Hong Kong issues 21 smoking fines on construction sites in first 6 days of ban
Published: 5:19pm, 25 Jul 2026Updated: 5:59pm, 25 Jul 2026 Hong Kong authorities issued 21 fixed-penalty notices in the first six days of a citywide...
Nearly 170 mainland Chinese motorists expected in Hong Kong under expanded scheme
Published: 4:56pm, 25 Jul 2026Updated: 4:57pm, 25 Jul 2026 Close to 170 mainland Chinese motorists are expected to arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday...
Who pays when overheated roads melt and rails buckle?
Heatwaves come and go, and while this is happening with increasing frequency and intensity – as this year’s record-breaking temperatures show – they slip...
Houthi blockade of Saudi trade threatens wider Middle East conflict
Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Tehran-allied Houthi movement edged closer to opening a new front in the Iran war overnight, after Riyadh bombed the port...
China dad’s growth hormone investment for daughter sparks debate over societal pressure
A father in central China, who spends 6,000 yuan (US$880) a month on “growth shots” for his daughter, has ignited a heated online debate...
Beneath the waters of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, a silent super plant is at work
Published: 3:32pm, 25 Jul 2026Updated: 3:34pm, 25 Jul 2026 On a sunny July afternoon along the shores of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, the receding...
Hop On issuing more Tai Po fire refunds after sorting ‘chaotic’ records: minister
Published: 3:06pm, 25 Jul 2026Updated: 5:26pm, 25 Jul 2026 The administrator of the fire-hit Hong Kong estate is still settling contracts and gradually issuing...
Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’, vows more Iran strikes while hinting at talks
US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen,...
Man, 20, arrested over bomb hoax in comments posted on SCMP’s social media
Published: 2:24pm, 25 Jul 2026Updated: 2:52pm, 25 Jul 2026 A social media user has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat, which...