Boris Johnson makes surprise Ukraine visit, says Russia taking heavy losses
The British PM pledged to train Ukrainian soldiers to use new military equipment with a programme that could ‘change the equation of this war’. ⌘ Read more

Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee finalises cabinet line-up, submits list to Beijing for consideration
John Lee pledges to announce the list once it receives the green light from Beijing. ⌘ Read more

Chinese scientists want to build a powerful telescope to find dark matter
The ambitious project – known as VLAST – aims to achieve 10 times the sensitivity of Nasa’s Fermi Large Area Telescope, but it still needs government approval. ⌘ Read more

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G20 to raise US$1.5 billion for global pandemic fund, host Indonesia says
The money will finance efforts such as surveillance, research, and better access to vaccination for lower-to-middle income countries, health officials said. About US$1.1 billion has been pledged so far. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong Town Planning Board rejects proposal to switch 2 prime sites at former Kai Tak airport from commercial to housing use
Keeping the commercial plots would be good for the city’s long-term economic development, some board members said. ⌘ Read more

China, US gas trade increase could help lift relations from ‘worst in history’, ex-official says
Growing energy trade between China and the US could form a ‘community of shared interests’, according to Zou Ji, amid strained ties between Beijing and Washington. ⌘ Read more

NetEase’s new game Diablo Immortal banned from new posts on Weibo just a week before hotly-anticipated release
Diablo Immortal ’s Chinese version is due to be launched on PC, iOS and Android devices on June 23. ⌘ Read more

Malaysian lawyers’ ‘walk for judicial independence’ gets off on the wrong foot
Hundreds of lawyers, angry about ‘anti-corruption’ probe into judge who convicted former PM Najib Razak in 1MDB scandal, were unable to begin protest walk as police blocked two car park exits. ⌘ Read more

Climate change: Hong Kong government must step up efforts to develop EV charging infrastructure to meet 2050 carbon-neutral goal, panel hears
Hong Kong needs to inject greater urgency into efforts to develop electric-vehicle charging infrastructure to keep up with soaring sales and meet its 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. ⌘ Read more

Tesla’s Elon Musk sued by investor in ‘toxic’ workplace discrimination accusation
The lawsuit accuses the defendants – Musk, 11 Tesla board members and the company – of failing to address and remedy the red flags concerning internal reports of discrimination and harassment. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong Palace Museum previews opening shows featuring national treasures loaned by Beijing
Ahead of its opening to the public on July 2, the US$450 million museum gives a preview of three of its nine inaugural exhibitions, including national treasures loaned by the Palace Museum in Beijing. ⌘ Read more

Candidates running for Hong Kong arts body will need to get nominations from powerful Election Committee to ensure ‘national security elements’ addressed
Change will bring the Arts Development Council poll in line with others held under Beijing’s ‘patriots-only’ electoral shake-up, the Home Affairs Bureau says. ⌘ Read more

China hit by floods, heatwaves and a tornado, with more weather misery on the way
Severe storm and flooding alerts go out in seven southern regions, with central and northern China to see extreme heat continuing into next week. ⌘ Read more

China must ‘optimise’ zero-Covid policy or firms will be ‘unwilling to invest’, says ex-finance minister
China’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei says Beijing must fine-tune its response to the latest Omicron outbreak to restore investor confidence and arrest flagging economic growth. ⌘ Read more

South Korea’s BTS band break taboos but are seen by many as doing more abroad to battle discrimination than at home. Why?
The group is often criticised for speaking out more overseas than in their own country, but supporters say the seven are constrained by a conservative society and managers’ ‘fear’ of repercussions. ⌘ Read more

EU backs Ukraine’s membership bid as war brings huge historic shift
Ukraine EU candidacy signals major change in European geopolitics – ‘Europe can create a new history of freedom’ President Volodymyr Zelensky says. Leaders of EU countries are expected to endorse the decision at a summit next week. ⌘ Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping to host virtual BRICS summit
The event takes place in the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine and Moscow is keen to develop links with other emerging economies after being hit by sanctions. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong protests: provision deeming zip ties ‘fit for unlawful purposes’ can be interpreted broadly, prosecutor argues in top court
People can be caught for carrying a pen to forge signatures, senior prosecutor argues. ⌘ Read more

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Father-of-2 labours as a decorator by day and a chauffeur by night to make 7 deprived kids’ lives better
Big-hearted Chinese man holds down two jobs for nearly a decade so he can provide for his own family – and seven more disadvantaged children. ⌘ Read more

