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China Personalities

Heart attack kills China ‘century baby’ born at midnight on January 1, 2000 at 25

China’s so-called century baby, who was born at midnight on January 1, 2000, has died from a heart attack at the age of 25. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu

Society

Hong Kong to allow permanent residents as young as 7 to use e-channel service

Passengers at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge checkpoint in Macau. Photo: Dickson Lee

Science

Comac C949: China unveils quiet supersonic jet with ultra-long range

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Chinese aerospace giant Comac has revealed the first glimpse of its quiet supersonic airliner C949. Photo: Comac

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong group ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe

The sale of CK Hutchison’s two ports at each end of the Panama Canal were part of a US$23 billion deal that will leave the company pocketing US$19 billion in cash. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

Home-grown CJ-1000 engine to soon be tested on China’s C919 passenger jet

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A China Eastern Airlines C919 at Hong Kong International Airport in January. Photo: Eugene Lee
A protester in the Hague holds a placard during a demonstration in support of Philippines ex-president Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Press Wire/dpa
The Philippines

Duterte’s downfall: will Marcos face an election backlash in the Philippines?

Ex-president Duterte is behind bars in The Hague and his daughter is fighting for political survival. But don’t discount a comeback in 2028.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s sewage reveals hidden drug labs with fentanyl traces detected

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The Philippines

Brewing justice: Philippines cafe offers healing and hope after Duterte’s ICC arrest

The Philippines

Opinion | In handing Duterte to ICC, Marcos stirs up Philippine hornets’ nest

Too many questions surround the abrupt U-turn on cooperation with the International Criminal Court, from sovereignty to political persecution.

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Police block protesters as they try to march towards Malacanang palace in Manila, Philippines, on March 17 to call on the government to rejoin the ICC after the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Supporters of Philippine’s Duterte call on God, Trump to bring him home

Experts say there is little chance of the 80-year-old gaining early release due to a lack of legal avenues to challenge his ICC detention.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | The gravity of ‘space oil’: understanding Hong Kong teens’ new drug of choice

We need to think beyond bans and crackdowns. With creativity, empathy and urgency, young people can be guided towards a healthier future.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 1, seizes HK$33 million of suspected cocaine

Man held in connection with drug trafficking, as officers find suspected narcotic in commercial building in bustling Tsim Sha Tsui.

Officers on Friday found 39kg of suspected cocaine hidden inside two suitcases and a large nylon carrier bag. Photo: Dickson Lee
United States

Outside In | Like the Cheshire Cat, US reciprocal tariffs are hard to pin down

The countdown to April 2 begins. Amid the gargantuan complexity of tariff calculations, US clarifications only serve to obfuscate.

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The Philippines

Duterte’s arrest sparks Philippine disinformation frenzy targeting ICC judges

Duterte’s ICC arrest sparked a wave of disinformation, with fake news and fabricated quotes flooding Philippine social media, potentially affecting his interim release.

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Indonesia

Indonesia denies marijuana farm cover-up after video of cannabis crops emerges

Indonesia denied claims that officials grew cannabis near Mount Semeru following the release of drone footage, asserting the marijuana farm was raided in 2024.

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Drone footage shows a man carrying cannabis crops during a police raid on 10 hectares of marijuana plantation in Aceh, Indonesia in March 2019. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Filipinos’ anger over cuts, Duterte’s arrest threaten Marcos’ Senate slate

Addressing Filipinos’ concerns about bread-and-butter issues will be key to winning their votes in the midterms, analysts say.

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Police block protesters during a rally in Manila on Monday calling for the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Duterte’s ICC arrest justified under obscure Philippine law, legal experts say

Supporters of the former president have slammed the move by Manila to allow Duterte’s transfer to The Hague, calling it a ‘kidnapping’.

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Icons and Influencers

Meet the Notorious B.I.G.’s entrepreneur children, T’yanna and C.J.

T’yanna and C.J. were at their grandmother Voletta Wallace’s recent funeral, which was also attended by Lil’ Kim, Faith Evans, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ son Christian Combs and Jay-Z’s mother Gloria Carter.

Science

Can the US ban them all? China detects a quadrillion possible fentanyl compounds

As the US struggles to keep ahead of the deadly fentanyl trade, Chinese scientists create a simple way to identify new variants.

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While the US introduces tariffs to help stop the deadly fentanyl trade, Chinese scientists have developed a way to identify over a quadrillion different variants of the synthetic opioid. Photo: US Drug Enforcement Administration/TNS
The Philippines

Asian Angle | What Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest means for Philippines’ politics, global standing

The ex-president’s transfer to ICC risks custody transforming him and his family into political martyrs and stoking civil unrest.

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Rodrigo Duterte pictured at an Asean summit in Bangkok in 2019 when he was president of the Philippines. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Philippines’ Duterte attends ICC hearing via video link

The 79-year-old was tired after flying to the Netherlands from the Philippines and was permitted to attend the session via video link.

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Mexico

Mexican cartel mystery: hundreds of shoes, charred bones at possible killing site

Gruesome images from a ranch apparently used as a drug cartel training camp show hundreds of discarded items and skeletal remains.

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International Cricket Council

Australian ex-cricketer MacGill found guilty of being part of cocaine-supply deal

A jury found the retired leg-spinner guilty of knowingly taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug.

Australian spinner Stuart MacGill played 44 Tests for Australia between 1998 and 2008. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Duterte says he is ‘responsible’ for drug war as ICC takes him into custody

The ex-president, who was transferred to a detention unit on the Dutch coast, told his supporters ‘I am OK, do not worry’.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Teenagers arrested over HK$278,000 ‘space oil’ seizure in Hong Kong

Man aged 18 and a 15-year-old girl become the latest to be held amid a rise of arrests connected to the popular recreational drug.

Cancer

Groundbreaking cancer therapies are the goal for this biotech innovator

PostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery: here we meet Gina Jiang, managing director of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology.

Gina Jiang is managing director of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology. Photo: TMT
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong driver pinned to ground after Mercedes hits 4 vehicles in wild ride

Drama unfolds in Mong Kok when Mercedes-Benz reportedly speeds through crowded streets, hitting four vehicles, including police van.

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The man and woman in the car were arrested by police officers. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Teenager arrested over HK$200,000 ‘space oil’ production in Hong Kong hotel

Boy aged 16 apprehended with manufacturing ingredients and tools in raid of North Point premises.

Hong Kong politics

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte has made headlines in Hong Kong many times before

Former leader sparked media frenzy with speech at rally with vice-president daughter, but he has made the news on several previous visits.

The Philippines

How Philippines’ Duterte responds to potential ICC arrest could shape midterms

Duterte says he is ready to face arrest, but analysts warn a warrant could threaten his and his family’s political fortunes.

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Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte speaks inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organised by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers in Hong Kong on March 9. Photo: AP
Myanmar

In Myanmar’s fields of fear, farmers sow opium poppies for survival

For those displaced by relentless conflict in the world’s biggest producer of opium, poppy farming offers a fragile lifeline.

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A woman works in an illegal poppy field on the border of Myanmar’s Kayin and Shan states. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Fight against drugs a marathon not a sprint

Cocaine, ketamine, cannabis and ‘space oil’ … the list of narcotics entering Hong Kong is endless, which calls for ever greater vigilance by the authorities.

Donald Trump

Trump justice department fires head of organised crime task force

Adam Cohen was fired 18 hours after the announcement that his team would be playing a new leading role in combating illegal immigration.

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