Panama and China’s Partnership Highlights Years of Strategic Investment
Experts say China has spent years laying the groundwork for its current influence near the Panama Canal. President Donald Trump’s promise to take back...
Japan records biggest jump in foreign workers as it tackles labour shortages
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labour shortages...
What to do in Hong Kong on ‘chi kou’, third day of Lunar New Year
Published: 12:58pm, 31 Jan 2025Updated: 1:07pm, 31 Jan 2025 After marathon visits to family and friends on the first two days of the Lunar...
Rwanda-backed rebels say they plan to take fight to DR Congo’s capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city said on Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital,...
‘I have to look forward’: wife of deceased Hong Kong scaffolder grapples with loss
Published: 12:26pm, 31 Jan 2025Updated: 12:42pm, 31 Jan 2025 This Lunar New Year will be the first that Lam is spending without her husband...
New Zealand Mountain Granted the Same Legal Rights as a Person
New Zealand’s famous Mt. Taranaki has been granted similar legal rights to a person, sans the right to pay taxes or drive. In a...
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...