Vodka, bullet train and boat rides: how Xi and Putin built up a personal rapport
Published: 2:00pm, 19 May 2026Updated: 4:39pm, 19 May 2026 Few relationships among world leaders have been portrayed as personally as that between President Xi...
Ride-hailing licence cap ‘must strike a balance’ in Hong Kong, John Lee says
The number of ride-hailing vehicle licences will be determined based on Hong Kong’s unique conditions and the need to maintain passenger experience, the city’s...
Indonesia’s oil hub plan collides with Asean’s trust deficit
Indonesia has proposed hosting an Asean oil storage hub to reinforce the region’s emergency fuel reserves, as supply disruptions from the Middle East lay...
Some Asian airlines could collapse like Spirit without help on rising fuel costs
Asian airlines need government support to cope with the more than doubling of jet fuel prices that otherwise risks some carriers collapsing like US-based...
Pompeo Says China’s Xi ‘Has Lied Multiple Times to Multiple Presidents,’ Calls Taiwan Comments to Trump a ‘Threat’
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s comments to U.S. President Donald Trump on Taiwan should be viewed...
Trump to Seek DOJ Investigation of Mail-In Ballot Error in Maryland
President Donald Trump said on May 18 that he will ask the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a probe into a mail-in ballot...
Supreme Court Directs Lower Courts to Reexamine Decisions in Voting Rights Act Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 18 ordered lower courts to reconsider rulings in two redistricting cases that concern whether private individuals may sue...
Southeast Asia’s climate; Singaporeans and a work ethic stereotype: 7 Asia highlights
Published: 12:30pm, 19 May 2026Updated: 12:52pm, 19 May 2026 We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week...
Hong Kong set to benefit as Xi-Trump summit signals ‘more stability’, John Lee says
Hong Kong’s economy and trade with the United States will benefit from greater stability and certainty brought by the summit between Chinese President Xi...