‘Starting to become real’: as Washington bickers, America goes hungry
The US government shutdown barrelled towards its second month on Friday and the pain is spreading fast – with federal workers broke, food aid...
Air pollution to drive up deaths and costs in Southeast Asia by 2050: study
Deaths from air pollution in Southeast Asia could rise by nearly 10 per cent and cost the region almost US$600 billion by 2050 unless...
Xi-Carney talks open door for Canada to ‘make up for lost time’ with China
The leaders of China and Canada held their first formal talks since 2017 on Friday, with both sides agreeing to revive exchanges and cooperation...
US-China defence talks, C919 jet’s global win in Brunei: 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...
Centrist party wins Dutch knife-edge election, as far-right Wilders faces defeat
The centrist D66 party won the knife-edge Dutch election, local news agency ANP projected on Friday, saying its vote tally showed far-right leader Geert...
Trump Urges Senate GOP to Eliminate Filibuster to End Shutdown
President Donald Trump on Oct. 30 called on Republican lawmakers to eliminate the filibuster to bring an end to the government shutdown that has...
US software firm SAS exits China after 25 years, lays off about 400 staff
US software company SAS Institute has withdrawn from mainland China and dismissed its local staff, according to a Beijing-based employee affected by the move,...
Japan to put hypersonic missile-tracking technology to the test in space
Japan – with China, North Korea and Russia in mind – plans to test its hypersonic missile-tracking technology in space, after its new HTV-X...
Hong Kong will uphold global trading rules, John Lee pledges at Apec gathering
Hong Kong will continue to uphold the rules-based multilateral trading system in the face of global economic uncertainty, the city’s chief executive has pledged...