World’s first Chinese-language TV station goes off-air in 2016 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on April 2, 2016. by Eddie Lee Staff, fans bid farewell to broadcaster It was finally curtains for Asia...
ST Engineering secures subcontract for Kuwaiti missile boats
ST Engineering has secured a six-year subcontract from Edge Group’s Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB). The contract covers designing and supplying platform systems for...
China doubles down on chemical plant expansion with tech breakthrough amid Iran war
China is doubling down on mega chemical plants to secure the “industrial gold” needed for its green technology and to scale the coal-based production...
Japan begins tax increases to bankroll record US$8 billion military build-up
Japan on Wednesday raised tobacco and corporate taxes to finance a boost in defence spending, with income tax hike set to follow in 2027...
China-Pakistan five-point plan to end Iran war
China and Pakistan unveiled a joint five-point plan on Tuesday to restore peace in the Persian Gulf after five weeks of US-Israeli bombardment of...
No live streaming of Tai Po fire inquiry due to doxxing concerns: committee head
The seventh session of the independent inquiry into last year’s fire at Wang Fuk Court – Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades – is under...
Japan races to limit fallout from Chinese embassy break-in
Japan has moved swiftly to contain the diplomatic fallout after a member of its Self-Defence Forces broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo last...
How China is building faster high-speed railways using vast underwater tunnels
China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the...
Why China is always misunderstood and misrepresented
Why didn’t China develop its own scientific and industrial revolutions when it made so many discoveries and advances over millennia? That is often called...