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Chinese man resembling Hong Kong singer Eason Chan approached for photos by eager ‘fans’

40-year-old barber shop worker who looks like iconic Hong Kong singing star, and is a devotee of the icon, is grabbed by his clothes in street.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3297587/chinese-man-resembling-hong-kong-singer-eason-chan-approached-photos-eager-fans?utm_source=rss_feed

Britain’s immigration reality TV show slammed as ‘voyeuristic and nauseating’

Go Back to Where You Came From retraces journeys of asylum seekers crossing the Channel to reach the UK.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3297944/britains-immigration-reality-tv-show-slammed-voyeuristic-and-nauseating?utm_source=rss_feed

New Zealand makes ‘golden visa’ simpler, drops language test to woo rich immigrants

The changes are expected to create more local jobs and give the country’s sluggish residential property market a shot in the arm.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3297943/new-zealand-makes-golden-visa-simpler-drops-language-test-woo-rich-immigrants?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong considers cash grants for schools to hire more native English teachers

But option may reduce pay and perks of new hires as authorities review existing recruitment scheme, sources say.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3297931/hong-kong-considers-cash-grants-schools-hire-more-native-english-teachers?utm_source=rss_feed

With deforestation rising, is Indonesia missing the forest for the trees?

Indonesia lost more than 26,000 sq km of primary and secondary forests last year, according to a new NGO report.

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https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3297832/deforestation-rising-indonesia-missing-forest-trees?utm_source=rss_feed

Elon Musk says he doesn’t want to buy TikTok’s US business after all

‘I usually build companies from scratch,’, said the tech billionaire, who bought Twitter and renamed it X.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3297935/elon-musk-says-he-doesnt-want-buy-tiktoks-us-business-after-all?utm_source=rss_feed

China reaffirms support for Palestinian state after Donald Trump’s Gaza comments

Beijing says the strip, which the US president wants to take over, is an ‘inseparable part of Palestinian territory’.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297891/china-reaffirms-support-palestinian-state-after-donald-trumps-gaza-comments?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong slams US call to free Jimmy Lai

Ministry’s office in Hong Kong says it strongly opposes US government’s ‘blatant’ support of ‘anti-China disrupter’ Lai.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3297920/chinese-foreign-ministrys-arm-hong-kong-slams-us-call-free-jimmy-lai?utm_source=rss_feed

Syria’s new leaders meet with chemical weapons watchdog

The fate of the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals spurred an emergency meeting by the OPCW days after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3297918/syrias-new-leaders-meet-chemical-weapons-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed

China protests over Panama’s withdrawal from Belt and Road Initiative

The Latin American country pulled out of Beijing’s infrastructure project in the face of strong pressure from the United States.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297916/china-protests-over-panamas-withdrawal-belt-and-road-initiative?utm_source=rss_feed

EU signals pragmatic tone as it walks ‘fine line’ between China and the US

Ahead of high-level summits, diplomats prepare to seek new agreements amid volatile relations with Beijing, Washington.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297897/eu-signals-pragmatic-tone-it-walks-fine-line-between-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed

China woman stages sham wedding with ‘rich’ man, scams relatives out of US$1.6 million

Hitchhiker persuades random driver who picked her up to ‘marry’ her, lies about rented properties, says new ‘husband’ is real estate entrepreneur.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3297438/china-woman-stages-sham-wedding-rich-man-scams-relatives-out-us16-million?utm_source=rss_feed

Sri Lanka investigates tourist deaths from suspected pesticide poisoning

A Briton and a German died after their hostel rooms in Colombo were fumigated for bedbugs and other pests.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3297889/sri-lanka-investigates-tourist-deaths-suspected-pesticide-poisoning?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong to record coldest winter day on Sunday as temperatures hit 9 degrees

Observatory also says Sunday’s weather will be dry, with humidity to reach as low as 35 per cent.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297886/hong-kong-record-coldest-winter-day-sunday-temperatures-hit-9-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed

Zelensky says he’s seeking deal with US to end Ukraine war

Ukrainian president offers rare earth minerals in return for US support, while Trump hints at a possible meeting next week.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3297880/zelensky-says-hes-seeking-deal-us-end-ukraine-war?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong national security police charge man with perverting course of justice

Man, aged 26, also faces a charge of ‘doing an act or series of acts tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice’.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297885/hong-kong-national-security-police-charge-man-perverting-course-justice?utm_source=rss_feed

Offer multiple-entry Hong Kong visas to tourists in Beijing, Shanghai: lawmaker

Legislator Perry Yiu calls for expansion of city’s multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen residents to attract more overnight visitors.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297881/offer-multiple-entry-hong-kong-visas-tourists-beijing-shanghai-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed

Has Philippine President Marcos ‘outmanoeuvred’ the Dutertes in the impeachment battle?

Observers say impeachment support from lawmakers in the Dutertes’ stronghold suggests the president has gained the upper hand.

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https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3297871/has-philippine-president-marcos-outmanoeuvred-dutertes-impeachment-battle?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong ‘blue-collar artist’ Luke Ching calls for ‘new employment relationship’

After being sacked by McDonald’s, labour rights activist tells Post there must be more ‘sensible’ discussions on working-class employment.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297839/hong-kong-blue-collar-artist-luke-ching-calls-new-employment-relationship?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s PLA targets top brass in campaign touting political loyalty to Xi Jinping

Senior commanders in focus as military ideology drive aims to ‘unite hearts and forge souls’, urges war readiness.

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3297783/chinas-pla-targets-top-brass-campaign-touting-political-loyalty-xi-jinping?utm_source=rss_feed