Fury as Malaysia’s gang-rape suspects allowed to sit for exams
Malaysians have demanded that four students arrested for allegedly raping another pupil be suspended before they can take their final-year exams, in a case...
Li Auto CEO Hong Kong’s highest-paid executive, Webb-site shows
Published: 12:46pm, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 12:56pm, 13 Oct 2025 Chinese electric-vehicle maker Li Auto’s founder and CEO Li Xiang topped Hong Kong’s paid director...
Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner, scientists warn
Published: 12:16pm, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 12:16pm, 13 Oct 2025 Global warming was crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now...
China’s AI lesson for US, Singapore’s deadly neighbour feuds: 5 weekend reads
Advertisement SCMP Highlights World From Hong Kong’s fight for foreign university students to an AI lesson for US, here are five stories you may...
Opposition Leader Patrick Herminie Wins Presidential Runoff Election in Seychelles
VICTORIA, Seychelles—Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote, according to official results...
Dozens Killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes, Border Closed
ISLAMABAD—Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between...
Are lurid stories in Japan of crimes in Europe tilting more voters to the right?
Published: 11:52am, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 11:55am, 13 Oct 2025 The decline of Japan’s traditional media and the insatiable appetite of its people for online...
Hong Kong MRI maker Time Medical seeks site to boost output, eyes IPO
Time Medical Systems, a Hong Kong maker of advanced medical devices co-founded by US-trained Chinese academics, is seeking a new site to expand production...
Japan’s record heatwave causes men to discard gender norms in search for shade
Nearly half of men surveyed online in Japan used parasols amid high summer temperatures in 2025, including many who did so for the first...