Chinese PLA’s invasion of Taiwan: at hand or too costly to consider?
Taiwan’s rough terrain, heavily fortified islet outposts and Beijing’s own concerns about mass casualties and image might deter assault, say experts ⌘ Read more

Japan’s new tougher cyberbullying laws prompted after Hana Kimura’s suicide sparks free speech debate
Anyone convicted of using abusive language to insult a person in a public setting, including online, now face up to one year behind bars or a fine of up to US$2,236. Previously, a conviction could have led to a maximum prison term of 30 days or a fine of US$75. ⌘ Read more

Ukrainians threaten to destroy Russian bridge to Crimea ‘target number one’
Ukraine appeared to threaten to target a key Russian bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea by publishing details of its construction. ⌘ Read more

Why Ukraine’s request to join is big test for EU
The European Commission will meet Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine’s bid for EU candidacy, a step closer to membership for the country. ⌘ Read more

Coronavirus: crackdown under way on patrons, operators in Hong Kong nightlife sector to enforce new rapid-test rule at bars and clubs
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department director urges businesses not to provide test kits at the door for customers, after reports surface of such acts. ⌘ Read more

Explosion at pesticide firm in northwestern China leaves at least 8 hurt and 6 missing, cause still unknown
More than 300 fire and rescue personnel and 47 rescue vehicles were sent to the scene of the explosion in the Lanzhou company’s sewage treatment workshop. ⌘ Read more

Malaysia’s economic challenge shows how politics has become a bottleneck for growth
Even as emerging market economies like Malaysia grapple with the repercussions of the pandemic and Ukraine war, they tend to put off the more difficult structural adjustments necessary for growth. In Malaysia, meagre private-sector investments stems from a lack of confidence in government policies. ⌘ Read more

China launches Fujian, PLA Navy’s 3rd aircraft carrier
After at least two delays, the Type 003 warship has left the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, according to Chinese state media. ⌘ Read more

New railway completes 2,700km loop of Taklamakan Desert in move to integrate Xinjiang with rest of China
China State Railway Group says new 825km Hotan-Ruoqiang railway will ‘play a role in boosting ethnic unity, strengthening national defence’. ⌘ Read more

Thai influencers charged with royal insult over Lazada adverts
Criticism of the monarchy is taboo in Thailand, where King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family are protected by some of the world’s toughest royal insult laws, with each charge carrying a prison term of up to 15 years. ⌘ Read more

How Hong Kong’s ‘Covid-19 heroes’ rose to the challenges they faced
The Post talks to some of Hong Kong’s ‘Covid-19 heroes’, people who have risen to the challenges thrown at them by the virus over the past two years. ⌘ Read more

South Korea and Japan look to move forward and ‘normalise’ information-sharing by keeping their tense history in the past
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin wants to settle old disputes and revive a military information agreement thought to have lost steam under Seoul’s previous government. ⌘ Read more

China’s beauty slimness obsession highlighted after woman’s weight drops to 25kg in a year with multiple organ failure and refuses treatment
In a culture that views thinness as the epitome of female beauty the case of a Chinese woman with anorexia nervosa ignoring medical advice spurs debate about beauty standards in China. ⌘ Read more

Soaring interest rates: Hong Kong’s new mortgage borrowers and highly leveraged buyers are most at risk in the property market
Topping off the higher rates is a bulging pipeline of new flats – estimated at 12,646 in 2022 by JLL – waiting to find buyers. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong’s biggest health crisis in 25 years: why did city stumble over Covid-19? Experts say it was too slow to change tactics, inflexible, put politics first
Insistence on ‘zero infections’ left authorities unable to act swiftly when Omicron variant of coronavirus arrived, experts say. ⌘ Read more

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Omicron less likely to cause long Covid, UK study finds
But despite the reduced risk, more people have been infected with the variant, meaning the number of patients with lingering symptoms has actually increased. ⌘ Read more

Protests and pandemic will be Carrie Lam’s legacy, but she deserves to be remembered for much more
While the focus as Lam concludes her term will no doubt be on her toughest moments, they shouldn’t define her leadership. Lam has been a champion of art, innovation and heritage conservation, and has taken on seemingly intractable issues like housing and waste management. ⌘ Read more

