Japanese official’s ‘bow’; China’s soybean dilemma: 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...
Are Hong Kong teachers, healthcare and social workers more alert to child abuse?
Published: 9:05pm, 20 Nov 2025Updated: 10:00pm, 20 Nov 2025 Hong Kong has seen a rise in the number of potential child abuse cases reported...
Trump Admin to Announce Details of Farmer Payments: Agriculture Secretary
The Trump administration plans to soon outline details of payments to farmers struggling in the current economy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary said...
China building world-first floating artificial island with nuclear-proof bunker
Published: 9:00pm, 20 Nov 2025Updated: 9:39pm, 20 Nov 2025 China is building a mega science infrastructure that could add fuel to the global maritime...
13 killed in Cambodia bus crash near Angkor Wat en route to Phnom Penh
A passenger bus in Cambodia crashed off a bridge into a river on Thursday, killing at least 13 passengers and injuring two dozen others,...
As power balance tips to China, world needs a fairer financial system
This month, the Russian Academy of Sciences completed a study assessing the comprehensive strength of 193 countries across economic, technological, demographic, military, infrastructural and...
Trump urges broadcast regulator to revoke ABC licences over Khashoggi query
The White House ratcheted up its attack on ABC News Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump criticised an ABC News correspondent for...
SJM cancels plan to buy Ponte 16, but pursues deal for L’Arc Macau
Published: 8:23pm, 20 Nov 2025Updated: 8:38pm, 20 Nov 2025 Integrated resorts operator SJM Holdings, one of the six licensed casino concessionaires in Macau, has...
Beyond Patchwork Fixes in the ‘Forest of Laws’: Việt Nam’s Institutional Reform
For many years, the legal system has been developed through what might be called “patchwork fixes”—mending one spot here, adding another there—to address specific...