China sanctions 13 US defence firms, Shenzhen landslide rescue bid: SCMP daily catch-up
Published: 9:30pm, 5 Dec 2024Updated: 10:47pm, 5 Dec 2024 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If...
Hong Kong leader planned to axe ministers far earlier, sources say
Published: 9:04pm, 5 Dec 2024Updated: 9:31pm, 5 Dec 2024 Hong Kong’s leader had planned to dismiss his tourism and transport ministers earlier this year...
Walls close in on South Korea’s Yoon with police probe, US criticism and impeachment
The walls are closing in on embattled South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol as police investigate him for insurrection while observers say a US official’s...
Jimmy Lai says he didn’t think at first national security law would be ‘end’ of Hong Kong
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has conceded he was “too optimistic” to have once believed in Hong Kong’s future as a financial hub...
Tech war: China chip supply chain calls for ‘cooperation’ after broader US restrictions
Delegates at a Chinese semiconductor conference in Shanghai have called for “global cooperation”, sending a conciliatory message at a time when Washington and Beijing...
Indonesia arrests Chinese man based in Singapore wanted by Beijing for money laundering
Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost US$18 million from a criminal online gambling...
Weather Hampers Search for 3 American and Canadian Climbers Missing on New Zealand’s Highest Peak
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand authorities have “grave concerns” for three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada who are missing after a planned ascent...
Hong Kong 47: ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and 2 others lodge appeals
Published: 8:46pm, 5 Dec 2024Updated: 9:23pm, 5 Dec 2024 Former Hong Kong lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and two other opposition activists jailed in the city’s...
Chinese coastguard takes aim again at Philippines over South China Sea shoal clashes
The Chinese coastguard has again lashed out at its Philippine counterpart, accusing it misleading the international community over a confrontation in the South China...