South Korea launches first KSS-III Batch 2 submarine
On 22 October, Hanwha Ocean launched the first of three new KSS-III Batch 2 diesel-electric submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). Named...
Seoul ADEX 2025: Hanwha unveils K-NIFV armoured vehicle
Hanwha Aerospace debuted its Korea New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K-NIFV) at ADEX 2025, held in Seoul from 17- 25 October. The tracked armoured vehicle...
China sees Europe as indispensable force for stable multipolar world: envoy
This month, the South China Morning Post’s Xiaofei Xu sat down with Deng Li, China’s ambassador to France. The conversation was wide-ranging enough to...
Leading Chinese AI researcher Liu Haolin dies aged 37 after brief illness
Published: 12:00pm, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 12:06pm, 28 Oct 2025 Academics and students have paid tribute to Liu Haolin, a leading computer scientist who died...
Can Thailand, Cambodia’s Asean-led peace deal hold or will history repeat?
Published: 11:59am, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 1:29pm, 28 Oct 2025 The latest peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand will be difficult to uphold, according to...
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara secures fourth term with landslide election win
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with a commanding re-election win, according to provisional results announced on Monday, an outcome that...
Hong Kong’s National Games torch relay to showcase financial, cultural qualities
Published: 11:55am, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 11:58am, 28 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s section of the National Games torch relay will emphasise the city’s financial and...
Post-Plenum Unrest: China in Turmoil
As the CCP’s Fourth Plenum has just ended, Beijing has grown even more eerie. Another military purge, a subdued funeral for Yang Zhenning, an...
Yuexiu Property to raise Rmb2.85bn in green bond offering
October 28, 2025 Guangdong-based Chinese developer Yuexiu Property has proposed a Rmb2.85 billion ($400 million) green bond issuance on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...