Singapore election: competing narratives of weaker cabinet if PAP loses seats vs balanced parliament
Published: 10:33pm, 1 May 2025Updated: 12:54am, 2 May 2025 A charged election campaign ended in Singapore late on Thursday after nine days of the...
South Korea Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Against Election Frontrunner
South Korea’s Supreme Court overturned a ruling on May 1 that had cleared the upcoming presidential election frontrunner of violating election law, throwing his...
Hundreds of dachshunds chase record in Hungary’s wiener wonderland
Published: 10:30pm, 1 May 2025Updated: 10:55pm, 1 May 2025 Throngs of dachshunds strutted their stubby stuff in Hungary on Thursday as they tried to...
China’s young talent scheme lures smart materials scientist Li Yongxi from US
Award-winning materials scientist Li Yongxi has left the United States for a position at China’s Nanjing University (NJU). Advertisement Li, formerly an associate research...
Mark Tucker, HSBC chairman, plans to retire before the end of 2025
Mark Tucker, the chairman of HSBC Holdings, plans to retire after eight years in the job and the search for his successor is under...
Trump’s trade war starts to bite as China’s cargo shipments slump
US tariffs are beginning to take a toll – but some analysts believe Beijing could still achieve 5 per cent GDP target. Read More
Popular Hong Kong clinic chain in hot water amid suspected closure
Published: 9:43pm, 1 May 2025Updated: 9:58pm, 1 May 2025 Hundreds of customers, including young parents, have taken to online platforms to complain about a...
China watches divided White House, C919’s EU endorsement delay: SCMP daily highlights
Published: 9:22pm, 1 May 2025Updated: 9:34pm, 1 May 2025 Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would...
Cory Bowman, JD Vance’s Brother, Prepares for Cincinnati Mayoral Primary
Bowman is attempting to become the first Republican elected as mayor of the southwest Ohio city since the 1970s. CINCINNATI, Ohio—It’s a Friday morning,...