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Hong Kong grants Greater Bay Airlines status to open talks with foreign countries

HONG KONG: Greater Bay Airlines was awarded designated status from the Hong Kong government, allowing the company to open negotiations with foreign countries to fly 104 routes, the head of the start-up carrier told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · May 25, 2022

Hong Kong railway fans queue overnight to try new cross-harbour train

HONG KONG: Hong Kong railway fans on Sunday rushed to board the first train at dawn on a newly opened, cross-harbour section of the city's costliest MTR project, with the long-awaited launch coming off years of repeated delays and cost overruns.

Bangkok Post · May 15, 2022

Why Baidu Shares Are On The Move Today

Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares are trading higher Friday after a Chinese state media report indicated the Chinese government may end its regulatory crackdown on big tech firms.

Benzinga · Apr 29, 2022

Chinese cops in hazmat suits seize people's HOMES in world's strictest Covid lockdown

Shanghai is struggling with over 20,000 new Covid cases a day - and residents have been ordered out of their flats to make way for positive coronavirus patients

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Hong Kong election for top leader is wide open as race starts

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s election season officially begins Sunday, and despite a near-two month delay in proceedings because of a COVID-19 crisis, it’s still wildly unclear who actually wants the city’s top job.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

Singapore, Cambodia among Asean countries eyeing digital currencies

HONG KONG: South Asian countries such as Singapore and Cambodia are exploring the launch of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to enhance payments efficiency and to encourage start-ups and e-commerce in the region, a panel hosted by the South China Morning Post was told on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 25, 2022

Alibaba Hunts For New SCMP Chief As It Devotes Former Chief To NFT Spinoff

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) owned South China Morning Post is on a CEO hunt, Bloomberg reports. The move coincided with Alibaba weighing options for media assets, including SCMP. Alibaba dedicated SCMP chief Gary Liu to running a spinoff to turn artwork into non-fungible tokens. Also Read: Alibaba Launches New NFT Marketplace: What…

Benzinga · Mar 16, 2022

Hong Kong to set up new anti-epidemic task force to prepare for mass testing

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is mobilising police in the battle against Covid-19 by getting a new anti-epidemic task force under the Security Bureau to prepare for universal testing, the South China Morning Post has learned.

Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2022

Hong Kong Tesla Owner Shocked By Nearly $22K Repair Bill After Company Says Car Was Flooded

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has slashed a bill totaling $21,960 out of a goodwill gesture to replace a stalled battery in a Model S vehicle, South China Morning Post reported

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022

UN human rights chief allowed to visit Xinjiang after Olympics

South China Morning Post reported that Beijing approved Bachelet’s trip on the condition that it should be ‘friendly’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2022