Brunei picks helicopter-flying Prince Abdul Mateen as foreign minister
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle – largely seen as a...
China woman dances with eye patch and mask after losing partial jaw, vision in one eye to cancer
A 24-year-old Chinese woman keeps managing to shine on stage despite wearing a patch and a mask after she lost an eye and her...
Shadow of old dictatorship looms over Peru’s bitter presidential run-off
Published: 1:56pm, 5 Jun 2026Updated: 2:24pm, 5 Jun 2026 Peru’s duelling presidential hopefuls have made a final pitch to voters, capping a bruising and...
Is US wielding new tariff threat to secure big bargain in India trade talks?
The threat by the US to impose additional tariffs on imports from India over forced labour supply-chain concerns is a “pressure” tactic deployed by...
China unveils world’s first superfast quantum memory, paving way for practical computing
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first superfast memory for quantum computers, solving a critical data-reading bottleneck and paving the way for big-data challenges...
Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’
King Charles’ disgraced younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor held leases for 10 properties, three of which he sublet, while the monarch pays rent for the...
ESF links kindergartens to primary schools, securing places through to graduation
Hong Kong’s biggest international school group has rolled out a “through-train” arrangement, linking all its kindergartens to its primary schools from September next year...
Trump urged Xi to help end Ukraine war; China’s tech sanctions list: 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...
Hong Kong authorities prosecute butcher shop over video of rats on exposed meat
Published: 12:12pm, 5 Jun 2026Updated: 12:40pm, 5 Jun 2026 Hong Kong’s food hygiene authorities have prosecuted a popular butcher shop in Kwun Tong after...