new chairman says
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- 10:31
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- 2 months ago
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The chairman of Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company, Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, has told the South China Morning Post that many local and foreign companies have already shown an interest in setting up in the new industry park inside the Northern Metropolis development near the border. Lam, who is also the new head of the city’s largest vocational training school, also discussed how he will address the impact of AI on jobs for apprentices and create more opportunities for them.
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- What to know about Hong Kong airport’s new Terminal 2
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- 1:03
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- 2 months ago
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- Hong Kong International Airport is set to open its second terminal to travellers on May 27, 2026. The new terminal is expected to handle around 8 million passenger trips in the first year of operation. The phased move, expected to conclude on June 10, will mainly involve regional and low-cost carriers, including HK Express and AirAsia group airlines.
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- Asian nations condemn Israel over flotilla detentions
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- 2 months ago
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Israel said on May 21, 2026, that it had deported all of the foreign activists its forces seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla. The first group arrived in Turkey following global outcry over their treatment in custody. Hundreds of activists from countries around the world were placed in detention in Israel after they were intercepted at sea on May 18. They were involved in the latest in a series of attempts to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory.
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- France’s national baby toy secretly made in China
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- 2:20
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- 2 months ago
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France’s most popular teething toy Sophie la Girafe has been the centre of controversy following claims that it is marketed as French, despite most production having shifted to China. Vulli, which has made “Made in France” its hallmark, admitted on May 4, 2026 to manufacturing the giraffe toys in China, as revealed in an investigation by online media outlet Mediapart. It insisted, however, that the situation was only temporary.
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- Chinese authorities investigate ‘cancer village’ in Wuhan
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- 2 months ago
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Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hubei said on May 19, 2026, they are investigating media reports that pollution from a water glass factory may be to blame for a high incidence of cancer in a village in the provincial capital, Wuhan. A report by mainland Chinese Elephant News, a media platform run by Henan TV, reported that Huangtupo village, which has a registered population of 585, has seen 62 villagers diagnosed with cancer in recent decades, with most of them under the age of 50.
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- ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins International Booker Prize in historic first for Chinese fiction
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- 2 months ago
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Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on May 19, 2026, for Taiwan Travelogue. It is the first time that a book translated from Chinese won the prestigious literary award. Set in the 1930s, when Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule, the novel follows a fictional Japanese writer’s gastronomic adventures and her intimate relationship with a local interpreter.
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- Christie’s marks 40 years in Asia-Pacific with curated collectibles for auction
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- 2:22
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- 2 months ago
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- In partnership with: Christie’s
Auction house Christie’s is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Asia-Pacific with Hong Kong Luxury Week Spring 2026, during which a curated selection of jewellery, watches, handbags and fine wines will be on offer through a series of live auctions running from May 22 to 28.
Rahul Kadakia, president of Christie’s Asia Pacific, presents highlights from the collections, including a jadeite bead necklace that is expected to fetch HK$110 million (US$14 million). The week concludes with a two-day sale of sought-after timepieces, including three models by Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet from the Kronos: Titans of Time Collection.
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- Severe flooding and landslides in China leave at least 22 dead, 20 missing
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- 1:33
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- 2 months ago
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Heavy rains across central and southwestern China have left at least 22 people dead and 20 others missing. Several days of record-breaking downpours have forced the evacuation of nearly 24,000 residents in the hardest-hit regions, including Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Hubei provinces.
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- North Korean women’s football team wins in rare South Korea match
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- 2:17
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- 2 months ago
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North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC reached the Asian Women’s Champions League finals on May 20, 2026. The team won 2-1 over South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in a rare match played in the South. It was also the first visit by a North Korean sports team to the South in eight years.
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- Corporate billionaires are China’s latest live-streaming influencers
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- EV executives in China have been reinventing themselves as online influencers by live-streaming while on the road as a way to promote their vehicles. They have come under fire from some netizens, however, who mock their online personas for being tone-deaf.
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- Starbucks Korea boss sacked as Tank Day promo misfires
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage for its insensitivity to a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980. Shinsegae Group, the retail conglomerate that licenses and manages the US coffee chain in South Korea, sacked Sohn Jeong-hyun for carrying out “inappropriate marketing”.
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- China’s Xi hails ‘fruitful’ talks with Russia’s Putin #xitrumpsummit
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- 1:22
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- 2 months ago
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing on May 20, 2026. The two leaders discussed a range of topics, from economic cooperation to the conflict in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, some 40 deals were signed during the one-day visit.
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- Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stay for tourists
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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Thailand's cabinet has approved the cancellation of a 60-day visa-free entry scheme for tourists from 93 countries and territories. Authorities announced the change to national visa exemption policies on May 19, 2026. The new regulations will go into effect 15 days after publication in the Royal Gazette.
