South China Morning Post - 2024-03-23

• AS LEE SIGNS BILL, FIRST TARGET OF LAW COULD BE ABSCONDERS
• Cathay insists on prudent spending, rejects offering perks or discounts
• Bureau withdraws funding request for new trunk road
• Why is Britain complainin­g about the Article 23 legislatio­n?
• Hypersonic missile test a ‘strong message’ to Beijing
• ‘Taiwanese soldier hid real identity’ after rescue at sea
• Three held over fake skincare treatment
• Opposition parties vow to carry on amid ‘uncertain’ political climate
• Group linked to tycoon lobbied for sanctions, court hears
• Officer pulls out handgun to arrest man with knife
• Australia replaces Russia as largest supplier of coal
• Beijing and Pyongyang vow to boost strategic ties
• U.S. DRONE USE ‘RAISES THE RISK OF FRICTION’
• Promising pancreatic drug proceeding to clinical trials
• Bamboo shoots ‘high in protein content’ could feed world, scientists say
• Harbin’s tourism boom fails to mask wider weaknesses
• Parents use ChatGPT to soothe son’s hurt feelings
• POLITICAL SHIFT TIPS SCALES IN BEIJING’S FAVOUR
• Just 21% of Japanese expect to be happy if they live to 100
• Fears over submarine delivery rejected
• Food delivery app accused of stoking division with launch of ‘pure veg fleet’
• ISRAEL DEFIES U.S. ON RAFAH INVASION
• Violence darkens West Bank Ramadan
• Surgeons perform first pig kidney transplant
• PLAN TO USE MOSCOW FUNDS FOR KYIV
• Exiled separatist to contest Catalonia snap poll
• ‘Goon Squad’ police jailed over torture
• Georgia bill to limit land buys by Chinese passes despite racism objections
• EU-Canada trade deal hits hurdle in France
• Time to play it safe
• China’s edge in AI robotics lies in Greater Bay Area
• It always pays for investors and home buyers to be prudent
• Education, vigilance vital for online safety
• Sowing discord
• How much longer will disunited world debt-fund America?
• It is time for city to legally protect civil partnershi­ps
• Domestic security law is no barrier to foreign investment
• TWIN PROJECTS BOLSTER HK TECH HUB AMBITIONS
• Animoca seeks early entry in Saudi Web3 gaming
• Henderson’s Tai Kok Tsui project sees modest sales
• Meituan revenue increases 22.6% amid strong orders
• Singapore keeps crown as Asia’s top financial hub
• Dual-listing plan drives decline in Samsonite shares
• Moonshot AI hit by outage as user traffic surges
• Alibaba suspends operations of sourcing platform
• THE INFORMER
• Universal Crossword
• Australian breeder of Helios Express has no regrets about cheap sale
• Bentley makes case for regally bred colt
• Ohtani’s fired interprete­r had US$1m in gambling debts
• JAPAN SCRAPE TO NERVY VICTORY WHILE SOUTH KOREA ARE HELD BY THAILAND
• Zhou Guanyu open to switching F1 teams for stability
• Coleman Wong hungry for more after Miami stint
• Malaysia rules out hosting 2026 Games

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