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China says it wants to get relations with US ‘back on the right track’

Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 21 12:48 PM

Beijing makes the remarks just hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration as president. But analysts say Washington will continue to see China as a major threat. Read more »

Inside the ugly transition at the Pentagon: How Joe Biden’s team was denied critical info

South China Morning Post by POLITICO
Posted at Jan 21 12:45 PM

Transition officials decry roadblocks to their requests on pressing operations, such as COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the troop drawdown in Afghanistan. The obstruction efforts, led by Trump appointees, will hobble the new administration on key national security matters, officials say. Read more »

Pompeo among key Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘disrupting China-US relations’

Owen Churchill in United States, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 21 12:31 PM

Former national security adviser Robert O’Brien is also targeted. Beside mainland China, they will not be permitted entry to Hong Kong or Macau. Read more »

10 domestic helpers arrested in Hong Kong over bank accounts linked to money laundering and online scams

Clifford Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 20 01:42 PM

Ten domestic helpers and a Hong Kong resident have been arrested for receiving payment in return for opening bank accounts that were used to collect and launder millions in swindled cash.   Read more »

Can a fractured US survive the myths surrounding Trump’s election loss?

Jacob Fromer, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:23 PM

Historians say the appearance of the Confederate battle flag – the emblem of a losing side in a civil war, more than a century and a half after it ended – is also a good reminder of something else: that Trump’s nascent legacy, even after four years as president, still has the potential to take on a powerful new life of its own in the years to come, long after he is gone. Read more »

What gifts did Donald Trump present to other world leaders?

Leah Simpson, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:18 PM

Melania and Barron Trump likely helped the outgoing US president select these memorable mementos for his counterparts. Read more »

Stalker at restroom stop for K-pop’s WayV angers fans

Tamar Herman, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:02 PM

Members of pop group WayV took to social media to complain about a fan who tried to photograph them on the way to a restroom. Read more »

East China Sea: Why giant Chinese territory marker may be leagues above old buoy network

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 03:35 PM

China has added a new giant buoy to a marine surveillance network used partly to strengthen the country’s territorial claims in the disputed East China Sea – dubbed a “buoys’ graveyard” after several were lost or damaged through accidents and vandalism as several nations vie for regional influence.   Read more »

China success vs COVID-19 shows catching up with West in innovation- Nobel laureate

Karen Yeung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 01:15 PM

China’s success in combating the coronavirus is a sign that it has already caught up with the United States and other Western nations in some areas of innovation, including public health policy, according to Paul Romer, co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics.   Read more »

Kimchi wars: Livestreamer canceled for liking comment on China appropriating dish

Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 10:42 AM

A South Korean internet star who live-streams herself binge-eating various foods – a phenomenon known as mukbang – is in hot water amid an online dispute over whether kimchi is Korean or Chinese. Read more »

A sneak peek at the K-pop acts set to debut in 2021

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 02:55 PM

This year will see a flurry of new Korean idol groups debuting with the biggest entertainment companies in the industry. Read more »

JK Rowling, Steve Jobs: 20 millionaires, billionaires who went from rags to riches

South China Morning Post by Business Insider
Updated as of Jan 17 02:18 PM

These celebrities and entrepreneurs made it big after coming from nothing – from the seedy streets of LA to the middle-income Bayview projects.   Read more »

Hong Kong police launch probe after video of two men having sex on MTR train goes viral

Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 11:25 AM

Hong Kong police are investigating after viral videos emerged showing two men having sex and masturbating on an MTR train.   Read more »

Vietnam’s omission from Wang Yi’s Southeast Asia tour tells a story, observers say

Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 10:13 AM

China's foreign minister has visited nine of the 10 ASEAN countries in recent months, but tensions with Beijing made Hanoi a no-go zone, according to the experts. As the only Southeast Asian nation to take on Beijing over the South China Sea and management of the Mekong River, Vietnam has become a focal point in the tensions between the US and China. Read more »

WhatsApp postpones privacy changes; HK experts say outcry already evolved into crisis of confidence

Phila Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 10:06 AM

WhatsApp says users will now have until May, rather than next month, to decide whether to consent to new data-sharing terms. But Hong Kong experts say the move is unlikely to stem the exodus of users, even if there are ‘not many privacy issues with the new policy’. Read more »

‘South China Sea strategic benefit’ if Beijing builds tunnel to holiday island Hainan

Rachel Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 16 06:34 PM

A senior adviser to the Chinese government is calling for a proposed road and rail tunnel between mainland China and its southern island province of Hainan to be put back on the agenda, to boost the island’s economy and help Beijing gain a foothold in the South China Sea.   Read more »

Researchers discover H5N8 strain of bird flu in Hong Kong for 1st time

Danny Mok and Elizabeth Cheung, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 15 02:44 PM

Hong Kong authorities have stepped up their vigilance against bird flu after a highly pathogenic strain was detected in the city for the first time.   Read more »

US-China trade war deal reaches 1st anniversary as bilateral mistrust hits ‘all-time high’

Cissy Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 15 01:12 PM

One year after signing the phase one trade deal with the US, China remains far behind in its commitment to buy more American goods, though the agreement has been a vital sticking plaster in a fast deteriorating bilateral relationship, experts said.   Read more »

Amid concerns over WhatsApp’s new privacy terms, users wonder whether or not to switch

Ethan Paul, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 14 03:39 PM

WhatsApp last week asked its more than 2 billion global users to agree to new terms regarding the way it shares their personal information with Facebook by February 8, or they will no longer be able to use its services. Read more »

China demands Huawei exec's return after bullets were sent to her Vancouver home, says security chief

Ian Young, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 14 01:29 PM

China’s consulate demanded the immediate return of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou after “threatening letters” containing bullets were delivered to the home where she has been living in Vancouver under partial house arrest, the head of the private security team guarding her said in court on Wednesday. Read more »