Zelensky demands justice as 35 nations back Ukraine reparations fund, but will Russia pay?
Top European officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on Tuesday to set up an international body to decide on tens of billions of euros...
Hong Kong engineer gets 5 years over HK$6 million laundering and bribery offences
Published: 9:36pm, 16 Dec 2025Updated: 9:42pm, 16 Dec 2025 A former Hong Kong government engineer was jailed for five years and three months on...
US reported to have seized Chinese cargo, Mexico stands by tariffs: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
Philippines weighs using UN anti-corruption treaty for Zaldy Co’s extradition
The Philippine government is weighing whether a United Nations anti-corruption treaty can help track down and extradite a former lawmaker accused of being one...
Why South Korea is becoming China’s new bargain travel hotspot amid Japan spat
As Chinese tourists pull back from visiting Japan amid a diplomatic row, a slumping won is positioning South Korea as the new bargain destination...
Russia will end the European Union, not the other way around
For the philosopher Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, everything is “geist”, which could be translated as either mind or spirit. So everything is either mindful, spiritual...
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$256 million of suspected cocaine stashed in ship hull
Published: 8:29pm, 16 Dec 2025Updated: 9:09pm, 16 Dec 2025 Hong Kong customs has, for the first time, uncovered a drug smuggling operation involving an...
Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly driving school bus under influence of drugs
Published: 8:08pm, 16 Dec 2025Updated: 8:21pm, 16 Dec 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a school bus driver for allegedly driving under the influence...
Religion Bulletin – November 2025 – Gia Lai Restores School Property to the Divine Word Province; Vĩnh Long Jails a Khmer Buddhist Adherent
Notable religious events in November 2025: Authorities Block Falun Gong Practitioners From Proselytizing in Thái Nguyên; Provincial Government Returns School Facilities to the Vietnamese...