800 million: how a new target indicates a shift in China’s economic strategy
Xiao Mei, a kindergarten teaching assistant living in the suburbs of Hangzhou in eastern China, has barely seen her income rise for three years...
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over 2024 uprising
A Bangladesh tribunal sentenced ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia on Monday, ruling she should be hanged for crimes against humanity...
PhD for landfill supervisor raises a stink over credential excess in China
A county-level sanitation office in southern China has invited ridicule and stoked a public debate after posting a job that requires a PhD to...
No plan for Japan-China meeting at G20 as Taiwan Strait row deepens
Published: 3:21pm, 17 Nov 2025Updated: 6:57pm, 17 Nov 2025 China has ruled out a leaders’ meeting with Japan at the coming G20 summit in...
What US anti-scam ‘strike force’ means for Southeast Asia’s cybercrime fight
A US-led crackdown on online scams may hand Southeast Asia an opportunity to combat the scourge, analysts say, as Washington and Beijing find common...
Alibaba’s Qwen app challenges AI subscription models with free access
Alibaba Group Holding has officially launched its multipurpose artificial intelligence app, Qwen, promising a “free-for-all” gateway for consumers to access a variety of AI-powered...
6 dead as landslide buries bus on Vietnam’s scenic Khanh Le pass
Published: 2:54pm, 17 Nov 2025Updated: 2:57pm, 17 Nov 2025 A landslide buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six...
AI-generated scenes ‘from France’s 2025 Louvre heist’ circulate in Hong Kong
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check,...
Yuan rapidly gaining ground as Chinese firms plot global expansion
Chinese companies expanding overseas are increasingly using the yuan for financing and payments to build their international operations, boosting the currency’s growing clout in...