This video does not show Hongkonger knocked over during Super Typhoon Ragasa
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check,...
Hong Kong police arrest 2 men, hunt for 3 after family robbed of 2 phones in home
Published: 2:03pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 2:39pm, 9 Oct 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested two men and are searching for three others on suspicion...
‘It’s a shame’: ex-UFC fighter gunned down while out for walk in Sydney
Former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was gunned down in a “brazen” shooting while on an early evening walk in Sydney, police said, months after...
China flicks the switch on world-first thermal power station in Gobi Desert
China has switched on a world-first solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert that is said to be a cheaper and more efficient...
Chinese nursing home under fire for using ‘suggestive dancer’ in medicine drive
A nursing home in northern China has provoked public outrage after posting a video of a senior staff member performing a provocative dance in...
How Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank has evolved over the years
Hang Seng Bank, one of the biggest banks in Hong Kong, on Thursday received a proposal from its parent HSBC to take it private....
Has Philippines lost world’s trust over flood-control corruption scandal?
As the Philippines grapples with a corruption scandal over flood control projects that sparked protests across the country last month, the ramifications of the...
Australia’s Jetstar prepares to fly with cargo door open, sparking outrage
Australia’s Jetstar Airways has ordered an investigation after a plane prepared to take off with a cargo door open, an incident a labour group...
Mirxes wins China’s approval to launch groundbreaking gastric cancer blood test
Cancer screening device developer Mirxes Holding has won approval from Beijing to launch a gastric cancer test, the first blood test for the disease...