Has Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit helped cement China’s vital role?
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea may have helped cement China’s “indispensable” role in ensuring regional stability and highlighted its importance to...
Hong Kong appeals for heart-lung donor to save critically ill 13-year-old girl
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s Hospital...
Suspect arrested in ‘sickening’ Belfast stabbing as attack videos spread online
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office called for calm on Tuesday after police said they arrested a Sudanese suspect over a stabbing in residential...
Driven by AI demand, China on track to pass US as top nuclear energy producer
China is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s nuclear power leader, as the AI boom and war in the Middle East...
New Hong Kong law allows national security procedures to extend to older cases
Published: 9:44pm, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 12:23am, 10 Jun 2026 Hong Kong’s new legislation enables certain criminal cases to be retroactively brought under national security...
Trump Becomes First Sitting President to Attend NBA Finals Game
President Donald Trump attended Game Three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on June 8, the first...
China delivers first samples collected from far side of the moon to Russian scientists
China has given Russia some of the first soil samples collected on the far side of the moon by the Chang’e-6 lunar lander. On...
Pentagon blacklist raises spectre of investment curbs for Chinese tech firms
The Pentagon’s expanding blacklist of Chinese companies is increasing reputational risks for some of the country’s biggest technology firms and raising the prospect of...
What deals and discounts are on offer for Hong Kong’s July 1 celebrations?
Published: 8:30pm, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 8:35pm, 9 Jun 2026 Hong Kong will roll out a range of discounts, free rides, giveaways and other deals...