HK$2 fare scheme cap may discourage elderly from working: Hong Kong lawmakers
Published: 1:40pm, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 2:05pm, 24 Feb 2025 Hong Kong’s latest proposal to cut an elderly transport subsidy has sparked criticism from lawmakers,...
SAG Awards top prize goes to Vatican thriller Conclave, best actor for Timothée Chalamet
Vatican thriller Conclave won the top prize at an unpredictable Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards gala, throwing a potential late curveball into the Oscars...
Indonesia launches new multibillion dollar Danantara sovereign wealth fund
Indonesia on Monday launched a new sovereign wealth fund that will aim to manage state assets worth more than US$900 billion as President Prabowo...
China welcomes its new ‘AI civil servants’, but not everyone is happy
Local governments across China have rushed to apply artificial intelligence in their daily operations following the launch of the DeepSeek AI model, but it...
Alibaba commits US$53 billion for AI infrastructure in largest private computing project
Published: 12:30pm, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 1:08pm, 24 Feb 2025 Alibaba Group Holding will invest at least 380 billion yuan (US$52.4 billion) in its cloud...
Thailand’s tourism goal in doubt as Chinese travellers opt for Japan
Published: 12:11pm, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 12:13pm, 24 Feb 2025 Thailand’s ambitious goal of attracting as many as 9 million tourists from China this year...
China’s missile breakthrough, PhD refugees from US, Bali tax: 5 weekend reads you missed
Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaMilitary From a missile breakthrough for China to Bali being urged to attract bigger spenders, here are five stories you may...
NZ Minister Resigns After Argument With Staffer Became Physical
New Zealand Cabinet Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned this morning after admitting to “placing a hand” on a staff member during what he called...
Hong Kong may legalise basketball betting to tap estimated HK$52.5 billion turnover
Published: 11:37am, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 11:45am, 24 Feb 2025 Hong Kong’s finance chief is considering raising government revenues by legalising basketball betting as part...