UK to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday pledged to boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent of the economy by 2027 with the aim...
Hong Kong father accused of killing girl ‘is a dangerous man’, court told
A three-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by her father was loved by his family but that still could not have saved her from...
Rokid’s AI-infused AR glasses wow China with script projection, smart ring control
Chinese augmented-reality (AR) device maker Rokid made waves on social media and in the stock market after its founder showed how the start-up’s artificial...
China-Japan ties, challenge to Trump’s Gaza plan: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China and economy stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting,...
Taiwan coastguard detains mainland China crew after undersea cable damaged
Taiwan’s coastguard said it detained eight mainland Chinese crew members of a cargo ship suspected of damaging an undersea communication cable early on Tuesday....
US investigates AI video of Donald Trump sucking Elon Musk’s toes
An AI-generated video of US President Donald Trump sucking Elon Musk’s feet was shown inside the headquarters of a US government department, prompting an...
If this is the end of Pax Americana, what comes next?
US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s speech at the recently concluded Munich Security Conference was an unexpected stab in the back for America’s appalled allies. Without...
80% of deregistered teachers in Hong Kong involved in offences such as child abuse
Published: 8:28pm, 25 Feb 2025Updated: 11:03pm, 25 Feb 2025 More than 80 per cent of 71 teachers deregistered in Hong Kong last year lost...
It’s morning in Russia: why Trump’s embrace of Putin means long-term unease in China
“It was a good day for Russia,” US President Donald Trump commented in 2021, mocking his predecessor Joe Biden after his meeting with Russian...