Typhoon Wipha in Hong Kong, Mandarin’s waning appeal in West: 5 weekend reads
Advertisement SCMP Highlights World From a strong typhoon in Hong Kong to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping being tipped to meet, here are five...
Texas AG Sues Masters Swimming Group That Allowed Transgender Athletes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued an adult swimming organization last week after it allowed male athletes who identify as transgender to compete at...
Trump Vows to ‘Try to Save’ Afghans in UAE at Risk of Repatriation
President Donald Trump on July 20 pledged that the United States would work to help Afghans who have been in the United Arab Emirates...
Chinese rust-belt city gambles on the skies – and Russia – to fuel revival
A new airport project in Hegang, a rust-belt city near China’s northeastern border with Russia, marks a high-stakes effort at economic revival in a...
Hong Kong police must be more transparent, but not if it harms probes: top cop
Published: 11:30am, 21 Jul 2025Updated: 11:53am, 21 Jul 2025 The public has increasingly higher expectations of transparency for Hong Kong police, the force’s chief...
Hong Kong police chief vows technology push with robot dogs, CCTV and drones
Hong Kong’s police chief has pledged to use more advanced technology to beat crime as part of his “smart policing” strategy, revealing that the...
Why China is surging ahead of Trump’s US in green energy race
As US-China tensions continue, one contrast stands out sharply between the big power rivals – their approach to energy and climate issues. Advertisement Even...
China’s Chokehold on Gallium Raises Alarm for US Defense Supply Chains: Report
Workers before a rare-earth refinery in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, on Aug. 19, 2012. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images The United States needs to...
Wimbledon courts wealthy homebuyers amid decline in London home prices
Wimbledon, the London suburb best known for being home to the tennis tournament of the same name, is resisting the decline of home prices...