Australian drug lord Tony Mokbel walks free: ‘I don’t regret anything’
One of Australia’s most famous gangsters walked free on Friday after prosecutors said they would drop a planned retrial on drug trafficking charges. Sixty-year-old...
Why traditional Chinese paper horses are burned during festivals and significant life events
For hundreds of years, paper horses have been a popular item used in Chinese folk life to communicate with the gods. The creations are...
Barge catches fire at Yau Ma Tei cargo area, second case in less than a week
A barge carrying recycled metal caught fire at the New Yau Ma Tei Public Cargo Working Area in Hong Kong early on Friday, marking...
Epstein haunts Number 10, creating crisis for UK’s Starmer
Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein. But the British prime minister’s job is under threat because of the fallout from the late sex offender’s...
Outrage in Philippines as socialite Heart Evangelista, ‘nepo babies’ return to spotlight
Filipino actress and fashion influencer Heart Evangelista’s reappearance at Paris Fashion Week following scrutiny over her lavish lifestyle in previous months has drawn sharp...
Australia, Indonesia sign deal to extend security cooperation in ‘watershed moment’
Australia and Indonesia’s leaders signed a security deal on Friday, one of a series of agreements that Canberra has secured with neighbouring countries to...
US destroys another alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 2
The US military said on Thursday that it carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific...
China’s expat pilots; Indonesian woman faints after 140 lashes: 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...
Danantara Indonesia urges reform, policy consistency after Moody’s ‘warning shot’
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara said on Friday that the credit rating outlook downgrade by rating agency Moody’s highlighted the need for institutional reform...