Special Report: CRFS – Competition to Conflict
The Asia-Pacific is the frontline between competition & conflict. Grey-zone tactics, increased militarization, and border disputes are re-shaping the region’s security landscape. Dr. Thomas...
HSBC’s third-quarter profit dips amid falling rates, property slump
HSBC Holdings, the largest banking group in Europe and Hong Kong by assets, reported a 25 per cent decline in third-quarter profits on Tuesday...
Japan’s overtourism debate, Indonesia’s railway debt: 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...
The new narrative: how China is telling its own story
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement [1] ‘Hawkish’ interpretations rise as US, China discourse gets lost in translation In an echo of the Cold War, mistranslations are...
South Korea launches first KSS-III Batch 2 submarine
On 22 October, Hanwha Ocean launched the first of three new KSS-III Batch 2 diesel-electric submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). Named...
Seoul ADEX 2025: Hanwha unveils K-NIFV armoured vehicle
Hanwha Aerospace debuted its Korea New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K-NIFV) at ADEX 2025, held in Seoul from 17- 25 October. The tracked armoured vehicle...
China sees Europe as indispensable force for stable multipolar world: envoy
This month, the South China Morning Post’s Xiaofei Xu sat down with Deng Li, China’s ambassador to France. The conversation was wide-ranging enough to...
Leading Chinese AI researcher Liu Haolin dies aged 37 after brief illness
Published: 12:00pm, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 12:06pm, 28 Oct 2025 Academics and students have paid tribute to Liu Haolin, a leading computer scientist who died...
Can Thailand, Cambodia’s Asean-led peace deal hold or will history repeat?
Published: 11:59am, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 1:29pm, 28 Oct 2025 The latest peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand will be difficult to uphold, according to...