US-India trade talks seen unlikely to produce deal by August 1 deadline
Months of intense negotiations appear unlikely to produce a trade deal between the US and India before the August 1 deadline, despite US President...
Hong Kong teen arrested for alleged drug trafficking after friend, 16, dies
A Hong Kong teenager has been arrested for alleged drug trafficking following the death of his 16-year-old friend, in whose home police found cannabis...
US House aims to renew China Initiative to ‘maintain America’s competitive edge’
The US House is poised to advance a key spending bill that could revive the controversial “China Initiative” – a programme that unfairly targeted...
2 arrested in Hong Kong as customs seizes 249 vials of botulinum toxin
Hong Kong customs has arrested two people and seized nearly 250 vials of suspected botulinum toxin for wrinkle treatments, including 20 in a parcel...
Beijing promised Manila billions in development aid. Why did it fall so short?
China pledged US$30.5 billion in development aid to the Philippines between 2015 and 2023 – the most for any Southeast Asian country – but...
Trump’s copper tariffs fail to stop US metal being shipped to China
Aaron Forkash, a scrap metal dealer based in California, plans to continue exporting copper to Asia even after US President Donald Trump’s new 50...
League of Legends world championship returns to China as esports sector grows
China this year will again serve as host to the League of Legends World Championship, the esports industry’s biggest tournament for a single title,...
China’s crystal breakthrough; debate over role in Arctic: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider...
Philippine court stops VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment on technicality
The Philippine Supreme Court has derailed the impeachment trial of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio over a procedural flaw, a landmark ruling that legal observers warn...