Xia Baolong, Beijing's point man on Hong Kong affairs, began a two-day visit inspecting housing and technology projects. He visited a public housing site using modular construction, highlighting Greater Bay Area manufacturing capabilities to address Hong Kong's housing shortage.
Former President Barack Obama expressed skepticism that any new Iran deal brokered by Donald Trump would be a significant improvement over the 2015 JCPOA, which Trump previously abandoned. Obama highlighted the JCPOA's success in international inspections and restrictions on Iran's nuclear program. Trump's current approach, while aiming for Iran's nuclear material eradication, lacks clear differentiation from the original deal's terms.
China's C919 airliner is undergoing its first major maintenance checks, a critical step for its long-term airworthiness and a bid to gain European regulatory approval. China Southern Airlines completed the first 'C-check' in May, a rigorous process involving 6,000 man-hours.
Following a deadly mining accident that killed 82 miners in Qinyuan county, China has launched a month-long nationwide workplace safety inspection. An official from the provincial emergency management department is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law."
Nanjing will implement new regulations on administrative inspections of businesses from June 15, 2026, to address issues like multiple inspections and inconsistent standards. The "Measures for Regulating Administrative Inspections of Enterprises in Nanjing" aim to streamline procedures, reduce business interference, and strengthen enterprise rights protection.
Seoul's Seocho District will conduct detailed safety inspections on 12 public parking lots older than 10 years by September 11th to identify and address potential structural risks. The inspections will assess structural integrity, cracks, leaks, and corrosion.
Jeongeup City is conducting on-site inspections to protect the human rights of 143 foreign seasonal workers from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia, and to ensure a stable working environment. The city aims to prevent unauthorized departures and will expand inspections to include families of marriage immigrants.
Gyeonggi Province announced it will conduct safety inspections on three private roads and six non-managed road construction sites in five cities and counties until the 19th of next month to prepare for the rainy season.
China's year-long campaign to regulate business inspections has led to over 66,000 cases of problematic administrative enforcement, recovering 30.7 billion yuan in economic losses for businesses. The initiative, launched in March 2025, also saw a 34% decrease in administrative inspections and addressed issues like arbitrary fines and non-compliance.
Des perquisitions ont eu lieu mardi chez Perrier à Vergèze et Vittel (Nestlé Waters) dans le cadre d'une enquête pour tromperie ouverte après une plainte de l'ONG Foodwatch. Nestlé Waters est accusé d'avoir utilisé des traitements interdits pour ses eaux.
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The government will more than double safety inspection...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The second of three witnesses from the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) is set to testify on Thursday at a hearing into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades. The government-appointed independent committee will continue to question members of the unit over the lack of oversight in the run-up to the fire at Wang Fung Court, with Nick Yung...
A cruise boat capsized at Jabalpur's Bargi dam on the Narmada River, throwing dozens of tourists into turbulent waters and exposing alleged safety negligence by Madhya Pradesh Tourism. Survivors report no life jackets were provided, children were unsupervised, and railings were inadequate. The incident echoes a near-tragedy in Bhopal in 2022, where the tourism department had promised statewide safety reforms that reportedly remained unfulfilled.
A debate has emerged in the civil service over who bears responsibility for administrative failures - frontline officers or senior civil servants overseeing them. A new mechanism targets department heads for 'widespread, repetitive, systemic' failures, aiming to clarify administrative blame. Former ministers, high-ranking bureaucrats and political observers question the government's decision not to make it a legal requirement to publish full investigation results.
Washington state filed federal court action Tuesday to compel The GEO Group to allow state health inspectors into its Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. The detention center, holding up to 1,600 immigrants, has received 3,500 complaints from detainees including reports of foreign objects in food and foul-tasting water. State inspectors have been denied entry all 10 times since a 2023 state law authorized health and safety inspections at private detention facilities.
Rockhampton's Plaza Hotel is set to go under the hammer after closing down more than a decade ago.
Government surveyors failed to detect major fire risks at a housing complex destroyed in Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades because they were following outdated guidelines that did not require in-person inspections of renovation works, a public inquiry has heard. The independent committee was told on Monday that illegal alterations to Wang Fuk Court’s emergency passages during the HK$336 million (US$42.9 million) overhaul of the estate’s exterior could have been discovered sooner had...
In a communication to all zones, the Railway Board has directed them to conduct detailed inspections of train rakes and prepare time-bound action plans to address deficiencies in passenger amenities.
Hong Kong authorities have stepped up publicity with mainland Chinese media ahead of a ban on possessing alternative smoking products, including e-cigarettes in public places, which will take effect before the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. Director of Health Ronald Lam Man-kin said on Sunday that the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office had conducted more than 11,000 inspections and issued about 2,200 HK$3,000 (US$383) fixed penalty notices so far this year. Of these, 23 were related to the...
Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power have been cleared to run in Sunday's Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin following veterinary inspections that found both horses had developed capped elbows. Head of veterinary regulation Dr Bronte Forbes reported improvement, with a final inspection scheduled for Saturday. Trainer Ricky Yiu is optimistic about Voyage Bubble's first-time blinkers run from barrier 12, while Sunlight Power benefits from gate three.
French Minister of National Education Edouard Geffray added that the ministry intends to increase the number of such inspections
Six-time Group One winner Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power must pass two veterinary inspections this week to compete in Sunday's Champions Mile at Sha Tin after both horses developed capped elbows.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong labour authorities’ handling of Wang Fuk Court residents’ complaints and inspections at the renovation site were scrutinised by the independent committee on the 16th day of its evidential hearing. Officers from the Labour Department testified on Tuesday before the judge-led panel investigating the fire that engulfed all but one of the estate’s eight...
