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Russia expecting ‘nothing good’ from US under Joe Biden administration
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3115158/russia-expecting-nothing-good-us-under-joe-biden
Hong Kong customs officials seize suspected counterfeit goods from Guangdong worth HK5.7 million in Tuen Mun
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3115154/hong-kong-customs-officials-seize-suspected
After Meryl Streep recites poem in Chinese on US TV, four celebrities who are fluent in the language and two Trump grandkids who are learning
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3114918/after-meryl-streep-recites-poem-chinese-us-tv-four
Wharf Development pays US$1.5 billion for Peak plot, sets record for most expensive residential site sold by government tender
https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3115150/wharf-development-pays-us15-billion-peak-plot-sets-record-most-expensive
On brink of China-EU investment deal, eleventh-hour pressure comes from US and within Europe
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3115087/brink-china-eu-investment-deal-eleventh-hour-pressure-comes
Relatives of Italian coronavirus victims seek US$122 million in damages from government
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3115140/relatives-italian-coronavirus-victims-seek-us122-million-damages
Thailand mulls lockdown as coronavirus surge blamed on Myanmar workers
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3115130/thailand-mulls-lockdown-coronavirus-surge-blamed
Hong Kong fourth wave: officials fear new strain of Covid-19 seen in UK may be in city as 53 new cases confirmed
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3115116/hong-kong-fourth-wave-officials-fear-new-british
Hong Kong court finds comedy legend Stephen Chow does not owe ex millions in investment commissions
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3115089/hong-kong-court-finds-comedy-legend-stephen-chow-does
Bans on plastic straws, plates and cutlery come in as China ramps up its war on plastic to reduce the volume of waste the country generates
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3115064/bans-plastic-straws-plates-and-cutlery-come-china-ramps-its
Hong Kong fourth wave: Beijing ‘highly concerned’ by city’s Covid-19 situation, as daily tally expected to dip to about 50 cases
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3115066/hong-kong-fourth-wave-beijing-highly-concerned
Spain’s ‘Fat One’ Christmas lottery doles out US$2.9 billion in prizes
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3115065/spains-fat-one-christmas-lottery-doles-out-us29-billion-prizes
Coronavirus reaches Antarctica, last continent untouched by pandemic
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3115059/coronavirus-reaches-antarctica-last-continent-untouched-pandemic
Donald Trump pardons 15, including Russia probe figure
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3115036/donald-trump-pardons-15-including-russia-probe
US bill banning Xinjiang imports over forced labour concerns fails to become law
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3115034/us-bill-banning-xinjiang-imports-over-forced-labour-concerns
Covid-19: fifth Chinese vaccine to reach final trials ‘produces antibodies’
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3115155/covid-19-fifth-chinese-vaccine-reach-final-trials-produces
India, Vietnam strengthen defence ties amid shared concerns over China’s assertiveness
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3115104/india-vietnam-strengthen-defence-ties-amid-shared-concerns-over
Central African Republic violence: 250 Chinese moved after vehicles, property stolen
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3115152/central-african-republic-violence-250-chinese-moved-after
China-Australia relations: trade minister torch passes to Dan Tehan as bilateral feud enters ninth month
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3115145/china-australia-relations-trade-minister-torch-passes-dan
‘I was coerced’: Chinese woman pleads not guilty to serial murders
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3115147/i-was-coerced-chinese-woman-pleads-not-guilty-serial-murders
Hong Kong police crack down on underground gambling den for high rollers being run out of luxury penthouse
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3115139/hong-kong-police-crack-down-underground-gambling-den
China-Russia bomber patrol a day after US sanctions upsets Seoul, Tokyo
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3115122/china-russia-bomber-patrol-day-after-us-sanctions-upsets-seoul
China to lower import tariffs on 883 products including aviation equipment, logs, paper and IT products
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3115110/china-lower-import-tariffs-883-products-including-aviation
Coronavirus: WHO to meet as EU eases UK travel bans over mutant Covid-19 strain
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3115082/coronavirus-who-meet-eu-eases-uk-travel-bans-over-mutant-covid-19
China aims for commercial race with at least 20 Long March-8 rocket launches a year
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3115067/china-aims-commercial-race-least-20-long-march-8-rocket
Coronavirus latest: Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Singapore restrict travel from UK
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3115063/coronavirus-latest-japan-south-korea-singapore-and-philippines
Starvation death of mother and daughter in Japan reveals harsh cost of poverty in the time of coronavirus
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3114987/starvation-death-mother-and-daughter-japan-reveals
Furniture giant Ikea aims to make homes a bit more comfortable for needy Hongkongers amid Covid-19 pandemic
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3114949/furniture-giant-ikea-aims-make-homes-bit-more-comfortable
From Mahathir to Lee Kuan Yew, late scholar Ezra Vogel’s work on Japan and China inspired a continent
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3115023/mahathir-lee-kuan-yew-late-scholar-ezra-vogels-work-japan-and
Hong Kong residents should be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they take, experts say
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3115014/hong-kong-residents-should-be-allowed-choose