Malaysian scam kingpin walks free; Lee Kuan Yew’s pen up for auction: 7 Asia highlights
Published: 12:30pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 12:37pm, 11 Aug 2026 We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week...
Tesla faces uphill battle for FSD entry as China rewrites self-driving car rules: analysts
The likelihood that US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla will obtain Beijing’s approval for higher-level autonomous driving remains a distant prospect, according to analysts....
Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver, Allowing Foreign Ships to Haul Goods Between US Ports
President Donald Trump on Monday extended a waiver of the Jones Act for 90 days, allowing foreign ships to move oil, fertilizers, and other...
US swaps ideology for ‘flexible realism’ and hard deterrence in Southeast Asia
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has pressed Southeast Asian nations to join a “flexible realism” strategy in the Indo-Pacific, as the United States prioritises...
Tougher than armour, hard as diamond: China’s unbreakable crystal breakthrough
Chinese scientists have created a diamond with no Achilles’ heel – one that cannot be broken, even by a hard knock with a hammer...
Shanghai Hit by Heaviest Rainfall in 150 Years as Typhoon Dolphin Batters Eastern China
Shanghai has been hit by its heaviest 24-hour rainfall in more than 150 years, as Typhoon Dolphin battered eastern China with torrential rain, flooding...
How US staged Air Force One departure to hide Trump’s secret exit from Turkey
US President Donald Trump secretly flew out of Turkey last month on a smaller plane than previously known due to an assassination threat from...
SCMP signs 3 MOUs in Malaysia to deepen Hong Kong-Asean regional cooperation
Published: 11:26am, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 11:36am, 11 Aug 2026 The South China Morning Post has signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in Kuala Lumpur...
