Japanese police arrest man who stabbed schoolgirl to death at McDonald’s
A man was arrested on Thursday over the fatal stabbing of a junior high school student and the wounding of another at a McDonald’s...
Malaysian artist Fahmi Reza’s investigation fuels freedom of speech fears
Controversial Malaysian graphic artist Fahmi Reza was summoned by police on Thursday over a satirical poster he reportedly shared on social media, marking the...
Chinese man can keep US$40,000 cheating ex gave him to say sorry, court rules
Published: 2:00pm, 19 Dec 2024Updated: 2:37pm, 19 Dec 2024 A Shanghai court ruled that a man was not obliged to return the 300,000 yuan...
US Fed’s hawkish rate-cut forecast slams China’s yuan
The offshore yuan weakened overnight and broke a key psychological level of 7.3 per US dollar, as the US Federal Reserve’s unexpectedly cautious forecast...
Troubled self-driving truck firm TuSimple rebrands as CreateAI, launches AI model
Troubled autonomous truck company TuSimple Holdings has rebranded itself CreateAI, as it walks away from costly self-driving technology development and pivots to video games...
‘Dream bullets’, ghost radars, hypersonic gliders: 12 China science breakthroughs in 2024
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China science stories of the year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please...
Malaysian court clears Najib’s wife Rosmah Mansor of money-laundering charges
Published: 12:46pm, 19 Dec 2024Updated: 1:41pm, 19 Dec 2024 A Malaysian court on Thursday quashed over a dozen charges of money-laundering and tax evasion...
Operation Santa Claus: runners don festive outfits for Hong Kong charity race
Published: 12:40pm, 19 Dec 2024Updated: 4:42pm, 19 Dec 2024 Dressed in Christmas outfits, more than 120 people joined an annual cross country run to...
China’s ‘white mafia’ services, sick baby at fireworks show: 5 trending stories
We have selected five Trending in China stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see...