Visa-free China, students embrace being single, Tibet mega dam: 5 weekend reads you missed
Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaDiplomacy From why some EU nationals still need a visa for China to a mega dam project in Tibet, here are...
SingPost’s board says decision to sack 3 top executives ‘carefully considered’
Singapore Post’s board responded late on Sunday to questions from stakeholders about its decision to sack three top executives at the same time, saying...
Hong Kong table tennis lovers go to bat for charity
Table tennis lovers including former Hong Kong team members sweated it out for fitness and charity in a recent fundraising tournament. Advertisement The finals...
Syria’s new leader says elections could take 4 years, hopes Trump will lift sanctions
Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Al Arabiya on Sunday that elections could take four years, noting the importance of ties with Iran and Russia...
Did China’s Baidu discover scaling laws before OpenAI? A debate rekindles in AI circles
Recent community discussions have reignited the debate over whether Chinese tech giant Baidu may have developed the key theoretical groundwork for large-scale artificial intelligence...
Using a Chinese Passport Abroad Is Awkward! Internationally, It’s Not Welcomed—Just Hype
One traveler, misled by claims from Chinese officials about visa-free access to 150 countries, attempted to cycle from Thailand to Malaysia, only to encounter...
Before Jeju Air crash, South Korea had gone from air safety ‘pariah’ to global gold standard
A plane crashed in South Korea, killing nearly all on board and surprising an industry that has come to view the nation as one...
Here’s hoping Hongkongers won’t have to risk their lives at work in 2025
As we wrap up the year, taking stock of what occurred and looking back at the newsmakers of 2024, I can’t help but think...
How Vietnam emerged as a serious rival to China’s export machine
Published: 9:00am, 30 Dec 2024Updated: 9:04am, 30 Dec 2024 South Korean conglomerate Samsung operates huge factories in both China and Vietnam that pump out...