A Trump defence pick points to focus shift from North Korea to China for US Forces Korea
US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for senior defence official may signal his incoming administration’s move to adjust the role of US troops in South...
13 Filipino women and 3 babies freed from Cambodian prison after surrogacy conviction
Cambodia has pardoned and sent home 13 Philippine women who were jailed over a scheme to become surrogate mothers, an outlawed practice, the Philippine...
Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing
A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling airliner. A plunging stock price. Advertisement 2024 was already a dispiriting year for Boeing,...
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven ‘intention economy’
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools may soon “covertly influence” users’ decision making in a new commercial frontier called the “intention economy”, University of Cambridge...
A year of giant pandas, mega-events and new minister for Hong Kong tourism
Hong Kong’s tourism sector underwent major shifts in 2024, with a surprise bumper sloth of giant pandas, a push for mega-events and the sacking...
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...