King Charles’ gift amuses Chinese, anti-spy agency makes allegation: 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...
HK$1 minimum wage rise unlikely to significantly lift low-paid incomes, experts say
Experts have warned that the HK$1 (13 US cents) increase in Hong Kong’s minimum wage, which takes effect on Labour Day, is unlikely to...
Hong Kong slams attempts to sugarcoat Jimmy Lai’s criminal acts in press freedom index
The Hong Kong government has condemned attempts by anti-China forces and foreign media to sugarcoat the criminal acts of jailed former media boss Jimmy...
New Banksy statue of man blinded by flag draws crowds in London
Elusive street artist Banksy on Thursday confirmed he was behind a new work drawing crowds in central London: a statue of a suited man...
Singapore jails 3 Chinese nationals over social media-inspired burglary spree
Three Chinese nationals who travelled to Singapore to break into houses and steal expensive items after they saw multiple videos on social media about...
UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables
The UN’s climate science body is pressing ahead with its work despite the US government’s withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks
Japan’s shrinking youth population is forcing a reckoning in higher education, with the finance ministry pushing for the closure or merger of hundreds of...
Why governments beyond Hong Kong are wary of prediction markets
Bernard Chan, born in 1965, is a Hong Kong businessman. After winning legislative backing for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to offer basketball betting...
‘Love relay’: lonely China cancer patient orders ‘company’ via food delivery platform
A lonely cancer patient in southeastern China sparked a viral relay of love after ordering “companionship” through a food delivery platform. Little Li, a...