Trump’s return, China’s mark on Panama Canal, Year of the Snake luck: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
US chipmaker Texas Instruments’ forecast signals semiconductor slump is persisting
Published: 12:12pm, 24 Jan 2025Updated: 12:20pm, 24 Jan 2025 US semiconductor giant Texas Instruments gave a disappointing earnings forecast for the current period, hurt...
RFK Jr. Says He’s Resigned From Children’s Health Defense
Trump’s top health nominee noted his resignation as part of his ethics agreement. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the president’s nominee to run the Department...
AI, big data and space tech: China’s plan to beef up emergency communications
China is looking to create a powerful communication network based on cutting-edge technologies to improve the country’s emergency responses, according to a plan released...
Vapes turn cash cow for corrupt Malaysian officials, netting US$45,000 monthly from smugglers
Corrupt enforcement officers have been raking in close to 200,000 ringgit (US$45,216) each month from vape smugglers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Free...
Trump Orders Plan for Release of JFK Assassination Records
Trump also ordered the release of files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. President Donald Trump signed...
Where did the first dinosaurs evolve? Scientists may have found the location
Dinosaurs long dominated Earth’s land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus, meat-eating brutes like Tyrannosaurus and weirdos like Therizinosaurus,...
US congressman says aliens exist under sea, large craft moves at incredible speeds
Published: 10:38am, 24 Jan 2025Updated: 1:40pm, 24 Jan 2025 Is there anybody out there? Yes! says a Republican congressman: the aliens are right under...
China’s soft power moment has arrived with RedNote’s unexpected global success
A recent wave of TikTok users flocking to the RedNote app could finally be China’s grand moment to showcase its soft power credentials, even...