China dam collapse: hundreds evacuated after typhoon rains breach Guangxi reservoir
Published: 4:58pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 5:15pm, 6 Jul 2026 Floodwater breached a reservoir in southern China and threatened others, as heavy rain pounded the...
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Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown
Indonesia has deported 92 Chinese suspected scammers and barred them from the country for life in one of the biggest mass exercises in recent...
74% of Hong Kong pupils get first-choice secondary school, match 2025 record
Published: 4:53pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 4:58pm, 6 Jul 2026 Seventy-four per cent of Primary Six pupils in Hong Kong were allocated their first-choice secondary...
Societe Generale hires Pei Shen Chou as Apac head of M&A
July 06, 2026 Societe Generale (SocGen) has appointed Pei Shen Chou as head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for Asia Pacific (Apac), effective immediately,...
First composite superstructure for Singapore’s MRCV delivered
Saab, through its Singapore-based contractor Penguin Shipyard International, has delivered the first composite superstructure for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) new Victory-class Multi-Role...
‘Goodbye and thank you’: Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport closes – SCMP archive
This article was first published on July 6, 1998. Roger, over and out, Kai Tak by Rachel Clarke The lights were turned out at...
6 killed in Mumbai building collapse as monsoon rains batter India
Six people including five children were killed when a building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said on Monday, as monsoon rains pounded India’s financial capital,...
Too Cool To Care? Air Conditioning Weakens Climate Action Support
AsianScientist (Jul. 06, 2026) –As global temperatures rise, air conditioning has become essential to protect people from extreme heat. But a new study has...
China’s EV deliveries remain stuck in downward spiral, exacerbating industry worries
China’s electric vehicle (EV) deliveries in June failed to match their year-on-year numbers for the sixth month in a row, even as carmakers offered...