Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal: Najib found guilty of abuse of power, money laundering
Published: 3:38pm, 26 Dec 2025Updated: 3:51pm, 26 Dec 2025 Malaysia’s jailed former prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on the first count of...
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon faces 10-year jail term over first of 4 failed coup trials
Prosecutors on Friday demanded a 10-year prison sentence for former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol in the first of four trials linked to his...
Beijing extends Mars mission lead; stranded astronauts back home: China’s year in space
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China space stories of the year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please...
As India’s US$70 million obesity drug market bulges, so does price war
Global pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are scrambling to cement their lead in India’s booming obesity drug market before cheaper generic versions...
In world first, Chinese surgeons save patient’s ear with graft onto foot
Chinese surgeons have performed the world’s first operation to graft a patient’s torn-off ear onto her foot before putting it back in place. The...
China village imposes ‘unjust’ fines for out-of-province marriage and cohabitation
A Chinese village has faced an online backlash after it introduced controversial fines for pregnancies outside marriage and couples living together before they wed....
Finger-lickin’ good KFC on the Christmas menu for millions in Japan
Christmas season in Japan often means a KFC feast for millions of Japanese families celebrating the holiday. Colonel Sanders’ restaurant has been part of...
Hong Kong restaurant sales fall 10% over Christmas as cross-border trips hit 1.2 million
Published: 1:42pm, 26 Dec 2025Updated: 6:28pm, 26 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector recorded a 10 per cent drop in business year...
The brutal life of child recruits under a shadowy African rebel group
Published: 1:41pm, 26 Dec 2025Updated: 1:54pm, 26 Dec 2025 Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with Islamic State, two boys have revealed the...