South China Morning Post - 2022-06-25

• BEIJING ASSESSING OPTIONS FOR JULY 1 CEREMONY AS CASES RISE
• Foul play claims over capsizing of Jumbo ‘ridiculous’
• Senior official says Nansha plan will benefit HK
• Better for Taiwan to build than burn bridges
• Beijing-hosted meeting avoids questions on Taiwan and Kremlin’s war in Ukraine
• 3.8 tonnes of date rape drug seized in first half of the year
• Biden urged to focus on trade with Asia
• 1,800 ARRESTED AS POLICE CRACK DOWN ON TRIADS
• Exhibitors banned from next month’s book fair
• Chauffeur acquitted on charge of inciting machete attacks on police officers
• Firm told to apologise to sacked employee
• Woman, sick father face detention after hospital bid
• CLOSE XI ALLY APPOINTED AS NEW PUBLIC SECURITY CHIEF
• ‘Fight against evil’ demanded after restaurant attack
• Second activist faces secret trial on subversion charges as relatives closely watched
• BEIJING URGED TO ALLOW XINJIANG LABOUR AUDITS
• Buyer pays €80m in cash for house in Sardinia
• Chinese satellites ‘able to evade US surveillan­ce craft’
• ‘King of gaokao’ falls short, will try again for 27th time
• Structure of ocean currents unravelled
• Troops ordered to retreat
• Balkan states lash out at EU over stalled bids to join
• Leaders seek united front for Ukraine
• Nike to complete its exit from Russia in a symbolic move
• Najib’s co-accused allowed to testify against former PM
• Kim orders strengthen­ing of defence capabiliti­es
• Chinese envoy urges Albanese government to mend ties
• Billionair­e vows huge donation to help society
• 8 convicted for stealing Banksy art from Paris attack site
• Pink Floyd ‘set to make a stash with US$500m deal’
• European air travel industry struggles to meet demand
• ELECTION DEFEATS DEAL BLOW TO PM
• The ‘Mount Everest’ of bacteria found in the Caribbean
• Amazon’s Alexa can mimic voice of grandma
• POLICE CALLED AS PASSPORT QUEUE STRETCHES FOR DAYS
• BRICS nations can navigate economic instabilit­y together
• Exco members need to play a more active role
• Hong Kong’s mandatory hotel quarantine policy for Covid-19 an inefficien­t use of resources
• China’s short game versus US long game
• Helpers deserve to be included in voucher scheme
• Call for ‘organic city’
• Ukraine war highlights G7’s role as geopolitic­al linchpin
• Would Google’s AI say Happy is a legal person?
• GOGOX shares slump in trading debut
• MICRO FIRMS CUT BACK HIRING IN SUMMER
• Freight rates falling as US inflation cools demand
• Live-stream guidelines raise bar for industry
• Billionair­e Cheng’s family seeks to take over Giordano
• China’s internet regulator launches probe into largest academic research database
• Doom-mongers will lose
• Fed’s quantitati­ve tightening plan offers dose of predictabi­lity
• Horoscopes
• Chinese Zodiac
• Universal Crossword
• Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez hopes to compete again in wake of pool rescue
• Hold elections or face ban, Fifa tells Indian associatio­n
• MALAYSIANS SHATTER HK’S ASIA CUP DREAMS
• Mixeddoubl­es pair seek secondbite of the cherry
• Evans to tap new blood for key clash with South Korea
• Eastern get off to flying start in AFC Cup
• Le to defend featherwei­ght crown in Singapore belter
• Williams to face France’s Tan in Wimbledon opener

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