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- Thai Singha beer heir dismissed amid sex abuse claims
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- 1:16
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- 2 months ago
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One of Thailand’s richest men has dismissed his cousin from the Singha beer business empire. The company announced the move on May 19, 2026, after days of controversy over allegations the man had sexually abused his brother. Environmental activist Siranudh Scott, a scion of the Bhirombhakdi family who control the ubiquitous Thai beer brand, posted an emotional video on his social media page. In the video, he accused his elder brother of repeatedly abusing him in his teenage years.
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- WATCH: China-Russia presidential summit
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- 40:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony in Beijing. Putin's two-day trip comes just days after US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the Chinese capital.
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- Killer of Pakistani TikTok teen star sentenced to death
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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A Pakistani court sentenced a 22-year-old man to death on May 19, 2026, for murdering a teenage influencer after she repeatedly rejected his advances. The murder of 17-year-old TikTok star Sana Yousaf in June 2025 drew nationwide condemnation. It also reignited debate about the safety of women after some people left online comments blaming Yousaf for her own death.
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- Americans arrested in Japan for breaking into Punch the monkey’s enclosure
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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Two Americans have been arrested after one jumped into the enclosure of internet star monkey Punch, at a zoo in Japan. Officials said the other suspect filmed the May 17, 2026, stunt at Ichikawa City Zoo.
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- Hanoi hits the brakes on petrol motorbike ban
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- 1:53
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- 2 months ago
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Plans to ban petrol motorbikes on the streets of Hanoi are up in the air following strong opposition from the Vietnamese capital’s residents. Officials were forced to dramatically scale back a June proposal to bar the vehicles from entering a 26 sq km area in the city’s historic centre. Riders complained about the cost and the lack of infrastructure to support the switch to electric models.
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- Title
- How will Putin’s China visit compare to Trump’s?
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- 3:26
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- 2 months ago
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin will arrive in Beijing on May 19, 2026, for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after Xi wrapped up his closely watched summit with his American counterpart Donald Trump. Sources told the South China Morning Post the two-day trip was part of Moscow’s routine dealings with Beijing, and as such was expected to be lighter on ceremony than Trump’s visit, but produce more deliverables. SCMP China foreign policy reporter Dewey Sim says the proximity of their visits reflects Beijing’s effort to position itself as a pivotal power amid an increasingly fractured world order.
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- Title
- Swatch ‘Royal Pop’ pocket watch launch sparks global frenzy
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- 1:21
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- 2 months ago
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The launch of the exclusive pocket Swatch watch collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet, descended into chaos on May 16, 2026, in several Asian cities, as well as in Europe and the United States. In Paris and New York, police used tear gas and pepper spray to control unruly crowds.
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- Samsung strike could cost South Korea $66.7 billion
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- 1:45
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- 2 months ago
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Samsung Electronics executives and union reps entered a new round of government-mediated talks on May 18, 2026, as the deadline for a massive strike loomed. The union is demanding that Samsung set aside 15 per cent of its annual operating profits for bonuses – ending a policy that caps payouts at 50 per cent of annual base salary. But South Korea’s powerful business lobbies worry that any agreement by Samsung could cause the strikes to spread.
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- Robo-monks lead Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival
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- 1:26
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- 2 months ago
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Humanoid robot monks led the procession at South Korea’s annual Lotus Lantern Festival on May 16, 2026. Four robot monks greeted the crowds. Among them was Gabi – the country’s first humanoid robot monk, who was ordained at a temple earlier this month. South Korea’s Lotus Lantern Festival was added to Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020.
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- Mid-air collision at Idaho air show downs two US Navy fighter jets
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- 1:30
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- 2 months ago
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Two US Navy EA-18G Growler fighter jets collided mid-air on May 17, 2026, during an aerial demonstration at an Idaho air show. All four crew members from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 squadron safely ejected from the aircraft and were reported in stable condition. There were no injuries reported at the Mountain Home Air Force base, where the incident happened. The remainder of the two-day air show was cancelled and an immediate lockdown of the base was imposed as an investigation into the crash was launched.
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- Massive ‘last titan’ dinosaur fossil in Thailand is largest found in Southeast Asia
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- 1:25
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- 2 months ago
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Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from fossils discovered in Thailand. The long-necked herbivore stretched 27 metres (88ft) and weighed about 27 tonnes, making it the largest ever found in Southeast Asia. Researchers estimated the new dinosaur had the same heft as nine adult Asian elephants.
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- Train driver charged in deadly Bangkok crash
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- 1:50
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- 2 months ago
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Thai police have charged a train driver with negligence after a May 16, 2026, crash in Bangkok that killed at least eight people. The collision between a goods train and a public bus at a rail crossing also left more than 30 people injured. Officials said the train struck a bus that had been stopped on the tracks at a red light, sparking a fire that engulfed the vehicle and dragging several nearby vehicles along the tracks. Police said the bus driver would also be charged.
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