Honeywell delivers first engines for Indian HTT-40 trainer aircraft
US company Honeywell announced on 11 June that it had delivered the first three TPE331-12B engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for use on...
1966 Hong Kong rainstorm leaves 64 dead in one of city’s worst floods ever – SCMP archive
This article was first published on June 13, 1966 36 feared dead in storm horror At least 36 people are feared to have died...
South Korean court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over Pyongyang drone plot
Published: 10:31am, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 12:01pm, 12 Jun 2026 South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for...
Giant ‘8647’ anti-Trump markings appear in US capital
US Park Police opened an investigation on Thursday into giant markings of the numbers “8647” – which have been associated with opposition to President...
Will Marcos’ shipbuilding push deliver lasting capacity for Philippines?
The Philippines has a rare opening to turn its geography, skilled workers and deepening ties with Japan into a stronger maritime industrial base, but...
Wartime apology author and Japan-China ‘bridge’ Yohei Kono dies at 89
A prominent backchannel political figure between Japan and China has died, days before a reported planned trip meant to ease deep bilateral tensions. Yohei...
Explosion Kills 7, Injures Dozens in China’s Guangxi; Residents Suspect Deliberate Attack
An explosion tore through a residential street in Xing’an County, in southern China’s Guangxi region, early Thursday, killing at least seven people and injuring...
Singapore charges construction firm, boss over Tanjong Katong sinkhole lapses
Ohin Construction, its managing director and several employees were charged on Thursday over alleged lapses linked to the sinkhole that appeared in Singapore’s Tanjong...
Scott Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes offers Hong Kong food for thought
Before Scott Pelley was fired from 60 Minutes last week, he accused CBS’s editor-in-chief of “murdering” the programme he had served for over two...