Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern DR Congo, Unicef says
The UN children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, of raping...
Outrage in India as jilted man threatens to set woman on fire after rejection
A video showing a man in southern India’s Telangana state dousing a woman in petrol and threatening to set fire to her and himself...
China issues US$8.2 billion in bills in Hong Kong to stabilise yuan amid trade tensions
Published: 12:30pm, 14 Feb 2025Updated: 12:39pm, 14 Feb 2025 The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it would tender central bank bills totalling 60...
Humpback whale swallows then spits out kayaker in Chile – and it’s captured on video
Published: 12:27pm, 14 Feb 2025Updated: 1:02pm, 14 Feb 2025 A huge humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker in its mouth in the seas off...
China’s stratospheric airship, Japan’s competitive eater: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
Strokes of genius: why DeepSeek’s AI edge may come from its Chinese lessons
As China’s home-grown AI development firm DeepSeek shakes up the global tech and investment landscape, domestic discussion has begun to focus on what has...
Japan’s China investment drops 60% in 10 years as firms rethink strategies
Japan’s investment in China has plummeted by 60 per cent over the past decade, a casualty of escalating tensions between China and the United...
Archaeologists unearth remains of Roman basilica at new London skyscraper site
Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces – in fact chunks – of the city’s origins almost 2,000 years ago....
US embassies told to prepare for staff cuts as Trump overhauls diplomatic corps: sources
President Donald Trump’s administration has asked US embassies worldwide to prepare for staff cuts, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday,...