Thousands stuck for hours at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Christmas Day
Published: 3:40pm, 25 Dec 2025Updated: 7:36pm, 25 Dec 2025 Tens of thousands of people were stuck for hours at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on...
Indonesians see red after porn star Bonnie Blue uses flag to ‘wipe the floor’
Published: 3:14pm, 25 Dec 2025Updated: 3:18pm, 25 Dec 2025 Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue has again earned the wrath of Indonesia after...
Chinese SUV maker Jetour bets on localised product offerings to hasten go-global drive
Chinese sports utility vehicle maker Jetour, with an eye on becoming a global SUV powerhouse, plans to accelerate its overseas expansion in the Middle...
Fujian enters service, J-10C’s combat action: 10 China military developments in 2025
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China military stories of the year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please...
Bronze Age cemetery offers clues on how ancient Chinese brewed red rice wine
Pottery vessels containing traces of alcohol from a Bronze Age cemetery in northwestern China indicate that people at the time consumed beverages made using...
North Korea’s Kim Watches Long-Range Missile Test and Nuclear Submarine Progress: State Media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday watched a long-range surface-to-air missile test, according to state media, as the nation continues to update...
China university offers US$11,000 ‘micro’ overseas study to help students pass failed courses
A privately run college in China has come under fire for asking students who failed exams to pay as much as 79,800 yuan (US$11,000)...
‘Holding on to hope’: Hong Kong fire survivors make New Year wish for a home
Retired Hong Kong civil servant Ng Kook-yiu takes a shuttle bus every day from his transitional housing flat to the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court...
China’s offshore yuan breaks major benchmark as appreciation momentum builds
Published: 1:42pm, 25 Dec 2025Updated: 1:48pm, 25 Dec 2025 China’s offshore yuan strengthened further on Thursday, dipping below the benchmark rate of seven against...