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Hong Kong police bust vice ring exploiting minors,...

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2025/10/18

Hong Kong police have dismantled a local vice syndicate allegedly led by an 18-year-old woman, which exploited underage girls for sex services, arresting 58 people in two crackdowns. Chief Inspector Yim Wan-ha of Kowloon West said on Saturday that the force recently apprehended 23 people in a crackdown on the local syndicate suspected of recruiting teenage girls for prostitution through online social platforms and youth hang-out spots with the lure of quick money. “Core members befriend

Nepal’s Gen Z uprising splinters as ideological...

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2025/10/18

One month after Nepal’s youth-led revolt redrew the political map, competing visions for the future and the daunting challenge of turning protest into meaningful reform are casting uncertainty over the country’s political future. In the wake of the September uprising, which ousted the government of K.P. Sharma Oli and left more than 70 people dead, new Gen Z factions have proliferated, defined by their deep ideological divides. Groups with names like the Gen Z Alliance, Real Gen Z Nepal and

China US$1.4 million lottery winner tips...

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2025/10/18

A man in eastern China who lavished chunks of a 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) lottery win on a woman live-streamer but gave his wife nothing has captivated mainland social media. The man’s wife, surnamed Yuan, exposed his scandal to Henan TV in mid-October after filing for divorce. The couple, who live in Dezhou, Shandong province, have been married since 2016. On December 17 last year, the husband, whose identity was not revealed in the report, won a jackpot of 10.17 million yuan, with

Guangdong motorists must follow Hong Kong laws under...

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2025/10/18

Motorists from mainland China entering Hong Kong under a new travel scheme must abide by the city’s laws, the transport minister has warned. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that authorities would have systems in place to track drivers with unpaid penalties through their registered mainland payment methods. Under the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles” scheme, motorists from the southern Chinese province will be able to apply to drive into Hong Kong

Thailand, Singapore investigate Chen Zhi’s group...

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2025/10/18

Authorities in Thailand and Singapore are looking into a Cambodian real estate group after the United States and Britain imposed sanctions on the company’s chairman on allegations of fraud and money laundering. Surapol Prembutr, commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, said Thai officials would work with their US counterparts to review the asset seizure process and legal proceedings involving Prince Holding Group, the Bangkok Post reported. Singapore police were looking into the...

‘Phenomenal’: how Hongkongers’ generosity helped 4.5...

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2025/10/18

Hong Kong supported 4.5 million people in need worldwide over one year through the relief agency World Vision, its president has said, envisioning the city becoming a humanitarian aid hub. Andrew Morley, president and CEO of World Vision International, a child-focused charity operating in more than 100 countries, also urged people to contribute more as he said government funding for humanitarian aid across the world had decreased by about 25 per cent this year compared with 2024, despite a

Overseas expansion adds fuel to Chinese energy...

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2025/10/18

Openings at overseas energy storage operations flood John Yang’s screen anytime he browses recruitment websites, with listed giants and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike offering salaries well above those typically found in China’s manufacturing sector. “Job seeking has never felt easier. The only worry is whether the new role could last beyond next year,” joked Yang, Thailand director at a Shenzhen-based energy storage firm. Yang’s experience reflects the recent, rapid overseas...

Viral China parents celebrate son’s slim exam pass,...

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2025/10/18

A video of parents from eastern China celebrating their son’s exam results after he got just one point above a pass has gone viral online. Unlike the typical Chinese “tiger parenting” style, the father prioritised his child’s health and happiness over perfection. The clip shows a mother entering a house with three children, holding an exam paper and smiling broadly. She excitedly tells her husband, who is lying on the couch: “Our son scored 61 out of 100; he passed the monthly maths

Man found dead by hiker 200 metres from summit of...

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2025/10/18

A man was found dead about 200 metres from the summit of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock on Saturday morning, police said. Police received a report at 10am on Saturday from a hiker, who had spotted the man had collapsed in a mountain area near the popular peak. Responders from the Government Flying Service and the Fire Services Department arrived at the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His body was later airlifted by helicopter to the Government Flying Service headquarters in Chek Lap

Rush to create 2,600 student hostel spaces to meet...

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2025/10/18

Education authorities have received more than 10 applications to convert commercial buildings and hotels into 2,600 dormitory spaces in Hong Kong, a move to address the increased demand after raising the cap on non-local students at tertiary institutions to 50 per cent. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin said on Saturday she was encouraged by the response to the “Hostel in the City” scheme, launched in July with the Development Bureau. “We have approved a few applications now,”

Seoul demands truth over student’s Cambodia torture...

