A Better Tomorrow at 40: how John Woo blockbuster changed Hong Kong cinema – SCMP archive
Forty years ago, John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow was released. The action film is considered to be a turning point in Hong Kong cinema...
Singapore battles speed of youth radicalisation as concerns mount
Recent arrests in Singapore of young people who succumbed to extremist ideologies and planned attacks, including school stabbings, have sent a chill across the...
China’s tech giants race to put AI on delivery riders’ heads
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched an smart helmet for food couriers with features enabled by artificial intelligence technology, following similar roll-outs by rivals...
‘She is alive’: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in first post-coup visit
Myanmar’s detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met the nation’s Red Cross representative on Monday, the president’s office said, the first publicised meeting...
Former Hong Kong prison officer jailed for 3 years over brutal attack on inmate
Published: 2:51pm, 3 Aug 2026Updated: 3:38pm, 3 Aug 2026 A former Hong Kong prison officer has been sentenced to three years in jail for...
Thai justice system under fire after freed criminal confesses to killing 5
In Thailand, the murders of five people – two young Russians and a Thai family of three – allegedly masterminded by a repeat offender...
China is working towards 100% renewable power at its Antarctic bases by 2035
Scientists in Antarctica have to deal with extreme cold, wind and months of total darkness while they carry out their research. Inland, the temperature...
Honeymooning Chinese policeman and wife save family of 5 from teetering car on slope edge
A policeman from eastern China and his wife saved a family of five from a crashed car dangling over a steep slope during their...
Cuba plunged into darkness again as power grid collapses
Cuba’s power grid failed on Sunday, causing another nationwide blackout, a state utility said in a social media post. As the lights suddenly turned...