Italy Slaps Shein With 1 Million Euro Fine Over Greenwashing Claims
The Italian Competition Authority has issued a 1 million euro (about $1.16 million) fine to Chinese fast fashion platform Shein over “misleading” and “deceptive”...
South Korea Removes Loudspeakers Along Border With North Korea
The administration of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has started removing the loudspeakers used to blast propaganda information about the outside world into North...
‘Hong Kong taxis to be barred from High Island Reservoir hotspot at peak times’
Published: 11:37pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 12:30am, 5 Aug 2025 Hongkongers and tourists will no longer be able to take taxis to visit the scenic...
Hong Kong employers’ group urges domestic helper wage freeze, cites poor economy
Published: 10:26pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 10:47pm, 4 Aug 2025 A Hong Kong employers’ group has called for freezing the minimum salaries of foreign domestic...
Hong Kong Cancels Passports of 12 Activists Based Overseas
Authorities in Hong Kong on Aug. 4 canceled the passports of 12 activists based overseas, 10 days after arrest warrants were issued, accusing them...
Is Singapore’s parliament tame? WP’s Pritam Singh says it’s just ‘pragmatic’
Singapore’s parliamentary debates may lack the fireworks seen in other legislatures, but that reflects the city state’s pragmatic culture, according to opposition leader Pritam...
China’s air force looks to ‘kill chain’ to help older jets down newer models
Published: 10:00pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 10:29pm, 4 Aug 2025 China’s air force has said it has developed techniques that allow older warplanes to shoot...
Another storm brews for CK Hutchison under Panama ports partnership proposal
Published: 9:51pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 9:52pm, 4 Aug 2025 A state partnership would fundamentally alter the operating structure of two key Panama Canal ports...
‘Western hegemony is over’; lessons from Ukraine war: SCMP daily highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From American economist Jeffrey Sachs on US sabre-rattling to China’s youth seeking job stability, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage...