How Hangzhou’s tech ecosystem nurtures dragons and rockets
Hangzhou’s space industry got off to a flying start in 2026. On January 7, China’s leading private rocket firm Space Epoch broke ground on...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp raises record A$2 billion in first Australian dollar green bond sale
Hong Kong’s rail giant has sold its first-ever Australian dollar-denominated green bonds for a record A$2 billion (US$1.4 billion) to fund environmentally friendly projects,...
Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes world’s first AI model to operate in orbit
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-3 became the world’s first general-purpose artificial intelligence model to be uploaded and operated in orbit, marking a milestone in China’s bid...
Is Trump pressuring South Korea to lock in deal before US court can strike down tariffs?
President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will reinstate 25 per cent tariffs on South Korea is less indicative of a sudden rupture in relations...
Malaysia disputes Indonesian media reports on Sabah border, says talks ongoing
The Sabah-Kalimantan border issue on the island of Borneo is still under discussion, Malaysia has said, following media reports of a land trade with...
7 Fifa-banned Malaysian footballers cleared to play after CAS grants stay
Seven foreign-born players for Malaysia’s national football team have been cleared to keep competing after the Court of Arbitration for Sport temporarily halted Fifa-imposed...
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair subsidiary in 2016 – from the SCMP archive
This article was first published on January 27, 2016 Exit the Dragonair as Cathay rebrands by Sijia Jiang Cathay Pacific group is likely to...
Australia Adds Another $550 Million to Pacific Climate Fund
Australia is to provide its Pacific neighbours with an extra $550 million (US$380 million) to bolster their resilience to a changing climate, the Labor...
Malaysia aims to be sustainable aviation fuel hub, but what about low Asian demand?
When Hong Kong-based EcoCeres opened Malaysia’s first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel plant in Johor on Monday, officials pitched it as a new export segment...