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Singapore ranks as most expensive city in Asia to buy or rent, as home prices in Hong Kong return to 2017 levels

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the past year, Singapore’s median private-sector home price increased more than 8 per cent, while Hong Kong’s median home price fell 8.7 per cent, according to a new report. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222269/singapore-ranks-most-expensive-city-asia-buy-or-rent-home-prices-hong-kong-return-2017-levels?utm_source=rss_feed

Rights Group Revisits Report on Missing Uyghur Scholar After Questions Emerge

Wall Street Journal Amnesty International said it feared Abuduwaili Abudureheman had disappeared into Chinese custody in Hong Kong, but new reports indicate he’s in South Korea. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rights-group-revisits-report-on-missing-uyghur-scholar-after-questions-emerge-a915d49e

Drone crashes into two high-rise buildings in Moscow

Pravda Ukraine Russian media have reported that drones attacked two high-rise buildings on the night of 29-30 May. Source: Russian Telegram channels SOTA, Baza; Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Telegram Details: According to Baza, the explosion rang out at around 04:00 in a high-rise building on Atlasova Street in New Moscow. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/30/7404431/

Air defence forces shoot down Russian drone over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast at night

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian defenders of Air Command Skhid (East) shot down a Russian drone over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of 29-30 May. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: “At night, defenders from Air Command Skhid (East) shot down a drone over our oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/30/7404434/

Hainan becomes popular among scientific tourists

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Many visitors are interested in local flora and fauna, travel agents said https://tass.com/society/1625263

Drones hit several buildings in Moscow – mayor

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-744578

Your Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Assaults on Kyiv. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/briefing/kyiv-attacks-spanish-election.html

Dollar exchange rate on Moscow Exchange over 81 rubles for first time since May 17

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As of 7:02 a.m. Moscow time, the dollar rate gained 1.27% reaching 81.05 rubles https://tass.com/economy/1624855

Chinese tycoon Chen Hongtian’s embattled Cheung Kei Group to sell equity in offshore assets to overcome cash crunch

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheung Kei Group plans to offload equity in two properties located in Canary Wharf, London to help mitigate its cash flow problems and said its asset quality was high and debt ratios low relative…

Russians intensify counterintelligence measures in occupied Skadovsk district – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine The occupiers are conducting massive raids to find local residents cooperating with the Ukrainian Defence Forces in the temporarily occupied Skadovsk district of Kherson Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 30 May Quote: “The enemy has stepped up counterintelligence measures in the…