November 11, 2026 – Page 3 – From Inside Asia

Rock Collapse Forces Emergency at Chinese-Built Tarbela Dam Expansion in Pakistan

An emergency was declared, and routine construction was suspended at Pakistan’s flagship hydropower project after a rock mass collapsed during tunnel excavation on Nov....

by Olivia Li November 11, 2026 0 comment

Military

Underwater competition intensifies on Korean Peninsula

The submarine arms competition on the Korean Peninsula is set to intensify, with both North and South Korea recently announcing developments in underwater weapons...

by Chen Chuanren November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

Chinese shopper sparks buzz after buying flat for US$1.7 during Double 11 shopping festival

China’s Double 11 discount frenzy reached surreal heights when a shopper from the east of the country snapped up a flat in the northeast...

by Zoey Zhang November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

Hong Kong bid-rigging trial hears trio offered HK$2m bribes to win HK$20m tender

Three alleged middlemen in a Hong Kong bid-rigging syndicate offered HK$2 million (US$256,410) in bribes to an owners’ corporation chairman and member to secure...

by Fiona Chow November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

Southeast Asian live streamers hustle to fuel booming e-commerce sales

In a makeshift studio inside his public housing flat in Singapore, Shane Soh stands before his smartphone, running his fingers through a towel as...

by Kolette Lim November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

6 girls filmed vaping in Hong Kong school toilet, investigation under way

A video showing six schoolgirls puffing on e-cigarettes inside a school toilet cubicle in Hong Kong has gone viral, prompting education authorities to say...

by Kristen Cheung November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

Spanish workers stage huge general strike, first in 14 years, angry over housing

Published: 5:57pm, 11 Nov 2026Updated: 6:03pm, 11 Nov 2026 Less than three weeks before a snap national election that could catapult the far-right to...

by Reuters November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

Malaysia’s Najib is back home, but home comforts are off the menu

Published: 5:41pm, 11 Nov 2026Updated: 6:15pm, 11 Nov 2026 Najib Razak, Malaysia’s corrupt former prime minister, may be back home to serve the rest...

by SCMP’s Asia desk November 11, 2026 0 comment

World

Next-gen ultrasound cancer treatment advances: does the evidence match commercial hype?

Hong Kong is expanding clinical trials of histotripsy, a non-invasive treatment that uses focused ultrasound to destroy tumours, as the city seeks to establish...

by Xinmei Shen November 11, 2026 0 comment