Borrowing boost for Hong Kong urban renewal body as another deficit recorded
The Hong Kong government has increased the Urban Renewal Authorityâs borrowing limit to HK$35 billion to allow it to raise more funds to finance...
Viral clip of 91-year-old Singaporean janitor sparks talk on senior work culture
A viral video of an interaction between a fitness influencer and an elderly toilet cleaner in Singapore has sparked discourse on the city stateâs...
Hong Kongâs Fire Dragon Dance Performed Ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Hong Kongâs Fire Dragon Dance is performed ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, lighting up the streets with a festive display of tradition and celebration....
Chinaâs factory robot army; a ânew global energy systemâ: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMPâs biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
Trump Says Putinâs Nuclear Treaty Extension Proposal Sounds Like a Good Idea
U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed a Russian proposal to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons. Trump, speaking to reporters as he...
âMixed bagâ: how Japanâs PM-in-waiting may fuel growth, defence â and debt
With Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japanâs first female prime minister, economists warn her policies may have âmixedâ results: expansionary measures that spur growth...
Japan Nobel winner hopes prize advances cancer and transplant treatment
Shimon Sakaguchi, the Japanese immunologist who won this yearâs Nobel Prize in medicine, said on Monday he hoped the award would help further advance...
With Russian air provocations, Natoâs credibility is on the line
There is a taxonomy of weakness. At the bottom lies bad policy and worse rhetoric. Above that sits a particular kind of failure that...
Can an opt-out scheme boost Hong Kongâs low organ donation rate?
Hong Kong may renew efforts to boost organ donations by considering initiating discussions on an opt-out mechanism, Director of Health Ronald Lam Man-kin has...