Year: 2025

A Japanese singer’s concert in Shanghai was abruptly halted on Friday, triggering accusations of heavy-handed restrictions amid spiralling tensions over Tokyo’s comments on Taiwan....

Published: 5:11pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 5:20pm, 1 Dec 2025 A district councillor under public scrutiny amid Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades has said...

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Oysters in Japan are dying en masse in parts of the country’s top production area, likely due to warmer sea temperatures, officials said on...

Russia is inching closer to its first yuan-denominated sovereign bond sale, aiding China’s push to raise the global standing of its currency. Russia’s Finance...

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,...

Published: 4:14pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 4:21pm, 1 Dec 2025 Raids on men-only saunas and spas across Malaysia have raised fears of an intensifying crackdown...

Published: 4:00pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 4:02pm, 1 Dec 2025 Russia’s accusation that the United States and Germany are recruiting Filipino mercenaries to fight in...