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...
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara secures fourth term with landslide election win
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with a commanding re-election win, according to provisional results announced on Monday, an outcome that...
Hong Kong’s National Games torch relay to showcase financial, cultural qualities
Published: 11:55am, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 11:58am, 28 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s section of the National Games torch relay will emphasise the city’s financial and...