‘Mourning run’ or clout chase? South Korea divided over runner’s death tributes
South Korean social media posts displaying users’ running records to honour a local woman who died at a Seoul marathon have raised debate over...
Queen Elizabeth visits Hong Kong for the last time in 1986 – from the SCMP archive
This article was first published on October 22, 1986. ‘Our thoughts will always be with you’: Queen confident on HK future Hongkong gave Queen...
Singapore hits back over claims it rigged Indonesia’s stock market crash
Singapore’s state investor Temasek has denied involvement in Indonesia’s looming MSCI reclassification, following accusations that the city state’s sovereign wealth funds were pulling strings...
China-US team’s ‘gold factory’ relic; next-gen diabetes care: 7 science highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaScience From an artificial pancreas to a cancer trial with 84 per cent efficacy, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent...
Does Singapore’s tougher stance on haze mark an inflection point?
Singapore has warned it will go after companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia causing the regional haze, but cross-border challenges remain stumbling...
Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law pocketed HK$7 million rebate on flat purchase: court
Published: 3:21pm, 21 Oct 2026Updated: 4:08pm, 21 Oct 2026 The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung received a cash rebate...
‘How much longer?’Chau Tin-yu’s father hits out at last-minute delay to doctor’s hearing
Published: 3:00pm, 21 Oct 2026Updated: 3:35pm, 21 Oct 2026 A high-profile disciplinary hearing for a doctor accused of leaving a girl in a vegetative...
South Korean bulk buying hits record US$1.1 billion as shoppers trim food bills
A monthly trip to Costco has become routine this year for Kim Eun-young. The 42-year-old mother of two living in Seoul’s Gwangjin district used...
Terracotta warriors were mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show
Published: 2:17pm, 21 Oct 2026Updated: 2:56pm, 21 Oct 2026 Some 5 metres (16.4 feet) underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size...