Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus
Last year, Japan was flooding its rice market with emergency stockpiles in a bid to mollify voters angered by the soaring price of its...
Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on...
Senate Votes on Protect College Sports Act
The U.S. Senate votes on the Protect College Sports Act at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 28. …
Senate Passes ‘Protect College Sports Act’
The Senate on Sept. 28 passed a bill that seeks to bring stability to the rapidly changing landscape of collegiate sports, sending it to...
AMD acquires ‘godmother of AI’ Li Fei-Fei’s start-up as battle with Nvidia intensifies
US chip giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has agreed to acquire World Labs, the artificial intelligence start-up founded by renowned Chinese-American computer scientist Li...
Man who allegedly hid 3 spy cameras in Hong Kong gym changing rooms out on bail
Published: 12:26pm, 29 Sep 2026Updated: 3:56pm, 29 Sep 2026 A Hong Kong man who allegedly installed pinhole cameras in the changing rooms of a...
Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples
The ocean drilling ship Mengxiang has returned from its first expedition in the South China Sea, where it set a national depth record and...
US prosecutors reopen case of alleged frat house gang rape at Cornell University
Published: 11:39am, 29 Sep 2026Updated: 11:41am, 29 Sep 2026 US prosecutors reopened an investigation Monday into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following...
Elderly in-laws arrested in California shooting death of New York Times employee
Published: 11:14am, 29 Sep 2026Updated: 12:58pm, 29 Sep 2026 A couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park...