South China Morning Post - 2024-01-19

• CHRISTIAN CHARITY TRIO ‘FLEE CITY WITH HK$50m DONATIONS’
• Eight men and teenager arrested in crackdown on child pornograph­y
• Number of foreign residents in China 15pc down on 2019
• Red Sea attacks stress regional need for clean energy transition
• Big cities in China set targets for GDP growth above 5%
• Beijing and Manila agree to manage maritime rift
• Selected projects ‘will benefit both the world and HK’
• Dawes wins third term at Bar Associatio­n
• Study finds extensive wetlands damage
• Long-distance delivery
• Hit show taps into local culture and spurs consumptio­n
• PLEDGE TO CONTINUE ‘MADE IN CHINA’ PLAN DESPITE HURDLES
• Massive wind tunnel complex blows away rivals
• HUGE LITHIUM DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN SICHUAN
• Nuclear battery ‘could power devices indefinite­ly’
• Warning non-US members of IPEF losing interest with lack of conclusion­s, actions
• Macron in call for de-escalation of US-China tensions
• US urged to expand and tighten tech restrictio­ns
• Hopes, prayers and fears in remade temple city
• TRANSPORT CHIEF STEPS DOWN AMID CORRUPTION CHARGES
• Tensions soar as Islamabad strikes targets inside Iran
• Push to save animals and compensate sector as dog meat trade winds down
• GAZA AIR STRIKE KILLS 16, HALF OF THEM CHILDREN
• ‘Beat China in space race to assure a rules-based order’
• Prosecutor probing TV studio attack shot dead
• Kenyan cult leader, aides face charges of murder
• U.S. MILITARY STRIKES HOUTHI SITES AGAIN AS ATTACKS ON SHIPPING IN RED SEA CONTINUE
• Difficult decisions
• Fast action on ruling out capital gains tax reassuring for city
• Tobacco should pay for health and deficit
• Let’s learn to walk before we run on cryptocurr­ency ETFs
• Message from Iowa
• US and China are unlikely to trade places any time soon
• Chinese firms are helping Hungary turn into EV hub
• RATE CUTS ‘SET TO DRIVE INVESTMENT REBOUND’
• Restaurant­s lock in leases as tourism numbers rise
• Home sales in bay area seen to rise as ‘market improves’
• No new year bounce for Chinese stocks listed in Shanghai and Hong Kong
• Investors return to China for M&A deals
• Douyin ‘increased scrutiny of live-streaming hosts in 2023’
• Crackdown urged on deceptive pricing in live streaming
• BYTEDANCE PLANS TO EXPAND IN CALIFORNIA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA
• FIVE DRUG GIANTS TO BUY GREEN ENERGY IN CHINA
• Start-ups ‘need aid’ if city is to realise its green hub dreams
• Lottery players bet on chatbots ... and dream on
• Huawei unveils updated version of HarmonyOS
• Sinopec, BP to extend strategic partnershi­p
• Female artists who are breaking new ground in break-up albums
• When hopes ride on the miaow factor
• A pro squash player’s go-to restaurant­s in Hong Kong
• Why is it so difficult to get a basic, no frills burger these days?
• High energy Abba tribute concerts are sure to leave you breathless
• Galaxy S24 series smartphone­s go big on AI features
• Universal Crossword
• BEAUTY ETERNAL ‘JUST NEEDS THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTAN­CES’
• In-demand McDonald keeps enjoying best of both worlds
• Stretching a point
• Head and Hazlewood torment struggling Windies
• ANDERSEN VOWS ‘WE WILL FIGHT AND PRESS’
• Pupils at centre of match-fixing probe
• SEVEN IN A ROW AS SOUTH KOREA’S SON CLAIMS PRESTIGIOU­S REGIONAL AWARD
• Questions raised over Zhang’s stamina

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