Hong Kong fears new source for third locally acquired chikungunya infection
Published: 9:45pm, 3 Nov 2025Updated: 11:12pm, 3 Nov 2025 Hong Kong reported its third locally acquired chikungunya infection on Monday, with health authorities saying...
Japanese Prime Minister Seeks Summit With Kim Jong Un to Resolve Abduction Dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her government wants a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to break the deadlock over the...
Singapore’s 38 Oxley Road: will move to gazette site end Lee family feud?
A decision on Monday by Singapore’s government to preserve as a national monument the site of the family home of founding prime minister Lee...
China’s ‘smart healthcare’ firms draw crowds as Canton Fair wraps up
As the semi-annual Canton Fair – China’s largest and oldest trade exhibition – draws to a close, a new exhibition area dedicated to digitally...
‘Historic moment’ in US-China ties; scientist deaths: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:15pm, 3 Nov 2025Updated: 10:33pm, 3 Nov 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Nexperia China to meet chip orders with local wafer suppliers in months: experts
Nexperia’s China unit is expected to be capable of making deliveries to clients on the back of the domestic semiconductor supply chain – even...
Hong Kong must deepen Shenzhen ties to seize Apec summit opportunity: academic
The Hong Kong government must forge greater ties with Shenzhen ahead of the 2026 Apec summit or risk missing a “perfect” opportunity to integrate...
Man jailed 20 years in Singapore for ‘wicked’ rape of step-granddaughter
A 69-year-old man in Singapore was sentenced to 20 years’ jail on Monday for raping his step-granddaughter and sexually assaulting her repeatedly when she...
The myth of Trump, the president of peace
Donald Trump has cast himself as “the president of peace”. He presents himself as a leader who ends endless wars, brings troops home and...