Another US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East: source
The world’s largest aircraft carrier has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, a person familiar with the plans...
Chinese scientists find path for long-distance quantum communications network
Chinese researchers say they have found a viable pathway to building long-distance quantum communication networks. In a study published this week in Nature, a...
North Korea threatens dire consequences if Seoul doesn’t stop drone incursions
North Korea on Friday threatened a “terrible response” if it detects any more drones buzzing across the border from the South. South Korean President...
China’s canal link to Southeast Asia; Malaysia’s ‘illegal’ temple row: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
US pulls out of strategic military base and hands it over to Syria
The US military said it completed a withdrawal from a strategic base in Syria on Thursday, handing it over to Syrian forces, in the...
Hong Kong police arrest 2 over HK$300,000 watch theft on inbound flight
Hong Kong Police have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a passenger’s backpack containing a watch worth HK$300,000 (US$38,379) on an inbound flight...
Health Secretary Announces Changes to Management Team to Promote MAHA Agenda
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Feb. 12 that nearly a handful of members on his management team have...
Why Indonesia’s Muslim groups are revisiting Palestinian issue, ‘Board of Peace’
Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisations appear to be recalibrating their stance on Palestine by softening earlier criticisms of President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to join US...
Africa’s yuan pivot: why more top lenders are eyeing China’s bond market
Beijing’s push to internationalise the yuan is gaining a new vehicle in Africa as another major multilateral lender is set to diversify towards the...