Hong Kong records 15th straight quarter of growth as GDP rises 5.2%
Hong Kong’s economy grew by 5.2 per cent year on year in the third quarter, marking its 15th consecutive quarter of expansion, while retail...
Singapore hit-and-run: organiser of fund for orphaned boy vows transparency
An organiser behind a fundraiser for a boy whose parents died in an alleged hit-and-run accident in Singapore has vowed transparency, thanking donors for...
2 Pakistani police officers guarding polio workers killed by suspected militants
Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign on Tuesday in...
How Hong Kong can turn 30,000 youth placements into lasting careers
Hong Kong will launch a 30,000-place youth employment and internship programme in the first quarter of 2027. Before applications open, the government should decide...
China’s historic first space docking in 2011 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on November 4, 2011. China a step closer to building its own space station by Stephen Chen Encouraged by...
Protests in Indonesia over haze; Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal lingers on: 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...
Melaka election tests Malaysia’s fragile unity government as partners clash
Malaysia’s unity government is facing an increasingly uncomfortable test ahead of the Melaka state election, with parties governing together at the federal level reverting...
Chinese drug iza-bren doubles lung cancer survival window in phase 3 trial
An anticancer drug developed by Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical took centre stage in a late-breaking oral presentation at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)...