Release Radar · May 2022 Edition
Each month, we highlight open source projects that have shipped major updates. These projects can include everything from world-changing technology to developer tooling, and weekend hobbies. We cover what the project is and some of their breaking changes. Read about the project, and browse their repositories. Without further ado, here are our top staff picks […] ⌘ Read more

China’s youth league to tackle graduate job pressure with advice, aid and a chance to ‘toughen’ up
As concern grows about the labour market, China’s Communist Youth League says it will help at least 100,000 graduates find jobs this year, including through volunteer missions to impoverished regions. ⌘ Read more

White House adviser calls relationship with India ‘most important for the United States’
Kurt Campbell, US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific adviser, discusses plans to offer more security guarantees to New Delhi and also hints at developments in the Aukus pact. ⌘ Read more

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to cut flights over busy summer
Thousands of travellers are likely to be affected each day, as the Netherland’s busiest airport struggles with a surge in demand as the Covid-19 demand eases. ⌘ Read more

Why is China’s inflation rate low compared to the US, Europe and Britain?
Global inflation is soaring, reaching a 40-year high in the US, thanks to sky-high food and energy prices that have been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Why is it a different story in China? ⌘ Read more

Nicholas Burns, US ambassador to China, stresses need to find common ground amid tense relations
Nicholas Burns also counters the claim that US policy is designed to keep China down and prevent it from developing. ‘The evidence doesn’t bear that out,’ he says ⌘ Read more

Can polar bears survive climate change? Scientists see hopeful signs with discovery of new group
The species is threatened by the loss of sea ice, but an isolated population found in Greenland suggests they could change their hunting practices to adapt. ⌘ Read more

US security adviser says hard line on Russia is needed to dissuade China from similar moves
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says an unchallenged invasion of Ukraine would embolden ‘other would-be aggressors, like China’. ⌘ Read more

The Android kernel mitigations obstacle race
In this post I’ll exploit CVE-2022-22057, a use-after-free in the Qualcomm gpu kernel driver, to gain root and disable SELinux from the untrusted app sandbox on a Samsung Z flip 3. I’ll look at various mitigations that are implemented on modern Android devices and how they affect the exploit. ⌘ Read more

Who can fill the shoes of China’s Iron Lady Sun Chunlan on Politburo?
For two years she has ruled the country’s Covid-19 response with an iron fist, but at 72 the vice-premier is expected to step down at this year’s party congress. ⌘ Read more

WTO talks down to the wire with no major deals yet in sight, India holds its ground
First meeting for four years wrapped up without solutions to issues such as food security, overfishing and access to Covid vaccines. India said it was a voice for developing countries resisting high-handed Western demands. ⌘ Read more

Western-style democracy behind wars, chaos and human misery, Chinese president tells top officials
Some Western nations use democracy and human rights as a pretext to meddle overseas, Xi Jinping told Politburo study session in February. ⌘ Read more

Chinese scientists take ‘important step’ in stem cell therapy to treat Parkinson’s disease
Chinese Academy of Sciences team discovered a new technique they say improved efficacy and safety in study on mice. ⌘ Read more

US, China economic policies like night and day as Fed pushes interest rate skyward and PBOC eyes stabilisation
As the US Federal Reserve announces the largest hike to its benchmark interest rate in 28 years, China is pushing for stabilisation and shying away from headline rate reductions to stimulate the economy. ⌘ Read more

Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee relies mostly on incumbent officials to fill ranks of his governing team
Among 21 principal officials tipped to be recruited by Lee, only six not from current administration. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong courts propose remote hearings for certain criminal trials, punishments for recording or broadcasting sessions
Consultation paper by city’s judiciary suggests expanding use of remote hearings beyond civil cases, with proposed bill open to public input until September 22. ⌘ Read more

Taiwan admits paying American lobbyists to help establish closer US ties amid rising pressure from Beijing
Island’s foreign ministry says it hired PR firms to help US government and others ‘have a better understanding of Taiwan’, saying lobbying transparency is key. ⌘ Read more

Amazon, Cartier slap Chinese social media influencer, 8 others with lawsuits over trademark infringement, false advertising
The legal action reflects more signs of trouble for merchants belonging to the ‘made in China, sold on Amazon’ community. ⌘ Read more

ProcessOne: Announcing ejabberd DEB and RPM Repositories
Today, we are happy to announce our official Linux packages repository: a source of .deb and .rpm packages for ejabberd Community Server. This repository provides a new way for the community to install and upgrade ejabberd.

