20,000 Hongkongers ride Disneyland Resort line on launch in 2005 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on August 2, 2005. Disney isn’t open, but 20,000 pay to ride Mickey’s caboose By Dennis Eng Advertisement Disneyland...
Asia must leverage AI to combat rise in natural disasters
The tsunami warnings that followed the powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday were another jarring reminder of Asia’s vulnerability to natural disasters...
At Least 31 Dead in Beijing Nursing Home as Floods Kill Dozens Across Northern China
At least 60 people died in devastating floods sweeping across northern China in recent days, with more than half of the casualties occurring at...
Strategic Partnership Between HAVELSAN and CEMRE Shipyard: ÇAKA Hybrid Unmanned Surface Vehicle Moves Toward Production
HAVELSAN has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of Turkey’s leading private shipyards, CEMRE, initiating a strategic collaboration covering the design, development,...
Senate Panel Advances Government Funding Bills for Defense, Health, Education, and Labor
WASHINGTON—The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 31 voted to favorably report two bills to the full Senate that would fund the U.S. government’s defense,...
French Territory’s Peace Proposal Stumbles at 1st Hurdle
New Caledonia’s oldest pro-independence political party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has rejected a plan which would have seen a compromise to bring peace and...
Hong Kong airport to revise late-night use of south runway over noise complaints
Published: 10:00am, 1 Aug 2025Updated: 3:25pm, 1 Aug 2025 Hong Kong airport will revise late-night use of its south runway following noise complaints from...
Typhoon, Heavy Rain, and Tsunami Strike Together in Shanghai; Huangpu River Floods, City Submerged
Typhoon Co-may, the eighth storm of the year, made its second landfall in the Fengxian District of Shanghai at 4:40 p.m. on July 30....
Trump Signs Order Reviving Presidential Fitness Test in Schools
Pull-ups, distance runs, and other challenges of strength, endurance, quickness, and agility are returning to a school near you. President Donald Trump announced Thursday...