As Vietnam leads on AI rules, Southeast Asia risks ‘economic own goal’
Southeast Asian countries are racing to assert control over their data flows, driven by a potent mix of nationalist sentiment and security anxieties. But...
Hong Kong prison department’s IT system hacked, 6,800 employees’ data compromised
A computer system containing Hong Kong prison employees’ personal data has been hacked, compromising the information of 6,800 current and former staffers. The Correctional...
Can ‘reliable friend’ China fill the gap as US pressures allies to snub South Africa?
China pledged to continue its support for South Africa on the same day that it emerged that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had been...
Why SD cards and hard drives are the new ‘digital gold’ in Hong Kong
After Hong Kong photographer Jacky Lau Kin-sang upgraded his camera systems a few months ago, he was shocked to find that the professional-grade high-capacity...
Bank of America to pay US$72.5 million to settle Epstein sex-trafficking lawsuit
Bank of America has agreed to pay US$72.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the bank facilitated a sex-trafficking ring orchestrated by...
Nepal’s ex-PM K.P. Sharma Oli arrested over alleged role in crackdown on protesters
Nepal’s former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday morning over their alleged involvement in a deadly...
First Hong Kong Sevens rugby tourney held in 1976 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on March 29, 1976. By Jack Beattie World ‘sevens’ for HK? A seven-a-side rugby union world cup competition –...
US special envoy Witkoff predicts Iran talks as war enters second month
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Friday he believed Iran would hold talks with Washington “this week” as the US-Israeli...
How China’s EV makers think they can outrun disastrous price wars
The era of price wars in China’s electric vehicle (EV) market is giving way to a new contest: who can deliver better technology at...