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North Korean capital under 5-day lockdown over unspecified ‘respiratory illness’

North Korean capital under 5-day lockdown over unspecified ‘respiratory illness’

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The North Korean capital Pyongyang has been ordered to undergo a five-day lockdown due to an unspecified respiratory illness, according to a report by Seoul-...

Tourists stranded on Huangshan for 6 hours during Lunar New Year holiday

Tourists stranded on Huangshan for 6 hours during Lunar New Year holiday

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Thousands of tourists flocked to eastern China’s Huangshan during the Lunar New Year holiday.

US joins Germany in supplying tanks to Ukraine, to provide 31 advanced M1 Abrams

US joins Germany in supplying tanks to Ukraine, to provide 31 advanced M1 Abrams

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The United States government said on January 25, 2023, that it will supply Ukraine with 31 advanced M1 Abrams tanks worth nearly US$400 million, breaking a d...

Students clash with police over banned BBC film critical of India’s Narendra Modi

Students clash with police over banned BBC film critical of India’s Narendra Modi

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Police and students clashed at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University after authorities halted a screening of a banned documentary on January 25, 2023.

PLA scrambles fighter jets after detecting foreign warplanes over South China Sea

PLA scrambles fighter jets after detecting foreign warplanes over South China Sea

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China released footage of People’s Liberation Army fighter jets carrying out surveillance of foreign warplanes at one of its South China Sea outposts on Janu...

Extreme cold kills scores in Afghanistan’s severest winter in 15 years

Extreme cold kills scores in Afghanistan’s severest winter in 15 years

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Afghans are struggling to keep warm amid the country’s coldest winter in 15 years.

Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before as nuclear threat rises

Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before as nuclear threat rises

SCMP, 26 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before on January 24, 2023, citing threats of nuclear war, disease and climate volati...

German government approves delivery of tanks to Ukraine

German government approves delivery of tanks to Ukraine

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Germany announced plans on January 25, 2023, to deliver heavy tanks to Ukraine, even as the United States was also poised to do so, after months of requests ...

Japan takes home first World Pastry Cup in over a decade

Japan takes home first World Pastry Cup in over a decade

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Japan is taking home the World Pastry Cup for the first time in 16 years.

‘Once-in-a-decade’ blizzard blows up holiday plans for thousands of Hong Kong tourists in Japan

‘Once-in-a-decade’ blizzard blows up holiday plans for thousands of Hong Kong tourists in Japan

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Thousands of Hong Kong tourists in Japan faced disruptions to their holiday plans as a “once-in-a-decade” blizzard ripped through the country, starting on Ja...

Manila welcomes first batch of Chinese travellers in nearly 3 years

Manila welcomes first batch of Chinese travellers in nearly 3 years

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Over 100 Chinese travellers arrived in the Philippines on January 24, 2023, aboard the first direct flight from mainland China since Beijing reopened borders...

Nigeria opens new China-funded seaport in bid to drive economic growth

Nigeria opens new China-funded seaport in bid to drive economic growth

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari marked the opening of a US$1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport on January 23, 2023, in Lagos.

At least 3 dead, dozens trapped after building collapses in northern India

At least 3 dead, dozens trapped after building collapses in northern India

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube At least three people died after a residential block collapsed in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on January 24, 2023.

New whale meat vending machines opened in Japan to try and revive industry as demand sinks

New whale meat vending machines opened in Japan to try and revive industry as demand sinks

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku has introduced a whale meat vending machine store in the central Japanese city of Yokohama in hopes of reviving flaggi...

A must-have dish when you visit Hong Kong: Crispy chicken

A must-have dish when you visit Hong Kong: Crispy chicken

SCMP, 25 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Crispy chicken is one of the most essential dishes for banquets and gatherings in Hong Kong, as the dish symbolises prosperity and luck.

Demand surges for China’s pet-sitting services over Spring Festival

Demand surges for China’s pet-sitting services over Spring Festival

SCMP, 24 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A pet hotel in Beijing’s northern suburbs is one of many pet-sitting services that have seen a welcome return to pre-pandemic levels of bookings since China ...

California reels from second mass shooting in three days with 7 dead

California reels from second mass shooting in three days with 7 dead

SCMP, 24 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Tragedy struck California again as a second mass shooting in the state in days left at least 7 dead.

Kishida issues urgent warning on Japan’s shrinking population, saying it poses serious societal risk

Kishida issues urgent warning on Japan’s shrinking population, saying it poses serious societal risk

SCMP, 24 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on January 23, 2023, that the country must take urgent steps to address the country’s shrinking population.

Macau sees tourism rebound over Lunar New Year after easing of restrictions

Macau sees tourism rebound over Lunar New Year after easing of restrictions

SCMP, 24 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Tourist hotspots in Macau’s historic centre were packed with visitors as travellers from mainland China rushed to visit over the Lunar New Year holiday.

Millions in Pakistan left without power in country’s second major outage in 3 months

Millions in Pakistan left without power in country’s second major outage in 3 months

SCMP, 24 Jan 2023

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Millions of Pakistanis were left without power after a voltage surge in the country’s energy grid caused a “huge power breakdown” across the country on Janua...