China’s top court sends message to employers on sexual harassment
China’s top court has ruled that if an employer fires an employee for sexual harassment it should not have to pay compensation to the...
Trump Announces $1.3 Billion in Sales of Gold Card Visas
President Donald Trump announced Dec. 19 that his administration has sold more than $1.3 billion worth of Trump Gold Cards, a new immigration program...
Pentagon Fails Audit for 8th Consecutive Year
The Pentagon has failed to pass a full financial audit for the eighth year in a row. Congress initially mandated annual independent audits across...
New section of Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass to ‘slash travel time by 80%’
Published: 12:03pm, 21 Dec 2025Updated: 1:49pm, 21 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s long-awaited Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass opened on Sunday,...
Malaysia’s LGBTQ community lives in fear as raids drive them underground
In Chow Kit, a crowded district of Kuala Lumpur forever caught between progress and prejudice, Amy* moves quietly through narrow alleys – a transgender...
North Korea warns ‘mankind will face great disaster’ if Japan gets nuclear arms
Published: 11:54am, 21 Dec 2025Updated: 12:27pm, 21 Dec 2025 North Korea said on Sunday that Japan’s nuclear ambitions “must be prevented at any cost”...
Hong Kong and Singapore landlords embrace flex offices as multinationals reshape demand
Landlords in Hong Kong and Singapore are expected to continue allocating space to flexible office operators as multinational corporations reshape the sector’s risk profile...
China eases visa rules for India, tapping into US$21.6 billion travel market
Beijing and New Delhi have taken another step towards normalising economic ties after a five-year rift, as China moves to introduce a simplified visa...
From Labubu to blockbuster films, was 2025 the year China’s soft power went mainstream?
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest stories about China’s soft power this year. If you would like to see more of our reporting,...