Hong Kong retiree gets 40 hours of community service for slapping 5-year-old boy
Published: 2:30pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 2:31pm, 12 Jun 2026 A Hong Kong retiree has received 40 hours of community service for slapping a five-year-old...
Indonesia’s US$8 million visa scandal threatens drive for talent, investors
A major immigration corruption scandal could mar Indonesia’s ambition to entice foreign funds and high-skilled workers and further tank investor confidence in Southeast Asia’s...
95% of overseas firms expect to sustain or boost use of the yuan: Bank of China poll
The global business appetite for China’s yuan is strengthening as Beijing’s long-term campaign to internationalise its currency gains traction, according to a new industry...
Why India’s new envoy to China is visiting Tibet soon after taking up the job
India’s new ambassador to China has paid his first visit to Tibet in the latest sign of thawing relations between the two Asian neighbours....
One-legged China teen boy dreams of basketball glory, practising with a crutch made by dad
A one-legged teenage boy from a mountainous village in southwestern China has gone viral on social media for excelling at basketball using a wooden...
‘No academic stress here,’ Hong Kong school says after suicides of pupil, mother
Published: 1:57pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 2:00pm, 12 Jun 2026 A Hong Kong school recovering from the tragic suicides of a Primary Six pupil and...
Xi on North Korean military ties; US blacklists Chinese tech firms: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
Technician, 63, dies after being found injured and unconscious at Ocean Park
Published: 12:32pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 12:36pm, 12 Jun 2026 A mechanical technician has died after being found injured and unconscious while carrying out an...
‘The Claw’ rises: White House Octagon ready for Trump’s 80th birthday cage fight
Published: 12:28pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 12:46pm, 12 Jun 2026 It’s the ultimate symbol of American politics under Donald Trump – a blood-soaked cage match...