Meat-hungry China, power bank warning after Air Busan fire: 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...
Entire Town Up for Sale in New Zealand
The complex includes eight three-bedroom houses and comes with its own café and bar, and can be yours for less than the price of...
Philippine’s Marcos Jnr offers to return US Typhon missiles if China ends ‘aggressive’ acts
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has publicly offered to remove the US-made Typhon missile system from his country if China ceases its “aggressive and...
Hegseth, Nakatani discuss US-Japan defence alliance in first phone call
New US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani agreed in their first phone call Friday to continue efforts to...
South Korea launches FFX Batch-IV frigate development
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has formally launched development of the next-generation Ulsan-class Batch-IV (FFX-IV) frigate, the agency announced on 22 January....
Figure skating community in shock as athletes, coaches die in US plane crash
Global figure skating’s tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and...
How Asian workers can play their tech cards right amid US visa uncertainty
The new US administration under President Donald Trump with a focus on Make America Great Again has triggered uncertainty among Indian tech workers who...
Unions Sue Over Trump’s Order Making It Easier to Fire Federal Employees
The unions allege that the White House violated the Administrative Procedures Act. One union chief calls the order ’shameless.’ Two more unions have sued...
Key Takeaways From Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing for Director of National Intelligence
Gabbard’s hearing was a bumpy affair, with the former congresswoman defending past statements on FISA, Snowden, Russia, and surveillance abuses. Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard,...