All details on how to set this up are described on the dedicated website:

https://repo.process-one.net

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Climate Change: Greater Bay Area holds the key to Hong Kong’s climate goals, delegates say at SCMP’s inaugural environmental summit
Guangdong province has ample land and offshore areas for the development of wind farms and nuclear power stations, experts said during SCMP’s inaugural Climate Change Hong Kong Summit. ⌘ Read more

China vows private firms will receive ‘equal treatment’ in charm offensive to prop up struggling sector
Regulatory crackdowns and zero-Covid controls have had an outsized impact on the nation’s private firms, and many investors remain wary amid an uncertain outlook. ⌘ Read more

Covid-19 in China: latest Beijing outbreak ‘easing’ after millions tested
Cluster linked to Heaven Supermarket bar emerged days after the city had begun lifting curbs. ⌘ Read more

Elimination of nuclear weapons an urgent need, UN chief warns
UN’s Antonio Guterres said it is important to ‘focus on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons’. There are concerns Moscow will follow through on threats and about China and North Korea expanding their nuclear capabilities. ⌘ Read more

Suspects started clash between residents and protesters that led to elderly cleaner’s death, injured witness tells Hong Kong court
Two young men on trial at High Court face charges of murder, wounding with intent and taking part in a riot. ⌘ Read more

How would a US recession impact Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand amid surging inflation?
If the US were to enter a recession, export-reliant Singapore and Malaysia would be among the worst hit, while remittances to the Philippines may decline, analysts say. ⌘ Read more

Kevin Spacey granted bail after ‘strenuously’ denying sex charges
The actor is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. A plea hearing is scheduled for July 14. ⌘ Read more

South Korea’s nuclear expansion plans in bid to meet climate targets
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government says nuclear energy should be part of country’s net-zero path along with renewable sources, while maintaining the target of the previous administration to cut emissions by 40 per cent. ⌘ Read more

World Cup 2022: tents in desert, no air cons, for fans as Fifa guests hog Qatar’s hotel rooms. An ‘opportunity’ to get an ‘authentic taste of Qatari camping’, official says
An ‘opportunity’ to get an ‘authentic taste of Qatari camping’, the World Cup hosts’ head of accommodation says as he unveils a solution to Qatar’s shortage of hotel rooms, most of which are reserved for Fifa guests. ⌘ Read more

Married Chinese and Asians are 15 per cent less likely to die of any cause than unmarried counterparts, survey finds
China-Asia study of more than half-a-million people concludes that marriage has the potential to make you live longer. ⌘ Read more

Chinese shipyard ready to launch Type 003 aircraft carrier, satellite images show
The dry dock has been flooded so the vessel can be floated, and banners with political slogans and flags can be seen on the warship. ⌘ Read more

China-India border: state media marks second anniversary of Galwan Valley clash in lead-up to new talks
CCTV military channel publishes three-minute video salute to four dead PLA soldiers on social media, drawing 4.36 million views on Weibo by noon on Thursday. ⌘ Read more

Thailand wants selfie-taking tourists to stop abusing famous tree on island
The uninhabited Koh Khai Hua Roh islet in Trat province can only take in five tourists at a time, but it has lately been beset by overtourism. ⌘ Read more

Coronavirus: Thailand mulls longer hours for pubs, bars as Covid cases drop
In an effort to bolster the economy Thailand may allow bars, pubs and other entertainment venues to remain open beyond midnight as the tourism-reliant nation unwinds pandemic-era restrictions. ⌘ Read more

‘Charming danger’: Chinese social media meltdown as 290 million view post about a poisonous tree flower popular with photo enthusiasts
Chinese selfie lovers have been told to avoid the poisonous oleander plant after a blogger fell sick within hours of touching it. ⌘ Read more

Ukraine war: German, French, Italian leaders in Kyiv to show solidarity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi have arrived in Kyiv on their first visit since the Russian invasion. ⌘ Read more

Customers should not take rapid Covid tests on premises of Hong Kong nightspots, health experts warn, as new rule comes into effect
Professor Ricky Chiu warns patrons of bars, pubs, clubs to avoid taking tests on premises, cites risks of coronavirus transmission. ⌘ Read more

WeChat suffers glitch that stopped users from paying for lunch deliveries before noon
Users of the Tencent app have been flocking online to complain that the payment function of WeChat failed to respond on Thursday morning. ⌘ Read more

