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Defects – not jumping tourists – caused deadly Xinjiang bridge collapse: report
Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have blamed construction defects and management failures – rather than the actions of tourists – for a deadly suspension bridge failure last summer. In a re...
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Hong Kong set for intense thundery showers, gusts in the evening
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is set for intense thundery showers and gusts on Thursday evening, the...
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Indonesia’s new food labels are ‘long overdue’, but can they help fight rising obesity?
Indonesia’s new front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme has been welcomed by health advocates as a long-overdue measure to tackle excessive sugar, salt and fat intake. But experts said the labels were only a first step...
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Wealthy young Chinese gain popularity for founding companies with relaxed work environments
China’s fuerdai, or “second-generation rich”, are shaking off their notorious image and have become the favourite boss of some young people. The term fuerdai was invented in the 2000s and refers to the children of people...
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Major setback: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket failure could delay NASA’s moon landing plans
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket experienced a payload deployment failure, impacting its ability to place a satellite into the correct orbit. While not directly affecting NASA's immediate Artemis III mission, this setback...
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Hong Kong jobless rate dips for second successive quarter
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7 per cent in the first quarter, marking a second consecutive decline across rolling three-month periods. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thurs...
