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Qantas worst airline polluter: study

Cathay Pacific Airways lagged behind peers in fuel efficiency on average while Australia’s Qantas Airways, using older B747s and the A380s, was ranked the most polluting, a study by an American environmental think tank has concluded.

SCMP | 2018-01-18 10:55

Xi calls on Trump to revive economic dialogue program

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on his US counterpart to resume talks to improve economic ties between the two nations, as tensions rise over the huge imbalance in Sino-US trade.

SCMP | 2018-01-17 11:05

Seafood supply in danger after Sanchi oil tanker sank

Marine life in the East China Sea is at risk of heavy metal contamination from the Iranian oil tanker spill, but scientists say its impact on the seafood supply is unclear given that fish stocks in the area have been depleted.

SCMP | 2018-01-17 10:50

Ritz-Carlton murder suspect possibly killed after failed chocolate business

A South Korean man arrested over the murders of his wife and six-year-old son at a five-star Hong Kong hotel told police he was too drunk to recall what had happened, the Post has learned.

SCMP | 2018-01-16 10:07

Burning Iranian tanker bound for Korea explodes and sinks

An Iranian oil tanker on fire for over a week in the East China Sea exploded and sank on Sunday, officials said, with little chance of survival for the nearly 30 missing crew.

SCMP | 2018-01-15 10:19

US vows to keep up pressure as two Koreas hold first talks in two years

The United States will keep up pressure on North Korea, a senior adviser on Washington’s Asia policy said on Tuesday, as representatives from the two Koreas held high-level talks.

SCMP | 2018-01-10 10:22

US accuses Beijing of 'provocative militarization' of South China Sea

The United States has accused China of “provocative militarisation” of disputed areas in the South China Sea and will continue sending vessels to the region to carry out freedom-of-navigation patrols, according to a top US adviser on Asia policy.

SCMP | 2018-01-09 17:05

Chinese crane driver labelled hero after winching people from submerged bus

A crane operator from eastern China has been labelled a hero after using his vehicle to rescue four people from a bus that had skidded off the road and into a river, according to local media reports.

SCMP | 2018-01-08 10:14

China braces for another wave of snowstorms, issues sleet alert

A second wave of blizzards is expected to hit central and southern China this week, compounding transport woes from last week’s heavy snowfalls.

SCMP | 2018-01-08 09:59

China rejects 'fake news' of secret plan to boost aid to North Korea

China dismissed a report on a US news website that the Communist Party has a secret plan to provide increased aid and military support to North Korea.

SCMP | 2018-01-04 10:13

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