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Chinese destroyer on long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan, to deter ‘attack on Taiwan’
Japan’s Defence Ministry said 3 ships were spotted on Sunday travelling toward Sea of Japan. Global Times reported the mission was part of China’s military build-up aimed at deterring a foreign intervention in the event of an attack on Taiwan. ⌘ Read more

UK signals it could exit Europe’s human rights convention after Rwanda deportation ruling
Britain’s government has refused to rule out abandoning a European human rights pact after a judge dramatically blocked its plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda, sparking fury among Conservatives. ⌘ Read more

Going for a night out? What you need to know about Hong Kong’s new Covid rapid-test rule for bars and clubs
The Post answers questions on authenticity of test results and authorities’ policy direction ⌘ Read more

North Korea expands restoration at nuclear test site to second tunnel: report
South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test “at any time” and that the timing would be decided by Kim. ⌘ Read more

South Korea delays Nuri rocket launch amid glitches, heavy winds
Nation had intended to send up its home-grown spacecraft for a second time, to launch satellites, but there were problems with fuel sensors. ⌘ Read more

Shanghai reopening: half-open restaurants and retail stores mar city’s pledge to return to 100 per cent normality by June 30
Half-opened service businesses are spoiling the facade of normalcy that Shanghai’s authorities are trying to project after claiming tentative success at containing the Omicron’s spread. ⌘ Read more

China vows to crack down on online racism, spurred by new details of video featuring Malawi children
Malawian foreign minister says her country feels ‘disgusted, disrespected and deeply pained’ by video in which children repeat demeaning words in Chinese. ⌘ Read more

Saudis trolled as embassy in Washington now on ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’
Washington DC’s local government changed street signs in honour of the Saudi dissident who was strangled to death and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. ⌘ Read more

Black Death’s ancient origins traced to lake in Central Asia
The findings counter theories that the disease – that killed tens of millions of people in the mid-14th century – might have first emerged in China. ⌘ Read more

Coronavirus: North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid Covid battle
North Korea did not report the number of people affected, or elaborate what the disease was, but only referred to it as an outbreak of an “unidentified intestinal epidemic.” ⌘ Read more

China’s rare ‘butterfly explosion’ at risk from ‘crazy’ tourism, ecologist warns
As visitors rush to ‘dance with the butterflies’, ecologist warns about how overtourism in the 1960s damaged another butterfly habitat. ⌘ Read more

Quirky China: an animal activist performing ‘mermaid’, not any old iron man and the temple of doom
Quirky China: a medical student turns performing ‘mermaid’ to protect sea animals, an iron man does his daily exercises in a park and a temple thief becomes a laughing stock. ⌘ Read more

In India, thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Muslims
Protests erupted in Indian cities condemning the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims. Critics call it “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. ⌘ Read more

Git Merge 2022
Git Merge, the conference dedicated to bringing the Git community together returns on September 14-15 in Chicago, Illinois. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong raises key interest rate by 75 basis points in lockstep with Federal Reserve hike overnight
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) raised the city’s base rate by 75 basis points to 2 per cent, following the Fed’s most aggressive hike since 1994. ⌘ Read more

Western outcry over Hong Kong’s anti-doxxing laws smacks of hypocrisy
Data privacy is a global concern, with many countries developing legislation to protect individuals’ personal details. Yet, in Hong Kong, such laws are suspected of masking a hidden agenda. ⌘ Read more

‘No basis’ for attack fears in China’s new rules for PLA activities
Regulation covers PLA missions from disaster relief to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping, as well as its response to political crises at home and overseas. ⌘ Read more

Suspects confess to killing and dismembering UK journalist and Brazilian guide, media report says
Reporter Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira have been missing for a week in the Amazon rainforest, sparking an ongoing search and investigation. ⌘ Read more

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Top US human rights official decries ‘transnational repression’ campaign by China
Uzra Zeya, undersecretary of state for civilian security, democracy and human rights, says federal government lacks funding to meet all requests for protection; China denies targeting dissidents overseas. ⌘ Read more

US Federal Reserve makes historic interest hike to combat inflation, may repeat in July
The increase of 75 basis points is the biggest since 1994, with the central bank’s chief saying a 50 or 75 point raise could come next month to cool prices. ⌘ Read more

FSFE open letter: “The universal right to install any software on any device”
The Lunduke Journal has signed this letter and enthusiastically supports it. ⌘ Read more

Apple: “Sideloading is the DEVIL!”
Apple, Google, and others are attempting to demonize the act of installing software. We can’t let them succeed. ⌘ Read more