Hong Kong escalator chaos, China’s time-bending machine, Tokyo’s sex trade secret: 5 most-read stories

By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-20 03:51:30 | Updated at 2024-11-21 19:26:19 1 day ago
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1. Mainland Chinese tourists crash down Hong Kong escalator ‘like dominoes’, elderly man hospitalised

A group of mainland tourists fell down an escalator “like dominoes,” resulting in injuries and hospitalisation. The incident, which occurred near the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station and was captured on video, highlights the ongoing debate about escalator safety and etiquette in the city.

2. China unveils revolutionary hypergravity machine to compress time and space, solve engineering mysteries

China activates CHIEF, the world’s most advanced hypergravity machine, capable of generating forces thousands of times greater than Earth’s gravity. This groundbreaking facility will enable scientists to study extreme conditions, mimicking natural events like mountain formation and dam collapses, and unlock future energy reserves.

3. Tokyo’s secret: foreign men fuel sex tourism boom, trapping local women in cycle of desperation

The Japanese capital has become a hotspot for sex tourism, with foreigners flocking to the city’s red-light districts. This influx has led to a rise in young Japanese women entering the sex trade, where they suffer exploitation and violence.

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Tokyo’s notorious Kabukicho red-light district – a maze of bars, love hotels and host clubs. Photo: EPA
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