SCMP Originals
SCMP Originals

Why worry about a China-US nuclear war when we have Nicki Minaj?

SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo worries about how close China and the US may be coming to a nuclear conflict, but is distracted by the news cycle moving on to rapper Nicki Minaj’s Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.  

September 17, 2021
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Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has made an early exit from the Tokyo Olympic Games, going down in straight sets to the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova. Hong Kong athletes meanwhile continue...05:17
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Naomi Osaka’s shock exit from Olympics
July 27, 2021
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SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo calls out Hongkongers who lay flowers at the crime scene for a man who stabs a police officer in the back and kills himself.03:24
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Celebrating attempted murder in Hong Kong
July 5, 2021
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Karen Wong set up an online business, which started in the US and Australia, providing a luxury pop-up picnic service. Spotting a new business opportunity during the Covid-19 pandemic, Wong brought...03:35
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HK’s new pop-up luxe picnic service
April 11, 2021
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Amid the ongoing trade tensions between China and Australia, South China Morning Post reporter Su-Lin Tan moderates a panel discussion involving Navigate Commodities Managing Director Atilla...09:18
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Australian levy on iron ore exports ‘a silly idea’
December 21, 2020
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In Cantonese, sometimes telling the whole truth is not the best option. The South China Morning Post’s Luisa Tam teaches you how to tell white lies in Cantonese from offering words of praise to...03:31
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How to tell white lies in Cantonese
December 1, 2020
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Many people who have grown up in a traditional Chinese household recall feeling anxious about the future while they were children. As the SCMP’s Luisa Tam explains, parents are known to tell a...03:17
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Superstitions Chinese kids fear
November 24, 2020
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Protests have broken out in several cities around the US as states continue to count up ballots from Election Day. The South China Morning Post's Political Economy team senior editor John Carter...08:46
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US presidential elections 2020: protests as ballot count continues
November 5, 2020
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Once a person is convicted of a crime that requires a custodial sentence in Hong Kong, he or she will be sent to one of the city’s 28 correctional facilities. Hong Kong prisons are divided into...08:10
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Life inside Hong Kong’s prisons
September 13, 2020
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Tai Kwun on Hong Kong's Hollywood Road is a popular arts and shopping hub that attracts tourists and locals alike. But the complex was once a place no one wanted to visit. It was the first prison...05:08
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Hong Kong’s first prison
June 24, 2020
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Descriptions of medical symptoms in Cantonese are often used in daily conversations to produce some fun expressions about behaviour and emotions. Luisa Tam walks us through some insane terms for a...04:38
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Cantonese ‘symptoms’ for daily use
June 23, 2020
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SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo exposes the double standards as he contrasts Washington’s unrelenting support for Hong Kong’s social unrest while suppressing American anti-racism protests.04:16
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‘Heroes’ or ‘terrorists’: comparing HK and U.S. protests
June 12, 2020
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From humble beginnings in Austria where he was slammed as “good for nothing” by one of his first mentors, Wolfgang Puck has risen to become one of the world’s most famous celebrity chefs. ...13:26
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Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s rags-to-riches tale
November 9, 2019
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Meet Qoobo and Bocco, two Japanese robots designed for companionship and human interaction. Yonden Lhatoo weighs in on whether they stand the test of friendship.03:27
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Robots: Our Future Friends?
April 6, 2019
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SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo exposes the darker side of Hong Kong taxi cartels' resistance to competition.04:37
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Taking on Hong Kong’s Taxi Mafia
March 12, 2019
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The Post’s editors discuss whether “gweilo” is a derogatory term.05:25
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Is ‘gweilo’ a racist word? Our editors discuss
September 12, 2018
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Zephyrus grew up feeling something wasn't quite right. During his medical degree studies, he decided to open up to his university counsellor about his gender dysphoria. That made him feel more at...13:33
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My transition: A transgender man's journey
June 11, 2022
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Ahead of the Lunar New Year, fortune-tellers have been busy preparing their predictions. The South China Morning Post spoke with Master Joseph, who is based at Hong Kong’s Temple Street in Kowloon...05:39
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Year of the Tiger predictions
January 31, 2022
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The women and children of New Delhi's G.B. Road are afraid to tell others where they are from. They live in the Indian capital’s biggest red-light district. The mothers are sex workers. Many say...13:21
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Sex workers and their children on New Delhi's G.B. Road
January 29, 2022
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In his New Year’s message, SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo demands Western governments free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before preaching press freedom to everyone else. 04:19
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Killing Assange while preaching press freedom
January 1, 2022
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JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon makes fun of China, then apologises. What does it mean? SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo looks at the lesson to be learned.   04:07
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Show me the money
December 3, 2021
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What does it take to maintain loving marriages that span decades? These 20 couples, aged 60 years or older, shared love secrets at a mass wedding04:59
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The secrets to a long-lasting marriage
November 30, 2024
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Amid a boom in generative AI and the rise of apps like DeepSeek and ChatGPT, China’s adult toys industry is the latest to capitalise on the global trend. WMDoll, one of the biggest sex doll...05:38
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Chinese sex doll makers embrace AI
March 6, 2025