China’s Xi calls for building unified market to ‘secure an edge’ in global race
Published: 12:30pm, 16 Sep 2025Updated: 12:38pm, 16 Sep 2025 President Xi Jinping has called for more efforts to develop a unified domestic market, arguing...
Students’ rights come first: Hong Kong’s John Lee on HKIS-LCMS legal dispute
Published: 12:22pm, 16 Sep 2025Updated: 1:33pm, 16 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s leader has called on a top international school and its US-based founding organisation,...
Mother of wanted Hong Kong activist Hau Chung-yu summoned for police questioning
Published: 12:16pm, 16 Sep 2025Updated: 3:44pm, 16 Sep 2025 The fifth activist wanted for taking part in an unofficial election organised by the “subversive”...
Malaysian mall risks boycott, Thailand’s Thaksin imprisoned: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on...
Red flags, eagles and the east wind: how Mao inspired Chinese missile names
As the West speculated about the capabilities of Chinese missiles seen at its huge military parade in Beijing this month, it was their names...
Dim sum bond issuance builds momentum towards ‘record year’
September 16, 2025 As part of a growing trend, Chinese tech giant Baidu announced plans this month to raise Rmb4.4 billion ($617.6 million) of...
Hong Kong policy address to focus on reforms, economy and livelihoods: John Lee
Published: 11:32am, 16 Sep 2025Updated: 2:22pm, 16 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s leader has announced that his policy address, to be delivered on Wednesday, will...
Venomous threat emerges with redback spider scare at Japan’s Osaka Expo
Visitors to the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 in Japan have been warned to be on alert for redback spiders, following the discovery of a nest...
‘We can hear their screams’: Israel pummels Gaza City after US backs offensive
Israel heavily bombarded Gaza City on Tuesday, witnesses said, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new offensive...