Hong Kong housing chief pledges more ‘humane’ evictions for mentally ill tenants
Hong Kong’s housing minister has pledged to adopt a more “humane” approach to eviction cases involving tenants with mental health issues, following the deaths...
Vietnam displays new 152mm truck-mounted howitzer
Vietnam’s first public display of the PTH-152 truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer occurred at the 80th Anniversary National Achievements Exhibition in Hanoi in late August. This...
Israel says to act with ‘great force’ in Gaza City, urging full evacuation
Published: 12:37pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 12:40pm, 9 Sep 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told residents of Gaza City on Monday to evacuate, as...
Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Filipino Gen Zs lose hope: 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...
Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra ordered to serve 1 year in jail by Supreme Court
Published: 12:15pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 12:45pm, 9 Sep 2025 Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in...
After 40 years in US, pioneering mathematician Zhongwei Shen returns to China
Pioneering Chinese-American mathematician Zhongwei Shen has left the United States to take up a chair professorship at Westlake University in Hangzhou. Advertisement He joined...
Nepal’s Prime Minister Oli Resigns as Anti-Corruption Protests Spiral
KATHMANDU—Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied an indefinite curfew and clashed with police, a day after 19...
What the US should take away from China’s Victory Day parade
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at...
Nepal’s Gen Z revolt turns deadly as police fire on protesters, killing 19
The chants of students turned into screams in Nepal on Monday as police opened fire on unarmed protesters in Kathmandu, turning a simmering youth-led...