Driver escapes as Ferrari catches fire near Hong Kong light rail stop
Published: 12:07pm, 22 Jun 2026Updated: 12:12pm, 22 Jun 2026 A Ferrari caught fire near a light rail stop in Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai...
Malaysia’s nationwide diesel subsidy gets citizens all pumped up
Malaysian consumers and small business owners have welcomed the government’s decision to introduce subsidised diesel at 2.10 ringgit (50 US cents) per litre (0.3...
Blast at Qatar gas facility leaves at least 54 hurt, 18 missing
Published: 10:52am, 22 Jun 2026Updated: 12:15pm, 22 Jun 2026 An explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried...
Zhipu AI market cap tops HK$1 trillion as shares of GLM-5.2 developer soar
The market capitalisation of Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence pioneer Zhipu AI surpassed HK$1 trillion (US$128 billion) on Monday, fuelled by investor optimism as the...
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire probe rules out statutory powers, says evidence sufficient
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A judge-led panel...
Blockade lifted, assets to be returned to Iran in Swiss talks breakthrough
Published: 9:58am, 22 Jun 2026Updated: 10:57am, 22 Jun 2026 The US-Iran talks in Switzerland have led to the lifting of the blockade and the...
Vietnam to get its hands on C-130 Hercules
The US government announced on 2 June that it had approved sustainment services for Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft on behalf of Vietnam....
Moving the goalposts won’t fix sources of Hong Kong poverty
Last week, Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs, made a two-day trip to the city to review the Hong...
Australia makes record cocaine bust after 2.7 tonnes found buried in Sydney
Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said on Monday....