Kim Kardashian to face ‘grandpa robbers’ at US$11 million jewellery heist trial
A group of suspects nicknamed the “grandpa robbers” goes on trial at the end of April, charged with stealing jewellery worth millions from US...
5 jobs for a jobseeker: in China, PhD graduates may have far more opportunities than in US
PhD graduates seeking postdoctoral positions are outnumbering postdoc job vacancies in China by one-to-five, as similar US roles are slashed due to unprecedented cuts...
China dad finds son after 22 years, urges him to leave rich adoptive family, but is blocked
A father in China who was reunited with his son after 22 years, then urged him to leave his rich adoptive family and call...
Vietnam court cuts fraudster’s life sentence to 30 years
BANGKOK – An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City has reduced the life sentence of Vietnam’s biggest corporate fraudster to 30 years in...
Women protesters attack Chinese-run mine in Guinea Bissau
Women protesters in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday attacked a Chinese-run site in the northwest of the country mining zircon, setting fire to equipment, the interior...
Vietnam agrees to buy US F-16 fighters, defense website says
Updated April 21, 2025, 03:40 a.m. EDT BANGKOK – Vietnam has reached an agreement with the United States to buy F-16 fighter jets, a...
Hong Kong needs more museums, talent to become art-trading hub, academics say
Hong Kong has the potential to become a high-profile art-dealing hub for global collectors due to its low taxes and location, which can be...
Vietnam tycoon on death row has life sentence cut to 30 years in laundering case
Published: 12:32pm, 21 Apr 2025Updated: 12:33pm, 21 Apr 2025 A Vietnamese property tycoon who was jailed for life in a US$17-billion money laundering case...
Russian tourists in China, non-nuclear hydrogen bomb test: 5 weekend reads you missed
Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaScience From French people discovering Taobao to Russian tourists in China, here are five stories you may have missed over the...