South China Morning Post - 2024-04-17

• China, Germany ‘can settle difference­s’
• CLOUDS LINGER EVEN AS GROWTH BEATS FORECASTS
• Family offices option for all if money is legitimate, Lee says
• In Cold War 2.0, collective rise of middle powers may tip balance
• Beijing slams UK parliament report on Hong Kong
• Lawmakers slam cost of keeping Covid sites on standby
• INAUGURAL TEST ON COUNTRY AND ITS SECURITY
• FAST ROUTE FOR TOUGH LAWS AFTER TRAGEDY
• 46 months’ jail for bomb plot and escape attempt
• Carrie Lam needs Pacific Place office ‘to match status’
• Death of famed sushi chain founder revealed by friend
• Halo hailed for dazzling appearance around sun
• GREEN TECH EXPORTERS ABUZZ AS ORDERS RISE
• IMF keeps annual growth estimates unchanged
• Clamp on online rumours leads to 1,500 arrests
• Chip magnate to steer plan to cut reliance on mainland as new economy minister
• Debate over doctor treating sex workers
• IRAN ‘WILL SHOW RESTRAINT’ AFTER HITTING ISRAEL
• Macron seeks help for ‘Olympic truce’
• How a low-cost AI chip can boost a hypersonic weapon
• Treason call over ex-president’s China ‘agreement’
• ISRAEL TIES WOULD BE ‘POLITICAL SUICIDE’
• Knife attack at Sydney church ‘a terrorist incident’
• Defiant Yoon hints that he will not change policies despite loss in parliament­ary polls
• FAITH OF PM IN CHINA TO BE TESTED AT ELECTION
• Two held after shooting at Bollywood star’s home
• Singapore’s Lee will stay on as senior minister
• City state allows workers right to request four-day weeks
• Donors pledge aid worth US$2.1b as famine fears grow
• JOHNSON PUSHES TOWARDS AID VOTE
• Rust armourer jailed for fatal shooting
• Uproar in Georgia at ‘foreign agents’ bill
• Hey, big spenders
• Consider the drip-drip effects of climate change
• Middle East cannot afford escalation of Israel-Iran conflict
• Octopus for mainland travel aids integratio­n
• Jobs at heart of rivalry
• Mideast showdown puts world in uncharted territory
• Baseless criticism of waste-charging plan is unhelpful
• CHINA KEY TO RALPH LAUREN’S GAME PLAN
• Times China faces winding-up petition
• Beijing eyes bigger digital role in belt and road plan
• China home prices decline for 10th successive month
• HK’s bitcoin and ether ETFs likely to lure Asian investors
• Virtual Liu hosts JD.com live-streaming sessions
• CHERY ENTERS U.K. CAR RENTAL BUSINESS
• Alibaba stands behind open-source model on LLM
• China’s IC output jumps 40% amid legacy chip boom
• Tech giants ‘drove cross-border boom’
• Universal Crossword
• Revisiting a wardrobe fit for a princess
• SPEAKEASIE­S IN SINGAPORE TURN BACK THE CLOCK
• Met plans growing focus on African art
• Five lesser-known tourist attraction­s to visit in the French capital
• ‘This feels like the end’ as legend Slater faces reality
• PLOT THICKENS IN BEIJING HALF-MARATHON FARCE
• Zhang determined to be more focused for Wilder fight
• Pride and hype build as Zhou desperate to put on a show for return of F1
• Chelsea boss fumes over penalty mayhem

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