Xia Baolong begins Hong Kong visit with housing, Northern Metropolis tours
Published: 1:01pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 3:25pm, 16 Jun 2026 Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs began a two-day visit on Tuesday with inspections...
Hong Kong official urges vaccinations as early summer flu season and peak likely
Published: 12:55pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 3:18pm, 16 Jun 2026 Hong Kong may enter its summer flu season earlier than usual this year, with a...
Korean’s racist World Cup experience, India’s military revamp: 7 Asia highlights
Published: 12:30pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 2:33pm, 16 Jun 2026 We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week...
Sanae Takaichi’s G7 mission: bridge Trump-bloc divides, polish ‘Iron Lady’ image
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first attendance at this week’s G7 summit aims to turn her rapport with Donald Trump into a bridge between the...
Ex-head of CUHK rehab centre charged with fraud over false service claims
Published: 12:24pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 1:16pm, 16 Jun 2026 Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a former senior staff member of the Chinese University...
Could a diamond wafer as wide as a basketball be China’s trump card in AI race?
When Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) held its 11th group wedding for doctoral students on May 31, each of the 187 newlywed couples was...
Singapore wants Dear You film in Mandarin, not Teochew. What’s lost in translation?
Published: 11:12am, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 11:52am, 16 Jun 2026 When Singaporean Kristen Chng watched Chinese indie film Dear You with his father in Suzhou...
Vance: Iran Could Access $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund Under Peace Agreement
Details about the deal signed between the United States and Iran remained under wraps June 15, but U.S. Vice President JD Vance clarified Iran...
Alaska Primary Challenger Who Has Same Name as Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan Ineligible to Run: State Official
An Alaskan whose name is the same as that of incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot,...