Xi Jinping wants ‘high-quality jobs’ for China’s struggling youth
President Xi Jinping has called upon Chinese officials to find solutions for the country’s prolonged unemployment issues, with the growing number of jobless youth...
What will a Trump or Harris win in the US election mean for China? SCMP editors give their view
Published: 6:30pm, 1 Nov 2024Updated: 8:01pm, 1 Nov 2024 There is just one week to go before Americans decide whether Donald Trump or Kamala...
Deadly Spain floods show difficulty of adapting to intense rains
Published: 6:19pm, 1 Nov 2024Updated: 7:54pm, 1 Nov 2024 Floods that killed more than 200 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by...
Is Indonesia’s Prabowo playing ‘constitutional hardball’ by arresting Widodo critic?
Published: 6:00pm, 1 Nov 2024Updated: 6:05pm, 1 Nov 2024 The arrest of a former Indonesian trade minister and vocal government critic over a 2015...
China’s clean-energy boom creates 7.4 million jobs, nearly half the global total
China led the world in employment related to renewable energy last year, and the sector is expected to continue generating jobs, as record-breaking production,...
Chinese woman takes DNA test after joke about her looks, finds out true identity
Published: 6:00pm, 1 Nov 2024Updated: 6:11pm, 1 Nov 2024 A woman in northern China discovered she was not her parents’ biological daughter after a...
75% of Hong Kong public have little or no awareness of measures to safeguard children: poll
Published: 5:59pm, 1 Nov 2024Updated: 7:25pm, 1 Nov 2024 About 75 per cent of residents in Hong Kong have no or only limited awareness...
Human traffickers jailed for luring 5 Hongkongers into forced labour in Southeast Asia
A Hong Kong court has sentenced two human traffickers to up to four years and eight months in jail for tricking five Hongkongers into...
Japan’s Kansai Airport claims it has gone 30 years without losing a single bag
Kansai International Airport in Japan cannot be held responsible for the less superlative performance of airlines or other stops on a traveller’s journey, but...