South China Morning Post Media Bias

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China a global leader in support for Covid-19 vaccines: survey

science

Almost 99 per cent of Chinese respondents said they had received or were willing to get a booster shot in international study.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

British Conservative government is stripping away basic human rights, global NGO report says

The Tories have rolled back rights on issues ranging from peaceful protest to an adequate standard of living, Human Rights Watch said in its report.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Australian state leader Dominic Perrottet sorry for wearing Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet, 40, said it had been a ‘terrible mistake’ and he ‘did not understand the hurt of what that uniform means to people’.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Love and courage in China: grandparents make baby a human swing, child comforts dog scared by fireworks, girl wraps blades to protect rubbish collectors

lifestyle

Love and courage in China: grandparents make baby a human swing, little girl helps dog frightened by fireworks and child wraps blades before discarding to protect rubbish collectors.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Hong Kong lawyer duped out of HK$5.7 million by phone scammers pretending to be mainland Chinese police, telecoms worker

Woman, 31, first received a phone call in November from a ‘telecoms worker’ who said she was involved in a deception case.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Hong Kong court jails man, 81, for 40 months for molesting granddaughter who was forced to apologise

Grandmother forces victim and parents to apologise when told about crimes.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

How House Republicans will investigate Biden after Democrats probed Trump

politics

The new Republican majority in the US House is readying a fusillade of investigations into President Joe Biden, his family and his administration.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Twitter orders Singapore HQ staff to clear desks, work from home

Office staff at the US firm’s Asia-Pacific headquarters were informed via email on Wednesday that they had until 5pm to leave the CapitaGreen building and resume their duties from home on Thursday.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Australia and Papua New Guinea on track to ink defence treaty by June

The proposed Bilateral Security Treaty will cover defence, with discussions underway over troop training and joint operations, in addition to issues such as climate change and cybersecurity.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Chinese military invents smart shield designed to make laser weapons useless

science

Metallic film prevents missiles from being blinded by defence systems while maintaining clear view of targets, researchers say.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Indonesian man fined US$370 million for losing millions of dollars of state money in insurance scandal

Judges ruled Benny Tjokrosaputro was guilty of arranging for state insurance company to buy overpriced stocks, which later lost their value, for personal gain.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023

Hong Kong Airlines reveals 1,000-person hiring spree, days ahead of liquidation hearing

Airline could return to 75 per cent of its operating capacity by end of 2023, chairman Hou Wei says.
South China Morning Post     Jan 13, 2023