South China Morning Post - 2022-05-17

• GRIM CHINA DATA FUELS CALLS TO EASE CURBS
• Experts divided on the possibilit­y of a sixth wave
• Shanghai aims at June 1 for easing of restrictio­ns
• China’s middle class left high and dry
• Some top civil service jobs ‘open to outside talent’
• China urges Pakistani PM to prevent another attack
• A DAY OF CONFUSION FOR PASSENGERS AT ADMIRALTY
• 14-year-old held on suspicion of traffickin­g drugs
• Ex-top executive at Next Digital turns against Jimmy Lai
• ‘Mind your own business’ Pelosi told over Zen arrest
• High sugar, salt levels found in baby snacks
• Retired cadres warned about ‘negative’ speeches
• Spy ship off coast of Australia ‘will help gather data’
• Taiwan to apply Ukraine lessons in drills
• ‘LITTLE BOOK’ OF XI QUOTES RAISES SPECTRE OF MAO
• Students protest over isolation measure
• Search goes on for 3-year-old Xian boy missing after falling down manhole
• Revival of ‘Nato for trade’
• Kyiv troops ‘on border with Russia’ after Kharkiv retaken
• White-hot munitions rain down on complex
• IMF LAYS OUT RESCUE PLAN TO PREVENT ‘DISORDERLY DEFAULT’
• Deal on the cards with Britain to build fighter jet
• Malaysian minister meets anti-junta counterpar­t in US
• Australia ‘lost trust’ in the region as China’s influence grew, ex-diplomat says
• ‘COPYCAT’ KILLERS RAISE BODY COUNT
• Church-goers overpower gunman in California attack
• Mali quits regional anti-jihadist task force
• Tourists face court over ancient artefacts
• HSBC lacks a new strategy for growth
• Healthy debate by city experts on next Covid steps to be welcomed
• With its ‘dynamic zero-Covid’ policy, China is running the risk of derailing its own ascent
• Business must utilise potential of women
• An uninvited guest
• US arrogance the biggest barrier to peace in Ukraine
• City has Covid under control – let’s get sensible
• CNKI accused of power abuse over academic database
• China’s housing and land figures hit new lows
• NWD to build subsidised flats for first-time buyers
• Global asset managers in China push
• Semiconduc­tor production shrinks as lockdowns hit manufactur­ers in big cities
• Still the key driving force
• Central banks on wrong track as they seek to control inflation
• Horoscopes
• Universal Crossword
• Chinese Zodiac
• Surreal fun in the sun at South Korea’s Legoland and Chuncheon city
• Exhibition recalls early showcase of female artists
• Organic mushroom farm a steep learning curve
• De Sousa eyes HK return – could other stars join him?
• HAYES BACKS LUCKY WITH YOU TO ‘ZIP’ AROUND HAPPY VALLEY
• HK SQUAD NAMED MINUS MAINLAND-BASED STARS
• Top players praise women’s T20 success in Dubai
• Grace Lau settles for silver at Premier League
• Illegal wind denies Yue record HK long jump
• Chan upbeat after sealing spot at US Women’s Open
• ‘Fever’ cases top 1.2 million in North Korea
• China envoy scolds Western critics who ‘distort the truth’
• BEIJING TO THROW MORE RESOURCES AT KEY STRATEGY
• Omicron bout can boost vaccinated people’s immunity

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