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2025/10/12

South Korean police plan to conduct a joint autopsy with Cambodian authorities on a Korean college student who was kidnapped and allegedly tortured to death, officials said on Sunday, amid rising concerns over similar crimes against Koreans in the Southeast Asian country.The move comes as diplomatic tensions between the two nations escalated over organised crime involving online scams and kidnappings targeting South Korean nationals. The Gyeongbuk provincial police agency said it will carry

What makes the Xinjiang-Tibet mega railway China’s...

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2025/10/12

Construction is set to begin next month on a monumental railway linking Hotan in Xinjiang with Lhasa in Tibet – one of China’s most ambitious infrastructure projects to date. The 1,980km (1,230 miles) line has been dubbed one of the “projects of the century” for the extreme engineering challenges it presents and the massive investment required. Traversing mountain ranges, glaciers and permafrost zones at altitudes averaging above 4,500 metres (14,764 feet), it will connect the two autonomous...

Singapore singer praised for anonymous US$1.4 million...

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2025/10/12

Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Yanzi has donated more than 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) to a charity fund in China over the past decade, winning admiration on social media. Top Chinese diva Han Hong revealed that the Lion City singer was behind the previously anonymous donations while introducing Sun as a guest at Han’s Beijing concert on October 7, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported. Han established the Beijing Han Hong Love Charity Foundation in 2012. It mainly engages in medical,...

China’s car dealers feel squeeze between price war,...

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2025/10/12

Chinese car dealers, once the beneficiaries of the country’s booming automotive market, are facing a bleak future as they fall victim to a brutal price war and a growing preference for e-commerce sales among manufacturers and shoppers. The industry’s 14 major participants reported a 10 per cent sales slump in the first half of 2025, following an 18 per cent year-on-year decline in 2024, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Cui Dongshu, general secretary of the...

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan to attend IMF, World Bank...

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2025/10/12

Hong Kong’s finance chief will attend the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington for the first time since 2019, despite a dramatic re-escalation of trade tensions between the United States and China. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that in addition to the two meetings, which he will attend as part of China’s delegation, he would join other events to promote the city’s strengths and development efforts while also addressing “topics of concern”. In a

Chinese-Dutch team discovers how single cell can give...

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2025/10/12

Scientists in China and the Netherlands say they have discovered how a single plant cell can regenerate into an entirely new plant by flipping two genetic switches. They said the findings could help scientists develop technologies to quickly regenerate high-yield resilient crops to safeguard global food security and offer cross-species insights into regenerative medicine in humans. Researchers at Shandong Agricultural University and BGI-Research in China collaborated with peers at Radboud...

China AI professor goes viral over good looks,...

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2025/10/12

A young associate professor at a prestigious Chinese university has gone viral on social media after a video of her teaching generative artificial intelligence (AI) captivated viewers. She has also sparked an online discussion about her youthful appearance and academic credentials. He Jing, who is in her mid-30s, is a teacher at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at Beihang University. Beihang University (BUAA) was established in 1952 and is one of China’s

Paedophile singer Ian Watkins killed in UK’s ‘Monster...

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2025/10/12

Ian Watkins, the former frontman of the British rock band Lostprophets, was killed on Saturday in a prison attack in England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sex crimes against children. Watkins, 48, pleaded guilty in November 2013 to 13 child sex offences – including making or possessing child pornographic images, sexually assaulting at least one child under 13 and attempting to rape a baby. He was sentenced the following month for what the judge called “new depths of...

Hong Kong can expect fewer but stronger typhoons in...

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2025/10/12

Hong Kong can expect fewer but stronger typhoons in the future, a former assistant director of the Observatory has warned, with storms lasting longer and potentially becoming even more destructive than in the past. Leung Wing-mo, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Meteorological Society, said the force of waves from such storms would require people in coastal areas to use wooden panels to secure windows and glass doors instead of tape, while more breakwater barriers would be needed. “If we follow

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: student who helps father...

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2025/10/12

At just 23, university student Bianca Sadhwani has become a familiar face on Hong Kong’s streets, her smile and kindness lighting up evenings as she hands out meals to the homeless alongside her father. The young volunteer, a finalist in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the Youth category, has turned her family’s compassion into a bridge that connects cultures and hearts. The Spirit of Hong Kong Awards is co-organised by the South China Morning Post and Sino Group to recognise the...

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