China to host world’s first human-robot marathon as robotics drives national goals
Can humans and robots face off in a full race? It will happen in Beijing this spring. Advertisement For the first time, dozens of...
Will higher school fees, new taxes turn Hongkongers away from UK properties?
Hong Kong-based investors are the largest foreign buyers of homes in the UK, but additional education fees, a new tax scheme and slowing growth...
Hong Kong should not be rewarding people who snitch on neighbours
I grew up in times when telling on others was not encouraged. “Snitches get stitches”, as the saying goes. Advertisement But then, my peers...
Singapore’s Shanmugan defends death penalty stance against Biden’s pardons in US
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Sunday that personal feelings are “set aside” to protect the majority of people in Singapore...
Chinese National Sentenced to 2 Years Prison for Plot to Coerce Former Official to Return to China
Prosecutors said the man played a role in Beijing’s extralegal campaign called ‘Operation Fox Hunt,’ which sought to pressure expatriates to return to China....
Trump to Visit California on Friday After Wildfire Devastation
‘It would be better if I went as president,’ Trump said, after considering an earlier visit. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that he...
Trump Lays Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery Ceremony on Eve of Inauguration
Trump and Vance were accompanied by the president-elect’s family and Cabinet nominees for the wreath laying ceremony. President-elect Donald Trump arrived at Arlington National...
With Donald Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter
SCMP will liveblog the inauguration day of US president-elect Donald Trump from 12am Tuesday HKT. The liveblog will be made freely available as a...
Playful China cat sends resignation letter, loses owner job, Thai dog brings home bomb
A woman in China has caused much amusement online after her cat clicked the “send” button while she was hesitating over dispatching a resignation...