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Chinese company creates fishlike underwater drone ‘Robo-Fish’

Chinese company creates fishlike underwater drone ‘Robo-Fish’

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Chinese company Robosea has created a fishlike underwater drone called “Robo-Fish.” The drone was featured at a military expo in July 2021, but the compa...

Who is Hong Kong's Olympic silver medallist swimmer Siobhan Haughey?

Who is Hong Kong's Olympic silver medallist swimmer Siobhan Haughey?

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Siobhan Haughey scored an Olympic silver medal for Hong Kong in the 200-metre freestyle swim on July 28, 2021.

Fencer Edgar Cheung’s Olympic gold victory triggers joy and inspiration in Hong Kong

Fencer Edgar Cheung’s Olympic gold victory triggers joy and inspiration in Hong Kong

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The popularity of fencing has had a boost in Hong Kong after the city’s own Edgar Cheung Ka-long won the men’s individual foil gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 O...

US photographer creates cinematic scenes with toys

US photographer creates cinematic scenes with toys

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Mitchel Wu, a photographer in southern California, in the United States, specialises in shooting cinematic scenes using toy figures of famous characters from...

Hong Kong celebrates another historic Olympic win as swimmer Siobhan Haughey takes silver

Hong Kong celebrates another historic Olympic win as swimmer Siobhan Haughey takes silver

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong athlete Siobhan Haughey made history on July 28, 2021, with her silver medal win in the women’s 200m freestyle swimming final at the Tokyo Olympic ...

Thousands of Afghans flee as UN warns of 'unprecedented' civilian deaths from Taliban offensives

Thousands of Afghans flee as UN warns of 'unprecedented' civilian deaths from Taliban offensives

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Thousands of Afghan families have fled their homes to escape fighting in the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.

Bangladesh landslides kill at least 6 Rohingya refugees, force thousands out of camp shelters

Bangladesh landslides kill at least 6 Rohingya refugees, force thousands out of camp shelters

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube At least six Rohingya Muslims including four children were killed and thousands have been forced out of temporary shelters, after landslides and flooding str...

New York restaurant serves world’s most expensive French fries at US$200

New York restaurant serves world’s most expensive French fries at US$200

SCMP, 28 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube New York restaurant Serendipity 3’s Crème de la Crème Pomme Frites set a Guinness World Record for the world’s most expensive French fries.

Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist’s coach ‘can’t be more proud of’ fencer Edgar Cheung

Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist’s coach ‘can’t be more proud of’ fencer Edgar Cheung

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Newly crowned Olympic gold medallist Edgar Cheung Ka-long is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

Malaysian contract doctors stage walkout in push for better job security

Malaysian contract doctors stage walkout in push for better job security

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Contract doctors in Malaysia staged a walkout on July 26, 2021, to demand permanent positions along with better pay and benefits.

Zhengzhou residents mourn subway flood victims in China’s central Henan province

Zhengzhou residents mourn subway flood victims in China’s central Henan province

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube One week after the tragic floods in central China, residents in the Henan provincial capital Zhengzhou mourned the victims killed in the subway train floodin...

Man found guilty in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial

Man found guilty in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A 24-year-old former restaurant worker has been found guilty of secession and terrorism charges in Hong Kong's first case to be tried under the Beijing-impos...

Naomi Osaka knocked out of Olympic Games, as Hong Kong swimmer makes history in Tokyo

Naomi Osaka knocked out of Olympic Games, as Hong Kong swimmer makes history in Tokyo

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube 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.

The road to Olympic gold for Hong Kong’s unassuming fencing hero, Edgar Cheung Ka-long

The road to Olympic gold for Hong Kong’s unassuming fencing hero, Edgar Cheung Ka-long

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Edgar Cheung Ka-long has given Hong Kong only its second Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Protesters call for Duterte to step down as Philippine president defends his drug war policies

Protesters call for Duterte to step down as Philippine president defends his drug war policies

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Manila on July 26, 2021, calling for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to step down.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins Philippines’ first Olympic gold, ending its near 100-year wait

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins Philippines’ first Olympic gold, ending its near 100-year wait

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Female weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will be bringing home the first-ever Olympic gold for the Philippines, after ending the nation’s near 100-year wait for the ...

Hong Kong celebrates Olympic win as Cheung Ka-long takes gold in fencing

Hong Kong celebrates Olympic win as Cheung Ka-long takes gold in fencing

SCMP, 27 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hundreds of people gathered at the APM mall in Kwun Tong in Hong Kong, as local fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long won the men’s individual foil gold medal at the T...

Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-long clinches Olympic gold in historic win at Tokyo Games

Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-long clinches Olympic gold in historic win at Tokyo Games

SCMP, 26 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong has clinched its first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Hikers flock to Mount Fuji after iconic landmark’s 2020 closure amid Covid-19 pandemic

Hikers flock to Mount Fuji after iconic landmark’s 2020 closure amid Covid-19 pandemic

SCMP, 26 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hikers are flocking to Mount Fuji to view the sunrise, following the reopening of its climbing trails on July 1, 2021.

Chinese mechanic rescues 71 stranded passengers from flood-stricken buses in Henan province

Chinese mechanic rescues 71 stranded passengers from flood-stricken buses in Henan province

SCMP, 26 Jul 2021

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A mechanic in China’s Henan province has been hailed a hero for rescuing 71 people aboard two buses that became stranded during the July floods in the city o...