Shanghai’s changing expats, Hong Kong trail sign fallout: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
Why today’s ‘unravelled’ international order echoes the lead-up to WWI
Published: 12:00pm, 8 May 2026Updated: 12:35pm, 8 May 2026 The “unravelled” post-Cold War international order has created conditions that appear to mirror those preceding...
North Korea to move artillery capable of striking Seoul to border with South
North Korea said on Friday it would deploy new long-range artillery systems this year that were capable of striking South Korea’s capital region and...
Home Affairs Department ‘did its best’ on Wang Fuk Court complaints, official tells probe
Published: 11:07am, 8 May 2026Updated: 12:52pm, 8 May 2026 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
China marks milestone with first home-certified airship pilots
China’s rapidly growing low-altitude economy has reached a new milestone, with the first four domestically trained commercial airship pilots receiving their licenses – a...
Chinese J-35 stealth jets set to give Pakistan edge over India in fifth-generation tech
A year after fending off a massive Indian air assault with the help of Chinese warplanes and missiles, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on...
Asean members warm towards Myanmar, raising hopes it could come in from the cold
Sentiment is warming among some Southeast Asian members towards easing Myanmar’s isolation five years after a coup, with diplomats signalling a possible opening to...
Japan’s Prince Hisahito steps into spotlight as succession debate heats up
The young man on course to be Japan’s future emperor is attracting the attention of the country’s voracious media, with rumours of girlfriends and...
Hong Kong needs the people’s wisdom for its 5-year plan to succeed
For decades, Hong Kong thrived as the world’s freest economy without five-year plans, while mainland China rose to become the world’s second largest economy...