Topic: scmp-south-china-morning-post

HK ofc'l justifies arrest of elderly Catholic cardinal

HK ofc'l justifies arrest of elderly Catholic cardinal

Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 23 03:53 PM

The arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen was in accordance with the law and had nothing to do with his role in the church, says security chief Chris Tang. Not acting in accordance with the law would go against Vatican’s principle of justice, Tang add. Read more »

Study catalogues 100 species of spiders in Hong Kong

Study catalogues 100 species of spiders in Hong Kong

Ezra Cheung, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 22 08:31 AM

Outdoor Wildlife Learning Hong Kong says 18-month study has resulted in extensive list of arthropods hidden in city’s nooks and crannies. The survey finds two spider families, ghost and trachelid, neither of which had been scientifically logged as living in Hong Kong. Read more »

What the studies tell us about the fourth COVID-19 jab

What the studies tell us about the fourth COVID-19 jab

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 16 01:56 PM

Many countries are offering fourth doses of the vaccines, but most are for at-risk groups like the elderly. Questions remain over how long the protection will last and if another shot will benefit the wider population. Read more »

China restricts minors from live streaming

China restricts minors from live streaming

Yaling Jiang, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 09 08:21 PM

Users aged between 16 and 18 must obtain permission from their parents or guardians before doing live-streams, and minors are banned from tipping online. Read more »

Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang dies at age 87

Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang dies at age 87

Clifford Lo Elizabeth Cheung and Gigi Choy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 27 10:31 PM

Celebrated Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang was pronounced dead on Wednesday after being found unconscious at a quarantine hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, sources told the Post. Read more »

Hong Kong leader downplays concerns over press freedom

Hong Kong leader downplays concerns over press freedom

Chris Lau and Nadia Lam, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 26 08:52 PM

Carrie Lam attributes the public’s concerns to misunderstandings on the extent press freedom is covered by constitutional safeguards. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club has put its annual Human Rights Press Awards on hold. Read more »

Journalist group in Hong Kong tackles possible disbandment

Journalist group in Hong Kong tackles possible disbandment

William Yiu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 24 09:21 AM

Ronson Chan, chairman of Hong Kong Journalists Association, says topic of disbandment came up during their special three-hour meeting. The meeting’s atmosphere was ‘overwhelming’, Chan says, adding the group will seek more views and gather written submissions from members. Read more »

US plans trade meetings with ASEAN leaders

US plans trade meetings with ASEAN leaders

Joshua Cartwright and Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 07 01:51 PM

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework will focus on infrastructure, decarbonization and clean energy, says a US Commerce Department official. President Joe Biden’s administration wants to get a summit with ASEAN leaders on the calendar ‘in the next couple of months’. Read more »

COVID temporarily separates kids from parents in Hong Kong

COVID temporarily separates kids from parents in Hong Kong

Fiona Sun, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 29 08:03 PM

Charity executive Dr. Lucy Lord estimates 1,000 to 2,000 children with COVID-19 have been separated from parents at hospitals over the past five to six weeks. Hospital Authority says crowded medical facilities have made it difficult to let parents stay with their children. Read more »

Chinese fossil shows owls ‘rejected night for fun in the sun’

Chinese fossil shows owls ‘rejected night for fun in the sun’

Chinese fossil shows owls ‘rejected night for fun in the sun’
Updated as of Mar 29 04:01 PM

Extinct owl that lived millions of years ago was active in daytime, researchers say after a study of skeleton fossil found near Tibetan Plateau. Analysis of bird bones and behavior reveals the owl had an ancestor that evolved from nocturnal habits, they say. Read more »

Chinese hospital offering baby gender selection ordered to cease service

Chinese hospital offering baby gender selection ordered to cease service

Alice Yan in Shanghai, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 24 09:43 PM

The hospital offers services such as a ‘LST baby tailor-making’ technology to assure a gender selection success rate as high as 99 percent. Chinese law bans fetus’ gender identification at health institutions except in the condition that there is a medical reason. Read more »

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