Human microbiome scientist Wang Leyao leaves US government agency for China
Epidemiologist and human microbiome scientist Wang Leyao, a scholar for the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), has returned to China amid drastic research...
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‘My heart breaks’: North Korea’s Kim comforts families of fallen troops
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their “unbearable pain”,...
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia sign deal to boost investment, infrastructure ties
Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance infrastructure information exchange and facilitate market access for the city’s...
SCMP publishes its first post-war edition in 1945 – from the archive
Published: 11:15am, 30 Aug 2025Updated: 11:28am, 30 Aug 2025 This article was first published on August 30, 1945 Fleet entering The first communique from...
Typhon warning: China hits out at Japan over US missile system deployment
Japan is expected to deploy the US-made Typhon missile system for the first time during joint military exercises with the United States next month,...
Trump’s tariffs to remain in place despite court ruling
On August 29, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a previous verdict from the US Court of International Trade that...
US skips UK-led security conference in Japan amid retreat from defence forums
Published: 10:50am, 30 Aug 2025Updated: 10:52am, 30 Aug 2025 The United States has declined for the first time to send any uniformed military or...
Motorist Killed, Protestors Injured in Demonstrations Against Indonesian MPs’ Housing Allowance
Water cannons and rubber bullets have been deployed against protesters in Jakarta, while a driver of a motorcycle taxi has been killed in the...
Kim Keon-hee’s corruption charge exposes South Korea’s cronyism culture
Published: 10:00am, 30 Aug 2025Updated: 10:05am, 30 Aug 2025 The indictment of former first lady Kim Keon-hee on corruption charges has thrown a spotlight...