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South China Morning Post

First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is supported with its online publica

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South China Morning Post
scmp.com > news > hong-kong > society > article > 3367344 > rising-number-south-korean-beauticians-providing-illicit-treatments-hong-kong

Rising number of South Korean beauticians providing illicit services in Hong Kong

55+ min ago   (193+ words) Woman who provided services during short visit arrested by immigration officers last week, months after country’s consulate issued warning A growing number of South Korean beauticians are providing illegal eyebrow or lip microblading treatments in Hong Kong, with the country’s…...

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scmp.com > news > world > europe > article > 3367107 > switzerland-publishes-200-page-dossier-nazi-doctor-mengele-known-angel-death

‘Angel of Death’: Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (220+ words) The war criminal was infamous for carrying out horrific medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz The Swiss federal intelligence service on Thursday published a 200-page dossier on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, the German doctor known as the…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > transport > article > 3367080 > mtr-corp-warns-prosecution-tour-guide-identified-fare-evasion-probe

MTR Corp warns of prosecution as tour guide identified in fare evasion probe

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (194+ words) Rail operator working closely with police and Travel Industry Authority to gather evidence for further follow-up and possible prosecution Hong Kong police have identified a tour guide suspected of helping members of a travel group evade fares at an MTR…...

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scmp.com > week-asia > people > article > 3366749 > philippine-ex-speaker-stashed-billions-he-could-no-longer-hide-prosecutors

Philippine ex-speaker stashed wealth ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (576+ words) Philippine ex-speaker stashed billions ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors South China Morning Post...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > law-and-crime > article > 3366021 > suspected-cyberattack-puts-data-33054-customers-group-buying-app-risk

Suspected cyberattack puts data of 33,054 customers of group-buying app at risk

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) Privacy watchdog receives report of data breach from TVB-owned Neigbuy, while police learn of six cases of scammers posing as staff The private data of about 33,000 customers of TVB-owned group-buying platform Neigbuy has been compromised in a suspected cyberattack, with…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > law-and-crime > article > 3365746 > hong-kong-whatsapp-hijacking-scams-surge-170-nearly-2000-cases

Hong Kong WhatsApp hijacking scams surge 170% to nearly 2,000 cases

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (222+ words) Police say victims lost HK$146 million in first seven months of 2026, with some suffering individual losses exceeding HK$10 million WhatsApp account hijacking scams in Hong Kong surged by nearly 170 per cent to almost 2,000 cases in the first seven months of…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > law-and-crime > article > 3365352 > hong-kong-customs-seizes-hk11m-suspected-sex-pills-cancer-drugs-warehouse

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$11m of suspected sex pills, cancer drugs at warehouse

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (187+ words) Officers arrest two people during raid at Sheung Shui site, confiscating more than 400,000 alleged controlled pharmaceutical items Hong Kong customs officers have seized HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) worth of suspected men’s sexual health pills and cancer treatment drugs in a…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > article > 3364938 > how-opatras-coercive-tactics-hong-kong-echo-global-dead-sea-sales-scams

Opatra case in Hong Kong echoes global ‘Dead Sea sales scams’, SCMP finds

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (259+ words) WikiLeaks files reveal pushy sales operations for Dead Sea beauty products have been problematic in several countries for decades Allegedly aggressive sales tactics and business operations in Hong Kong’s beauty product sector closely mirror the global “Dead Sea sales scams…...

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scmp.com > news > china > diplomacy > article > 3364895 > tiktok-bytedance-agree-us400-million-settlement-us-over-childrens-privacy-suit

Breaking | TikTok, ByteDance agree to US$400 million settlement with US government

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (188+ words) TikTok will pay US$300 million immediately and an additional US$100 million after entering an order vacating a prior consent decree TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million to settle a US Justice Department lawsuit accusing…...

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scmp.com > news > world > article > 3364744 > chinas-smart-diabetes-probiotics-life-sentence-hui-ka-yan-scmps-7-highlights

China???s???smart??? diabetes probiotics; life sentence for Hui Ka-yan: SCMP???s 7 highlights

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (315+ words) China’s ‘smart’ diabetes probiotics; life sentence for Hui Ka-yan: 7 highlights South China Morning Post We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers…...