Singapore’s Wong warns against exploiting race and religion in future elections
While Singaporeans rejected calls to vote along racial and religious lines in the May General Election, the temptation to play this card will grow...
Super Typhoon Ragasa: scientists warn climate change leads to stronger storms
Super Typhoon Ragasa, which lashed Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday, has drawn warnings from scientists that climate change...
When Typhoon Wanda wreaked havoc on Hong Kong in 1962 – SCMP archive
As Hong Hong deals with the aftermath of Super Typhoon Ragasa, we take a look at SCMP’s coverage of some of the worst storms...
China’s visa-free push boosts Beijing, Shanghai’s global influence: report
China’s expanded visa-free entry policy and technological advances have boosted the standing of its major cities as global hubs, with Beijing retaining a top-tier...
Super Typhoon Ragasa disrupts iPhone production, cross-border e-commerce
Super Typhoon Ragasa disrupted production of Apple’s iPhones in Shenzhen and crucial pre-holiday shipments by cross-border e-commerce merchants, as the year’s strongest storm barrelled...
Stablecoin giant Tether seeks funding at US$500 billion valuation
Tether Holdings, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, is in talks with investors to raise as much as US$20 billion, a deal that could...
Russia dismisses Trump’s ‘paper tiger’ insult, vows continued Ukraine offensive
Published: 4:49pm, 24 Sep 2025Updated: 4:56pm, 24 Sep 2025 The Kremlin on Wednesday said it had no choice but to continue its military offensive...
How AI can catalyse Hong Kong’s next big economic take-off
Hong Kong’s economic story has always unfolded in cycles of innovation. Finance made it a global hub. Real estate later became a backbone. Both...
14 dead and dozens missing in Taiwan after Ragasa triggers landslide lake flood
Published: 4:30pm, 24 Sep 2025Updated: 4:39pm, 24 Sep 2025 At least 14 people are dead, 34 injured and 152 missing after torrents triggered by...