China launches new war on deserts with technology tested on far side of the moon
China has launched a new offensive on desertification in western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, deploying the same technology used on the moon to help...
Dog-friendly restaurants will get 90 officers helping them meet license rules
Published: 12:00pm, 17 May 2026Updated: 1:30pm, 17 May 2026 Hong Kong’s food hygiene authorities are training 90 officers to assist and inspect restaurants applying...
China offers Southeast Asia clear nuclear power advantages
Southeast Asia stands at the threshold of a nuclear renaissance. Vietnam and Russia signed an agreement in March for the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear...
Hong Kong man, 38, killed after motorcycle crashes into fallen tree
A 38-year-old motorcyclist has died after his vehicle crashed into a fallen tree by a road in Hong Kong’s New Territories. Police said on...
Every window a solar panel: Australia-China joint venture to set up in Hong Kong
ClearVue Technologies, an Australian solar technology company, will set up a joint venture with a Chinese partner in Hong Kong to produce power-generating glass...
Hong Kong’s iconic Bank of China Tower opens in 1990 – SCMP archive
Acrimony set aside at Tower festivities By Goeffrey Crothall This article was first published on May 18, 1990 Leaders of politics, finance and commerce...
Reality deficit: how South Korea lost the plot on AI
The young woman in the stands simply sighed, turned her head and sat there, looking impossibly composed, while 15 million strangers fell briefly in...
Trump’s China Visit Triggered Massive Beijing Security Operation
During U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-day trip to China, Beijing enacted one of its most extensive security operations, closing roads, deploying thousands of police and...
Swatch-Audemars Piguet watch launch ignites global chaos, tear gas fired in Paris
Published: 10:17am, 17 May 2026Updated: 10:21am, 17 May 2026 The launch of limited edition Swatch watches descended into chaos on Saturday in several European...